Month: February 2024

Friday free racing tips and best bets | February 23, 2024

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Friday, February 23 promises an exciting day of horse racing with eight meetings scheduled across Australia. Our dedicated team of racing analysts at horsebetting.com.au has curated the top bets and provided quaddie numbers specifically for the upcoming Canterbury & Moonee Valley. Friday Racing Tips – February 23, 2024 Canterbury Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For February 23, 2024 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $212.38 odds return: Friday, February 23, 2024 Canterbury – Race 5 #3 Morning Sun Canterbury – Race 7…

Te Akau aiming to take out local juvenile spoils

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This Saturday’s juvenile features at Matamata are set to paint a clearer picture for upcoming Group One targets, and Te Akau Racing co-trainer Sam Bergerson is hoping for good showings from his high-class trio. Bergerson, who trains in partnership with Mark Walker, will prepare Move To Strike and Unbridled Joy in the Gr.3 Fairview Matamata Slipper (1200m), while unbeaten filly Captured By Love will attempt a fourth-straight victory in the Gr.2 J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). A son of I Am Invincible, Move To Strike justified his…

Colgan ready to strike at Otaki

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Waikato hoop Vinnie Colgan will trek down to Otaki on Saturday to partner exciting four-year-old Desert Lightning in the Gr.1 Trackside Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m), and he is hoping his charge can live up to his favourite’s tag. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained gelding has been a standout this season, winning all but one of his four starts, including the Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m) at Trentham in December and the inaugural $1 million Aotearoa Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie last month. TAB bookmakers have the Pride Of Dubai gelding as a…

Bookie offers and promos for Friday horse racing | February 23

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Horse racing bookmakers have unveiled an array of enticing racing promotions for Friday, February 23. Among the highlights are multiple generous bonus back offers that add an extra layer of excitement to your horse racing experience. Explore these free promotions from top online bookmakers to make the most of your betting opportunities. The top Australian racing promotions for February 23, 2024, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Moonee Valley Races 1-2 – Run 2nd or 3rd Bonus Back up to $50 Back a runner in races 1 & 2 at…

Purdon reunites with young star across the Tasman

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By Adam Hamilton Mark Purdon is buzzing as he prepares to hop back aboard young star Don’t Stop Dreaming at Menangle on Saturday night. Purdon was reunited with the four-year-old at Cobbitty Equine not far from Menangle yesterday after a few days buying at the NZ yearling sales in Auckland and Christchurch. “I drove him in work and he felt terrific,” Purdon said. “It works well to have the race this weekend rather than go three weeks between runs in the Chariots.” Don’t Stop Dreaming, who was driven by Jack…

Williamson hoping to cap off big week at Cromwell

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By Jonny Turner Matthew Williamson hopes his run of success can continue at Cromwell on Friday. Williamson hasn’t just been winning on the track recently, with the trainer collecting the newcomer to training award at the New Zealand Harness Racing Awards on Monday. The Oamaru horseman is looking to cap a big week with strong results at Cromwell’s twilight card on Friday, and with many of the team who will step back out at the same track on Sunday. Deciding which Williamson runner to follow in race 5 could be…

Fierce Competition Awaits The NZB Kiwi

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The countdown is well and truly on for New Zealand’s highly anticipated Slot Auction. The Karaka Sales Centre will be set alight next Tuesday 27 February, with Australasia’s heavy hitters all looking to secure a spot in the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race, The NZB Kiwi. Held on the newly established Champions Day at Auckland Thoroughbred Racing’s Ellerslie Racecourse, The NZB Kiwi has already generated immense excitement ahead of the 8 March 2025 running.   New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Chairman, Cameron George, is thrilled by the hype heading into…

Cielo D’Oro out to maintain consistency in Darwin

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Darwin trainer Phil Cole believes Cielo D’Oro can show his class at Fannie Bay this Friday. The Phil Cole-trained Cielo D’Oro is proving to be a model of consistency in Darwin. The seven-year-old gelding has had 17 starts since making his Fannie Bay debut in August 2022, and he has never missed the top four. With four wins and 10 minor placings, Cielo D’Oro will be out to enhance his reputation in the Top End on Friday when he faces open company over 1200m. Jumping from gate six in a…

Caulfield racing preview & tips | Blue Diamond Stakes Day 2024

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What Blue Diamond Stakes Day 2024 Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Saturday, February 24, 2024 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Three Group 1 races complete a stacked 10-race card at Caulfield this Saturday. The juveniles take top billing in the Blue Diamond Stakes, the sprinters will battle for Oakleigh Plate success, and Mr Brightside will be looking to add another Group 1 win to his name in the Futurity Stakes. Despite rain forecast on Thursday, the track should be no worse…

Te Akau climbing TRC ladder

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New Zealand syndicator Te Akau Racing are continuing to the climb in the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary Global Rankings, aided by the deeds if standout sprinter Imperatriz. Akin to the ATP Tennis Tour Rankings, or PGA Golf Tour Rankings, the TRC Global Rankings are the measure of achievement over a rolling three-year period, based not on prizemoney but the quality of performances by the horses in Group and Graded races, while an individual’s ranking, such as Te Akau Syndicates, depends entirely on how well their representatives have been running. Racing Post…