It’s only natural for yearling managers to have their favourites when preparing for the sales, but it’s rare they get to call them their own. However, Wentwood Grange’s Brad Molander is an exception, and he is enjoying racing Zacinto gelding Good Brothers (NZ) with local trainer Chloe Cumming and a group of close friends and colleagues. “He was my favourite yearling that year and we took him over to Adelaide during COVID and had to go through quarantine coming back,” he said. Initially trained by Samantha Logan, Good Brothers had…
Month: August 2023
Belmont racing tips, value bets & quaddie picks | August 5, 2023
What Belmont Races Where Belmont Park Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, August 5, 2023 First Race 12:29pm AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Belmont Racecourse will once again play host to another competitive nine-race card this Saturday afternoon. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with no rain on the forecast we should be racing on a Good track for the first time in well over a month. The rail will be in the +6m position from the 1600m to 400m mark and in the +3m…
Queensland Racing Carnival
The Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, also known as the Queensland Racing Carnival, is the no.1 horse racing event in Queensland and features some outstanding talent. The Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival has been marketed as “Stradbroke Season” in recent years, in a nod to the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap that takes place during the carnival. Held throughout May and June each year, the Queensland Racing Carnival sees punters head to Eagle Farm and Doomben to watch feature races such as the Stradbroke Handicap, the Kingsford-Smith Cup, the Doomben 10,000, and the…
Murray Bridge racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, August 5
What Murray Bridge Races Where Murray Bridge Racing Club – 342 Brinkley Rd, Murray Bridge South SA 5253 When Saturday, August 5, 2023 First Race 12:02pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes Racing in South Australia heads to Murray Bridge on Saturday afternoon for a nine-race card kicking off at 12:02pm ACST. Showers are forecast for the region on Friday, so we expect to be on a Soft 5 or 6 come raceday, despite the deck coming up a Good 4 during the week. The rail sticks to the true position from the…
Up And Coming Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Up And Coming Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1300m The Up And Coming Stakes is a Group 3 race run under quality handicap conditions for three-year-olds and conducted by the Australian Turf Club (ATC). Over the years, the Up And Coming Stakes has been run at Warwick Farm, Kembla Grange, Rosehill (where it will be run in 2023) and Randwick. Since the inaugural edition of the Up…
Saturday’s Eagle Farm racing tips & quaddie | August 5, 2023
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, August 5, 2023 First Race 11:38am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Brisbane Racing Club will host a very competitive nine-race card out of Eagle Farm Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with no rain on the forecast for Friday and Saturday, we expect to be racing on a perfect Good 4 surface throughout the program. The rail will be in the +5m position for the entire circuit,…
Missile Stakes headlines Rosehill program
Hard Empire (right) caused a massive boilover in the 2022 Missile Stakes at Randwick. (Photo: Bet365/Twitter) The Group 2 $300,000 Missile Stakes – the first Group race of the 2022/23 Sydney metropolitan racing calendar – headlines the action at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday. The opening Saturday of the season also sees increases in prizemoney across the year from Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club, with minimum Saturday prizemoney increased to $160,000. This is in addition to increases to all Group and Listed races in NSW and increases to minimum…
San Domenico Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners San Domenico Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1100m The San Domenico Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Rosehill racecourse worth $250,000, and is traditionally run at the start of the racing season. The San Domenico is run for three-year-olds under set weights and penalties conditions, with most horses that have lofty spring aspirations kicking off their three-year-old campaign in this race. Since the inaugural running…
The Heath 1100 Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners The Heath 1100 Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $200,000 Distance: 1100m The Heath 1100 Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Caulfield Racecourse under set weights and penalty conditions. In 2023, The Heath 1100 Stakes is run for $200,000 and is restricted to horses aged four-years-old and older. Many a Group 1 superstar has taken out The Heath 1100 Stakes, with Redzel (2016), Ball Of Muscle (2018) and Masked Crusader…
Flemington races tips & quaddie | Saturday, August 5
What Flemington Races Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, August 5, 2023 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Feature racing returns to Flemington on Saturday afternoon with the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) headlining a bumper 10-race program. With up to 10mm of rain forecast on Friday, we expect to be racing on a track rated around a Soft 7, despite the current Soft 5 rating. The rail comes out 10m, but as always, Flemington should play fairly throughout. The action gets underway…