A Cambridge-based family training partnership will have its first runners in the 2023/24 season. Ben Foote will be joined by his son Ryan, 20, for the start of the new term with a team headed by Group winners Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) and Sakura Girl (NZ) (Iffraaj) and an abundance of young talent to call on. “He’s been working full-time for me for a while and the partnership has been accepted,” Ben Foote said. “He’s right into it and has been around and worked at a lot of the…
Month: June 2023
‘First’ in line for Super Stayers
First Picked will be taking aim at an Albion Park hat-trick and a $75,000 winner’s purse when she flies the Victorian flag in Thursday night’s four-stayer Group 3 Super Stayers Invitational (710m). Racing interstate clearly holds no fears for Robert Britton’s Sandown Cup runner-up, which won the G1 Galaxy in Perth in March and has been victorious at two of her three Brisbane assignments on the path to the G1 Queensland Cup on July 7. At her most recent success, last Thursday, the ‘niece’ of former champion Fanta Bale, led…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 20, 2023
Horse Racing on Tuesday, June 20 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 meetings at Pakenham & Royal Ascot (UK). Tuesday Racing Tips – June 20, 2023 Pakenham 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…
Wordsworth continues love affair with Te Rapa
Wordsworth (inside) winning at Te Rapa last Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Wordsworth continued his love affair with Te Rapa on Saturday when notching his seventh win at the Hamilton track. Prior to the race, trainer Margaret Falconer was concerned about the wet conditions, however, Wordsworth handled them with aplomb, scoring a half head victory over Lilly Thunder. “He likes Te Rapa, but we were getting a bit worried when it was getting wetter than he likes,” Falconer said. “But he does seem to manage a heavy track there…
Peter Lock chasing wet tracks at Pukekohe
Badgeringdawitness on his way to winning at Awapuni last Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Te Aroha conditioner Peter Lock is hoping his success in the Central Districts on Saturday will continue when his team heads north to Pukekohe Park this week. Lock’s trip south to Awapuni in search of more favourable ground proved fruitful, highlighted by five-year-old Badgeringdawitness producing his second career win. The striking grey son of Reliable Man and jockey Lemmy Douglas wound up in the latter part of the straight and ran down pacemaker…
Crouch strikes at Awapuni
Crouch winning at Awapuni last Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) A son of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino named after a former international footballer kicked another winning goal at Awapuni on Saturday. Trained by part-owner Mike Breslin, Crouch showed he had a bright future over ground with a tenacious performance to account for his Rating 65 rivals. The three-year-old’s namesake is Peter Crouch, a striker who played for a number of clubs including Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City and scored 22 goals in 42 appearances for England.…
Stakes targets await Te Rapa winner Johny Johny
Johny Johny winning at Te Rapa last Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Stakes targets now await Cambridge sprinter Johny Johny following his dominant victory at Te Rapa last Saturday. Under driving rain, the son of Charm Spirit was positive out of the gates and quickly opened up several lengths on his rivals, which he sustained throughout, eventually running out a 3.75 length victor. It was the five-year-old gelding’s third win from four starts this preparation and trainers Tim and Margaret Carter were full of praise for their four-kilogram claiming…
International stars set for battle in Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes
Coolangatta will line up in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Royal Ascot gets off to a sizzling start with fierce competition for the three prestigious Group 1 contests that launch the eagerly anticipated meeting. Some of the USA’s and Australia’s best sprinters take on the cream of the home team, headed by the admirable mare Highfield Princess, in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes over 1000m. Check out HorseBetting’s Royal Ascot Day 1 Preview here. Highfield Princess is talented, versatile and consistent. Last year…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 19 June 2023
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
Canterbury races preview, best bets & quaddie | June 21, 2023
What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Wednesday, June 21, 2023 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes NSW metropolitan racing heads to Canterbury Park on Wednesday afternoon for a competitive seven-part program kicking off at 12:50pm. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with some scattered showers predicted in the lead-up, we’ll be cautious of a possible downgrade prior to the first race. Best Bet: Tropical Squall The opening race is a maiden for the two-year-old fillies, and we’re…