Month: May 2024

Morphettville Saturday races tips & best odds | SA Derby Day 2024

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What SA Derby Day 2024 Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, May 4, 2024 First Race 11:52am ACST Visit Dabble Another Group 1 day of racing awaits punters at Morphettville on Saturday, with the Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) headlining a competitive nine-race meeting. With several black-type events throughout the day, it sets up perfectly for a strong day of racing on a Good 4 track with the rail out 2m from the 1200m to the winning post. Racing is set to commence at…

Eagle Farm racing preview & quaddie tips | Saturday, May 4

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What Queensland Guineas Day Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, May 4, 2024 First Race 11:28am AEST Visit Dabble The Group 2 Queensland Guineas and Victory Stakes will headline the massive nine-race card at Eagle Farm this Saturday. With rain forecast to fall on Friday and Saturday, it is expected that the track will stay in the Soft range. The rail will be pushed out to the +7m position for the entire circuit, with racing set to kick off at 11:28am AEST. Queensland…

Saturday’s Caulfield races top tips & best odds | May 4, 2024

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What Caulfield Races Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Saturday, May 4, 2024 First Race 11:45am AEST Visit Dabble A competitive 10-race meeting awaits punters at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday. With clear skies forecast, the track will remain a Good 4 throughout the day. The rail comes out 8m for the entire circuit, with racing set to commence at 11:45am local time. Best Bet at Caulfield: Mawallock Mawallock won in soft style in both starts during the spring and boasts a bombproof record…

Shamus enjoying change of scene

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Life at the beach is agreeing with talented performer Shamus who will make his first appearance on Saturday from his new quarters. The lightly raced five-year-old has been sent north by former trainer Allan Sharrock to Moira and Kieran Murdoch’s Pukekohe stable and is set to begin the next phase of his career when he resumes in the Prezzy Card Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Noel and Ron Stanley-raced son of Shamexpress was runner-up in an open sprint at New Plymouth at his last appearance in February after finishing…

Greene brings up century in style

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A pair of Group winners take pride of place so far in the training career of David Greene who this week hit a notable milestone. The Te Rapa-based horseman sent out his 100th winner on Wednesday when Goldiluxe scored at Ruakaka in the style to befit the occasion and, for good measure, stablemate Flamboyance finished runner-up. Ghibellines mare Goldiluxe was sent out at less than even money in her 1400m maiden contest and won accordingly, romping home in the hands of Sam Spratt to bring up Greene’s century. “To be honest,…

Rayner pair working towards Riccarton features

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Wanganui trainer JJ Rayner will head to Woodville on Friday where she will kick off the campaigns of two of her stable stars, with the pair having ambitions of heading to Riccarton’s Grand National Festival of Racing in August. Hacksaw Ridge was a consistent performer for Rayner last year, placing in five of his nine outings, including a runner-up performance in the Listed AGC Training Stakes WFA (1600m). The Wanganui feature is once again in the crosshairs, however, with his improved travelling manners, a trip across the Cook Strait to…

Cranbourne racing tips & best odds | Friday, May 3

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What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Friday, May 3, 2024 First Race 5:15pm AEST Visit Dabble The Friday night racing season continues at Cranbourne Turf Club with eight races set down for decision. Despite the track coming up as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, it should be upgraded to a Good 4 either prior to or during the meeting. The rail sticks to its true position from the 1600m to the winning post and sits 3m out for…

Uncommon James hunting homecoming triumph

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Uncommon James winning the 2023 Oakleigh Plate. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) The Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted-trained Uncommon James, victor of the 2023 Oakleigh Plate (1100m), returns to familiar turf after nearly two years, set to compete in the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Last seen in Brisbane triumphing in a 1100-metre contest at Doomben on July 9, 2022, Uncommon James finds comfort in returning home, a sentiment echoed by Hoysted. He expressed to Racing Queensland, “It’s the first time he’s been at home…

Air Assault ready to launch in SA Derby

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Group 1 SA Derby aspirant Air Assault. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Local trainer Andrew Gluyas has opted to send Air Assault to Saturday’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville following the gelding’s third-place finish in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) last Saturday. The son of Justify was overtaken in the final strides of the 2000-metre Group 3 event, finishing 0.6 lengths behind the winner, Bold Soul. Now, he prepares to return to the 2500-metre distance for the first time since his 13th-place run in the Group…