Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 23, 2023

Horse Racing on Sunday, April 23 will feature eight 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 Albany, Sale, Wagga & Sha Tin (HK) Sunday Racing Tips – April 23, 2023 Albany Racing Tips Sale Racing Tips Wagga Racing Tips Sha Tin 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…

Australian breakthrough for Palmetto

Previously a multiple Guineas winner in New Zealand as a three-year-old, Palmetto broke through for a first Australian victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 Clarendon Tavern Benchmark 88 Handicap (1500m) at Hawkesbury. The Ghibellines gelding had gone winless in his first six appearances across the Tasman but brought an improving form line into Saturday’s race with a last-start third placing over 1600m at Warwick Farm on April 10. He went to a new level at Hawkesbury, where he was ridden by Kerrin McEvoy for expat Kiwi trainer John Sargent. He pounced at…

Lady Laguna claims hotly-contested Mick Dittman Plate

Lady Laguna claims the Listed Mick Dittman Plate. Photo: Darren Winningham The Mick Dittman Plate stood as a contest of great three-year-old talent and the race showed exactly that. The Mark Currie-trained horse End Assembly went forward with Lady Laguna from the gates before race favourite Chinny Boom took over at the front with Golden Boom hunting beside him. Bezique came through to contest with Chinny Boom in cover before the halfway mark that saw the other Gollan-trained Spiritualised challenge. On the turn Chinny Boom came through before fading to…

Skyman prevails in Listed Tails Stakes

Skyman proved too tough in the Listed Tails Stakes. Photo: Darren Winningham Skyman ($5) took out the Tails Stakes after covering a lot of ground and storming home three deep. Master Jamie ($14) had been in the placings for his past four starts and this was not to be any different. Under Les Tilley the gelded son of Poet’s Voice got out to lead accompanied by the race favourite Tumbler Ridge and Cepheus. He would lead for most of the trip all the way to the final 300m leading by…

Street Gossip smashes rivals in Princess Stakes

Street Gossip streets clear to claim Listed Princess Stakes. Photo: Darren Winningham Street Gossip ($4.60) announced herself in Listed class storming home late to take out the Princess Stakes at Doomben. The Mark Newnham-trained filly took out her last start at Wyong over the 1600m winning by just over a length with Tom Sherry onboard who retained the ride for Saturday’s race. From the gates the trio of Wolverine, Cottee and Yankee Hussel peeled out to take up the lead but as the pace quickened that order changed quickly. The…

Right You Are Caulfield Cup bound after Mornington Cup thriller

Right You Are (outside) scored by the barest of margins in the Mornington Cup. A bob of the head has seen Right You Are ($5) book his ticket to Caulfield Cup Day after a thrilling photo finish in this year’s Mornington Cup. It’s a reward for consistency as this Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained gelding has had an exhaustive campaign, at one point stringing together five straight wins. It was the first time Right You Are had been extended to the 2400m and did so nicely as he and Hezashocka…

New Mandate dominates his rivals in Hawkesbury Cup victory

New Mandate was too good for his rivals in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Cup. It’s a Chris Waller quinella in this year’s Group 3 Hawkesbury Cup as New Mandate has powered down the middle of the course to score an impressive win second-up in the campaign. In his fourth start since arriving from Europe this son of New Bay was ultra-impressive when set a task from worse than mid-field from barrier seven under James McDonald, however, was far too good when getting past stablemate Desert Icon ($41) with 150m left…

Princess Grace charges home to secure Hawkesbury Crown Success

Princess Grace was a smart winner of the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown. Nash Rawiller has provided favourite backers with a race-to-race double, as Princess Grace ($4.40) has squeezed through a gap to score a dominant win in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown. This Chris Waller-trained mare was just second-up here in Australia after an eye-catching run in the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes and has gone on with the job to secure her first stakes success outside of the United States. The firming track was clearly a benefit to this daughter…

Hawaii Five Oh makes waves in the Hawkesbury Guineas

Hawaii Five Oh careers away with the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas. Photo – Steve Hart Hawaii Five Oh ($4.20) has produced his scintillating best to career away with the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday afternoon. It was an award for consistency with this three-year-old colt out of I Am Invincible finally putting it all together and has given his rivals a galloping lesson in the process. This Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained galloper was simply too good for his opposition due to a sensational steer from jockey Nash Rawiller.…