Month: September 2024

The Ordeal and the New Brighton Cups highlight Friday night

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It’s Friday night and that means a huge night of racing at both Addington and Alexandra Park. Direct qualification for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot is on the line at Addington while Jeremiah looks the one to beat in the new Metro Final at Auckland. Sherlock returns in tough first up assignment at Addington. By Michael Guerin The TAB bookies and trainer Nathan Purdon don’t see eye to eye on Sherlock’s return at Addington on Friday tonight. While both think he can win…

Romans are ready to fire in Adelaide

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Flamin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) was scratched from a race at Cranbourne for a contest in Adelaide.The younger brother of Group 1 winner Smokin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) is bound for Adelaide in search of his first city victory.  Flamin’ Romans runs in the Sportsbet Handicap (1950m) on the Morphettville Parks tracks on Saturday, his third try at success on a city course.  Like his brother Smokin’ Romans, Flamin’ Romans has been a slow developer.  Smokin’ Romans won his first two starts on the Ballarat synthetic track and it took until start 13 for the gelding to gain…

Blue Diamond winner is retired

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2023 Blue Diamond winner Little Brose (NZ) (Per Incanto) has been retired due to a tendon injury, with news on a stud deal still to come. The son of Per Incanto was trained by Ben, Will and J.D. Hayes and won Victoria’s premiere juvenile contest before a consistent but winless three-year-old campaign. A shift to David Hayes’ Hong Kong base followed, where he debuted with an eighth placing at G1 level and then ran a respectable second down in class. However, disaster followed before he could get to the races…

Crocetti all the rage ahead of Hastings Group 1

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Crocetti will contest the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Newly turned four-year-olds have a proud record of making early spring statements in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in recent years, and one of New Zealand’s most exciting racehorses is poised to follow suit at Hastings on Saturday. Crocetti heads into the season-opening Group One feature with eight wins and a second to his name from just nine career starts, and horse racing bookmakers have him a $2.10 favourite to add the…

 Four-year-old star all the rage in Tarzino

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Newly turned four-year-olds have a proud record of making early spring statements in the Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in recent years, and one of New Zealand’s most exciting racehorses is poised to follow suit at Hastings on Saturday. Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) heads into the season-opening Group One feature with eight wins and a second to his name from just nine career starts, and the TAB rates him a $2.10 favourite to add the Tarzino to his outstanding record. He will attempt to become the 11th four-year-old to win the…

Scott is chasing third Tarzino title at Hastings

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Nearly two decades following his first success in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Andrew Scott will be hunting for his third scalp in the Group One feature. Back in 2005, Scott was training in partnership with Michael Moroney when the pair produced one of the race’s most iconic wins with the formidable Xcellent, a memory the Matamata horseman looks back on fondly. “It’s like anything, you don’t really appreciate it at the time as you’re so focussed and involved with the process of preparing the horse, and worried about the result,”…

Racing set to resume at Eagle Farm

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La Crique winning at Eagle Farm last Saturday. Photo: Grant Peters Racing Queensland advises that meetings will resume at Eagle Farm from Saturday, September 14. In consultation with the Brisbane Racing Club, Queensland Jockeys’ Association, Australian Trainers’ Association and the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, eight barrier trials were successfully conducted on the Eagle Farm course proper this morning following the introduction of mitigation strategies near the home turn. As a condition of nomination today, it was mandatory for all horses to sight the construction area near the 600m mark prior…

Moonee Valley free racing tips & quaddie | Moir Stakes Day 2024

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What Moir Stakes Day 2024 Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Saturday, September 7, 2024 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Dabble Spring is officially here, and Group 1 racing in Victoria returns to Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon for a competitive 10-race meeting from 12:10pm AEST. The Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) takes top billing, with a more than suitable undercard set to provide key form references throughout the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Perfect conditions should greet punters, with the track likely to remain a Good 4, and with…

Belmont racing preview, best bets & quaddie tips | September 7

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What Farnley Stakes Day 2024 Where Belmont Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, September 7, 2024 First Race 12:14pm AWST Visit Dabble The Listed Farnley Stakes will headline the nine-race program at Belmont Park, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 12:14pm AWST. With more rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, the Soft 5 track rating could be downgraded if it rains during the meeting. The rail will be pushed out to the +6m position for the entire circuit. Farnley Stakes tip: Vast Art Vast Art…