Month: May 2023

Moreton Cup hat-trick in sight for Baller

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Baller (grey) winning the Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington in September 2022. (Picture: Racing Victoria) Seven-year-old raider Baller will line up at Eagle Farm on Saturday hoping to rewrite history by capturing his third consecutive Group 2 Moreton Cup. He has not won since September last year in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality when beating home Roch ‘N’ Horse and Swats That. He only beat home two runners in the Group 2 Victory Stakes last month, but trainer Tony Gollan has been impressed with the horse’s prep and is…

Fireburn looking red hot for Queensland Oaks

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Fireburn looks the one to beat in the Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm this weekend. (Photo: Lisa Grimm) Fireburn will be out to set the Eagle Farm course ablaze as heels turn for home in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks on Saturday. She is a two-time Group 1 winner who has amassed over $4 million in race earnings, and trainer Gary Portelli will have her ready for the 2200m contest. The race has attracted a field of quality fillies with Fireburn a $3.50 favourite on the top betting sites off…

Bobby dazzles in Judy Hayley

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Still over the (Alfie) ‘Moon’ after celebrating her first official Group victory on Sandown Cup night, Jess Hopkins is set to maintain the rage in Thursday night’s $15,250 Judy Hayley Memorial (515m). Hopkins will return to Sandown Park with two finalists in the 12th staging of the Judy Hayley Memorial (race 3, 6.48pm), run in honour of the 2001 Melbourne Cup-winning trainer, who sadly passed away in 2012. Riding the crest of a feature race wave, Junction Village-based Hopkins boasts the class runner in the $10,000 to-the-winner feature, which is…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 31, 2023

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, May 31 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 Mornington, Warwick Farm & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday Racing Tips – May 31, 2023 Mornington Racing Tips Warwick Farm Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) 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…

News Briefs : May 31

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300 for Wallis/Hackett Bernie Hackett and Michelle Wallis brought up their 300th training success when Five O’Clock Gerry won his northern debut at Alexandra Park on Friday night. Daughter Crystal Hackett drove the perfect race, positioning the What The Hill in the trail before zipping up the passing lane to win by three quarters of a length. It was the horse’s first win and came after six placings from seven starts down south. The Wallis-Hackett team have been training winners since 2012. Before that Wallis had 323 winners between 1999…

Copy That likely to miss Queensland trip, Merlin out too

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By Michael Guerin For pacing hero Copy That only one race matters now and that looks certain to see him miss the rich Queensland winter carnival for a well-earned break. Copy That was among the favourites for the A$400,000 Blacks A Fake at Albion Park in July but trainer Ray Green and owner Merv Butterworth are now lukewarm on another Trans Tasman trip. “He has had some hard racing and done plenty of travelling since last September and he is only flesh and bone, he needs a break at some…

Over $5000 raised for Breast Cancer Foundation

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The Breast Cancer Foundation has received a $5300 donation, courtesy of harness racing show, the Box Seat. Every week this series hosts Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin, as well as well known businessman and harness racing enthusiast Graham Hand, have been placing $100 multis through the TAB, with all proceeds going to the Foundation. “It’s been a bit up and down,” says O’Connor, “we started strongly and have had a few dips along the way but it’s all been for a great cause.” “As you can imagine getting Mick to…

Gunstock retired

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One-time Victoria Derby favourite and talented stayer Gunstock (NZ) (Tavistock) has been retired after reaggravating an old injury when he finished fourth at Sandown on Saturday. The injury-plagued galloper only raced nine times, resulting in four victories, including the Gr.3 Norman Robinson and Coongy Handicap, both over 2000 metres at Caulfield. “We found him to be off in his action again,” confirmed Michael Kent Jnr, who trained the son of Tavistock in partnership with Mick Price. “After having a long discussion with the owners, we think it is in the…

So Dazzling to bounce back in Oaks

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Trainer John Sargent is expecting So Dazzling (NZ) (So You Think) to turn around her form when she returns to Brisbane for the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m). So Dazzling produced a less than flattering performance when finishing in the second half of the field in the Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on May 13. That effort followed a one-and-three-quarter length second in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on April 8 having at the start before beating only three horses home in the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes…

Stayer in work ahead of spring

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Young Cranbourne trainer Alex Rae has picked a Spring Carnival target for his lightly raced stayer Shock ‘Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) and is working back from that date to start the gelding’s racing campaign. Rae said the Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield was going to be a pivotal race in the spring campaign of Shock Em Ova who is back in training after an autumn break. A veteran of five race starts, Shock Em Ova showed staying potential last year winning his first two starts in three-year-old company…