Month: April 2023

Darwin’s Friday racing preview & best bets | April 14, 2023

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What Darwin Races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Friday, April 14, 2023 First Race 3:05pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes Although the Alice Springs Cup Carnival is attracting all the headlines, the action returns to the Top End after a two-week break with the Darwin Turf Club hosting a tidy five-race twilight meeting this Friday. Up to 35 runners have accepted, with the main race being the last – a $24,500 Open Handicap over 1600m. The most intriguing race is perhaps the Benchmark 54…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 13, 2023

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Horse Racing on Thursday, April 13 will feature five 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 Hawkesbury & Pakenham. Thursday Racing Tips – April 13, 2023 Hawkesbury Racing Tips Pakenham 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 new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on April…

Orange Cup Day preview, quaddie & best bets | Friday 14/4/2023

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What Orange Cup Day Where Towac Park Racecourse – 57 Canobolas Rd, Orange NSW 2800 When Friday, April 14, 2023 First Race 12:55pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to the Central Tablelands region of NSW on Friday afternoon as Orange hosts a competitive eight-race program. The feature event is the $75,000 Orange Cup for the stayers in the penultimate race of the card. The rail is out +3.5m between the 500m-300m and sits in the true position the remainder. A Soft 7 surface is currently listed for Friday, and with…

Cranbourne best bets & quaddie tips | April 14, 2023

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What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Friday, April 14, 2023 First Race 5:45pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing returns to the Cranbourne Turf Club for the first time in two weeks with a competitive eight-race program set down for decision. Following plenty of rain in Melbourne’s south-east over the past week, we’re set to be racing on a Soft 7. The rail comes out 3m the entire circuit and racing commences at 5:45pm AEST. Best Bet at Cranbourne: Keitany The Luke Oliver-trained…

In-form Folklore big chance at Winton

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by Jonny Turner Jonny Cox hopes Folklore can cash in again while she’s in the form of her life when she starts in the Southern Belle Speed Series Final at Winton on Thursday The gritty mare will attempt to continue her outstanding recent form when taking on a quality field of mares in the feature sprint. Folklore comes into the event on the back on a string of strong performances which started with her outstanding Southern Belle Speed Series heat win at Ascot Park in January. Cox puts the mare’s…

Greg Sugars on the $1m The Race by Grins – “we are going to need things to go our way”

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By Michael Guerin Better Eclipse may bring one of the fastest Australian mile times ever to tomorrow’s $1million Race by Grins but he is lacking in that most Australian of qualities: hype. The five-year-old pacer and his stablemate Triple Eight are the two Aussie representatives in tomorrow’s harness slot race at Cambridge, both trained by husband and wife team Greg Sugars and Jess Tubbs. Sugars is one of the most respected harness horsemen in Australia and Triple Eight will be driven by Australia’s most successful ever reinsmen in Chris Alford,…

Nairn takes small but talented team to Addington

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk  While many are focused on Cambridge for their Grins Night of Champions tomorrow, Paul Nairn brings a small but capable team to Addington Raceway for their seven-race programme tonight. And the top trotting trainer reckons he’s some sort of show of taking some of the spoils as well. In race 2, the Lone Star Sires’ Stakes No 39 Prelude Mobil Trot, he’ll drive Confessional, while stablemate Tectonic, who’s gunning for a hat-trick of wins, will again be driven by the country’s top junior…

Great fortnight for Novara Park

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It’s been a great two weeks for Novara Park’s Luigi Muollo, but he’s looking forward to the promise of the future rather than reflecting too much on the success. In that period, three horses by three different sires that stand or have stood at the Waikato farm have scored major successes in three countries: Pignan (NZ) (Staphanos) in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni, Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick, and Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) in the Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m)…

First Australian winner for Santos

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Fresh off the announcement that Santos will join Highview Stud’s stallion roster this coming breeding season, the son of I Am Invincible recorded his first Australian win as a sire at Newcastle on Wednesday. His daughter West Of Dalby was making her debut over 900m for Kembla Grange trainer Benjamin Smith and got her sire off the mark in Australia when downing hot favourite Party Doll by a short margin. West of Dalby joins classy New Zealand filly Ulanova as victors by her sire, with her Kiwi counterpart winning two…

In-form Colorado Star ready to go out on top note

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Colorado Star (NZ) (Alamosa) is in career best form and will bid to go out on another high at Saturday’s Hawke’s Bay meeting. The seven-year-old is in outstanding touch and while he won’t have it easy as a clear topweight with 59kg in the Listed Power Farming Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m), his recent performances are hard to ignore. Since trainer Mike Breslin stepped Colorado Star up in distance, the son of Alamosa has gone to another level with success in the Gr.3 Taranaki Cup (1800m) and Listed Kaimai Stakes (2000m).…