What Murray Bridge Races Where Murray Bridge Racing Club – 342 Brinkley Rd, Murray Bridge South SA 5253 When Saturday, July 1, 2023 First Race 11:32am ACST Visit Ladbrokes Metropolitan racing in South Australia heads to Murray Bridge on Saturday afternoon with nine races set down for decision. Perfect winter conditions are forecast for the region in the lead-up, so we expect to be on a Good 4 come raceday. The rail comes out 10m from the 1000m to the winning post, out 3m from the winning post to the…
Month: June 2023
Group One homecoming for Wallace
Multiple Group One winner Pennyweka. There will be no winter blues for veteran trainer Jim Wallace this year, who will shortly return from a well-deserved break overseas. The Opaki horseman has been visiting family in America this month but will be straight back in the training fold with his small string of racehorses, which is headed by dual Oaks winner Pennyweka. The daughter of Satono Aladdin is back in work and has been put through her early paces by his daughter Rachel ahead of a spring campaign. “Pennyweka is very…
Sunshine Coast best bets & quaddie tips | July 1, 2023
What Caloundra Cup Day Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Saturday, July 1, 2023 First Race 12:18pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Sunshine Coast Turf Club will host its marquee meeting this Saturday afternoon, with the Group 3 Winx Guineas and Listed Caloundra Cup highlighting the nine-race program. The track is currently rated a Good 4 and, with no rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, should stay that way for the entire meeting. The rail will be in the true position all the way…
Frankie Lor chases Hong Kong Reunification Cup with Sword Point
Sword Point is chasing a second Sha Tin victory this season. Frankie Lor is hopeful Sword Point can ease the frustrations stemming from a string of minor placings with success in the Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (2000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday as five-time Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton reunites with the talented stayer. Runner-up in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m), Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) and the Class 2 Wan Chai Gap Handicap (1800m), Sword Point has competed strongly throughout his four-year-old season…
Ebor Handicap earns Melbourne Cup ballot-exempt status
David Eustace, Mark Zahra and Ciaron Maher after winning the Melbourne Cup with Gold Trip. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has forged a strong connection with one of England’s prominent long-distance flat races, the Ebor Handicap (2700m), by designating it as the only international race granting automatic entry to the Melbourne Cup. The Ebor, set to be run at York on August 28, has often been a key form factor for European horses making their way to Australia to compete in the Melbourne Cup. In recent times,…
Treaty of Paris scores maiden win
Treaty of Paris (NZ) (Tavistock) cleared maiden ranks in style at Cambridge on Wednesday when dominating his opposition in the Magnum Industries 2000. The son of Tavistock settled midfield for jockey Warren Kennedy before the expat South African asked his charge to improve at the 800m and the pair quickly took charge of the race. They kept a solid tempo up front and opened up a five-length margin on their rivals when turning for home, eventually running out 7-3/4 length victors over stablemate Rare Company (NZ) (Savabeel), who dead-heated for second…
Cole targeting Ruakaka series
Steven Cole is hoping to seal a place in the ITM/GIB Winter Championship Finals next month when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Byerley Park trainer will head north with a handful of runners this weekend and he is hoping a couple of them on the cusp of qualifying can pass that threshold. “It is a great series,” Cole said. “A lot of the better horses are out, so if you have those second-tier horses, it is a nice series that you can aim them for with good stakes…
Te Akau looking to add jump race feature to season haul
Te Akau has long been a dominant force in New Zealand flat racing with a vast list of achievements and at Hastings on Saturday they will bid to break new ground. The Matamata stable has its biggest ever team of jumpers in work this winter and in-form The Mighty Spar (NZ) (Savabeel) will chase a likely first prestige victory over fences for the operation when he runs in the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdles (3100m). Te Akau chief David Ellis couldn’t remember them landing one in the past and…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 29, 2023
Horse Racing on Thursday, June 29 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 meeting at Bendigo. Thursday Racing Tips – June 29, 2023 Bendigo 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 June 29, 2023 check out our…
Nereus leads home stable double at Cambridge
Nereus winning at Cambridge on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It was a rewarding day for Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the local training partnership heading home with a winning double. They kicked the day off in style when Nereus carried breeder-owner Waikato Stud’s silks to his maiden victory, while a few races later, stablemate Timing hoisted Windsor Park Stud’s colours aloft when winning. “It is always nice when you are training well-bred horses for the bigger studs,” Shaune Ritchie said. “It is good…