Month: March 2024

Moonee Valley full racing tips | William Reid Stakes Day 2024

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What William Reid Stakes Day 2024 Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – 1 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Saturday, March 23, 2024 First Race 12:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble A Group 1 day of racing awaits punters at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon, where the William Reid Stakes (1200m) headlines a stacked 10-race meeting. The track will be in perfect order, coming up a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, with the rail in its true position. Action from The Valley commences at 12:05pm AEDT. Keep reading for our…

Horse Racing History: This Day in Racing 23rd March

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This day 23rd March in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Payne confident Montefilia can break drought in Tancred Stakes David Payne is too experienced and knowledgeable to worry about a seven-race winless streak for Montefilia heading into the Tancred … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Riccarton betting…

Ascot Saturday racing tips & quaddie | March 23, 2024

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What Rock Magic Stakes Day Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, March 23, 2024 First Race 12:19pm AWST Visit Dabble It may be dubbed Rock Magic Stakes Day, but the Listed Supremacy Stakes and Grandstand Cup will be the main attractions on Saturday’s nine-race program at Ascot. The track is expected to stay in the Good range for the whole meeting, with a perfect autumn day forecast for Perth. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the opening…

Consistent Elegant Lady to tackle Breeders’ Stakes

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Elegant Lady will contest the Group 3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Te Akau Racing mare Elegant Lady will look to build on her burgeoning South Island record when contesting the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday. A daughter of Highly Recommended, Elegant Lady has been a model of consistency since first appearing for Te Akau’s Riccarton stable in the spring, producing three wins and a further five minor placings, including finishing runner-up last…

Freshened Campionessa tackles Sunline Stakes

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The Mark Walker stable is banking on a freshen up between races as being pivotal for Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer). A last start winner against ‘the boys’ in the Gr.2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on February 24, Campionessa will have her first test at Moonee Valley on Saturday in the Gr.2 Sunline Stakes (1600m). The Sunline Stakes is restricted to fillies and mares and run at weight-for-age. Campionessa is no stranger to weight-for-age racing having been successful in New Zealand at the highest level while also scoring last time…

Forsman eyeing Queensland trip for Positivity

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A trip to Brisbane to compete in the Queensland Winter Carnival is on the cards for Positivity (NZ) (Almanzor) following her runner-up performance behind Pulchritudinous (NZ) (Wrote) in last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Racing in the colours of owner Ben Kwok, the daughter of Almanzor had won the Gr.3 Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie a fortnight prior, and her brave Oaks performance gave trainer Andrew Forsman the confidence to press on towards an Australian campaign with his filly. “It was a good effort (in the Oaks),”…

Field of Gold Tauherenikau bound

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With the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) in the pipeline, Bill Thurlow is looking forward to stepping Field Of Gold (Starspangledbanner) out over ground in Sunday’s Trust House Enhancing Our Community Masterton Cup (2050m). The Starsplangedbanner gelding landed his career-best victory over 2000m in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas as a three-year-old, and two years later will seek to gain another black-type berth in the Tauherenikau feature. Field Of Gold built to a strong last-start performance over 1600m at Otaki, nearly upsetting the $1.70 favourite in Loch In Ora (NZ) (Pierro)…

Stokes’ confidence in Climbing Star

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There is an air of positivity around an often-understated Phillip Stokes as he sends Climbing Star (NZ) (Zoustar) to Morphettville this weekend in search of an elusive second career victory. The four-year-old lines up in the Listed Matrice Stakes (1200m) on Saturday at her first-up outing for this preparation which Stokes hopes will be crowned by races like the Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in late April. Having competed at black-type level through her springtime campaign last year, the daughter of Zoustar finished second in the Gr.3 Moonga Stakes (1400m)…

European superstar to stand at Windsor Park

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One of the world’s best racehorses last year has been secured to stand at Windsor Park Stud in 2024. Ballydoyle superstar Paddington, a four-time Group One Classic and Royal Ascot-winning son of leading commercial sire Siyouni will shuttle to Windsor Park following the completion of his first stud season this year at Coolmore, Ireland. Paddington is the only horse in history to win the Group One quartet of the Irish 2000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes, Eclipse Stakes & Sussex Stakes.  This unique achievement illustrated his versatility and dominance, not…