Month: June 2024

Craig set to bounce back to winning ways at Flemington

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Craig (outside) narrowly denied by Rise At Dawn at Flemington on June 6. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Jockey Luke Currie believes he’s rarely ridden a horse to a better second-place finish than Craig in his recent effort at Flemington. Currie and Craig will have the opportunity to avenge that narrow defeat when they compete at Flemington on Saturday. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Craig was just edged out by Rise At Dawn, a rival again this Saturday, in a 1600-metre race on June 8. “He just needs…

Zoumon poised to strike in Ipswich Cup

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Ipswich Cup contender Zoumon. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are counting on their multiple stakes winner, Zoumon, to follow a familiar pattern as he takes on the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m). The five-year-old boasts an impressive second-up record, with three wins out of five starts and never finishing outside the top four. After an even performance behind Just Folk in the Group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m) at Eagle Farm on June 1, Bott is optimistic about Zoumon’s chances of improving significantly,…

Alderson and Duric set to reunite with Jigsaw at Ipswich

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Jigsaw ridden by Daniel Moor wins the 2023 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Victorian trainer Cindy Alderson and jockey Vlad Duric are set to rekindle their successful partnership as they team up with Jigsaw in one of the feature races at Ipswich. Duric and Jigsaw face a challenging task, starting from the widest gate in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) on Saturday. A win would mark Alderson’s first victory in Queensland. Alderson’s history with Duric stretches back to her time training with her father,…

Today’s horse racing tips & free betting preview | Friday, 21/6

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There are four horse racing meetings set for Australia on Friday, June 21. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Geelong and Royal Ascot (UK). Friday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – June 21, 2024 Geelong Racing Tips Royal Ascot (UK) Racing Tips As always, there are 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…

Royal Ascot Day 4 tips, form and best odds | Friday, June 21

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What Royal Ascot 2024 – Day 3 Where Ascot Racecourse – High St, Ascot SL5 7JX, United Kingdom When Friday, June 21, 2024 First Race 2:30pm BST (11:30pm AEST) Visit Dabble The Group 1 Coronation Stakes (1600m) and Group 1 Commonwealth Cup (1200m) share top billing for Day 4 of the Royal Ascot carnival, with a competitive seven-race program set for decision. The track continues to maintain its Good 4 rating from the start of the week, with the course playing slightly in favour of on-speed runners on the turning…

Tectonic going for four in a row at Addington tonight

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By Michael Guerin When you have trained the army of open class trotting stars that Paul Nairn has you don’t get carried away. So the fact Nairn thinks Tectonic can win his way to the big time makes him stand out in The Crossing Line Handicap Trot at Addington on a cold winter’s night. Nairn is widely regarded as the master of New Zealand trotting training even though he rarely has big numbers in work. It is a title that means something considering the trotting deeds over the last 20…

Quality Rewarded at 2024 Weanling Sale

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A number of highlights were witnessed on a mixed day of trade at NZB’s 2024 National Weanling Sale, where nine lots sold for $100,000 or more alongside healthy increases in the average and median.   Quality horses were well sought after with strong competition at the top end of the market between pinhookers, international investors and domestic end users at the Karaka Sales Centre and online. The top lot came early in the day when Lot 25, a filly by Satono Aladdin from Henley Road was secured by Gary Harding for $170,000 from…

Te Akau pair chase features

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Te Akau Racing might have just welcomed four Group One winners back into recent work at its Matamata stable, but trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson aren’t getting distracted from the immediate task at hand: chasing stakes spoils at Tauranga on Saturday. Skew Wiff, Quintessa, Campionessa and Move To Strike have all returned to the stable to prepare for racing in the new season, but for now they’ve had to relinquish the spotlight to talented mares Aris Aris and Fashion Shoot, who give Te Akau a strong hand in the…

Raptors Thoroughbred make their mark at weanling sale

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The emergence of syndicators and traders Raptors Thoroughbred continued at Karaka on Thursday with the title of leading buyers at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale. Raptors Thoroughbred has had a growing presence on the buyers’ bench since debuting at the 2022 National Yearling Sale, and their handful of yearling purchases in that short space of time have included the winners Raptylight, Incredible and Dajieda. Raptylight also finished fourth in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui in March. Thursday marked a big increase in Raptors Thoroughbreds’…

Harding secures sale-topping Satono Aladdin filly

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New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale got off to an exciting start at Karaka on Thursday morning with three weanlings fetching $140,000 or more within the first hour, headed by prominent owner Gary Harding’s $170,000 purchase of a sale-topping Satono Aladdin filly. Offered by Brighthill Farm and catalogued as Lot 25, the attractive bay filly surpassed the $150,000 price paid for last year’s sale-topping colt by Per Incanto. She also set a new record weanling price for Rich Hill Stud’s high-flying shuttle stallion Satono Aladdin, beating the A$145,000 price tag…