Month: August 2023

Pennyweka winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Photo: Race Images – Peter Rubery Oaks heroine Pennyweka has returned a bigger and stronger animal in the eyes of trainer Jim Wallace and he is looking forward to tackling some big spring assignments with the now four-year-old. The daughter of Satono Aladdin was a standout filly last season, winning three of her nine starts, including the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m). She also placed in the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m),…

Jeffrey Pendlebury is Sydney’s longest-serving rails bookmaker and is the founder of Pendlebury Bet, a relatively new horse racing bookmaker. Our PendleburyBet review will run you through everything you need to know about the Pendlebury family’s online betting service. Pendlebury Bet is looking to become a leading horse racing, greyhound racing, and harness racing betting site that provides a boutique racing service to punters in Australia. Under Jeff’s leadership, Pendlebury Bet has become one of the most respected and reputable racing bookmakers in Australia. Unlike a majority of their rivals,…

Last Saturday, we had the first Group races of the 2023/24 season, with the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap being run at Flemington and the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Rosehill. Those meetings in Melbourne and Sydney both unearthed horses to follow heading into the spring, as did the Eagle Farm races in Brisbane. Flemington Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: +10m entire circuit Race 4: Benchmark 84 Handicap (1410m) | Time: 1:23.59 Horse to follow: Impending Shadow (8th) The Gwenda Johnstone-trained Impending Shadow may have only finished eighth at…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Furious Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: September 2, 2023 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1200m The Furious Stakes is a Group 2 event held annually at Randwick Racecourse as part of the Princess Series for three-year-old fillies. In 2023, the Furious Stakes is run for $300,000, over 1200m with it next due to be run on September 2, 2023, which is Chelmsford Stakes day. Following the Silver Shadow Stakes, the Furious Stakes is the second leg…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners The Run To The Rose Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023 Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1200m The The Run To The Rose is a Group 2 race run under set weights and penalty conditions for three-year-olds and is held at Rosehill Gardens, boasting a prize pool of $250,000. The Run To The Rose will next be run on September 9, 2023. Since its inception in 2003, The Run To The Rose has been…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Concorde Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $500,000 Distance: 1000m The Concorde Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Randwick racecourse in early September each year and the race boasts a prize pool of $500,000. The Concorde Stakes is run over 1000m and under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for open class horses. After being exclusively run at Rosehill from 1990 to 2010, the Concorde Stakes was held at…

The Dick Leech-trained Write Your Name seals victory in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) at Fannie Bay on Monday with long-time Top End jockey Paul Shiers finally claiming his first win in the NT’s biggest race. Trainer Dick Leech and jockey Paul Shiers were the toast of Fannie Bay on Monday when they combined to win the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) with Write Your Name. For Leech, who claimed his first-ever NT trainers’ premiership last season, victory followed the win by Early Crow in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on…

Horse Racing on Tuesday, August 8 will feature four 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 Hawkesbury. Tuesday Racing Tips – August 8, 2023 Hawkesbury 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 August 8, 2023 check out our…

Warsaw winning at Ruakaka on Saturday. Photo: Race Images A fortunate encounter at Karaka led Chris Gibbs the way of Warsaw, who is proving himself to be a sound investment. The son of Vadamos finished third in last season’s Group 3 Avondale Guineas (2100m) off the back of a maiden success, and on his home track at Ruakaka on Saturday he doubled his winning tally. Spelled after a troubled run when unplaced in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), Warsaw resumed in outstanding fashion when he accounted for his…