Month: May 2023

Sumi ready to challenge for black-type honours

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Four-year-old mare Sumi will contest the Group 3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park on Saturday. Photo: Race Images PN Highly regarded four-year-old Sumi is in the right order to add black-type and crown an already successful campaign. The genuine daughter of Atlante has held her form well this preparation, which will have its finale in the Group 3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park on Saturday. Sumi will head for the paddock after the weight-for-age feature with further stakes opportunities awaiting her on her return. “She’s more…

News Briefs : May 10

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Millwood Nike’s run goes to 13 Unbeaten filly Millwood Nike’s winning streak just keeps growing. At Alexandra Park on Friday night she made it 13 in a row. That puts her eighth equal in terms of having the longest winning streak in New Zealand, along with Lazarus who won 13 in a row in 2016-17. Auckland Reactor has the longest winning streak in this country with 17, followed by Courage Under Fire, Lyell Creek and Take A Moment with 16, and I Can Doosit and Noodlum with 15 and Sundon…

Green Light On | Episode 134 – Sandown Cup Carnival Night 1

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In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Dan Hibberd examine Thursday night’s Premier Racing at Sandown Park. Jason Adams and Nathan Rooney also provide their thoughts on Night 1 of the Sportsbet Sandown Cup Carnival. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 134 – G1 heats at Sandown! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 10, 2023

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, May 10 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 Randwick-Kensington, Sandown & Sha Tin (HK). Wednesday Racing Tips – May 10, 2023 Randwick-Kensington Racing Tips Sandown Racing Tips Sha Tin (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 new bookmaker…

Kiwi jockey set to return to the saddle after 20 years

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Warwick Satherley cannot actually recall when his last race ride was. The 54-year-old has over the last year relocated to Central Queensland and will on Tuesday miraculously return to the saddle for the first time in around two decades. Satherley was an accomplished hoop in his native New Zealand – riding winners in stakes’ races – before giving it away as he battled with his weight. While the record books do not have an official date for Satherley’s last appearance in a race, the comeback hoop has a fair idea…

Yulong secures Belle En Rouge for $800,000

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Gavelhouse Plus auctions have been a rich source of quality additions to the Yulong broodmare band over the last 12 months, and that trend continued on Tuesday with the $800,000 purchase of Group One winner Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy). The mare was offered on behalf of powerhouse New Zealand syndicators Te Akau Racing, who sold her Group One-winning stablemate Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) to Yulong for $900,000 last September. Yulong’s other previous Gavelhouse Plus purchases included outstanding broodmare Baggy Green (Galileo) for $1.75 million and her yearling filly by Ocean…

Fee increase for War Decree

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Inglewood Stud’s promising second season sire War Decree will stand the 2023 season for an increased fee of $5,500 +GST, up from $4,500 in 2022. The fee rise comes off the back of a very promising season for the son of War Front, with his ever-consistent daughter Val di Zoldo winning the Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) and proving herself among the best of a stellar generation of fillies. “We’re very pleased with the start War Decree has made, he’s leaving plenty of winners and to have a filly the calibre…

Blooming ‘Rose’ has Group 1 scent

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Chasing an elusive Group victory, Jeff Chignell is hoping box one is kinder to Fred Rose in Thursday night’s Group 1 Sportsbet Harrison Dawson heats than it was to his mother, Dash Of Rose, in the 2017 G1 Sapphire Crown Final. A homegrown son of champion 2015 Harrison Dawson hero Fernando Bale, Fred Rose has earned a crack at G1 glory with a career-best run of form, winning four of his past five starts, boosting his record to 13 from 38. Three of those wins came at Sandown Park, including…

Pakenham best bets & quaddie tips | Thursday, May 11

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What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Thursday, May 11, 2023 First Race 5:15pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The weekly Thursday night program from Pakenham Racecourse is upon us once again. With plenty of rain in Melbourne’s south-east, we expect the Soft 7 rating to hold true throughout the night, while the rail comes out 8m the entire circuit. The first of eight races will get us underway at 5:15pm AEST. Best Bet at Pakenham: Breaking Ground Our best bet of…

Walker pair swoop on Rotorua feature

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Four-year-old mare Synchronize will tackle the Listed Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m). Photo: Krisitin Ledington Te Akau Racing gallopers Leaderboard and The Mighty Spar might be earmarked as prodigious jumpers of the future but trainer Mark Walker is hoping the pair can soar to flat riches in Saturday’s Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m). Walker makes no secret that he has a high opinion of both stayers in jumping roles but equally believes that conditions for the Rotorua Cup should see both extremely competitive. The Mighty Spar finished second at his only hurdle…