Month: September 2024

What Birdsville Races Where Birdsville Racecourse – Adelaide St, Birdsville QLD 4482 When Friday, September 6, 2024 First Race 1:34pm AEST Visit Dabble The 142nd edition of the Birdsville Racing Carnival will kick off on Friday afternoon, with the first of six races scheduled to jump at 1:34pm AEST. With warm weather forecast for the rest of the week, the track surface will remain firm and the rail will be in its true position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Birdsville: Benevento Benevento has won back-to-back races since returning…

What Wyong Cup Day 2024 Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Friday, September 6, 2024 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Dabble The $250,000 Wyong Cup has attracted a quality field of 12 and headlines a bumper eight-part program on Friday afternoon. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit for the meeting, and with the clear skies forecast to continue across the region, punters should be assured of a genuine Good 4 surface throughout proceedings. The opening event is…

What Concorde Stakes Day 2024 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, September 7, 2024 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with the $1 million Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) headlining a bumper 10-part program. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit, and with nothing but warm spring conditions forecast in the lead-up, participants can expect a fair Good 4 surface for race-day. All the action is scheduled to get underway at 11:50am local time.…

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, September 7, 2024 First Race 11:58am AEST Visit Dabble Racing will return to Doomben this Saturday afternoon, where the first of nine races is set to kick off at 11:58am AEST. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances; however, with no rain on the forecast for the rest of the week, the surface will improve into the Good range by raceday. The rail will be in the +1m position…

Archaic Smile will contest Saturday’s Group 3 Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. Photo: Race Images PN Group One performer Archaic Smile has taken significant benefit from her first-up outing and another top showing is expected from the filly at Hastings. The daughter of Saxon Warrior finished runner-up in her three-year-old debut last month and will bid to go one better in Saturday’s Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). “I was happy with her return at Taupo where the track was against her, she wants a firm surface and…

Desert Lightning will contest the Listed Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Palmerston North The Barneswood Farm team are waiting with bated breath as their Group One winner Desert Lightning gets set to make his debut for new trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Pride of Dubai gelding was a standout for former trainers Peter and Dawn Williams, who selected him as a yearling out of Little Avondale Stud’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for…

Leading NT trainer Phil Cole has two genuine contenders in the feature races at Birdsville in outback Queensland on Friday and Saturday. Darwin trainer Phil Cole is looking for further success at the iconic Birdsville Races on Friday and Saturday. Cole boasts a decent strike rate in the south-west corner of Queensland after four previous visits with eight wins and 13 minor placings. Two years ago, Cole won the Birdsville Cup (1600m) with Saccharo before taking out the Open Handicap (1300m) with Kronos. The Birdsville Race Club switched the Friday…