Month: March 2023

What Pukekohe Races Where Pukekohe Park Raceway – 222/250 Manukau Rd, Pukekohe, New Zealand When Wednesday, March 22, 2023 First Race 12:51pm NZDT Visit Ladbrokes Midweek racing in New Zealand is held at Pukekohe on Wednesday in what is a fairly tame day of racing. The track is currently in the Soft range with some rain likely forecast for Tuesday, so the chances of a better surface seem unlikely. Racing is set to get underway at 12:51pm NZDT. Best Bet at Pukekohe – Tearsforfears The locally trained first-starter Tearsforfears looks…

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, March 22, 2023 First Race 6:45pm HKT (9:45pm AEDT) Visit Ladbrokes After a massive day of racing out of Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, we now look to Happy Valley on Wednesday night for a very competitive nine-race program commencing at 6:45pm local time. The rail sits in the C+3 position, which traditionally means you’ll be wanting to have runners up on speed throughout the card. We should have perfect conditions…

Ianish Luximon receives an award from chief steward David Westover after ending the 2021/22 season as the leading apprentice in the Red Centre. (Picture: Nikki Westover Photography) Alice Springs apprentice Ianish Luximon has certainly boosted his frequent-flyer portfolio this past week. Representing the NT in heat two of the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) in Perth last Wednesday, the 25-year-old arrived home before riding at the St Patrick’s Day races in Darwin on Saturday. He caught an early flight on Sunday for the St Patrick’s Day meeting in Alice Springs…

Yulong Patrol, ridden by Blaike McDougall, wins the Country Mile Series Final at Moonee Valley Racecourse on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Andrew Bobbin will welcome the challenge of Yulong Patrol’s rating going up following his narrow victory in the Country Mile Series Final at Moonee Valley on Saturday. He described the triumph as the highlight of his two years as head trainer for Grampians Racing. Celebrations with connections went into the night after the seven-year-old saluted in the last of the 10-race card, with Blaike McDougall…

Bank Maur, ridden by Craig Newitt, wins the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) The Richie Laming stable always saw Bank Maur’s potential to deliver a big payday, and he did just that in the Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Craig Newitt showed all his experience to time the gelding’s run home to perfection, hitting the front with 50m to go in the Group 2 feature worth $750,000. The three-year-old colt held off Suizuro from there, winning…

Mr Brightside (NZ), ridden by Luke Currie, wins the All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley Racecourse on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) JD Hayes admits he “might’ve been a bit delusional” about Mr Brightside turning the tables on Alligator Blood in Saturday’s All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley. Training alongside brother Ben, their five-year-old finished runner-up and third to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s five-time Group 1 winner in the Futurity Stakes and Cantala Stakes, respectively. But there was a strong feeling at Lindsay Park that last year’s Doncaster…

Prowess will contest the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Roger James will be hoping to roll back the years in Sydney this weekend with his top-class filly Prowess. The Cambridge trainer has the daughter of Proisir set for Saturday’s Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), an age group feature at Rosehill that he won back in 2002 with Sixty Seconds. “I remember it very well, my memory’s not failing and it would be lovely to do it all over again,” James said.…

Trainer Darryn Weatherley suffered a serious injury in the Trentham birdcage on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Post-race protocols are being addressed in the wake of the serious injury suffered by trainer Darryn Weatherley in the Trentham birdcage on Saturday. In dramatic scenes following the Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m), Ess Vee Are kicked his co-trainer while Weatherley was adjusting the winner’s dress rug. Ess Vee Are struck Weatherley on the upper thigh with sufficient force to knock him to the ground, and while he suffered no fractures, a potentially…