Pace key to quality mare’s Awapuni prospects

Zola Express (outside) will contest the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m) at Awapuni on Friday. Photo: Race Images A genuine pace in Friday’s feature event at Awapuni will significantly boost the chances of Zola Express doubling her black-type tally on the course. The daughter of Shamexpress is in tip-top shape for the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m) and trainer Janelle Millar is desperately hoping there is plenty of tempo to suit her mare. Zola Express is a six-time winner and produced her career-best performance on the Palmerston North…

Romantic Warrior sharpens up for QEII Cup with strong trial

Romantic Warrior cruises under Zac Purton. Bidding to become the first horse in two decades to win successive HK$25 million Group 1 QEII Cup’s (2000m), Romantic Warrior limbered up for his title defence on April 30 with an effortless trial victory at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Partnered by Zac Purton, Romantic Warrior jumped cleanly from barrier 10 in the 1600m grass trial before taking up a forward position and gradually building momentum before forging clear in the straight, downing fellow Group 1 winner Panfield by five and a half…

Ricky Yiu hopes to continue excellent season with Nimble Nimbus

Ricky Yiu and Alexis Badel team up again. Ricky Yiu is optimistic Nimble Nimbus can maintain the stable’s wonderful momentum with another strong performance when the consistent galloper tackles Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Trailing John Size (51 wins) by six in the 2022/23 Hong Kong trainers’ championship, Yiu will team up with Alexis Badel in a reprise of the pair’s triumphant Hong Kong Derby partnership with Voyage Bubble. With a trio of Class 3 victories this season, Nimble Nimbus has risen from 67 in the handicaps to 85 as…

Happy Valley racing tips & quaddie picks | Wednesday, April 12

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, April 12, 2023 First Race 6:45pm HKT (8:45pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes We’re back racing under lights on the city circuit as Happy Valley hosts an intriguing nine-race program on Wednesday night. We’re racing on the B course, and with perfect conditions leading into the card, the track should play relatively well. The first race is scheduled to get us underway at 6:45pm HKT (8:45pm AEST). Best Bet: Magniac Magniac has had…

Newcastle racing preview & best bets | Wednesday, April 12

What Newcastle Races Where Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Wednesday, April 12, 2023 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to the hunter region of NSW on Wednesday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program. We should have perfect conditions for racegoers with minimal rain forecast for the meeting. Expect a Good 4 surface for race-day and with the rail back in the True position the entire circuit, we should be in for a terrific hump-day of racing. The first race is set to get…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 11, 2023

Horse Racing on Tuesday, April 11 will feature four meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Bendigo. Tuesday Racing Tips – April 11, 2023 Bendigo 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 11, 2023 check out our…

In case you missed it – Kelsey Bale, Alfie Moon and Mepunga Warrior

Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 KELSEY BALE (Box 7)Breeding: Jun ’20 Feral Franky x Ethla AllenTrainer: Daniel Gibbons, AvalonRecord: 59 starts 19-6-7 Dale says: No stranger to this column with unbelievable wins in the RSN Silver Bullet and Australian Cup Consolation in recent months. However, this victory in the Ballarat Cup Final, given the position she was in, the quality of opposition and to run the time she did (25.14 seconds)…

Copy That gets perfect draw for The Race by Grins

By Michael Guerin Dual New Zealand Cup hero Copy That has been handed the perfect opportunity to put a $1milllion exclamation mark on his career at Cambridge on Friday night. The wonderful pacer is likely to start from the seemingly perfect barrier 3 in The Race by Grins, the $1million slot race which will have eight New Zealand and two Australian visitors for its second running. Copy That drew barrier 4 on Monday night but emergency Smiffys Terror drew barrier two and is unlikely to gain a start so the…

Spratt takes latest elite victory in her stride

Sam Spratt wasn’t feeling her normal chirpy self on Sunday morning, but it wasn’t because of any overindulgence the night before celebrating her latest Group One victory. Spratt make it stakes win number 90 and 18th Group One win when she guided Belclare to victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe. The popular and effervescent Spratt woke up on Sunday morning with both a feeling of satisfaction and sone unwanted aches and pains which she quickly explained away as a stray bug or virus and…