Month: July 2023

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, July 12, 2023 First Race 6:45pm HKT (8:45pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes Hong Kong racing heads to Happy Valley for the final time in the 2022/23 season this Wednesday evening. The rail is in the B position, and with a favourable forecast we should be racing on a Good 4 surface. The first of nine races is scheduled to get underway at 6:45pm HKT (8:45pm AEST). Best Bet: Seasons Wit Seasons Wit’s…

John Allen celebrates aboard Ruthless Dame having won the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes. Photo: Racing SA Starting this weekend, there will be a significant increase in prize money for almost all South Australian races, as confirmed by Racing SA with a total of $7.4 million in increases. This decision follows the recent announcement by SA’s Labor Government to double the industry’s funding from the Point of Consumption tax, raising it from 10% to 20% over the next four years. The most notable boost will be seen in Saturday metropolitan…

Cavalry (formerly Tutukaka) winning on debut in Singapore. Photo: Singapore Turf Club Former New Zealand-trained galloper Cavalry got his Singapore career off to a winning start when he kicked clear to score comfortably in a Class 3 1400m race at Kranji on Saturday for new trainer Michael Clements. Previously known as Tutukaka, the Tavistock gelding was a dual stakes-winner for Tony Pike and changed hands in a deal brokered by bloodstock agent Bevan Smith. Now raced by the King Power Stable, the three-time winner arrived in Singapore in April. He…

Crouch winning at Awapuni on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Football has been a big part of Awapuni trainer Mike Breslin’s life and that has continued in racing through the naming of his horses. The son of former New Zealand footballer Paddy Breslin, Mike has always had a fascination with the sport and was himself a representative player. “My father was New Zealand footballer of the year back in the early seventies, I played myself and had a few years in the national league before I retired…

OddsBookmakersNewsFieldPast Winners Wakeful Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, November 4, 2024 Location: Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Queensland Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 2000m The Wakeful Stakes is held at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and is a Group 2 race specifically designed for three-year-old fillies, with it worth $300,000. Covering a distance of 2000m, the Wakeful Stakes was inaugurated in 1932 and won by Protea. The Wakeful Stakes pays homage to the legendary mare, Wakeful, who achieved remarkable success in numerous principal races during the early years of…

Promising filly Uraskyfullastars continued her winning ways at Awapuni on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Uraskyfullastars continued to shine at Awapuni on Saturday. It was the second win from just three starts for the daughter of Tarzino, having placed on debut after a luckless run. “She should have won her first start, she got held up behind a slow one, but she duly obliged in her next start,” trainer Robbie Patterson said. “Yesterday was an incredible performance. Gryllsy (Craig Grylls, jockey) said she never handled the track…

Zac Purton overtakes Joao Moreira’s record with Magic Supreme’s victory. Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s towering Hong Kong career record for the most wins by a jockey after surpassing Joao Moreira’s mark for the most victories in a single season at Sha Tin on Sunday. Further cementing his status among Hong Kong horseracing’s galaxy of stars, Purton eclipsed Moreira’s 2016/17 record of 170 wins from 710 rides with a quartet. Purton drew level on 170 with his 689th ride with success on David Hall-trained Ka Ying…

What Wagga Races Where Murrumbidgee Turf Club – Travers St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 When Tuesday, July 11, 2023 First Race 12:40pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to the Riverina region of NSW on Tuesday afternoon as Wagga Wagga plays host to a competitive seven-race program. The rail is out +8m from the 1400m marker to winning post, and while the course is listed as a Heavy 10 at the time at writing, drying conditions should lead to an upgrade into the Soft range by the opening race at 12:40pm…