Month: July 2023

Golden Path impresses with Flemington triumph

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Golden Path winning the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Progressive three-year-old Golden Path ran out a dominant winner of the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday as the Kiwi import made it two wins from three starts. The gelded son of Belardo was an impressive debut winner at Pakenham in late May for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr before finishing runner-up behind Hard To Cross when not handling the dip at Sandown last-start. Allowed to stride forward from…

Sword Point claims Hong Kong Reunification Cup for Lor, Purton

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Sword Point takes the Hong Kong Reunification Cup at Sha Tin. Sword Point has crowned an impressive Hong Kong debut season with emphatic victory in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (2000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, shunting Zac Purton closer to eclipsing Joao Moreira’s record for the most wins in a single campaign. Contesting his 10th race this season, Frankie Lor-trained Sword Point claimed a HK$1 million PP Bonus with his second win in the jurisdiction, boosting his earnings to HK$9.45 million as Purton continued a relentless…

Jubilant Fannin wins local features

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Hometown lad Shaun Fannin was full of emotion at Hastings racecourse on Saturday after attaining a lifelong dream of winning the Hawke’s Bay Hurdle and Steeplechase double. The two prestige jumps races had previously eluded the Champion Jumps Jockey and he was overjoyed to snare the coveted jumping scalps. Fannin started the day off well when guiding the Kevin Myers-trained Happy Star (NZ) (Fabulous) to a convincing six-length victory in the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdles (3100m). He then partnered $1.80 favourite West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) to…

Another victory for Dream Winner

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New Zealand-bred three-year-old Dream Winner (NZ) (Exosphere) maintained his perfect record when recording a comfortable victory in the Class Three Riding High Together Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. The Frankie Lor trained son of Exosphere made it three wins from three starts, lumping a big weight under Vincent Ho. Sent off the $1.20 favourite, Dream Winner settled just off a strong speed set by Super Axiom and Cheval Valiant before coasting to a two-length victory. “He’s a nice horse. I will put him away for next season –…

Jumps jockey gets first win as owner

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Jumps jockey Nick Downs had a day to remember on Saturday, scoring wins as both a jockey and an owner. The Waikato-based hoop kicked off the day in style when riding Country Bumpkin (NZ) (St Reims) to victory in the Birchleigh Polo Club Maiden Hurdle (2500m) at Hastings for trainer Niall Quinn. “It was a great run from Country Bumpkin,” Downs said. “I was expecting him to jump a little bit better, but he came home well, I had a nice hold of him. I was quite comfortable down the…

Leedox back in the winners circle

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The Andrew Forsman-trained Leedox (NZ) (Time Test) scored his first win in just over a year when triumphant in the 15 July ITM/GIB Northern Winter Championships (1400m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Time Test was victorious in the Listed Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at just his second start last May and his connections were pleased to see him back in winning form. Leedox settled midfield for jockey Kozzi Asano and he elected to take the shortest way home down the home straight where Leedox picked up his…

Spirit of St Louis continues remarkable winning run

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By Adam Hamilton Another win from Grand Circuit star Spirit Of St Louis headlined a big night for Team McCarthy across two states last night. Spirit Of St Louis narrowly but very impressively won the 2300m free-for-all at Menangle for driver Jack Callaghan to signal he would be a major player when he heads to Albion Park for the Group 1 double– Sunshine Sprint and Blacks A Fake – in coming weeks. It took a brilliant Callaghan drive to land the one-one and all of Spirit Of St Louis’ class…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 2, 2023

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Horse Racing on Sunday, July 2 will feature nine 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 Warrnambool. Sunday Racing Tips – July 2, 2023 Warrnambool 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 2, 2023 check out our…

Noir De Rue’s amazing win, Darwin apprentice suffers another fall

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Darwin trainer Jason Manning and partner Vanessa Arnott, a leading Top End jockey, pictured celebrating a win during the Darwin Cup Carnival, pulled off an extraordinary win in the ROANT Gold Cup (1300m) on Saturday. With a withering burst of speed, Noir De Rue produced a spectacular late finish to win the $30,000 ROANT Gold Cup (1300m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday. In a performance that mirrored Kiwi in the 1983 Melbourne Cup, the Jason Manning-trained gelding enhanced his Darwin Cup (2050m) prospects with a breathtaking victory. Easily 15 lengths…