Month: September 2024

Another highlight for super sire Per Incanto

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Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto has reached another memorable milestone in his decorated stallion career.  The leading son of Street Cry sired his 400th individual winner on Sunday when the Masterton nursery’s homebred Rue de Royale was successful for trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy at Bendigo.  While it was the three-year-old’s maiden victory, he showed his quality last season with runner-up finishes in the Gr.2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), the Inglis Millenium (1100m) and the A$1 million Golden Gift (1100m).  “It was really cool that it was Rue de Royale…

Owners stunned by national recognition

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As part-owners of star performer Imperatriz, Waikato couple John Elstob and Denise Bassett understandably had high hopes ahead of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards. Held in their hometown of Hamilton, the husband and wife’s expectations were surpassed on Sunday by their glamour mare and they also received another knockout acknowledgment. Imperatriz duly claimed the supreme award as Horse of the Year and also won the sprinter-miler title and the Award for Outstanding Global Achievement before Elstob and Bassett were stunned to be named Owner of the…

Victorian Racing Club announce new race for Melbourne Cup Day

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White Marlin winning on Melbourne Cup Day in 2022. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has announced the addition of the Australian Heritage Cup (2800m) to this year’s Melbourne Cup program at Flemington. The new race, restricted to Australian and New Zealand-trained horses, will be the final event in a series of qualifiers held across the country, from Kalgoorlie to Queensland. The Australian Heritage Cup replaces the Benchmark 96 race traditionally held on the same day and will offer a boosted prize pool of $250,000, an…

Damian Lane booked to ride Prognosis in Cox Plate

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Cox Plate-winning jockey, Damian Lane. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Damian Lane has confirmed he will ride Japanese contender Prognosis in this year’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m). On Friday, it was announced that the son of Deep Impact, trained by Mitsumasa Nakauchida and owned by Shadai Farm, will travel to Melbourne for the prestigious race at Moonee Valley on October 26. Prognosis has secured three Group 2 wins and has placed at the top level three times, including back-to-back runner-up finishes in the Group 1 QEII Cup (2000m) in…

Giga Kick to line-up in Premiere Stakes on Everest quest

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2022 Everest winner, Giga Kick. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Following his first-up fifth-place finish in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) last weekend, trainer Clayton Douglas reported that stable star Giga Kick has pulled up well and will have a trial before his second-up run in the Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on October 5. The 2022 Everest winner and dual Group 1 champion finished three lengths behind I Am Me in the Concorde but remains aimed at next month’s $20 million Everest (1200m), despite not yet…

It’s Electrifying heads Butcher’s drives at Cambridge tonight

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By Brigette Solomon Zachary Butcher hopes to be in for a good night with a book of six tidy drives at Cambridge Raceway tonight. With eight races programmed for tonight’s meeting, three of Butcher’s drives are early fixed price favourites with the TAB including Desistella (R6), who he also trains and co-owns, and the first starter Hadmeablast (R3) for the Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan stable. “There’s some good form behind a few of them tonight and hopefully we’ll get a bit of luck too,” says Butcher. First up for…

Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | Tuesday, 10/9/24

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There are four horse racing meetings set for Australia on Tuesday, September 10. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Tatura. Tuesday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – September 10, 2024 Tatura 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 September 10, 2024 check out our…

Today’s horse racing bonuses & bookmakers offers | 10/9/24

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