Month: September 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 24, 2023

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Horse Racing on Sunday, September 24 will feature eight 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 Bathurst, Flemington & Sha Tin. Sunday Racing Tips – September 24, 2023 Bathurst Racing Tips Flemington Racing Tips Sha Tin 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…

Back from Queensland, Emma Lines seals winning treble at Darwin

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Darwin apprentice Emma Lines, who rode a winning treble at Fannie Bay on Saturday, celebrates with her master and leading NT trainer Phil Cole and her mother Rosa Lines. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) Fresh from a successful campaign in outback Queensland, Darwin apprentice Emma Lines made a triumphant return to Fannie Bay on Saturday with a winning treble. The 17-year-old got the cash for her master Phil Cole aboard Plague Stone (+1900) and Soul Spirit (+320 eq fav) before celebrating on Madame Romanov (+1000) for trainer Tayarn Halter.…

Group 1 goals for impressive Winton winner Captain Tom

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By Jonny Turner A smarter and stronger Captain Tom showed he is ready to return to top-level racing when scoring a fresh up win at Winton on Saturday. The three-year-old cruised away from a hardy bunch of rivals to score an impressive win in his first race day outing since May. Always an immense talent, Captain Tom showed improved ringcraft in his return for trainer Alister Black and driver Williamson. Those manners should prove a vital asset when Captain Tom has another crack at Group 1 level next month. “He…

Oscar tough to bowl in feature trot at Motukarara

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By Jonny Turner The scratching of two-time defending champion Mataderos means its advantage Purdon in the Group Three D G Jones Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup. Mark and Nathan Purdon will return their star trotter Oscar Bonavena to racing in the 2810m staying test while Michael Purdon lines up the in-form Mystic Max. All Stars trainer Mark Purdon has conceded that Oscar Bonavena will benefit from having his first race since May, but as the only Group 1 winner in the field the seven-year-old must go close on class alone. Oscar…

Selections | Motukarara

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Jonny Turner’s selections for Motukarara today.              Race   Jonny TurnerRacing Journalist  Race 112.30pm 4 Love Walked In7 Muscle Sass5 Opawa Peak2 Tilthesunsets    Race 212.57pm 1 Rakero Scotty8 Dean James6 Kiwi Lightning10 Macy Black  Race 31.22pm 2 Major Henry10 Sailor Boy12 Alta Showgirl18 Take The Deal  Race 41.49pm 11 Verducci6 Terror Ma Sue16 Seacracka7 A Guinness Rock  Race 52.14pm 1 Crazy N Love8 Crown The Moment3 Monarch Prince14 Natives Inferno  Race 62.39pm 2 Flyaway6 King Arthur14 Expressive Love12 Baltimore Jill  Race 73.04pm 7 Moonlite…

Militarize scores stunning Golden Rose win

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New Zealand-bred star Militarize (NZ) (Dundeel) came from nowhere to snatch an extraordinary last-gasp triumph in Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Kia Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill. It was the third Group One victory for the super-talented Dundeel (High Chaparral) colt, who soared to prominence in the autumn with outstanding back-to-back successes in the Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) and Champagne Stakes (1600m). But what he did on Saturday was even better. A late-finishing fifth in his resuming run in the Gr.2 Run To The Rose (1200m) two weeks ago, Militarize relished…

Belardo Boy decisive in Awapuni feature

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Deteriorating track conditions at Awapuni that saw a Soft5 surface turned to a Heavy10 due to persistent rain throughout the day, played right into the hands of local runner Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) who revelled in the conditions when taking out the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m). The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old was having his first run back from a short spell after securing victory in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton in early August. Fitted for Saturday’s assignment with a solid 1200m trial at Foxton, Belardo Boy looked…

Huge win for Coastal Babe and Steven Reid in Auckland Group 1

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By Michael Guerin Steven Reid hopes he has found the right horse at the right time of his life. That horse could be Coastal Babe, who smashed her opponents in the Group 1 2YO Caduceus Club Classic at Alexandra Park on Friday night to leave no doubts she is the best pacing filly in the north at the moment. The daughter of Downbytheseaside was sent straight to the front by Matty White and never looked like being headed as she rated 1:56.6 for the 2200m, holding out Ultimate Racy Girl…

2023 Underwood Stakes Results: Alligator Blood Wins on Way to Cox Plate

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The Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley on October 28 is calling for the outstanding Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained champion Alligator Blood who won his sixth Group 1 in the Underwood Stakes 2023 at Caulfield on Saturday. 2023 Underwood Stakes winner Alligator Blood is Cox Plate-bound this October. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The son of All Too Hard won the Underwood in 2022 at Sandown Hillside and returned with the $750,000 event returning to Caulfield in 2023 to go back-to-back for the first time…