Year: 2023

What Caulfield Races Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Tuesday, December 26, 2023 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Boxing Day racing returns to Caulfield on Tuesday afternoon, where an eight-race meeting is headlined by the Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) and Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m). A fair amount of rain is forecast for Melbourne over the Christmas period, so we anticipate the meet will be run on at least a Soft 6 on Tuesday as a best-case scenario. The rail sticks in its…

What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Tuesday, December 26, 2023 First Race 1:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble Holiday racing continues at Randwick on Tuesday afternoon, with an eight-race program lined up for punters on Boxing Day. The $250,000 Group 3 Summer Cup (2000m) headlines the meeting, as the rail moves back to the true position after the course proper had been utilized with the rail out +6m on Saturday. There are some showers forecast across the weekend in the region, so we expect…

Puntura comes over the top of Belclare to reign supreme in the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Puntura showed he will be a force to be reckoned with over the coming months as he scored in dominant fashion in Saturday’s Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Having his first start since a memorable victory in the Group 3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton during New Zealand Cup Week, the Robbie Patterson-trained six-year-old was fitted for his first…

Sagunto puts on a front-running masterclass to claim back-to-back Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) crowns with Lisa Allpress. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) After leading all the way to claim his first black-type win in last year’s Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m), Sagunto returned to defend that crown with an even more spectacular front-running performance at Trentham on Saturday. Sagunto defied $20 odds for his narrow victory over Subtle Point and Soprano Supreme in the 2022 edition of the Cup, and the Peter and Shaun McKay-trained runner started…

Ensued shows impressive staying prowess. Ensued and Joyful Hunter emerged as potential Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with quality performances at Sha Tin on Saturday as Pierre Ng continued his advance on the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double. Ensued (115lb) showcased Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials with victory under Karis Teetan for 12-time Hong Kong champion trainer John Size before Francis Lui’s Joyful Hunter charged into Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) calculations with a devastating win under Vincent Ho. Size, who has won three Hong Kong Derbies, was impressed…

Flash Feeling prevails in a blanket finish to win at The Valley. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Former New Zealand apprentice Wiremu Pinn was seen in winning action at Moonee Valley on Saturday as he guided Flash Feeling to a first-up victory. Unsighted since running fourth at the venue back in July, the John Sadler-trained five-year-old entire looped the field from last at the 600m before out-duelling Captain Britain, Awash and Golden Crusader in a driving finish that saw less than half a length separate the first four home. The victory was…

Waihaha Falls adds another win to his tally with a victory at Randwick. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au A rails-hugging ride from jockey Tommy Berry paved the way for well-performed galloper Waihaha Falls to return to the winner’s enclosure with a remarkable display at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by John O’Shea for owner-breeders Waikato Stud and Guy and Bridget Lowry, Waihaha Falls lapped up the rise to 1400m after making ground strongly over 1200m in his first two runs in a new campaign. Although well supported in early markets, punters were wary of…