In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat, Dan Hibberd, Jason Adams and Nathan Rooney examine the final night of the Sportsbet Sandown Cup Carnival at Sandown Park. James Van de Maat also chatted with Jason Bonnington. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 138 – Sandown Cup Edition! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.
Month: May 2023
The Box Seat – May 24
This week’s Box Seat with hosts Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin.
Addington Weekly : May 24
Here’s Greg O’Connor and Darrin Williams with the latest Addington News.
Cifrado looking for better start in BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Cifrado (middle) arrived in time to claim the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic. (Photo: Darren Winningham) A strong start will be the key focus for Cifrado when he takes his spot in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes on Saturday at Eagle Farm. He began awkwardly last start from gate six in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic at Doomben, improving only slightly to sit ninth with 400m left to travel. However, jockey Damien Thornton showed that tenacity and ability that has seen him win two Group…
News Briefs – May 24
60th success for Kiwi bred Evergreen pacer Crocket’s Cullen has just had his 60th career win. Bred by North Canterbury’s David Cottrell, the now 12-year-old son of Christian Cullen won three from 15 before being sold to Australia in 2016 where he won another 11 times in Victoria and New South Wales. He then headed to North America where he has now won another 46 times. His 60th career win was in a $US20,000 race at Plainridge Park in a time of 1.51, six tenths of a second outside his…
Russian Fable gets stable nod at Wingatui
Andrew Carston will be represented by five runners at Friday’s Wingatui meeting and believes Russian Fable is one of his best chances. The Riccarton trainer has the daughter of Zacinto in the Dunedin City Motors Handicap (1200m), in which he will also run Lipa Mala, and said she is in the right order to take advantage of a drop in class. “Russian Fable is back to Rating 65, I’ll claim 4kg off her and she’s back in a grade she can win in,” said Carston, who also owns the six-year-old.…
Good ‘Moon’ Rising in Lizrene?
Junction Village trainer Jess Hopkins is hoping there’s a good ‘Moon’ rising at Sandown Park on Friday night. Hopkins has Alfie Moon (Box 1) engaged in the $22,000 G3 The Lizrene (715m) – Race 6, 8.49pm – in a quest to finally emulate her beloved late grandfather, George Rose , as a Group race winning trainer. Rose claimed the 1996 G1 Topgun with Wylie Boy, who also received 1996 Victorian GOTY honours. Hopkins – who trains with the assistance of her grandmother, Valda, and mother, Sheree – says the notion of…
Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday, May 27
What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, May 27, 2023 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing returns to the Hillside track at Sandown on Saturday afternoon for a competitive nine-race card headlined by the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes. With persistent rain forecast on Thursday and hardly the perfect drying conditions on Friday and Saturday, we anticipate we will be racing on a Soft 7. The rail returns to the true position for the meeting, which commences at 11:50am AEST. Bel…
Kingsford Smith Cup preview & betting strategy | May 27, 2023
What Kingsford Smith Cup 2023 Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, May 27, 2023 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1300m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age Visit Ladbrokes The Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup will be run and won for the 58th time this Saturday afternoon at Eagle Farm. This year’s edition of the weight-for-age race has a number of converging formlines, most notably from the Victory Stakes and Doomben 10,000. Outside of the Queensland runners, we have Think About It shooting for his…
Think About It set for Eagle Farm acid test in Kingsford Smith Cup
Think About It was a class above in the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup. When the field jumps on Saturday in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, everything to think about for trainer Joe Pride will have been thought. His runner Think About It will get his first chance at that level and looks to start as favourite in the $1 million feature at Eagle Farm. Currently paying $4.60 with the top Australian bookmakers, the gelded son of So You Think has won seven of his career starts and has…