Month: August 2024

Today’s horse racing tips & free betting preview | Friday, 30/8

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There are five horse racing meetings set for Australia on Friday, August 30. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Pakenham Synthetic. Friday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – August 30, 2024 Pakenham Synthetic 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 August 30, 2024 check…

Today’s horse racing bookmaker offers & bet returns | 30/8/24

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Explore a multitude of captivating racing promotions offered by horse racing bookmakers on Friday, August 30. Immerse yourself in the thrill with generous bonus back offers, elevating your betting experience. Delve into these promotions from top-tier online bookmakers to maximise your betting opportunities. The top Australian racing promotions for August 30, 2024, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Any Australian Racing 3+ Leg Multi | If 1 Leg Fails Bonus Back Up To $50 Place a 3+ leg Fixed Win/Place Multi across Australian Thoroughbred, Harness or Greyhound racing this week…

Friday Night Lights – two-year olds to the fore

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It’s Friday night with action again at Alexandra Park and Addington. Up north the Telfers have a huge team of two-year-old fillies in race 5, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Sires’ Stakes Heat, while at Addington there’ll be a lot of interest in the return of another gun two-year-old in Ukraine. Telfers line up six in Sires’ Stakes heat By Michael Guerin It is bring-your-own-sulky-night at Alexandra Park tonight. Not for everybody mind you, just some of the driver’s partnering the Team Telfer horses in Race 5, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Sires’ Stakes…

After recharging the batteries, top NT trainer back in business

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Darwin trainer Gary Clarke, who has won the Top End and Country premiership for the past 12 years, will be aiming for further success when racing resumes at Fannie Bay for the first time this season on Saturday. After winning the Top End and Country trainers’ premiership for a 12th straight year and claiming the Darwin Cup Carnival’s leading trainer title for the 11th time, Gary Clarke was pleased to have a break. Darwin Cup Day was August 5, and despite taking a small team to Katherine a fortnight ago,…

Darwin races free betting preview & best bets | August 31, 2024

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What Darwin Races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Saturday, August 31, 2024 First Race 2:12pm ACST Visit Dabble Action in the Top End resumes with 38 runners accepting for the six-race meeting on Saturday afternoon. Sunny conditions and light winds with a top temperature of 33C is the forecast for Saturday. The rail will once again be in the true position, and it will be a good dirt surface. BEST BET: Debating Debating finished seventh in an 1100m maiden on his Top…

Vale Lucia Valentina

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Elsdon Park are saddened to report the passing of star mare Lucia Valentina (NZ) (Savabeel). The triple Group One winning heroine was days away from being covered in Australia by leading stallion Zoustar. For her owners Lib and Katrina Petagna, Lucia Valentina provided some huge thrills. “Lucia Valentina has a special place in our hearts. She was named after our daughter and enabled us to enjoy some phenomenal family events,” recalled Lib Petagna. “The whole family really got behind her and we had a lot of thrills with her. “When…

Dual Oaks winner’s heir apparent to make her raceday debut

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Group One winner Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) took trainer Jim Wallace and her army of owners on the ride of a lifetime when taking out the New Zealand-Australian Oaks double last year, and just 18 months on the Opaki horseman thinks he might have another filly just as capable. Ardsley Stud filly Merkel (NZ) (Reliable Man) has reminded Wallace a lot of her stable predecessor and she has pleased him when placing in her three trials to date. “I have said several times that she is similar to what Pennyweka…

Vale Lucia Valentina

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Elsdon Park are saddened to report the passing of star mare Lucia Valentina (NZ) (Savabeel). The triple Group One winning heroine was days away from being covered in Australia by leading stallion Zoustar. For her owners Lib and Katrina Petagna, Lucia Valentina provided some huge thrills. “Lucia Valentina has a special place in our hearts. She was named after our daughter and enabled us to enjoy some phenomenal family events,” recalled Lib Petagna. “The whole family really got behind her and we had a lot of thrills with her. “When…

Wrote To Arataki is to return to Caulfield

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Trainer Matthew Williams is hopeful a good break for Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) after an underwhelming late-summer preparation can be the catalyst to a better spring campaign for the Stakes-winning mare. Wrote To Arataki will resume in Saturday’s Group 3 Cockram Stakes at Caulfield, a race she finished third in 12 months ago, before going on to win the G2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) later that spring. It will be her first start since finishing fifth in the Mannerism Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in February, in what was her second…

Northern raider scores at Cambridge Synthetic

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Brucey Lee (NZ) (U S Navy Flag)  made the seven-hour round trip from Ruakaka worthwhile for trainer Kim Knight on Wednesday when taking out the TAB 2000 at Cambridge Synthetic. The son of U S Navy Flag had placed in his previous start over 2100m on his home track earlier this month and Knight was confident of an improved result despite his topweight of 60kg. Punters shared her thoughts and backed him into $4.40 favouritism, and he didn’t disappoint, running out a one-length victor over fellow Northland raider Richie’s Dream.…