Month: July 2023

The Gary Clarke-trained Playoffs sealing the Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) during the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival at Fannie Bay. (Picture: Caroline Camilleri – Darwin Photography Professionals) Leading NT trainer Gary Clarke is well aware that success in the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday can lead to extra benefits down the track. It’s the feature on Day 2 of the Darwin Cup Carnival and recent history suggests that the winner of the race is capable of saluting in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) on the first…

Horse Racing on Friday, July 14 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 meetings at Geelong & Mackay. Friday Racing Tips – July 14, 2023 Geelong Racing Tips Mackay 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…

Urban Myth will contest the Winter Championship Final (1600m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are happy to take their shot at a rare winter feature race double. The Kingsclere Stables training partnership will head to Ruakaka with two runners on Saturday, with Urban Myth in the Winter Championship Final (1600m) and Tough Test Harry in the 3YO Winter Championship Final (1600m), both as favourites with online bookmakers. It’s a stable that doesn’t have a lot of runners through winter, perhaps best…

Hacksaw Ridge will contest the Novara Park Whyte Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) JJ Rayner will head to Trentham with two strong chances and events on Saturday will determine whether she ventures further afield with the pair next month. The Wanganui trainer will be represented by pre-post favourite Hacksaw Ridge and Lord Spencer, who also heads the early market for the Maiden Hurdle (2500m). The sparingly raced Hacksaw Ridge holds a nomination for the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on…

Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer, who has won the Darwin Cup on three occasions, kicked off the 2023 Darwin Carnival with a win last weekend and has two runners in the Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer could have three runners in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) at Fannie Bay on August 7. Dyer, who made his first Top End trip in 2008, will most likely see Kaonic and Mohican Heights contest the NT’s biggest race, but Hettinger has entered the equation. The four-year-old…

What Darwin Races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Saturday, July 15, 2023 First Race 1:48pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes After an outstanding 10-race program last Saturday to launch the 2023 Darwin Cup Carnival, we have seven races this weekend and a potential Darwin Cup winner might be on deck as Write Your Name steps out in the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at weight-for-age. It will once again be sunny on Saturday – only 0.8mm of rain has fallen in Darwin since April…

Hurry Cane will contest the Wellington Hurdle (3400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Grant Matthew (Race Images Palmerston North) Hurry Cane tested his jumping talents against the best in Australia earlier this year and he has returned to New Zealand in search of an elusive prestige jumps scalp. Trainer Raymond Connors transferred the Group Three performer to the care of Warrnambool conditioner Symon Wilde in April for whom he had mixed results in his four starts across the Tasman. The 10-year-old gelding won second-up at Pakenham in a two-mile steeplechase…