By Jonny Turner Oliver Kite will have to take the good with the bad when combining with a quality book of drives at Winton on Thursday. Kite won’t be lacking horsepower when he links up with six chances, headed by the highly talented Tact McLeod. But being handed a series of tough barrier draws means nothing is likely to come easy for the junior driver. Kite will have to negotiate a path from barrier 1 on the second row for Tact McLeod, who returns to racing in race 10 after…
Year: 2023
Selections | Winton
Jonny Turner’s selections for Winton. Race Jonny TurnerRacing Journalist Race 14.03pm 4 Major Envy8 Northview Sweet7 Cock A Hoop3 Ledger’s Maid Race 24.30pm 4 Sonny Jim5 Joeking3 Burning Love2 Boss Jo Race 34.56pm 5 Ultimate Weapon11 Captain Meister4 Pounamu3 Vinchetto Race 45.22pm 5 Miraculous6 Tycoon Banner2 Wehavtime1 Munroe’s Mate Race 55.47pm 3 Superfast7 Livy Desma4 Fireforefiddle8 Franco Huntington Race 66.12pm 7 Ruby Roe8 Flying Ellie5 Remission1 Mallory Maguire Race 76.37pm 13 Hidden Talent4 Hot Saucy Betty8 Sally Lindenny12 Imperial Man Race 87.02pm…
Bermadez to strike without Oliver
Trainer Mike Moroney is hoping Jye McNeil can extract the best from Bermadez (NZ) (Tavistock) at Caulfield. As champion jockey Damien Oliver’s career draws to a close in Perth, one Melbourne trainer wishes he would extend his time in the saddle. Not indefinitely, but long enough to see out the career of Bermadez. Trainer Mike Moroney and Oliver have had a long and fruitful association of many seasons and have combined four times in Group One races in Australia. While Bermadez is not one of the Group One winners, Oliver does seem to hold the secret…
Canterbury Friday racing tips & quaddie | December 15, 2023
What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, December 15, 2023 First Race 6pm AEDT Visit Dabble The summer series of racing continues at Canterbury on Friday evening with eight races set to be run and won. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit, and with warm weather predicted in the lead-up, the course should be a genuine Good 4 prior to the opening event at 6pm AEDT. Below are our free Canterbury racing tips and quaddie selections. Best Bet: Miss Emma…
Ayrton headlines stacked Gold Rush field
Ayrton will headline The Gold Rush field on Saturday afternoon at Ascot. The Gold Rush will headline the final day of The Pinnacles carnival at Ascot this Saturday afternoon, with a full field expected to clash over 1400m. As it is the final feature event of 2023, the Group 3 race has been renamed as the ‘Damien Oliver Gold Rush’ to honour Australia’s greatest jockey, who will retire after the Ascot meeting this weekend. Following the barrier draw on Tuesday, the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Ayrton firmed into…
Moonee Valley free betting tips & quaddie | December 15, 2023
What Moonee Valley Races Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – 1 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, December 15, 2023 First Race 6:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Racing heads to Moonee Valley this Friday evening for a very competitive seven-race program that will kick off at 6:45pm AEDT. With no rain forecast on Friday, the track should stay in the Good range for the whole meeting. The rail will be pushed out slightly to the +5m position for the entire circuit, which should play favourably to on-speed runners in the…
The Gold Rush 2023 betting preview & tips | Saturday, December 16
What Damien Oliver Gold Rush Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, December 16, 2023 Prizemoney $1,500,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Weight For Age 2022 winner The Astrologist (5) | T: Leon & Troy Corstens | J: William Pike (59kg) Visit Dabble The second edition of The Gold Rush will headline the nine-race card at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. After The Astrologist claimed the inaugural edition of The Gold Rush for the interstate representatives, the locals have several hopes in this year’s event. With only…
Stewart on weather watch
Leonard Stewart is one of the rare few welcoming the wet start to the summer, with the Timaru trainer trying to find some forgiving tracks for his seven-win mare Vague. The eight-year-old daughter of Tobique found the Good3 conditions at Riccarton over New Zealand Cup Week last month too taxing but appreciated the Good4 conditions at Cromwell earlier this month, placing on both days of the meeting, including the Cromwell Cup (2030m) last start. “We raced her on the middle day at Riccarton and it was a bit like concrete…
Skyman after Kiwi spoils
Go Racing’s talented European import Skyman has crossed the ditch to chase Group One glory. Previously based with Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller, Skyman has joined Stephen Marsh’s Cambridge barn this week and is being prepared for some lofty assignments this summer. The winner of nine races and more than A$1 million in prizemoney, Skyman is being aimed towards the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham next month and Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa in March. “He’s been a terrific horse for us,” Go Racing’s Matt Allnutt…
Thunder to hit Te Rapa
Stephen Autridge is hoping rain makes its way to Hamilton this week ahead of the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup meeting on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is set to line-up Thunder in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) and he said any moisture would aid his chances. The eight-year-old gelding lapped up the wet conditions in Tauranga last month when beating subsequent Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m) winner Desert Lightning, and while he is unlikely to be met by heavy conditions this weekend, he is hoping for a drop or two of…