Month: March 2023

Little Brose proves a bargain buy with Blue Diamond Stakes win

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Little Brose en route to victory in the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes at Sandown. Little Brose’s $200,000 purchase at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale now seems a shrewd bargain buy after his stunning finish to win the Blue Diamond Stakes at Sandown last Saturday. Renowned bloodstock agent Dean Hawthorne played a key role in the acquisition from the Sledmere Stud draft for Ben and JD Hayes at Lindsay Park. Stable staff were instantly impressed by the colt and knew he was capable of great things. Ben Hayes…

News Briefs – March 1

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Back racing at Alexandra Park Racing returns to Alexandra Park this Friday after recent meetings there were transferred to Cambridge because of flood damage caused in late January. The track has had a full reconstruction and will be in perfect condition for the nine race programme that includes the Group 2 Alabar 3YO Classic at 8.48pm. In recent years the Classic has been won by such stars as Akuta (2022), Copy That (2019) and Lazarus (2015). Honolua Bay out to join the greats Winning the Hunter Cup/Miracle Mile double is…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 1, 2023

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, March 1 will feature six 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 Sandown, Warwick Farm & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday Racing Tips – March 1, 2023 Sandown Racing Tips Warwick Farm Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a…

Hot And Treacherous heads off to Queensland

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By Michael Guerin High-class northern pacer Hot And Treacherous is the latest open class regular to join the Australian mane drain. The 11-race winner headed to Auckland airport yesterday to be flown to Australia and he will eventually end up in Queensland. “I don’t know who he is going to up there but it is a shame to see him go,” says co-trainer Brian Hughes. “It is too hard with horses like him up here, you often don’t know if their races are going to get off the ground. “I…

Orange heading to his first world driving championships

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk What a few days it’s been for Blair Orange. On Saturday he reined home five winners at Ashburton. Now the country’s top driver has been confirmed as New Zealand’s representative at this year’s world driving championships. The championships, back after a Covid-enforced hiatus, will be contested over 20 races at four different tracks in three different countries – the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium – from August 14-18. This will be Orange’s debut at the championships, with the five-time Kiwi champion driver realising a…

Moroney hopes for two Guineas starters

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Mike Moroney hopes to have two runners in the Australian Guineas but fears Japanese Emperor (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) may miss out on the Group One race at Flemington. Japanese Emperor and Elkington Road (All Too Hard) have been entered for the 1600m contest on Saturday. Elkington Road is safely in the field limit of 16 plus four emergencies sitting as number 10 in the ballot order while Japanese Emperor is number 20. Both horses also appear in the nominations for the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas in Sydney on Saturday. Japanese Emperor…

Prowess out of Derby

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Prowess (NZ) (Proisir), the second-favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Auckland Thoroughbred Racing New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Te Rapa, has been withdrawn from the $1 million classic. Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood weren’t happy with the way she was working in the lead-up to the rich feature and have elected to bypass the race in favour of other Group One targets on either side of the Tasman. “It is disappointing not having her there, but the horse comes first,” James said. “I am fortunate that I have had many years…