Day: 30 November 2023

Darwin trainer Phil Cole and wife Rhonda, along with Top End apprentice Emma Lines, celebrate a recent win at Fannie Bay. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) Darwin’s Phil Cole, who has kept champion trainer Gary Clarke honest in the Top End and Country premiership in recent years, dominates Friday’s feature race at Fannie Bay. Cole has six starters in the 10-horse field – a $24,500 1200m open handicap – with the Clarke stable having three representatives. The in-form Mighty Murt from the Garry Lefoe yard completes the line up,…

Griff, ridden by Ben Melham, wins the 2023 Caulfield Guineas. (Photo: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Betfair, the only betting exchange in Australia, continues to lead the way in terms of value for punters during the Spring Carnival. If a punter were to place a $20 bet on all spring Group 1 winners to date, your payout would’ve been approximately $684.21 more than Sportsbet. Betfair averaged a remarkable 15.85% better odds compared to Sportsbet across Group 1 winners during the spring. Disclaimer: Payout price stated is based on all winners across all…

Grail Seeker will contest the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Emphatic last-start winner Grail Seeker will lead the Wexford Stables charge at Te Rapa on Saturday where she will step into stakes company, contesting the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m). The daughter of Iffraaj showed promise early in her first two raceday appearances and justified her favouritism with horse racing bookmakers last start when cruising home by 4.5 lengths under little encouragement from Niranjan Parmar, who…

What Festival Stakes Day Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, December 2, 2023 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) headlines a massive 10-race program at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The conditions will be testing, with the track listed as a Heavy 8 at the time of writing and more rain forecast in the lead-up. The rail sits in the true position for the entire circuit, while the opening event gets underway at 12:20pm AEDT. Festival Stakes Pick:…

The Hideyuki Mori-trained Jasper Krone is one of Japan’s promising sprinters. Over the past few years, Japanese horses have dominated many of the major international race meetings, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the number of Japanese runners gets larger and larger especially in recent years. In 2023, 20 Japanese horses ran in Saudi Arabia in February, 27 horses competed in Dubai in March, two horses ran in Australia in April, four horses raced in Hong Kong in April, two horses ventured to the United States of America in May,…

Chase winning at Otaki on Thursday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Johnathan Parkes has had many memorable wins throughout his riding career, but his victory aboard Chase at Otaki on Thursday would feature right up there sentimentally. The Central Districts jockey, who has a close connection with the name, had been wanting to ride the Group One performer for some time and finally got his chance. The son of Zed was slow away out of the gates and quickly found himself in a significant deficit behind his opposition.…

Voyage Bubble cruises to the post. Bidding for breakthrough Group 1 success at the Hong Kong International Races, Voyage Bubble and Beauty Eternal showed they are on target for the December 10 showpiece with solid trial wins at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Preparing for the HK$32 million Hong Kong Mile (1600m) and a clash with Golden Sixty, Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Voyage Bubble was the first to take to Sha Tin’s dirt circuit under James McDonald and closed steadily to win the 1200m hit-out by three-quarters of a…