Month: July 2023

Butler will head to Te Rapa on Saturday to ready for some looming stakes targets. Photo: Trish Dunell Butler is guaranteed to start a short-priced favourite in the open handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday, but trainer Allan Sharrock isn’t under-estimating the threat posed by his well-performed stablemate. The highly regarded son of Showcasing will be at cramped odds, in which he will take on model professional Justaskme, with stakes targets around the corner for the pair. The winner of six of his 15 starts, Butler endured a horror four…

What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, July 8, 2023 First Race 11am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) headlines a stacked 10-race program at Royal Randwick this Saturday. The rail is out +9m from the 1000m marker to the winning post, while the remainder of the course will sit out +7m. At the time of writing, the track condition is classified as a Soft 5; however, with some drying days heading into the weekend, we’ll be doing the form…

OddsBookmakersNewsFieldPast Winners Linlithgow Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, November 4, 2024 Location: Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Queensland Prize Money: $500,000 Distance: 1400m The Linlithgow Stakes, registered as the TAB Stakes since 2014, is a Group 2 race held at Flemington annually on VRC Derby Day during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. It is run under Handicap conditions and covers a distance of 1400m. The inaugural running of the race took place in 1868, with Gulnare emerging as the victor. As of 2023, the Linlithgow Stakes carries a prizemoney pool…

What Gawler Races Where Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club – Barnet Rd, Evanston SA 5116 When Saturday, July 8, 2023 First Race 11:32am ACST Visit Ladbrokes For just the second time this year, metropolitan racing in South Australia heads to Gawler on a Saturday afternoon. The track has come up a Soft 7, and with showers forecast in the lead-up, it is hard to see the track receiving an upgrade. The rail returns to the true position for the first time since April 25, while racing commences at 11:32am ACST.…

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, July 8, 2023 First Race 11:43am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Doomben Racecourse will play host to a very competitive nine-race program this Saturday afternoon. The track is currently rated a Soft 7 due to a deluge in the Brisbane area earlier in the week, but with no more rain on the forecast, we should begin the meeting on a Soft 5 at worst. The rail will be in the +1m position for the entire circuit, with…

What Sir John Monash Stakes Day Where Caulfield Racecourse – 22 Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Saturday, July 8, 2023 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Feature racing returns to Caulfield on Saturday afternoon as the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes headlines a bumper nine-race program. With clear skies forecast in the leadup, we expect to be racing on a Soft 5, despite the track coming up a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances. Sir John Monash Stakes Day is set to commence at 11:50am AEST,…

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC)’s mandatory pre-race veterinary checks throughout the 2023 Winter Racing Carnival have been hailed a success, with 173 horses vetted and all Group 1 and 2YO Stakes runners racing without incident. More than 1,000 horses ran in 90 southeast Queensland races during this year’s carnival, where QRIC introduced the new proactive animal welfare initiative, requiring pre-race veterinary checks for all Group 1 and 2YO stakes runners, as well as Battle of the Bush runners. QRIC Chief Steward of Thoroughbreds Josh Adams said this is the…

NT apprentice Jade Hampson suffered back fractures after her mount Glacier Grey fell at Darwin last weekend. (Picture: Caroline Camilleri – Darwin Photography Professionals) She escaped serious injury following a fall at Fannie Bay, but leading NT apprentice Jade Hampson will miss the Darwin Cup Carnival. Hampson was riding Glacier Grey in the opening race last Saturday for Alice Springs trainer Paul Gardner when her mount buckled at the 650m when sitting outside eventual winner Magnolia Rose in second place. The teenager became unbalanced and was dislodged, with the four-year-old…

Trainer Jason Manning and partner Vanessa Arnott, who piloted Noir De Rue to an extraordinary win in the ROANT Gold Cup (1300m) in Darwin last Saturday, with the spoils in the Fannie Bay mounting yard. (Picture: Caroline Camilleri/Darwin Photography Professionals) Trainer Jason Manning is still floating on cloud nine after Noir De Rue’s remarkable win last weekend, but his focus now centres on the $75,000 Darwin Guineas (1600m). The feature race for the three-year-olds, which has attracted a competitive field, takes place at Fannie Bay on Saturday – Day 1…

Sigh, ridden by Laura Lafferty, wins the Stableline Sprint at Flemington on May 20, 2023 (Picture: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Sigh will look to make it three-straight wins and an undefeated prep when she runs in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The top betting sites had her as favourite for the Listed Santa Ana Lane Series Final last week, but trainer Peter Moody removed her from that race so as to give her an extra week to freshen for this weekend’s assignment. Coming back from…