Month: March 2024

Cascadian ridden by Ben Melham winning the 2023 Australian Cup at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Cascadian, last year’s runner-up, is set to embark on a redemption journey in the 2024 All-Star Mile (1600m) after being granted a wildcard entry for the $4 million race. Twelve months after narrowly missing out on victory to Mr Brightside at Moonee Valley, the resilient nine-year-old, owned by the esteemed Godolphin stable, is gearing up to make his mark at Caulfield on Saturday, March 16, as part of the race’s annual rotation. Under…

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Whangaehu will head to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m). Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Whangaehu has taken a significantly different route to the Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) than Bill Thurlow’s last contender, but the Waverley trainer is hopeful he can produce an identical result on Saturday at Ellerslie. Thurlow prepared his former star mare Glory Days to an emphatic victory in the two-mile feature five years ago, the mare’s ideal lead-in preparation culminating in winning the Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m)…

Collect Your Cash following his win in last month’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. Photo: Monica Toretto Local trainer Shankar Muniandy continued his great run of form at Wingatui on Saturday, adding a win and two runner-up results to his season tally. He now sits on six wins and more than $180,000 in earnings, highlighted by Collect Your Cash’s victory in last month’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m), his first stakes triumph. The three-year-old son of Rageese was subsequently sixth in the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) at Ascot Park and…

Te Akau Racing trainer Mark Walker. Photo: Trish Dunell Exciting young prospect Nucleozor will be given his chance at attaining black-type in the coming months following his pleasing debut victory at Wingatui on Saturday. Bred and raced by Te Akau Stud and Westonlea Bloodstock, the son of Almanzor had two previous trials, placing behind subsequent multiple Group performer Poetic Champion over 850m at Te Awamutu last November before winning his 800m heat at Riccarton last month. Punters took note of his trial form, backing him into +240 favouritism with horse…

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, March 6, 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 as the city circuit gets set to host a bumper nine-race program. The rail is in the B position for the meeting, and with some chance of showers hitting the course proper, punters should be wary of a possible downgrade into the Soft range. The action…

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, March 6, 2024 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metropolitan racing returns to Warwick Farm on Wednesday afternoon for an ultra-competitive eight-race program. The rail is back in the true position throughout the entire circuit, and with the start of autumn bringing some much-appreciated cooling conditions, the track should be a genuine Good 4. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:45pm local time. Best Bet: Pasima Three straight runner-up…