Wheeler looking forward to home meeting

John Wheeler has good reasons to be looking forward to his home meeting on Saturday with the Taranaki trainer to be represented by an in-form quartet of runners. Tsunami, Zeefa Zed and Zivjeli are last-start winners while lightly tried filly Tiger Lily has made an encouraging start to her career and looks on the verge of a breakthrough success. “They are on top of their games and should all be thereabouts,” Wheeler said. He is also bullish about ending the current season on a high on Saturday week with his…

gavelhouse.com Waikato Stallion Parade date change

Originally to be held on 26 and 27 August, the Waikato Stallion Parade weekend will now be held a week earlier on 19 and 20th of August. Hosted by the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and sponsored by gavelhouse.com, the parade will visit nine farms and showcase 39 stallions. No preregistration is required and lunch will be provided at Rich Hill Stud on the Saturday and Windsor Park Stud on the Sunday. All enquires can be directed to Scott Calder via 027 616 4235. Saturday August 19th…

Sunday’s Sale racing preview & quaddie tips | July 23, 2023

What Sale Races Where Sale Turf Club – 1227 Maffra-Sale Rd, Sale VIC 3850 When Sunday, July 23, 2023 First Race 11:45am AEST Visit Ladbrokes A competitive eight-race program is set down for decision at Sale Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Despite the track being rated a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, a clear forecast means we should be racing on a Soft 5 or potentially even a Good 4. The day of racing is set to start at 11:45am AEST, with the rail out 3m the entire circuit.…

Phil Cole chasing Darwin Double with Tubthumper in NT Derby

Victorious trainer Phil Cole with wife Rhonda and apprentice Emma Lines, who rode three-year-old filly Tubthumper to victory in the Darwin Guineas (1600m) at Fannie Bay earlier this month, celebrating with the spoils. Phil Cole a big day on Wednesday with three winners, and now the Darwin trainer has his fingers crossed that Tubthumper can deliver in the $135,000 NT Derby (2050m) on Saturday. The filly, who has only had eight career starts, is among the leading hopes in the three-year-old feature after winning the $75,000 Darwin Guineas (1600m) at…

Savatoxl to clash with Syncline on Darwin return

Savatoxl, pictured winning The Goodwood at Morphettville in 2021, is set to run at Fannie Bay in Darwin this weekend. (Picture: Atkins Photography) Savatoxl will step out at Fannie Bay on Saturday when he makes his long-awaited return to Darwin racing. It has been three years since the horse, who many argue is the best to hail from the NT, has appeared in the tropics. The seven-year-old gelding from Alice Springs, trained and part-owned by Will Savage, will feature over 1200m at weight-for-age level on Day 4 of the Darwin…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 21, 2023

Horse Racing on Friday, July 21 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 Donald. Friday Racing Tips – July 21, 2023 Donald 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 July 21, 2023 check out our…

O’Reilly going for three peat in Darren DeFilippi Memorial Trot

by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk The Darren DeFilippi Memorial Trot is the race every junior driver wants to win more than any other. And tonight Sarah O’Reilly is gunning for a hat-trick of victories with southern trotter Gift Card, following on from her successes in the past two years with Fighting Fire and The Bloss. “I’ve been very lucky and very honoured to win it.” A highly promising young horseman, Darren DeFilippi died in a car crash in 1995, at just 19 years old. Tonight will be the…

New Plymouth NZ racing tips & quaddie picks | Saturday, 22/7/23

What New Plymouth Races Where New Plymouth Raceaay – New Plymouth Raceway 1 Rogan Street, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand When Saturday, July 22, 2023 First Race 12:30pm NZST Visit Ladbrokes The North Island of New Zealand is hosting another race meeting on Saturday and it’s being held at New Plymouth an eight race program being runon what willbe a heavy surface with showers forecast on the day. The first race begins at 12.30pm (NZST). New Plymouth Best Bet: Uraskyfullastars Uraskyfullastars in Race Eight is our best bet of the…

Aardie’s Addington return – “she is ready to race”

By Michael Guerin A handicap race in the middle of winter may seem a strange assignment for one of the forgotten excitement machines of New Zealand racing to resume her career in but Aardie’s Express has simply run out of trials rivals to keep her ticking over. The winner of eight of her nine career starts has been sidelined since last September but returns off a 30m handicap in tonight’s $15,000 main pace at Addington. “We detected a small fracture in her cannon bone last year but we were lucky…