Month: February 2024

Randwick free racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, February 17

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What Apollo Stakes Day Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, February 17, 2024 First Race 12:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble NSW racing returns to Randwick on Saturday afternoon for a blockbuster 10-race program. There is black-type racing scattered all over the card, with the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) luring a quality field of nine returning stars. The rail is out +4m for the entire circuit, and with some minor showers predicted in the lead-up, the surface should be no worse than a Soft 5…

Friday free racing tips and best bets | February 16, 2024

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Friday, February 16 promises an exciting day of horse racing with six 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 16, 2024 Canterbury Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For February 16, 2024 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $37.42 odds return: Friday, February 16, 2024 Canterbury – Race 2 #3 Gaylord Canterbury – Race 3 #6…

Francis Lui trains 900th Hong Kong winner

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Francis Lui celebrates the 900-win milestone. Francis Lui has become only the sixth trainer to produce 900 wins in Hong Kong after a Happy Valley treble on Thursday night left the veteran horseman clasping ambitions of landing the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship. Lui, 65, joins John Moore (1,735 wins), John Size (1,523), Tony Cruz (1,485) Caspar Fownes (1,092) and Ricky Yiu (986) as the only Hong Kong-based trainers to post 900 wins or more after General Ace, Joy Coming and Golden Empire struck for the quietly-spoken handler. “Tonight is…

Bookie offers and promos for Friday horse racing | February 16

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Horse racing bookmakers have unveiled an array of enticing racing promotions for Friday, February 16. 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 16, 2024, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Moonee Valley Races 1 & 2 Bonus Back 2nd or 3rd Back a runner in races 1 & 2 at Moonee Valley this…

Who wins? Cold Chisel or Chase A Dream?

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By Michael Guerin Harness racing’s hottest new rivalry started way before punters had even heard of pacers Cold Chisel and Chase A Dream. The pair clash again in the $200,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million at Alexandra Park tonight, the richest race on the night headlined by the sales series horses and the ideal lead-in to Sunday’s Karaka yearling sales. Cold Chisel won the two-year-old Harness Million at Addington last October but was outpointed by a sensational Chase A Dream in the Sires’ Stakes Final in November and their rivalry already…

Te Akau three-year-old ready to ascend another Guineas throne

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Ascend The Throne (NZ) (Savabeel) scored his first stakes scalp when triumphant in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa earlier this month, and the Savabeel gelding will look to double his Guineas haul when he heads to Ellerslie on Saturday. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained gelding will contest the Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas (2100m) and bid to continue his impressive form line ahead of next month’s Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2100m). Ascend The Throne has conditioned to improve since his last start outing according to…

Orchestral going back to happy hunting ground

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Roger James and Robert Wellwood are still in awe of what Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) produced when winning last month’s $1.5 million TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie, and the Cambridge trainers are looking forward to stepping her out once more at the Auckland venue on Saturday. The talented daughter of Savabeel put in a dominant display when winning New Zealand’s richest race by 3-1/2 lengths, giving her connections a huge thrill on New Zealand racing’s biggest night. “I don’t think anybody who went there that day was expecting something…

Aberlour seeking back-to-back Guineas wins

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Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler will head to Ascot Park with a number of strong chances on Saturday, headlined by promising filly Aberlour (NZ) (Mongolian Falcon), who will attempt to score back-to-back Guineas wins. The daughter of Mongolian Falcon became her sire’s first stakes winner when taking out the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) last month, and bypassed the Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui in favour of tackling Saturday’s Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m). Tyler has been pleased with the way she has progressed since her last start…

Williams’ hoping to celebrate Ellerslie victory

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The wine was flowing for Peter and Dawn Williams and owner Daniel Nakhle following Ellerslie’s TAB Karka Millions meeting last month, and they are hoping their run of luck continues at the Auckland track this weekend. The Williams’ trained Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai) to victory in the inaugural $1 million Aotearoa Classic (1600m), while Crocetti (NZ) (Iffraaj) carried Nakhle’s colours to a seventh straight victory in the Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m). The Williams’ and Nakhle will be on the same team this weekend when promising mare Pour The…

Dream start possible for new alliance at Ellerslie

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Shaune Ritchie is bullish about kicking off a new association on a top note at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Cambridge horseman, who trains in partnership with Colm Murray, is looking forward to the debut chances of the Brendan and Jo Lindsay-bred and raced Tycoon Prince (NZ) (Written Tycoon) in the Barfoot & Thompson 2YO (1100m). “He’s got a beautiful action with natural pace and he’s the first horse we’ve had for Cambridge Stud since Sir Patrick Hogan,” Ritchie said. “They’ve given us a lovely horse and he looks like he’s…