A pair of last-start winners loom as leading chances for Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin City Motors Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui – a race the Riccarton trainers have won twice in the last six years. Kennedy and Furlong won the Dunedin Guineas with Excelleration in 2018, then struck again with Showemhowitsdone in 2021. This year the pair will venture south with a two-pronged attack made up of Quintabelle and Warning Signal. The talented fillies both contested the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on their…
Month: February 2024
Lord Weyburn on trial for Derby run
Trainer Chad Ormsby has long earmarked Lord Weyburn as his Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) prospect this season, but whether he will continue down that path all hinges on his performance at New Plymouth on Saturday. The son of Charm Spirit will step up to 1800m for the first time this weekend in the Dobson Marquee and Events, and Ormsby is expecting a bold run from his charge. “We are expecting a good run because we have been waiting to step him up over further ground and this is…
Sha Tin Sunday racing tips & quaddie | February 4, 2024
What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, February 4, 2024 First Race 1pm HKT (4pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon for a bumper 10-race program from 1pm local time. The first leg of the prestigious Four-Year-Old Classic Series is the headline act, with nine horses accepting for the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m). Meanwhile, the stayers step out seeking black type with a full field of 14 set to line…
Punt Drunk: All hail Dubai Moon
As Group 1 racing approaches for another year, the team at Punt Drunk are keeping tabs on everything obscure throughout the racing world. Dubai Moon stole the show this week, while a certain GOAT is set for a return to the saddle. Buckle up, punters — the good horses are making their way back to the track over the next couple of weeks. Dubai Moon wins three times in a week It isn’t very often a horse wins three times in the space of a week — dare we say,…
Sapphire Coast racing preview & betting tips | Sunday, February 4
What Sapphire Coast Races Where Sapphire Coast Turf Club – 1695 Sapphire Coast Dr, Wallagoot NSW 2550 When Sunday, February 4, 2024 First Race 1:10pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Bega Showcase Cup (1600m) headlines a competitive eight-race program at the Sapphire Coast on Sunday afternoon. The rail will be set in the true position for the entire circuit, and with no rain predicted in the lead-up, punters should anticipate the current Good 4 surface to hold across the weekend. The opening race is set to get underway at 1:10pm AEDT.…
Ormsby hoping Lord Weyburn can stamp Derby ticket
Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) aspirant Lord Weyburn. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Trainer Chad Ormsby has long earmarked Lord Weyburn as his Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) prospect this season, but whether he will continue down that path all hinges on his performance at New Plymouth on Saturday. The son of Charm Spirit will step up to 1800m for the first time this weekend in the Dobson Marquee and Events, and Ormsby is expecting a bold run from his charge. “We are expecting a good run because…
Caspar Fownes seeks more Group 3 Centenary Vase success
Senor Toba wins the 2023 Group 3 Centenary Vase. Upbeat after a midweek double, Caspar Fownes will chase a third consecutive Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) triumph when the four-time Hong Kong champion trainer saddles last year’s winner Senor Toba and talented Straight Arron in the HK$4.2 million feature at Sha Tin on Sunday. Fownes produced Zebrowski in 2022 before Senor Toba’s victory last season and he hopes his pair can again contend strongly this year in a capacity field of 14. “Senor Toba appears to be well. I…
Sale races betting preview & quaddie | Sunday, February 4
What Sale Races Where Sale Turf Club – 1227 Maffra-Sale Rd, Sale VIC 3850 When Sunday, February 4, 2024 First Race 1pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Sale Turf Club will host a very competitive eight-race meeting this Sunday afternoon. With warm conditions forecast for all of Victoria on the weekend, the track is expected to improve from the Soft 5 rating to a Good surface before the program kicks off at 1pm AEDT. The rail will be in the true position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Sale: Show…
Kennedy and Furlong seeking further Guineas success
Quintabelle will be one of two chances for the Kennedy/Furlong stable in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m). Photo: Race Images South A pair of last-start winners loom as leading chances for Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui – a race the Riccarton trainers have won twice in the last six years. Kennedy and Furlong won the Dunedin Guineas with Excelleration in 2018, then struck again with Showemhowitsdone in 2021. This year the pair will venture south with a two-pronged attack made up of…
Times Ticking chasing Group 3 success at Wingatui
Opaki visitor Times Ticking will line-up in Saturday’s Group 3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m) at Wingatui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Alby MacGregor is hopeful his well-travelled gelding Times Ticking can wind back the clock in Saturday’s Group 3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m) at Wingatui. The evergreen eight-year-old has made several journeys to the South over the past couple of seasons, adding the Listed Easter Cup (1600m) and the Group 3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) to his 11-win record. A son of Tavistock, Times Ticking will…