Month: September 2024

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Tuesday, October 1, 2024 First Race 1pm HKT (3pm AEST) Visit Dabble The Group 3 National Day Cup (1000m) headlines the action at Sha Tin on Tuesday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The rail moves out to the C+3 position, and with no rain forecast in the lead-up, participants are all but assured a Good 4 throughout the afternoon. The rails in running could be an advantage, especially…

One Bold Cat will contest Wednesday’s Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Robbie Patterson will have seen plenty of the central North Island by Wednesday’s Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) meeting at Matamata, but a softer track poses a positive for his talented pairing of One Bold Cat and Puntura. Based at New Plymouth, Patterson travelled across to Hastings last Saturday for the elite-level contest but returned to his base without a representative stepping foot on the track. That has been an…

What Tatura Races Where Tatura & Shepparton Racing Club – 161 Ross St #157, Tatura When Tuesday, October 1, 2024 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Dabble A competitive eight-race meeting is set down at Tatura on Tuesday as horse racing in Victoria heads to the states north. With perfect spring conditions forecast leading into Tuesday’s card, the Good 4 rating should stick true throughout the afternoon, with the rail in its true position ensuring an ideal day for racing. The Tatura races will commence at 1:30pm AEST. Best Bet at…

Full Force will contest the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Matamata on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images Palmerston North After a successful change in tactics with Full Force at Hastings, Hollie Wynyard is hoping a step-up in distance will be a further aid to his chances Wednesday’s Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Matamata. The son of Cosmic Force showed plenty of class during his juvenile term, highlighted by a third placing in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). Returning as a three-year-old at Ruakaka, Full Force diminished his…

Rolls will lineup at Matamata on Wednesday. Photo: Reg Ryan (Racing Photos) Warrnambool raider Rolls’ New Zealand campaign hasn’t got off to the best of starts, but trainer Maddie Raymond and jockey Harry Grace are hoping that changes at Matamata on Wednesday. The eight-year-old gelding crossed the Tasman to target the last two legs of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, kicking off in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m), which was set to take place at Hastings last Saturday. However, the stable were struck with two pieces of bad…

Invincible Sage wins the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize. David Hall hopes Invincible Sage can again contend for Hong Kong’s elite sprint contests this season, but believes lower-weighted rivals in the HK$4.2 million Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday are better suited by the race conditions. Invincible Sage will carry 135lb under Hugh Bowman and will concede 20lb to six of his eight rivals – Whizz Kid, Nervous Witness, Beauty Waves, Call Me Glorious, Magic Control and Baby Crystal, who are all assigned 115lb.…