Addington is gearing up for one of its best days of racing this year. This Saturday’s Racing Rewards meeting features 11 races with the TAB confirming there will be guaranteed $10,000 First 4s on all races, and a terminating Pick 6 on the last six races. Five Racing Rewards Showcase races – three pacing and two trotting – will be held. Each is worth $27,000. Formerly known as the RATTO Showcase, the series has been very popular. To qualify horses must have been R35-60 and 4YO and older from January…
Month: April 2023
Press Statement to Novara Park
Group One-winning stallion Press Statement will stand at Novara Park, near Cambridge, this coming breeding season. Trained by Chris Waller, Press Statement was undefeated as a two-year-old, winning all three of his juvenile starts, including the Gr.1 J.J. Atkins Stakes (1600m). Press Statement returned after a brief break in the spring to win the Gr.2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill before stamping his authority over Australia’s best three year-olds in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). His autumn campaign began with victory in the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) before he…
Green Light On | Episode 124 – Launching Pad Edition
In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat examines Thursday night’s Premier Racing at Sandown Park, which is highlighted by the Group 3 Launching Pad Final. James also catches up with master trainer Rob Britton. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 124 – Launching Pad Edition Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.
Tears’ Launching Pad take off!
Robert Britton’s lucrative association with the prolific ‘Tears’ dynasty can continue in Thursday night’s $220,000 Group 3 Launching Pad Final (515m) at Sandown Park. Britton boasts clearly the two fastest greyhounds in the $150,000 to-the-winner feature; regally related litter brothers Trooper Tears, fastest qualifier courtesy of a head-turning 29.01sec semi-final victory, and Trapper Tears. Trooper Tears saved the best for the last of the four semis, making a statement with an all-the-way 7.8L romp from box eight, his scorching time – initially semaphored as sub-29sec – no surprise to champion…
California Spangle, Beauty Joy weather query for Chairman’s
California Spangle seeks a 10th win. Bidding for a fourth Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday, Tony Cruz will cautiously monitor weather conditions as he tackles the HK$5 million feature with California Spangle and Beauty Joy. As rain swept over Sha Tin, Cruz is hopeful conditions improve by the weekend, conceding he is unsure how his star pair would cope away from good or fast ground. “The going is a bit of a question mark for both my horses. I trialled California Spangle on the…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 5, 2023
Horse Racing on Wednesday, April 5 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 meeting at Hawkesbury & Ipswich. Wednesday Racing Tips – April 5, 2023 Hawkesbury Racing Tips Ipswich 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…
Hoss faces Happy Valley class rise, Golden Sixty gallops on turf
Hoss scores in early March under Zac Purton. Zac Purton’s 11 wins for Jamie Richards this season are unmatched and at Happy Valley this Thursday the Australian is firmly in the handler’s corner as he chases a hat-trick of victories aboard Hoss in the Class 3 Primula Handicap (1200m). Purton rode a double on Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin in tandem with Richards and he takes four rides for the trainer at the upcoming fixture, headlined by Hoss, who steps up in grade following a pair of impressive Class 4…
NZB online yearling sale now live
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 National Online Yearling Sale is now live on plus.gavelhouse.com. All lots offered in the sale are eligible to be nominated for NZB’s lucrative Karaka Million Series. Just nine months after they make their virtual salering debut, graduates of the online sale can compete for a share in the 2024 $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), followed by the 2025 $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) and $120,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m) for the remainder of their careers. Bidding will open on Friday 14 April…
Bermadez to kick off at Geelong
Trainer Mike Moroney will use The Country Discovery (1100m) to kick-start the latest campaign of Bermadez (NZ) (Tavistock). The A$500,000 race at Geelong on Friday will the shortest race that Bermadez has contested in his 18-start career that has netted the gelding six wins. Bermadez start his career in a blaze of glory winning on debut at Geelong over 1250m in August 2020 then returned the following May to win his second start over 1400m. The gelding’s biggest win came in the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final in November 2021…
Weather to decide Hezashocka start
The weather and resulting track conditions will play a big part on whether Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) runs in Melbourne or Sydney on the weekend. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Hezashocka is an acceptor for the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday while he also holds a nomination in the Gr.3 Easter Cup (2100m) at Sandown. There is a vast difference in prize money with the Queen Elizabeth carrying A$5 million in stakes and the Easter Cup A$200,000. Price was at Randwick on Monday morning when he was hit by heavy rain, but the forecast is for a fine week for the…