New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s 2023 Thoroughbred Welfare Forum took place at Cambridge Stud last week, an event well attended by different racing industry sectors, government representatives, partnering organisations, researchers and the wider equine community at large. The Forum was validated by New Zealand’s Minister for Racing, Kieran McAnulty, who in a pre-recorded opening address commended NZTR’s Thoroughbred Welfare Strategy and the importance of the Forum itself. Once underway, the day’s activities included thought-provoking sessions provided by keynote speakers. The speakers in attendance were Doctor Helen Beattie, a veterinarian and the…
Month: June 2023
Platinum Invador prepared for Group Two test
Lisa Latta has a final opportunity to turn the stable’s Queensland winter carnival fortunes around when proven stayer Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) runs at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Awapuni trainer’s hopes will rest with the well-performed son of Redwood, who will end his campaign in the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (3200m). It will be the last roll of the dice in Queensland for Latta, with Platinum Invador’s stablemate Nod Of The Head (NZ) (Per Incanto) to return home after failing to run up to expectations in three appearances. Multiple stakes winner…
Ruakaka return for Not Ideal
Former Hong Kong galloper Not Ideal (NZ) (Nicconi) will make a return to New Zealand racing when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday to contest the Marsden Metals Group Bream Bay Sprint (1400m). Initially trained in his homeland by Tony Pike, Not Ideal won both of his starts for the Cambridge horseman before he headed to Hong Kong to further his racing career under the care of trainer Ricky Yiu. The son of Nicconi won four of his starts in the Asian racing jurisdiction, including his last outing at Happy…
Lamprecht back in Top End as Darwin Cup Carnival looms
NT trainer Kevin Lamprecht will have three horses – Daniher, Rupert’s Delight and Sweet As Scandi – in action at Fannie Bay this Saturday. He shuns the limelight, but Kevin Lamprecht is undoubtedly one of the more experienced and successful trainers in the Northern Territory. Based in Alice Springs, Lamprecht, who also has a long connection with the Tennant Creek community, has once again returned to the Top End with the Darwin Cup Carnival kicking off on July 8. Lamprecht’s Travanti was a first-up sixth over 1200m (BM54) at Fannie…
Darwin races preview & betting tips | Saturday, June 10
What Darwin Races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 2:06pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes Racing continues at Fannie Bay on Saturday with the Darwin Turf Club hosting a competitive meeting with the 2023 Cup Carnival just a month away. A total of 46 horses have accepted for the six-race card with last year’s Palmerston Sprint winner, Syncline – the Top End’s Horse of the Year for 2022 – making his long-awaited return in the feature race – a…
Sha Tin preview, best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday, June 10
What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes Hong Kong racing heads to Sha Tin on Saturday afternoon with a very competitive 10-race program lined up. It’s a meeting with two races on the all-weather circuit, while the other eight will be run on the turf course with the rail in the C position. There are some scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast leading into the weekend, so keep…
Saturday’s Belmont Park best bets & quaddie tips | June 10, 2023
What Strickland Stakes Day Where Belmont Park Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:59am AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Western Australian Turf Club will host nine races out of Belmont Racecourse this Saturday afternoon, with the Listed Strickland Stakes to be the feature race. The track is currently rated a Heavy 8 and there isn’t much hope for the track to get any firmer with rain forecast on Friday and Saturday. The rail will go out to the +9m position for the entire…
Spirited bidding for Miki Montana
Talented mare Miki Montana has a new home after being snapped up for $47,000 last night. After winning six races and over $130,000 for trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan, Miki Montana was offered up on gavelhouse.com by Entain Australia boss Dean Shannon’s Montana Park. After spirited bidding she went for $47,000 to Canterbury-based Spreydon Lodge. Among the bidders was Australia’s Inter Dominion and multiple Group 1-winning trainer Jason Grimson. “A premium mare always attracts a premium price,” says Spreydon Lodge/ Nevele R Stud General Manager, Ged Mooar. The daughter…
Morphettville racing preview & best bets | Saturday, June 10
What Morphettville Parks Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:32am ACST Visit Ladbrokes For a second-straight week in Adelaide, racing is scheduled for the Parks track at Morphettville. Following plenty of rain in Adelaide during the week, we expect to be racing on a Soft 7 or Heavy 8, while the rail comes out 6m from the 1000m to the winning post and sits true the remainder. The first of nice races is set to jump at 11:32am…
Randwick racing tips, top odds & quaddie | June 10, 2023
What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads back to Royal Randwick this Saturday for a blockbuster 10-race program, and with 132 acceptors for the meeting, it’s sure to be a tricky card to dissect. The rail is out +3m the entire circuit, and with a drying forecast heading into race-day, we’re confident the current Soft 5 surface will be upgraded into the Good range. The first race is set to get…