What Randwick-Kensington Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Wednesday, March 8, 2023 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We’re racing on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on Wednesday afternoon with a competitive eight-race program kicking off at 1:45pm. We should have picturesque conditions for race-day, with no rain expected in the lead-up and the track currently listed as a Soft 5. That is expected to be a Good 4 come Wednesday, and with the rail in the true position the entire circuit, we should…
Month: March 2023
Leading jumps jockey joins flat ranks
The newest flat racing apprentice in New Zealand racing has joined the ranks in part to try and help him win the jumps jockey title. Hamish McNeill has been riding over fences in New Zealand for nine years, but this year he’s taking up riding on the flat to help improve his fitness and his jumps riding. McNeill has won several major jumps races, but said his biggest goal was to win the New Zealand jumps jockeys premiership. “Because I’m riding on the flat, I’ll probably be one of the…
Jeffries family fizzing after Australian Guineas triumph
They may be 18,000km apart, but Legarto’s win in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) brought Warwick and Alice Jeffries a lot closer on Saturday. The father and daughter duo have a shared love of thoroughbreds, and have a particular bond with Legarto, Warwick having bred the now dual Group One winner and Alice having played a pivotal role in her early education. Jeffries sold Legarto through Highline Thoroughbreds’ draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Book 2 sale to Ancroft Stud for $90,000, and the pair have kept a keen interest…
First Group One winner for Berlado
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo has recorded his first Group One win as a sire after Gold Phoenix took top-level honours when capturing the Gr.1 Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (1600m) at Santa Anita on Sunday for trainer Philip D’Amato. Bred by Mighty Universe, out of the winning Mizzen Mast mare Magnifica, he is a full-sister to Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) winner Giant Treasure and Gr.2 Raven Run Stakes (1400m) victress Jibboom. Gold Phoenix had one start in Ireland in 2021, winning a maiden contest at Dundalk for Kieran Cotter…
Prowess chasing Australian boarding pass
Leading filly Prowess will book her passage to Australia with a performance to match expectations against older opposition at Pukekohe on Saturday. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-prepared representative has the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2050m) on an alternative program following her trainers’ late move to sidestep the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). This weekend’s weight-for-age feature became the three-year-old’s target after they decided starting Prowess over the Classic distance at Te Rapa wasn’t in the filly’s best interests. “As long as I’m happy with her work in the…
Possible Dubai trip for Duke Wai
A victory for Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) in Hong Kong on Sunday has trainer Pierre Ng hoping a invitation to the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint on 25 March in Dubai could be a possibility. “If we get an invitation from Dubai, we’ll go to Dubai. I would love to see him run in a straight 1200m race because, in the past, he’s run very well in straight 1000m races here, but there’s no straight 1200m races here,” Ng said of the seven-year-old, who took his career earnings to beyond…
Happy Valley tips, odds & best value bets | March 8, 2023
What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, March 8, 2023 First Race 6:45pm HKT (9:45pm AEDT) Visit Ladbrokes We’re racing back at the city circuit in Hong Kong for a competitive nine-race program out of Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday night. We’re racing on the B course, and for the first time in a while, there is some rain expected. With that in mind, we could be getting a downgrade between now and the first race, which set…
Sandown Lakeside best bets & quaddie tips | March 8, 2023
What Sandown Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, March 8, 2023 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Sandown will host a very competitive eight-race twilight meeting on the Lakeside course this Wednesday afternoon. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with very little rain expected in the Sandown area on Tuesday and Wednesday, we should be racing on a perfect Good 4 surface throughout. The rail will be in the +6m position for the entire circuit, while racing is scheduled to…
Ballarat best bets & quaddie selections | March 7, 2023
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Tuesday, March 7, 2023 First Race 2pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing will go out to Western Victoria on Tuesday afternoon as the Ballarat Turf Club hosts a very competitive eight-race program. The track is currently rated a Good 4, and with very little rain forecast on Monday and Tuesday, we should be racing on a perfect surface. The rail will go out to the +7m position for the entire circuit, with racing to kick…
Pierre Ng hopes Duke Wai has earned a Dubai tilt
Duke Wai bolsters hopes of contesting the Al Quoz Sprint with victory. Pierre Ng hopes Duke Wai’s victory in the Class 1 Devon Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday will pave the way for a start in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) on March 25, when the veteran could clash with fellow Hong Kong speedsters Sky Field and Sight Success. “If we get an invitation from Dubai, we’ll go to Dubai. I would love to see him run in a straight 1200m race because, in the past,…