Month: April 2023

Lost And Running will contest the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Randwick trainer John O’Shea will bring a strong Kiwi contingent to his home meeting on Saturday. New Zealand-breds enjoyed a successful run over The Championships in Sydney, winning seven of the eight Group Ones on offer, and O’Shea is hoping that success continues into this weekend. O’Shea will be represented by Per Incanto gelding Lost And Running in the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) where he will be ridden by Tom Marquand from…

Luella Cristina will contest the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo Credit: Race Images – Kenton Wright The regally bred Luella Cristina’s three-year-old season is drawing to a close and a stakes win will provide the perfect ending to what has already been a successful campaign. The immediate focus for the daughter of champion sire Snitzel and multiple Group One winner Lucia Valentina is Saturday’s Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. The blueblood is trained by Stephen Marsh, who has his forces spread far and…

What The Quokka Day Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, April 15, 2023 First Race 11:24am AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Western Australian Turf Club will host its inaugural edition of The Quokka Day with the $4 million slot race set to highlight a massive 10-race card at Ascot Racecourse. The track is currently rated a Good 4, and even though there is some rain on the forecast for Thursday and Friday, we don’t expect the track to get any worse than a Soft 5.…

Rising young Darwin apprentice Emma Lines (left), 16, at a Women in Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory function at Fannie Bay with chairperson Brooke Prince. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) She only had her first ride in December, but it has already proved eventful for Darwin apprentice Emma Lines. The 16-year-old makes her second comeback from injury on Friday with four rides on the five-event program at Fannie Bay. Lines, who has had 31 rides in Darwin and six rides in Alice Springs, boasts five career wins in the Top…

What VOBIS Race Day 2023 Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, April 15, 2023 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes For the third time in the space of a week, racing heads to the Lakeside track at Sandown – this time with a bumper nine-race card set down for the VOBIS Race Day. Headlined by The Showdown, there is close to $3 million worth of prizemoney on the line. Following plenty of rain and traffic on the course, we’re racing on a Soft 7,…

What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, April 15, 2023 First Race 11:43am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Brisbane Racing Club will host a very competitive nine-race card this Saturday afternoon, with the highlight races being the Listed Daybreak Lover 3YO Plate and Listed Ascot Quality Handicap. With good weather forecast for the Sunshine State this weekend, we expect to be racing on a perfect Good 4 surface for the entire program. The rail will be in the +3m position the…

What 2023 All Aged Stakes Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, April 15, 2023 Prizemoney $1,500,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Weight For Age 2022 winner Cascadian (2) | T: James Cummings | J: James McDonald (59kg) Visit Ladbrokes We’ve got an outstanding edition of the All Aged Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Randwick with eight of the 12 gallopers engaged for the event already finding Group 1 glory in the past. With chances all over the page, the final Group 1 of the Sydney Autumn…

What Awapuni Races Where Manawatu Racing Club – 67 Racecourse Rd, Awapuni, Palmerston North When Friday, April 14, 2023 First Race 12:47pm NZST Visit Ladbrokes Friday thoroughbred racing is being held at Awapuni with an even card of eight races being most likely run on a rain-affected track. The first kicks off at 12:47pm (NZST), with the highlight being the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes at weight-for-age level over 2000m. Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes Top Tip – Kelly Coe A handy field has assembled for the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes…