Month: September 2023

Sheraco Stakes field littered with Group 1 talent

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Zapateo is the current race favourite for the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday. Nine mares are set to take their place in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill Gardens, with four of the runners coming in as Group 1 winners. Chris Waller trains three of those, with Atishu making her return from four-month spell off the back of a career-best preparation where she won the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes. Espiona returns looking to win her second Group 1 in three starts, after…

Marsh team on song for stakes test

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All roads lead to Riccarton for a trio of Stephen Marsh-trained three-year-olds who will have opportunities to advance their Classic credentials with imminent engagements in the Central Districts. Burn To Shine (NZ) (So You Think), Codigo (NZ) (Ardrossan) and Glamour Tycoon (Written Tycoon) will be in action at Hastings on Saturday with the first two on a path to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and the latter heading toward the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).  “All three are in good order…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 6, 2023

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, September 6 will feature five meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Randwick-Kensington & Sandown. Wednesday Racing Tips – September 6, 2023 Randwick-Kensington Racing Tips Sandown 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 September…

News Briefs – September 6

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Tickets on sale for Cup week Tickets are now on sale for New Zealand Cup day, Tuesday November 14. There are a range of options, starting with General Admission for $40.To see more click here Another milestone for Lazarus Lazarus sired his first southern hemisphere stakes winner when Sir Knight took out the Group 2 NSW Breeders Challenge for 2YO Colts and Geldings at Menangle on Saturday night. Trained by Elizabeth Heath and driven by Robert Morris, the five start maiden was given no real chance. He ended up paying…

Aldebaran Zeus settling in well stateside

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By Adam Hamilton High profile Aussie owner Duncan McPherson hopes his star trotter Aldebaran Zeus can “do a Just Believe” when he tackles some of the world’s best trotters. Aldebaran Zeus, a five-time Group 1 winner who also won the Group 2 Waikato Flying Mile at Cambridge in April this year, will fly the flag for Down Under trotting in the $US1mil Yonkers International Trot in New York on Sunday morning our time. “How can you not look at what Just Believe did and think it’s a great sign” McPherson…

Lucky Sweynesse limbers up for Sunday’s Sha Tin season-opener with impressive trial 

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Zac Purton has sounded a note of caution ahead of Lucky Sweynesse’s (NZ) (Sweynesse) return in the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) on Sunday after the champion sprinter breezed through a delayed trial at Sha Tin on Monday. Postponed from its original schedule of Friday morning because of Super Typhoon Saola, today’s 1000m trial saw Lucky Sweynesse finish second to one of Sunday’s likely rivals, Victor The Winner, who clocked 58.08s under Karis Keetan. A triple Group One winner, and winner of eight of 10 starts in…

New Zealand-bred horses featured in Melbourne Cup nominations

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Winning a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) is the pinnacle for many in racing, and connections of 132 horses are hoping their dream turns into reality at Flemington on November 7. New Zealand-bred horses have a strong history in the race and 18 are among the 132 nominations for the race that stops two nations. Multiple Group One winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood) is among the entries and the Team Rogerson-trained gelding will kick off his preparation toward the two-mile feature in the Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at…

La Crique ready for season return

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Trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander will head to Hastings with a spring in their step on Saturday knowing the weather forecast won’t dampen their spirits ahead of the first leg of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival. This time last year, the couple were ruing the inclement weather, which hampered La Crique’s NZ) (Vadamos) spring preparation. Despite an unideal build-up, the daughter of Vadamos ran third first-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) before winning the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at the transferred Matamata meeting. The Alexanders are welcoming the…

New Zealand Bloodstock unveil bumper Ready To Run Sale catalogue

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The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale is now online, with 383 lots to go under the hammer across two days at Karaka from 22 November. The sale of two-year-olds has an unparalleled honour roll and last season alone, graduates won eight Group One races and 26 stakes races, more than any other two-year-old Breeze Up Sale worldwide. Pin-up graduates include Hong Kong superstars Golden Sixty and Lucky Sweynesse. Nine-time Group One winner Golden Sixty was bought for $300,000 from Riversley Park’s draft at the 2017 Ready…

Quintessa steps up to stakes class

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The first week of the NRL finals will keep NZ Warriors assistant coach Stacey Jones occupied this weekend, but he is looking forward to having the distraction of watching one of his horses compete for Group glory at Hastings. Jones is a member of the Te Akau Awarded Racing Partnership who race undefeated three-year-old filly Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award), and she will have her first crack at stakes level in the Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. The daughter of Shamus Award won her only…