Month: August 2024

Group 1 Golden Slipper winner Lady of Camelot. Photo: RacingNSW Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s promising young horses from last season, Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy, are gearing up for the new racing season with trials at Randwick on Friday. Lady Of Camelot, the impressive winner of the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) last season, will be piloted by Tim Clark in a 850-metre trial. Lady Of Camelot features in several futures markets with horse racing bookmakers, but it is in The Everest (1200m) markets where she is a…

What Rosehill Races Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, August 3, 2024 First Race 11:30am AEST Visit Dabble Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is the destination for NSW metro racing on Saturday, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The rail is out +7m the entire circuit, and although the track is rated a Soft 7 at the time of acceptances, punters can anticipate an upgrade into the Good range thanks to the sunny skies forecast leading into the weekend. All the action is…

What Palmerston Sprint Day 2024 Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Saturday, August 3, 2024 First Race 12:55pm ACST Visit Dabble The biggest weekend of the year in the Top End kicks off with the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) – the Darwin Cup Carnival’s Day 7 feature. The premier race in the NT for the sprinters has attracted an outstanding field with up to eight horses capable of winning. The seven-event program has attracted 79 acceptors with sunny and breezy conditions the forecast,…

The Terry Gillett-trained Dakota Lee makes her Darwin debut on Saturday in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m). There are a host of in-form speedsters in Darwin, so the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on Saturday is shaping as a thrilling contest. In 2020, just 0.6 lengths separated the first five horses across the line with Gary Clarke’s Enigman sneaking home. It was one of the more spectacular finishes at Fannie Bay and it might well be an exciting conclusion to the Palmerston this weekend. Clarke, who has won the Palmerston five…

Jarrod Todd steers Shakattak to success in the $40,000 Dabble Cup. Fittingly, champion Darwin trainer Gary Clarke and jockey Jarrod Todd claimed the final race of the 2023/24 season at Fannie Bay on Wednesday. It occurred in the feature on Day 6 of the Darwin Cup Carnival when five-year-old gelding Shakattak – the $1.95 favourite with online bookmakers – won the $40,000 Dabble Cup (1300m). The son of Shalaa saluted over 1300m (0-66) on July 13 following a first up seventh over 1200m (0-66) in June when he arrived from…

What Ipswich Races Where Ipswich Turf Club – 219 Brisbane Rd, Bundamba QLD 4304 When Friday, August 2, 2024 First Race 12:36pm AEST Visit Dabble Queensland racing will head to the Ipswich Turf Club for a competitive eight-race card this Friday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, but with no rain on the forecast, it is expected to improve into the Good range. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with racing set to kick off at…