Month: May 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 20, 2023

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Horse Racing on Saturday, May 20 will feature 13 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 Doomben, Morphettville, Rosehill, Flemington, Belmont, Darwin, Awapuni (NZ) & Te Rapa (NZ). Saturday Racing Tips – May 20, 2023 Doomben Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Flemington Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Darwin Racing Tips Awapuni (NZ) Tips Te Rapa (NZ) Racing Tips Featured Races Doomben Cup – Doomben Race 7 The Goodwood – Morphettville Race…

The best four chances at Ascot Park today

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To help punters out at Invercargill today southern-based journalist Jonny Turner has sorted out his best four winning chances on the day. Jordy – Race 2 – 12.30pm Jordy looks another strong hope on the Ascot Park card, especially after drawing barrier 1 in race 2. The pacer locked wheels and lost his winning chance at Winton last week. But Jordy made an excellent recovery, running on well into fifth placing. El Sirrar – Race 5 – 1.49pm El Sirrar was only just knocked off in his first start for…

Sandown Lakeside best bets & quaddie tips | Sunday, May 21

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What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Sunday, May 21, 2023 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Jumping fans will be front and centre at Sandown on Sunday afternoon where The Australian Hurdle and The Australian Chase headline proceedings on an eight-race card on the Lakeside circuit. With showers forecast across the weekend in Melbourne south-east, we expect to be racing on a Soft 6, despite the track coming up a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances. The rail returns to…

Millwood Nike in, but Akuta scratched from Roy Purdon Memorial

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What a turbulent 24 hours it’s been for Mark Purdon ahead of tonight’s meeting at Auckland. Yesterday there were fears that his gun fillies High Energy and Millwood Nike might be scratched after both pulled up walking short after track work. High Energy has since been ruled out of the Group 2 Lone Star Sires’ Stakes 3YO Championships but the unbeaten Millwood Nike will definitely start in the $130,000 Group 1 Magness Benrow Sires’ Stakes 3YO Fillies Final where she’s gunning for win number 14 in a row. And then…

Virtuous Circle’s brother to debut

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Liam Howley liked his Gr.1 ATC Derby (2400m) runner-up Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) so much as a yearling that he doubled down the next season and bought his brother. The trainer surely got the first part right as Virtuous Circle heads into the spring as one of the more-likely four-year-olds to give the spring majors a shake. But now the time has come to test his second purchase. Howley went to $360,000 to secure Virtuous Circle as a yearling and then spent a further $220,000 12 months later to purchase…

Hong Kong stint for Dee

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Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee has been rewarded for his exceptional season with a short-term contract to ride in Hong Kong. The Kiwi native has been granted a licence to ride in the Asian mecca from May 22 to July 9, both dates inclusive. Starting his career in New Zealand where he has won 119 races, Dee moved to Melbourne in 2015 to continue his apprenticeship with Mick Price and the 2022-23 season has been a breakout one for the 27-year-old jockey. Dee has claimed five Group One victories this season,…

Green Light On | Episode 137 – The Meadows form plus Emily Azzopardi

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In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Corey Smith preview Saturday night’s Premier Racing at The Meadows. James also caught up with trainer Emily Azzopardi. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 137 – Meadows form and a chat with Em Azzopardi Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.

Dexter Dunn confirmed to drive in Elitloppet

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Dexter Dunn has secured a drive in one of the world’s premier races, the Elitloppet in Stockholm, Sweden next week. It’s a major coup for the 10-time New Zealand champion driver who has earned more than $15m in stakes and been crowned driver of the year four times in North America. Dunn is scheduled to drive Stoletheshow, a Dream Vacation eight-year-old who earned a ticket to trotting’s big event with victory in the $240,000 Finlandia-ajo held at the Vermo Racetrack in Finland. Last…

Sistema Stakes winner disqualified

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The Mark Walker-trained Tokyo Tycoon has been officially disqualified from his first placing in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe on March 11. The hitherto unbeaten juvenile returned a post-race positive result to meloxicam, with CCTV Footage confirming human error had resulted in in the oral administration of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory to Tokyo Tycoon instead of the horse in the neighbouring box. After considering all facts and admittance of the charge by Walker, who did not contest the matter, the Racing Integrity Board sought the disqualification of Tokyo Tycoon…

Punt Drunk: Footy legends steal the show at Bendigo

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On the eve of another Group 1 weekend of racing, the team at Punt Drunk have taken a look at some of the more quirky stories in the racing industry. Before we get to the Doomben Cup and The Goodwood at Morphettville, let’s dip in to the week that was! Capper steals the show….again Not for the first time in his life, Warwick Capper was front and centre. However, it is almost certainly the first time it has come through a horse winning at Bendigo on Wednesday, which is named…