Month: June 2023

Mint ‘Coin’

Editor BOAY

Classy chaser Let’s Win Coin commands plenty of ‘currency’ in a Floodfawn Classic heat (500m) – Heat 1 – Race 7, 8.52pm – at Traralgon on Friday night. Trained by Jessica Sharp, Let’s Win Coin (Box 2) looks a ‘moneymaker’ considering she’s a dual Group 1 Sapphire Crown finalist – 2002 (2nd to Wow She’s Fast) and 2023 (5th to Baby Jaycee). Those statistics alone indicate she’s a ‘mint’ prospect in the all-female Floodfawn Classic series. Let’s Win Coin (Mar ’20 Keybow x Let’s Win Meisha) has raced on 69…

The Stir Up featuring Rejuvenate, Amron Boy and Transponder

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GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria.   Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook!   Quilts  Fellas, the quality chasing doesn’t stop following the terrific Pink Diamond finals at Warragul, and our focus starts with Victorian stars racing tonight in the Sunshine State. Gerard  Quilts, the main race at Albion Park is the Group 3 Super Stayers Invitational. Rob Britton advised me that First Picked “will be there to pounce” if…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 22, 2023

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Horse Racing on Thursday, June 22 will feature four 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 Sale & Royal Ascot (UK). Thursday Racing Tips – June 22, 2023 Sale Racing Tips Royal Ascot (UK) 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…

Healthy Happy seeks rebound effort in Group 3 Premier Cup

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Healthy Happy is a four-time winner in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Champion Trainer (2021/22) Frankie Lor is buoyant of a return to form for Healthy Happy when the Zoustar gelding lines up in Sunday’s HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin following a brief freshen up at Conghua. “He’s good. I gave him a break and let him go to Conghua – he trialled once there and he performed good,” Lor said. Consistent all season, Healthy Happy dipped well below his best to finish a distant…

Richard Gibson upbeat after Wellington travels well to England

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Wellington is chasing a fifth Group 1. Richard Gibson is optimistic Wellington is well placed to challenge – and potentially surpass – the Royal Ascot feats of the Englishman’s former stable star Gold-Fun when Hong Kong’s reigning Champion Sprinter contests the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Gold-Fun finished an unlucky second when he failed by only a neck to overhaul Twilight Son in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) in 2016 when Gibson campaigned the seven-year-old in Europe after a decorated Hong Kong career.…

Royal Ascot Day 4 racing preview & best bets – Friday, June 23

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What Royal Ascot 2023 – Day 4 Where Ascot Racecourse – High St, Ascot SL5 7JX, United Kingdom When Friday, June 23, 2023 First Race 2:30pm BST (11:30pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes We look to the penultimate meeting of the Royal Ascot carnival on Friday afternoon with seven massive races on the ticket. We’ve got two Group 1 races as the three-year-olds step out in the Commonwealth Cup (1200m), then we look to the fillies for the Coronation Stakes (1600m). We expect a possible downpour for Day 4 on the radar;…

Frankie Dettori steals the spotlight at Royal Ascot with Gregory

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Frankie Dettori steals the spotlight on day 2 at Royal Ascot claiming the group 2 Queen Vase with Gregory. Frankie Dettori once again stole the spotlight at Royal Ascot, marking the beginning of his final week at the prestigious event with a sensational victory aboard Gregory in the Group 2 Queen’s Vase over the 2847m. Having declared that 2023 would be his last year in the saddle, the 52-year-old jockey had consistently captivated audiences at the summer extravaganza throughout his illustrious career. However, the opening day proved to be a…

Mostahdaf world class performance to win Prince Of Wales’ Stakes

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Mostahdaf claims the 2023 Prince Of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot with Jim Crowley Mostahdaf delivered an outstanding performance to claim a highly competitive Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the five-year-old had previously triumphed in a major race in Saudi Arabia before displaying great potential in the Dubai Sheema Classic, where he finished strongly behind the Japanese superstar Equinox. Despite the presence of notable contenders like Adayar, Bay Bridge, and Luxembourg, Mostahdaf was somewhat overlooked in the buildup to the…

Vale Tony Dickinson

NZHarnessNews

Tony Dickinson, the key figure behind the “Alta” racehorses, is being remembered as a man who “loved breeding and had invaluable knowledge”. Originally from Wainuiomata, Dickinson began breeding horses after he and wife Val moved to a lifestyle block at Waiau Pa, south of Auckland, in the 1970s. They set up Alta Dream Lodge. Dickinson had earlier been involved in an aluminum joinery business. Harness Racing New Zealand records indicate he bred 89 horses, 61 of which were winners. Among his most successful were Alta Serena who had 18 wins…

Amateurs championship kicks off at Cambridge

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by Brigette Solomon It’s the amateur drivers’ time to shine at Cambridge Raceway, and Michelle Northcott for one can’t wait. Race 4 on Thursday will see the start of the 2023 New Zealand Amateur Drivers Championship, where five amateur drivers from each of the North and South Islands will battle it out over three race meetings. Hamilton based Northcott is competing in the series for the fourth time. “The champs is a whole other opportunity for us that we would likely never get if we were trying to make it…