Another North Island mission beckons for Prince Alby after the classy stayer headlined a treble of victories for trainer Kelvin Tyler and apprentice jockey Donovan Cooper at Wingatui on Sunday. Prince Alby had journeyed to the Central Districts with three-year-old stablemate Lady Sass over the summer period, collecting black-type when finishing second in the Listed Marton Cup (2200m), but failed to figure next-start in the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m). Contesting the RMG Publicans Cup (1500m) in a fresh state, Tyler engaged four kilogram-claiming apprentice Cooper, and Prince Alby travelled boldly…
Month: March 2024
Stakes target next for Nereus
Stakes targets are beckoning exciting gelding Nereus following his win over a mile at Trentham on Saturday. He was freshened following his runner-up effort in the inaugural $350,000 Remutaka Classic (2100m) at the Upper Hutt track in January, and trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray were confident of a good showing on Saturday, and their charge duly delivered with a half-head victory over Nancy She Wrote. “He’s a pretty serious horse this guy and he’s got the pedigree, the temperament and just does enough to win,” Ritchie said. Bred and…
Tendon Injury puts cloud over future of Adam I Am
A dark cloud is hanging over exciting galloper Adam I Am’s racing future after the son of Almanzor pulled up with a tendon injury following his win over 1400m at Ellerslie nine days ago. He had proven to be one out of the box for trainer Glenn Old this season, bursting onto the scene at Matamata first-up in September when winning by five lengths before adding a further three wins to his tally and a fourth placing in last month’s inaugural $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) at Te…
Top result for Rider’s Milan Park
Tony Rider celebrated a classic dose of double delight in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. In a near perfect result for the Milan Park principal, he had the honour of breeding the winner Pulchritudinous and also owns the dam of the runner-up Positivity. Rider enjoys a close association with Pulchritudinous’ trainer and part-owner Chad Ormsby and purchased the mother of the second filly from her late co-breeder Sir Patrick Hogan. “Chad and I have had horses together and done deals before and he bought the…
Happy Valley racing tips & quaddie picks | Wednesday, March 20
What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, March 20, 2024 First Race 6:40pm HKT (9:40pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to the bright lights of Happy Valley on Wednesday evening for a bumper nine-race program. The rail is in the C+3 position for the entire circuit, and with only minimal rainfall expected to hit the course in the lead-up, participants should be racing on a genuine Good 4 surface. The action is set to get underway…
Wyong racing preview & betting tips | Wednesday, March 20
What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Wednesday, March 20, 2024 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to the Central Coast of NSW on Wednesday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program at Wyong. The rail is out +3m for the entire circuit, and with the rain continuing to fall across the region, the track is likely to be downgraded into the Soft range prior to the opening event at 1:45pm AEDT. Best Bet at Wyong: Commemorative…
Hawkesbury Tuesday tips, odds & quaddie | March 19, 2024
What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Tuesday, March 19, 2024 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble NSW racing heads to the western fringe of Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, with Hawkesbury set to host a competitive eight-race program from 1:15pm AEDT. The rail is out +2m between 1100m–450m, then sitting true for the remainder of the course. The rainfall in the lead-up will provide testing conditions for all participants, with the Soft 6 rating at the time of writing likely to be…
Century of NZ wins for Doyle
Jockey Joe Doyle has brought the luck of the Irish with him over to the other side of the world and is enjoying a standout season, bringing up his 100th win in New Zealand aboard the Kim Reid-trained Hi Yo Sass Bomb in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. “It was fantastic, I can’t thank everyone enough. She (Hi Yo Sass Bomb) went really well and gave me a great feel, and I am delighted for Kim and her small team,” Doyle said. Doyle tested the New Zealand…
Pacific Spirit brings up milestone for Duric
Pacific Spirit (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) gave popular jockey Vlad Duric his 700th win in the $30,000 Class 5 Division 2 race (1600m) at Kranji on Sunday. Barely a week after five-time Singapore champion jockey Manoel Nunes brought up his 700th winner in Singapore with Lim’s Bighorn last Saturday, Duric, too, joined the “elite 700-club”, which had three previous Kranji jockeys, Barend Vorster (789 wins), Saimee Jumaat (776) and Joao Moreira (737) also on the roll of honour. With a strong pace early in a very spread-out field, Duric had…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 18, 2024
Horse Racing on Monday, March 18 will feature three meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Kempsey. Monday Racing Tips – March 18, 2024 Kempsey Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on March 18, 2024 check out our…