Month: March 2024

Clarke skips clear in Top End Trainers’ Premiership

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It was a tough way to end the day for leading Darwin jockey Jarrod Todd after contending with monsoonal conditions before getting Gary Clarke’s Global Wonder home at Fannie Bay on Friday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) With four months remaining in the Top End and Country premiership, Gary Clarke appears to have a mortgage on the trainers’ premiership. Clarke made it 34 wins for the season with a double at Fannie Bay on Friday to extend his lead over Phil Cole (20). The Darwin meeting accommodated four races…

High-profile NT Trainer Dick Leech banned for 12 months

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Dick Leech, who has stables in Darwin and Alice Springs, has received a hefty 12-month suspension from Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory stewards Highly-successful Northern Territory trainer Dick Leech has received a 12-month suspension. Thoroughbred Racing NT stewards imposed the ban on Monday following an incident with Leech’s Envenomate during the February 3 meeting at Darwin. Following a routine examination after arriving at Fannie Bay, stewards noticed Envenomate had a swollen haematoma on the near side jugular vein. After a veterinarian’s inspection, it was determined that an alleged injection had been…

Best bonus back offers for horse racing betting | March 23

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Saturday free horse racing tips & top odds | March 23, 2024

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On Saturday, March 23, horse racing enthusiasts can anticipate a thrilling day with 14 meetings set to unfold across various locations in Australia. Our team of committed racing analysts at horsebetting.com.au has meticulously selected the top bets and crafted quaddie numbers tailored for the upcoming events at Rosehill, Moonee Valley, Eagle Farm, Ascot and Alice Springs. Saturday Racing Tips – March 23, 2024 Rosehill Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Alice Springs Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For March 23, 2024 Place…

Sol scores first win

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Four years ago, Elle Sole hadn’t even watched a horse race let alone have an inkling of pursuing a career in the sport, but now she can call herself a winning jockey. Growing up riding her pony in the bush, racing was never in the picture for Sole until she started doing work experience with local New Plymouth trainer John Wheeler while at school, so it was only fitting that she recorded her first win aboard one of his horses at New Plymouth on Friday. The 20-year-old apprentice jockey was…

Sha Tin Sunday races preview & betting tips | Hong Kong Derby Day

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What Hong Kong Derby Day Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, March 24, 2024 First Race 12:45pm HKT (3:45pm AEDT) Visit Dabble The four-year-olds take centre stage at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, with the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) headlining a bumper 10-race program. The rail moves back into the A position for the entire circuit, and although there are some scattered showers anticipated in the lead-up, it shouldn’t affect the current Good 4 rating. The action is scheduled to get…

Miss Layla to target another feature mile at Riccarton

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Eleven months after claiming her first black-type win in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, talented mare Miss Layla will shoot for another major prize over the same course and distance this weekend. The locally trained daughter of Burgundy will line up in Saturday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. It will be the third start in stakes company this season for the four-year-old, who finished third in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in November and second in the Listed Timaru Stakes (1400m) in January.…

Rudyard gets weight relief in Japan Trophy

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Saturday’s Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga marks the black-type debut for Rudyard, and the in-form four-year-old benefits from a 5kg drop in weights from his previous appearance. The son of Charm Spirit and Group One-performed mare Lady Kipling began the season with two wins to his name from 12 starts. He had earned just over $36,000 in stakes at that stage, and his rating was 65. Rudyard has added another three wins and three placings to his record from eight starts since then, lifting his earnings to…

Marsh pair use Japan Trophy as stepping stone

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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh will use Saturday’s Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga as a springboard towards autumn targets for Skyman and Financier. Go Racing’s Skyman is taking a step down in class for the $175,000 feature, with all of his three previous New Zealand appearances having come at Group One level. He ran a close fifth in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) in January, then failed to fire in last month’s Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). His most recent run was in the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at…

Worldwide interest in Pulchritudinous

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Last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous could head to Sydney for the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick next month, it just may not be with current trainer Chad Ormsby. The Waikato-based horseman has fielded plenty of enquiries about the filly over the last week from prospective buyers throughout the world, and he is keen to strike a deal. The daughter of Wrote was purchased by Ormsby, under is Riverrock Farm banner, out of Milan Park’s 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2 Yearling Sale draft for $32,500…