Month: March 2023

Mark Newnham has enjoyed a swift and successful rise in Australia. The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on Friday morning that Mark Newnham will be the newest addition to its training ranks for the 2023/24 racing season. “Firstly, a big thank you to The Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Licensing Committee for this opportunity. It’s something that I have aspired to, even before I took out a trainers’ licence on my own – I have always had a huge interest in Hong Kong racing and to me it is…

David Hall has taken an unorthodox path with Atullibigeal. David Hall hopes Atullibigeal can complete an unconventional preparation for the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on March 19 when the galloper uses the Class 2 Lung Kong Handicap (1400m) on Saturday as a launching pad into the Classic. Dropping in distance after last-start victory over 1600m at Sha Tin on 19 February, Atullibigeal could give Hall his third Hong Kong Derby runner after Ambitious General (fourth in 2008) and Ho Ho Khan (fifth in 2019). To be ridden by Luke Ferraris…

Horse Racing on Saturday, March 11 will feature 15 meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Flemington, Rosehill, Eagle Farm, Morphettville, Ascot, Alice Springs, Sha Tin (HK), Pukekohe (NZ) and Trentham (NZ). Saturday Racing Tips – March 11, 2023 Flemington Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Alice Springs Racing Tips Sha Tin (HK) Racing Tips Pukekohe (NZ) Racing Tips Trentham (NZ) Tips Featured Races Newmarket…

Darwin rider Emma Lines (left) doing her best to get Archie James across the line at Fannie Bay last Saturday after the saddle shifted mid-race during a heat of the National Apprentice Race Series, while fellow NT rider Jade Hampson swoops along the rails to seal a narrow win aboard Thunder Peak. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) She is only 16, but Darwin apprentice Emma Lines handled a potentially dangerous situation with aplomb at Fannie Bay last Saturday. The teenager was riding the Chris Nash-trained Archie James ($2.30 fav)…

South Australia’s premier race, the Group 2 $300,000 Adelaide Cup (3200m), takes place over the two miles at Morphettville Racecourse on Monday with the top-weights dominating betting on the popular staying showdown. Persan heads the 2023 Adelaide Cup field, weights and betting markets for Morphettville on Monday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. A field of 16 assembles for the Adelaide Cup 2023 and heading the line-up and weights with 59kg is the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Persan. Last year’s winning hoop, Ms Jamie Kah, has the prized mount on the…

What Ascot Races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Sunday, March 12, 2023 First Race 12:40pm AWST Visit Ladbrokes Following the relocated Bunbury Cup meeting on Saturday, Ascot Racecourse will then host a very competitive 10-race card on Sunday afternoon. With no rain predicted for Saturday or Sunday, we should be racing on a Good surface; and although there will be some marking from the meeting on Saturday, we don’t expect it to affect how the track plays. The rail will be moved from the…