Month: June 2023

Long-serving club member Craig Trezise was elected Chairperson of the Darwin Turf Club at this week’s annual general meeting. Darwin Turf Club has announced current Board member Craig Trezise as its new Chairperson after this week’s annual general meeting held at Fannie Bay. Trezise, a long-time member of the Darwin Turf Club, joined the Board back in May 2022. He paid special mention of the efforts of previous Chairperson Richard O’Sullivan and added that he is looking forward to working with current and newly appointed Board members in facilitating further…

Mark Pegus, the Victorian-based trainer and jockey based in Stawell, will spend the next few months in the Northern Territory and will once again be on deck in Darwin and Alice Springs this weekend. Victorian jockey Mark Pegus has spent time riding in the Northern Territory in the past and he is currently back riding in Darwin and Alice Springs. Considering he is also a trainer these days, Pegus headed north with a few horses as well. Pegus, victorious on General Market in the 2007 Darwin Cup for trainer Michael…

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, June 4, 2023 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes Hong Kong racing heads back to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon with a slight change from the regular 10-race program. It’s a new start time of 4pm HKT due to humid conditions expected over the next two months. We’ve got two Group 3 features headlining the card, with the Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) and Sha Tin Vase (1200m) seeing some…

What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Sunday, June 4, 2023 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The weekend of racing in Victoria comes to a close with an eight-race program scheduled for Geelong Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Up to 5mm of rain is forecast for Saturday, so we don’t expect to see any improvement on the current Soft 5 track rating. The rail comes out 2m from the 1700m-800m, while it is out 4m the remainder of the track. We kick off…

Renaissance Woman wins the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) in the hands of Josh Parr. Photo Credit: Grant Peters Leading Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is hoping to get one up over his old mates from Cambridge at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The expat Kiwi, who is currently fifth on the Sydney Trainer’s Premiership, will saddle in-form filly Renaissance Woman in Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. With the scratching on Thursday of chief rival Fireburn, Renaissance Woman is now atop markets for the Oaks. Baker was looking…

It is the first week of winter and that means two things in a racing sense…rain-affected tracks and spring is near! Group 1 racing in Brisbane continues this weekend with the Group 1 Queensland Oaks headlining proceedings at Eagle Farm, while there is plenty of winners to be found around the country! Today, the Punt Drunk boffins discuss Gary Portelli’s disdain at Fireburn’s scratching and whether South Australian racing needs an injection of funds! Portelli far from impressed with Fireburn scratching Trainer Gary Portelli in happier times. It isn’t very…