Underrated galloper Shamus bounced back to his very best form as he provided a massive upset when taking out the feature flat event at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Almanzor – Proven Value (1400m). All eyes were focussed on the resumption of glamour mare Orchestral who was recently voted Champion Three-Year-Old and Champion Stayer at the 2024 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards, while Group One winner Campionessa was also amongst a talent-packed line-up. The Moira and Kieran Murdoch-prepared six-year-old slipped under the radar despite winning the Waipu Cup…
Month: September 2024
Farravallo heads Bergerson quinella at Wanganui
Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson produced an early highlight at Wanganui on Saturday when his speedsters Farravallo and Reign It In quinellaed the feature 1200m contest on the card, the H&T Agronomics/Agricom Open (1200m). Farravallo, who had put back-to-back victories together before blotting his copybook at Hastings earlier in the month, started the $7.70 third favourite for the event with last start Otaki winner Reign It In allowed to drift to an attractive $14.10 on the tote by punters. Bergerson had exuded some confidence when interviewed about the chances of the…
Myers reaches Wanganui milestone with age-group double
Wire Rope winning the MDN 3YO (1200m) on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Victories with a pair of promising first-starters at Wanganui on Saturday provided jockey Kelly Myers with the 50th and 51st wins of her career at the track. Myers brought up her Wanganui half-century with a hard-fought win aboard Landlock in the opening race on Saturday’s card, the Pilet Contracting/Pioneer Seeds 2YO (800m). Little was known about the northern raider, who had no trials before being sent south by Matamata trainer Cody Cole to make…
Nest Egg on target for New Zealand Cup
Nest Egg winning the OPN HCP (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) The 2023 Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) runner-up Nest Egg showed he was right on track to head south later in the spring to try and go one better in the race a year later after he scored a stylish victory at Ellerslie on Saturday. The six-year-old gelding didn’t really kick on over the rest of the summer last year after his Riccarton heroics, which included winning the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) in…
Eliyass continues winning ways in Kingston Town Stakes
Eliyaas after winning the Kingston Town Stakes. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Eliyass ($4.00) has kept his undefeated Australian record intact, claiming the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, giving him a hat-trick of wins since arriving to the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn. The son of Le Havre recorded his ninth win at start eleven on Saturday, holding off a gallant Ceolwulf ($2.80) in the shadows of the post, solidifying himself as the early favourite for the Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) later in the spring.…
Mchale causes upset in Bill Ritchie Handicap
Mchale surges to victory in the Bill Ritchie Handicap. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au After Rediener won the race 12 months ago, the Chris Waller barn have picked up back-to-back wins in the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m), with Mchale ($26.00) powering between horses to claim victory at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The son of Shooting To Win was first-up after a 98-day spell, bringing residual fitness from the Queensland winter, and a very similar profile to last year’s winner coming through the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on…
Flemington free racing preview & best bets | Sunday, 22/9/24
What Flemington Races Where Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Sunday, September 22, 2024 First Race 1:25pm AEST Visit Dabble The traditional Spring Preview meeting will take place at Flemington on Sunday afternoon with eight races carded. The VRC Derby and VRC Oaks trials will give punters a look at the potential contenders for the time-honoured features later in the spring. The rail is out 14m the entire circuit, but traditionally Flemington still plays fairly when the rail is out that far, especially considering the track is rated a Soft…
Here To Shock books Big Dance ticket
A career-best year for Here To Shock continued with a third Group victory in Friday’s A$250,000 Gr.3 Australian Bloodstock Cameron Handicap (1600m) at Newcastle, and in the process the New Zealand-bred gelding booked himself a ticket into a A$3 million feature in November. The son of Shocking came into 2024 with seven wins to his name from a 25-start career, with his solitary black-type success coming in last year’s Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo. He has taken that record to a new level over the last six months with…
Here To Shock claims Group 3 Cameron Handicap
Nash Rawiller and Here To Shock after claiming the Group 3 Cameron Handicap. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au After taking out the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) aboard Terra Mater earlier in the day, Nash Rawiller added another black-type win to the resume, with Here To Shock ($2.80) claiming victory in the Group 3 Cameron Handicap (1400m) at Newcastle on Friday afternoon. The team Hayes-trained seven-year-old had proven to be a model of consistency during the winter months and returned in superb order first-up despite being headed by Another Wil in a BM100…
Saturday’s free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | 21/9/2024
There are 12 horse racing meetings set for Australia on Saturday, September 21. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Caulfield, Randwick, Gold Coast, Belmont & Darwin. Saturday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – September 21, 2024 Caulfield Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Gold Coast Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Darwin 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…