Month: April 2024

White Noise winning last year’s Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) at Pukekohe. Photo: Trish Dunell Andrew Forsman will be chasing several repeats of history with seven runners across the two features events at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Cambridge-based trainer won last year’s edition of the Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) with White Noise, and the son of El Roca will be among Forsman’s talented trio contesting Saturday’s race, alongside Group 2 performers Saint Bathans and Devastate. White Noise has been lightly-raced since his impressive 2023 title and Forsman is hoping…

The Sydney Autumn Carnival comes to a close on Saturday following the running of the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m), with all eyes moving to South Australia for a bumper four-week carnival. Someone just forgot to tell the TAB and the other bookmakers that there were two Group 1 races worth $1 million to be run next Saturday. Where are the SA Group 1 future markets? Up until Thursday, April 18, futures punters could not engage in ANY of the South Australian Group 1 races coming up over the…

The curtain closes on the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival this Saturday with two final Group 1s including the Champagne Stakes (Race 7) at Royal Randwick. Michael Freedman’s Inglis Sires’ winning filly Manaal takes on the boys again in the 2024 Champagne Stakes field on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. This $1 million showdown for two-year-olds represents the final leg of the juvenile Triple Crown. A small but high-quality field of eight horses has been assembled, with the unbeaten filly Manaal installed as the early favourite at $2.35 through Ladbrokes. Drawn in…

All Aged Stakes contender Private Eye. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Warwick Farm-based trainer Joe Pride has observed a peculiar trend with his stable star, Private Eye, noting that the talented runner has failed to secure a win during the autumn season for the past three years. Pride is hopeful that the Group 1 victor can break this streak when he contests Saturday’s All Aged Stakes (1400m). “If he doesn’t win this autumn, it will be four autumns in a row that he hasn’t won a race,” Pride remarked, highlighting…

Racing NSW stewards are currently probing the circumstances surrounding race four at Tuncurry on Thursday, which was inadvertently run over 1305m instead of the correct 1205m. The discrepancy went unnoticed until stewards at the mid-north coast track had already confirmed the correct weight. Despite the oversight, race favourite Cool Duke ($1.70) clinched victory by a commanding 2.33 lengths. In an official statement, Racing NSW addressed the matter, stating, “Having regard to the time that had elapsed after correct weight had been declared, thereby confirming the result of the race being…

Ben Melham has suffered a serious thigh injury. (Photo by Ross Holburt/Racing Photos) Following a harrowing incident at Caulfield on Wednesday, Victorian jockey Ben Melham has thankfully been given the all-clear from a suspected broken leg. However, the Group 1-winning jockey has suffered a torn thigh muscle resulting from the fall. Initial apprehensions over a potential leg fracture were dispelled after thorough scans, offering a glimmer of hope amidst the setback. Nevertheless, Melham’s recovery has just begun as he faces the disappointment of missing out on the upcoming The Quokka…

What Bendigo Races Where Bendigo Jockey Club – Heinz St, White Hills VIC 3550 When Sunday, April 21, 2024 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Dabble Horse racing in Victoria heads to Bendigo on Sunday afternoon, with an eight-race meeting set down for decision. A perfect day for racing is forecast, and with the track rated a Good 4 and the rail out 5m, there will be no excuses for fancied runners. The action is set to commence at 12:25pm AEST. Best Bet at Bendigo: A Book Of Days Despite being…