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Month: August 2023
Ballarat betting tips & quaddie selections | Monday, August 7
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Monday, August 7, 2023 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to the synthetic track at Ballarat for the second time in three days with a competitive seven-race program set down for decision. Clear skies are forecast, so we anticipate the track to play fairly throughout the day on Monday. The first race is set to jump at 1:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Ballarat: Khangai The Michael Kent-trained Khangai fought on well when…
Bold Mac goes back-to-back
Three weeks after winning in Benchmark 88 grade at Randwick, Kiwi-bred gelding Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) stepped up in class and delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s A$160,000 Petaluma Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) at Rosehill. The six-year-old completed a winning double on the opening Saturday of the Sydney season for champion expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller, who had previously saddled Ivan’s Hero (Holler) to win the Vale John Duggan Handicap (1400m) earlier in the afternoon. After settling in midfield, Bold Mac’s big white blaze quickly became prominent…
Happy Star primed for Grand National Hurdles defence
Happy Star on his way to winning at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Outstanding hurdler Happy Star showed he was at peak fitness to defend his Hospitality NZ Grand National Hurdles (4200m) crown next weekend when he cruised away to win the traditional lead-up event at Riccarton on Saturday, the Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m). With leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin in the saddle, the Kevin Myers-trained eight-year-old cruised along in front throughout and despite a slight glitch when he got in too close to the fence…
I Am Me makes every post a winner in Group 2 Missile Stakes
I Am Me raced away with the Group 2 Missile Stakes. Photo: Steve Hart The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace training combination have continued their amazing winter carnival success as I Am Me returned a dominant winner in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. I Am Me ($2.80) and Big Parade ($4) both turned for home in contention for victory, with the former able to sprint away with the prize. This left Dragonstone ($26) chasing on a three-wide line, while the Deepour ($18) and Argentia ($19) fought…
Belardo Boy claims Group 3 Winter Cup
Belardo Boy winning the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m). Photo: Race Images South Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy claimed the first stakes race of the new season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton. The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old had been blocked for a run when finishing seventh in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at his last start, but more than made up for that dose of ill-luck with a sparkling performance in the hands of Irishman Joe Doyle. Doyle had…
Verona roars back into winning form
New Zealand-bred mare Verona (NZ) (Belardo) turned her form around in emphatic style at Rosehill on Saturday, charging home from last to score a runaway win in the A$160,000 Schweppes Handicap (2400m). The daughter of Belardo proved herself against some of the best of her generation as a three-year-old, headed by a win in the Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick in April of last year. She had previously measured up against strong age-group company in New Zealand too, finishing fourth in the Gr.2 Royal Stakes (2000m), fourth in the…
Belardo Boy strikes in Winter Cup
Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) claimed the first stakes race of the new racing season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton. The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old had been blocked for a run when finishing seventh in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at his last start, but more than made up for that dose of ill-luck with a sparkling performance in the hands of Irishman Joe Doyle. Doyle had Belardo Boy settled nicely on the fence in the…
Myers team on song at Riccarton
Outstanding hurdler Happy Star (NZ) (Fabulous) showed he was at peak fitness to defend his Hospitality NZ Grand National Hurdles (4200m) crown next weekend when he cruised away to win the traditional lead-up event at Riccarton on Saturday, the Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m). With leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin in the saddle, the Kevin Myers-trained eight-year-old cruised along in front throughout and despite a slight glitch when he got in too close to the fence entering the back straight, he never looked like surrendering the lead. Carrying the clear…
Crocetti continues winning ways
Exciting galloper Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) put his name to the forefront for the upcoming three-year-old features with a convincing return to racing at Ruakaka. The flashy son of Zacinto had created quite an impression in his only start as two-year-old, winning by over three lengths at Pukekohe back in February for owner and co-breeder Daniel Nakhle before being put aside for a decent break by trainers Danny Walker and Arron Tata. A comfortable win over 800m at the Cambridge trials last month fitted him for his return on Saturday and…