Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Field & Odds Update: Think About It Favourite

Kingsford Smith Cup winner Think About It continues to dominate betting on Saturday’s Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) after drawing ideally in gate 12 for Queensland’s richest race. Hawaii Five Oh presents as a danger in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap field in Brisbane on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap field features a capacity line-up of Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival hopefuls facing off for $3 million in prize money for the first time. The Eagle Farm feature is set to draw huge crowds of racing fans…

1.5 million reasons for Sires’ Stakes eligibility as July payments loom

Breeders and owners looking to maximise the value of their bloodstock investments have until July 1st to stake their progeny with foal nomination and yearling sustaining payments for Series 42 & 41 now due with the New Zealand Sires’ Stakes Board. Nomination and sustaining payments will also be taken for the time honoured Nevele R Fillies Series, Caduceus Club Fillies Series along with 3YO sustaining payments. Whether you are taking your bloodstock to the NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales or retaining with a view to racing, there are $1.5 million worth…

Darwin Cup winner Highly Decorated retired after injury setback

Highly Decorated, pictured winning the 2021 Darwin Cup, will not be seen on the racetrack again. Sadly, the NT racing public has seen the last of 2021 Darwin Cup winner Highly Decorated. The six-year-old gelding was set to return at the 2023 Darwin Cup Carnival for his first start since suffering a tendon injury when Fannie Bay hosted Adelaide River Cup Day last year. The son of Epaulette was sent straight back to South Australia for platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy at the Morphettville Equine Clinic in late June. It was…

Geall unearths new ‘Diamonds’

Two home-grown Melbourne Cup triumphs – My Redeemer (2018) and Koblenz (2021) – highlight champion Lara trainer David Geall’s phenomenal record as a breeder. That success has translated into the Sportsbet Pink Diamond during the first two series. Koblenz won the Rookie Sprinter Final in 2021, while the recently-retired Ferdinand Boy ran third in the inaugural Champion Short Course before claiming the Champion Sprinter title last year. “We’ve been fortunate to win a final with Koblenz the first year and then the big one with Ferdinand Boy last year,” Geall…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 7, 2023

Horse Racing on Wednesday, June 7 will feature six 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 Canterbury, Sale & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday Racing Tips – June 7, 2023 Canterbury Racing Tips Sale Racing Tips Happy Valley 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…

Te Akau Racing set for Cranbourne move

Te Akau Racing’s Champion Trainer Mark Walker is looking forward to the new challenge of training in Australia. Photo: Trish Dunell As one door closes, another opens – that is the case for New Zealand’s leading stable, Te Akau Racing, this week. Fresh off the news that they will be forced to close the doors on their Singapore barn next year when racing will cease in the Asian jurisdiction, Te Akau announced they will expand into Australia, with the opening of a Cranbourne stable. “This is a milestone for Te…

Wewillrock primed for stable debut

Wewillrock will contest the Listed Bob Charley Stakes (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Wewillrock will be given an opportunity to add to his stakes record when the four-year-old steps out at Randwick on Saturday. The talented son of El Roca will make his second Australian appearance in the Listed Bob Charley Stakes (1100m) and his first start from John O’Shea’s stable on his now adopted home course. Wewillrock and stablemate Herself were sent to Sydney by Hastings conditioner Guy Lowry and the former finished runner-up at Rosehill…

Mixed news for Herlihy’s two gun trotters

By Michael Guerin Trainer Tony Herlihy has swapped one trotting star with a pedal bone fracture for another as his two top trotters have passed like ships in the night at his stables. Bolt For Brilliance is now back in work with the northern horseman after missing six months because a pedal bone fracture suffered during the Inter Dominions in Victoria in December. But eerily around the same time he was coming back to the stable after recovering from his pedal bone injury, Herlihy’s other Harness Jewels winner Double Delight…

Gosford betting preview, best bets & quaddie picks | Thursday, 8/6/23

What Gosford Races Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Thursday, June 8, 2023 First Race 12:00pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Provincial racing heads to Gosford on Thursday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program lined up for punters to sink their teeth into. The rail is out +3m between the 1100m to 300m and sits in the true position for the remainder of the circuit. The course is listed as a Soft 5 currently and we’re expecting it to stay around that range with light…

Te Akau Establishes Australian Stable

Te Akau Racing will establish an operation in Victoria. Te Akau Principal David Ellis CNZM confirmed that the Cranbourne Turf Club’s world-class training centre will be home to Te Akau Racing Australia. “This is a milestone for Te Akau, for our team, and especially for our owners – having an operation in Australia has massive appeal for them,” Ellis said.  “Our stable in Australia will provide opportunities for horses that are showing promise in New Zealand, to perform in one of the most competitive racing jurisdictions in the world.” An…