South Australian Derby attracts capacity field of 16

Promises Kept will line up in the Group 1 South Australian Derby. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) A capacity field of 16 three-year-olds have accepted for Saturday’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Having been recently acquired from the Greg Eurell barn, the now Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Promises Kept will be looking to claim Group 1 glory on his stable debut following a dominant win in the St Leger Trial at Bendigo last month. The win was his second-straight success at 2200m, and with Mark Zahra…

Apache Pass chases reward for consistency

Apache Pass is a three-time winner on the dirt in Hong Kong. Trainer Pierre Ng is hopeful Apache Pass can end an exasperating sequence with victory at Sha Tin, on the midweek fixture’s eight-race all-dirt programme. “He’s going well and he has been since the start of the season. He has been a bit unlucky with two second placings this season. We’ve freshened him up, given him two trials and Zac (Purton) is aboard this time. Hopefully he can get a winner for us,” Ng said. By War Chant, Apache…

Wyong racing tips & quaddie picks | Thursday, May 11

What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Thursday, May 11, 2023 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing in New South Wales heads to Wyong on Thursday afternoon for a massive eight-race program with 120-horses accepted across the packed card. We should have ideal conditions for racing, with the rail in the true position the entire circuit, and the Soft 6 surface currently listed for race-day likely to be upgraded into the Good range with perfect weather forecast in…

Draws add interest to Garrards Sires’ Stakes Final

By Michael Guerin The attitude of a couple of rival drivers may determine how comfortable punters feel during the $150,000 Garrards Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington on Friday. Because while almost every multi on the night will run through star colt Don’t Stop Dreaming, two of his key rivals have drawn inside him in the Group 1. Don’t Stop Dreaming is set to start red hot in the 1980m three-year-old event after he drew barrier 6 a day after arch rival Merlin pulled out of the final with a hoof…

Cours Vite rewards connections with Ipswich win

Cours Vite was a winner at Ipswich on Saturday for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Photo: Grant Peters A punt taken on Cours Vite has paid off with the lightly raced three-year-old opening his Australian account at short notice. The son of Almanzor broke his maiden at his second appearance in Queensland, following up a debut fourth at Ipswich with a return visit there on Saturday resulting in a dominant display to score over 1666m in the hands of Jake Bayliss. He is trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott…

150th Anniversary: Greyhound racing now on display at Australian Sports Museum

Greyhound racing in Victoria celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2023, with our sport now taking pride of place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s Australian Sports Museum (ASM) in recognition of the momentous milestone. The exhibition was officially launched at the MCG on Monday night with a number of dignitaries in attendance including breeders, trainers, administrators, volunteers, media partners and a handful of greyhounds including reigning Waterloo Cup champion He’s No Slouch and all-time great sprinter and sire, Fernando Bale. The ASM’s new greyhound racing display incorporates four spectacular showcases sprinkled…

Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | Wednesday, May 10

What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, May 10, 2023 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing will return to Sandown this Wednesday afternoon, with the Melbourne Racing Club hosting a very competitive eight-race card on the Hillside track. The current track rating of a Soft 7 is what we hope to see on raceday, but we could see worse as there is more rain and cold weather on the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. The rail will be pushed out…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 9, 2023

Horse Racing on Tuesday, May 9 will feature three 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 Ballarat. Tuesday Racing Tips – May 9, 2023 Ballarat Synthetic 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 May 9, 2023 check out…

Merlin to miss Group 1 Sires’ Stakes Final

By Michael Guerin One of the potentially great rivalries of New Zealand harness racing in coming seasons is back on ice before it really got going again. Two-time Harness Million and Great Northern Derby winner Merlin has been sidelined with a hoof abscess and will Friday night’s $150,000 Group 1 Garrards Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington. That was to have been his fourth career clash with Don’t Stop Dreaming after the southern colt took a 2-1 advantage in their personal battle with an easy win at Addington last Friday. The…

Weanlings feature in latest gavelhouse auction

Timing is everything for Phoebe Stud’s Grant Beckett and this week is a big one for his Canterbury operation. The boutique breeder, based at Broadfields near Christchurch, is currently offering seven weanlings for sale on standardbred.gavelhouse.com. They are all by his top sires Royal Aspirations and Imperial Count. “As a sheep farmer it’s about to get very busy with lambing so I have to move these weanlings on,” Beckett says. He’s also keen to get one step ahead of the NZB Standardbred Weanling Sales at Karaka on Thursday, May 25,…