Top-flight targets await the talented Soldier Boy (NZ) (Proisir) if, as expected, he produces a bold showing at New Plymouth on Saturday. The son of Proisir will step out in the ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (1600m) with Kate Hercock again booked for the ride and the step up in distance will ideally suit the five-year-old. Off a five-month break, Soldier Boy resumed in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) and his eighth placing behind the winter marvel Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) didn’t tell the full story. “He was very unlucky and…
Month: August 2023
Ballarat betting tips & quaddie selections | Friday, August 18
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Friday, August 18, 2023 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes This Friday, for the second time this week, racing heads to the Ballarat synthetic track. An eight-race program is set to greet punters, with a typical winter’s day forecast. Being up on speed should be no disadvantage, but look for jockeys wanting to keep their mounts in clear air as much as possible to avoid kickback. Racing gets underway at 1pm AEST. Best Bet…
Strong field assembled for Quezette Stakes at Caulfield
Charm Stone will return as favourite in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes. (Photo: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) has attracted a near-capacity field of 15 three-year-old fillies to Caulfield this Saturday. Despite not being seen since finishing sixth in the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Sandown, Charm Stone from the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr barn has opened as a $3.70 favourite with online bookmakers for her first run as a three-year-old. The one-time Blue Diamond Stakes favourite has warmed up with a…
Little Brose to return in Group 3 Vain Stakes
Little Brose, ridden by Michael Dee, winning the 2022 Blue Diamond Stakes. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Saturday’s Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield Racecourse will mark the return of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose. Now a three-year-old, the colt has not been seen at the races since finishing eighth in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) on March 18. Little Brose is set to be part of a two-horse war over the sprint trip at Caulfield, with Godolphin’s Cylinder opening as an odds-on chance to return a…
Winx Stakes 2023 Field & Odds Update: Fangirl For Waller
The punters are coming for Chris Waller‘s autumn bridesmaid, Fangirl, to get back to Group 1 winning form when she kicks off her spring campaign in the $1 million Winx Stakes 2023 this weekend in Sydney. The Chris Waller-trained Fangirl (pink silks) is out to go one better than her second in last year’s race when she kicks off in Saturday’s 2023 Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo: Steve Hart. Royal Randwick hosts the season’s opening elite level with a quality field of Group 1 horses doing battle in this year’s…
Show County Quality attracts 10 runners
Extremely Lucky will debut for the Chris Waller stable in the Show County Quality at Randwick on Saturday. The Group 3 Show County Quality has attracted a 10-horse field at Randwick this Saturday afternoon, with the Chris Waller-trained Extremely Lucky heading the market with most bookmakers. The recently acquired five-year-old gelding will be making his stable debut after he was transferred from the Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea yard earlier this year. Stablemate Zougotcha will also return on Saturday; however, the Waller team has accepted for both the Show County…
Waller, Neasham runners dominate Premier’s Cup field
Fawkner Park will be looking to go one better in the Premier’s Cup after finishing second in the Prelude a fortnight ago. (Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au) With a full field of 16 runners expected to go around in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (ATC) at Randwick this Saturday, Chris Waller and Annabel Neasham dominate the field with nine of the runners hailing from the two stables. Neasham has accepted with a few of her European imports, with the progressive Fawkner Park leading the pack after finishing second in the Premier’s Cup Prelude…
Cranbourne racecourse
Cranbourne Turf Club has been a major country racing venue in Victoria since commencing operations in 1867. Since 2012, Cranbourne Racecourse has been a central element of Victoria’s summer racing series, giving the likes of Moonee Valley a break from its rigorous use throughout a racing season. These Friday evening meetings make up a big portion of Cranbourne’s race-days throughout the calendar year, with a total of 23 race meetings scheduled to take place at the track, located south-east of Melbourne city. The Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m) is considered the…
Zougotcha heads Toy Show Quality field at Randwick
Zougotcha will carry the top weight in Saturday’s Toy Show Quality at Randwick. The Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) has drawn an excellent field of 12 fillies and mares looking to add some back type to their resumes at Randwick this Saturday. Zougotcha is at the top of the bill with 58.5kg after taking out the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) as a three-year-old and finishing in the top half of the field in the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap (1600m). North Star Lass and Cinderella Days are set…
Kango to race in Australia before New Zealand Cup campaign
By Michael Guerin One of the giant killers of pacing is heading to Victoria to prepare for the New Zealand Cup. Cambridge pacer Kango and his trotting stablemate Virginia Clowers will travel together to Victoria for trainer Arna Donnelly. “I think it is a really good way for him to have good, consistent racing with some good stakes,” says Donnelly “So he will head over soon and if he is racing well in a month or six weeks he could contest the Victoria Cup (October 14) but even if he…