Month: June 2024

Goulburn racing preview and betting tips | Monday, 3/6/24

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What Goulburn Races Where Goulburn Race Club – Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580 When Monday, June 3, 2024 First Race 12:05pm AEST Visit Dabble The new week of racing is set to get underway at Goulburn Race Club on Monday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program lined up for punters. The rail is out +4m the entire circuit, and with scattered showers forecast across the weekend, the current Soft 7 rating at the time of acceptances should hold for race-day. The first race is scheduled to jump at 12:05pm local…

Dunns set to play key role on Sapling Stakes day

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By Mike Love Premiership leading trainers Robert and Jenna Dunn have a lot of reasons to be confident going into both two-year-old features at Ashburton today. The Sapling Stakes at Group 2 level and the Helen Pope Fillies Classic at Group 3 will highlight today’s card. Race 6, the time-honoured Group 2 $60,000 Rakaia Seed Cleaning Sapling Stakes over 1700m will see the Dunns line up three of the six starters. Group 1 Welcome Stakes winner Got The Chocolates is undoubtedly the horse to beat, with the TAB opening him…

Stunning Warmonger extends Kiwis’ Queensland Derby dominance

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Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree) became the fourth consecutive New Zealand-bred winner of the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) with a breathtaking performance in the A$1m classic at Eagle Farm on Saturday. A spectacular first Group One winner for Inglewood Stud stallion War Decree, Warmonger blew his rivals away by more than 10 lengths. He joined the Queensland Derby honour roll alongside the other recent Kiwi-bred winners Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park) (2023), Pinarello (NZ) (Tavistock) (2022) and Kukeracha (NZ) (Night Of Thunder) (2021). This year’s Queensland Derby produced a New Zealand-bred quinella,…

I Wish I Win back on top in Kingsford-Smith Cup

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After placing in all of his first four starts of the season, Waikato Stud’s sensational sprinter I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) returned to the top of the podium in Saturday’s Gr.1 EVA Air Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm. It was the seventh win of a remarkable 21-start career for the Savabeel gelding, who has now earned more than A$11.8m in prize-money. His previous triumphs included last year’s Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, along with the A$10m Golden Eagle (1500m). Before Saturday’s breakthrough, I Wish I Win’s…

Little Bit of Love caps successful day for Wexford Stables

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Wexford Stables enjoyed a winning afternoon on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday, including a fourth win in a row for breakthrough performer Little Bit Of Love (NZ) (Time Test) in the Elsdon Park (1400m) at Pukekohe. Little Bit Of Love’s heroics came less than an hour after his three-year-old stablemate Geriatrix (NZ) (Almanzor) took out the A$85,000 HKJC Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in his first Australian start. “It’s been a very special day today, and it’s a credit to all of our team,” said Lance O’Sullivan, who…

Little Bit Of Love completes Wexford’s trans-Tasman double

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Little Bit Of Love won his fourth-straight race at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Wexford Stables enjoyed a winning afternoon on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday, including a fourth win in a row for breakthrough performer Little Bit Of Love in the Elsdon Park (1400m) at Pukekohe. Little Bit Of Love’s heroics came less than an hour after his three-year-old stablemate Geriatrix took out the A$85,000 Benchmark 78 Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in his first Australian start. “It’s been a very special day today,…

Warmonger bolts clear in Group 1 Queensland Derby

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Warmonger ridden by Blake Shinn takes out the Group 1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm. Photo: Darren Winningham Warmonger (+850) has given his rivals a galloping lesson in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon, pulling away to score an impressive 10-length victory. The Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) runner-up looked to have it all to do pre-race, with most judges mapping the son of War Decree to drag back towards the rear of the field from barrier 18; however, Blake Shinn had other…

Belardo Boy back to winning form at Wanganui

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Belardo Boy powers through the heavy conditions to win the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Proven miler and winter track specialist Belardo Boy bounced back to winning form when he produced a powerful home straight surge to capture the feature event at Wanganui on Saturday, the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m). The 2023 Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) winner was having just his second run in a new campaign for trainer Lisa Latta and stripped in good condition after taking plenty…

Caitlyns Wish all heart in Wanganui victory

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Eventual winner Caitlyns Wish (outside) and Wewillrock battle out the Open 1200m at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Apprentice Ciel Butler made good use of her 2kg claim when she guided Matamata visitor Caitlyns Wish to victory in the Open 1200m Handicap at Wanganui on Saturday. The Stephen Autridge-prepared four-year-old daughter of Belardo had been thereabouts of late without securing top spot on the podium and was well backed in the market to start a $3.90 second favourite behind the heavily supported Wewillrock ($2.30). Wewillrock (59.5kgs), who…