Month: July 2024

Casino Princess (inside) will contest the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 1230 at Rotorua on Thursday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Casino Princess earned her first stakes-level crown last month and Cliff Goss is eyeing a bigger prize with the talented five-year-old. Casino Princess has been one of the finds of the winter, placing and winning at Rating 75 grade on four occasions before a comfortable success in the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) on June 22, much to the delight of her locally-based trainer. “It was great, she really deserved it…

Basilinna winning at Cranbourne under Blake Shinn . Photo: Morgan Hancock (Racing Photos) Expatriate Kiwi trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne, who operate out of Pakenham in Victoria, will take a lowkey approach to the campaign of their talented rising four-year-old Basilinna. The lightly raced filly has placed in the Group 3 Ethereal (2000m), the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m), and Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m). However, Emma-Lee Browne suggested they will lower the bar for Basilinna in her next campaign. “She’s only won one race. She’s done her time in…

Prince of Penzance ridden by Michelle Payne returns to scale after winning 2015 Melbourne Cup. (Racing Photos) Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m)-winning jockey Michelle Payne has officially hung up the saddle. Payne, who achieved her greatest success in the 2015 Melbourne showpiece aboard Prince Of Penzance, retires after 23 years of racing and 772 wins. Payne has long signalled her intent to retire and focus on training with her brother Patrick. “It was a tough decision to come to and obviously took a lot of time to decide on,” Payne…

Joliestar ridden by James McDonald winning thw 2023 Thousand Guineas. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Untapped filly Joliestar has emerged as a contender for The Everest (1200m). Her trainer, Chris Waller, is eager to give the mare an opportunity to audition for the $20 million feature. The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) winner was among a host of stars to step out at the Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday. The session also featured leading carnival contenders Fangirl, Via Sistina, Riff Rocket, Tropical Squall, and Zougotcha. Joliestar took up the running…

The Neil Dyer-trained Bear Story winning at Fannie Bay on July 13. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Final nominations have been received for the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) and $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m). There are 20 nominations for the Cup, scheduled for Fannie Bay on August 5, with 23 nominations for the Palmerston on August 3. Each race will accommodate 12 starters and three emergencies. The winner of the $50,000 Metric Mile (1600m) on Saturday secures an automatic spot in the Cup. An automatic Palmerston berth awaits the winner of…

There are five horse racing meetings set for Australia on Wednesday, July 24. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Canterbury and Sandown. Wednesday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – July 24, 2024 Canterbury Racing Tips Sandown 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 taking place on July…

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This day 24th July in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | Wednesday, 24/7 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Wednesday, July 24. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Sandown Hillside…

The Chris Pollard-trained Early Crow winning at Fannie Bay last Saturday. Picture: Darwin Turf Club Write Your Name and Early Crow will defend the Darwin Cup (2050m) and Palmerston Sprint (1200m) at Fannie Bay in August. On August 5, Write Your Name will contest the $200,000 Darwin Cup, while Early Crow will line up in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint on August 3. During the 2023 Darwin Cup Carnival, Write Your Name and Early Crow raced for long-time NT trainer Dick Leech. In March, Leech was disqualified for 12 months when…