Day: 19 December 2024

Randwick races free betting tips & preview | Saturday, 21/12/24

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What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, December 21, 2024 First Race 12:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble Royal Randwick is the destination for metro racing in NSW on Saturday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set to get underway at 12:30pm local time. The rail moves out +3m after racing in the true position last Saturday, and with no significant rainfall predicted in the lead-up, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface come race-day. Best Bet at Randwick: Gilded Water Gilded Water…

Smokin’ Romans Sets Sights on Pakenham Cup Victory

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Smokin’ Romans(NZ) (Ghibellines), Herman Hesse and Strawberry Rock will aim to give Ciaron Maher a third Pakenham Cup success. The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle three hopes at it chases back-to-back victories in the Pakenham Cup.  Maher won the 2500m Listed race with Ashrun back in March after the race was not run in 2023 as Racing Victoria tinkered with race dates.  But with the Cranbourne Turf Club and Pakenham Racing Club merging to form Southside Racing and their desire to have a two-day Carnival, the Pakenham Cup is back to a December date, although…

Island Life Returns to Fillies Company for Eulogy Stakes

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Waikato filly Island Life(NZ) (Vadamos) will return to the Central Districts on Saturday, aiming to go one better than her last Group Three attempt in the Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Straight out of maiden company, Island Life fought valiantly to be denied only at the line by Tuxedo in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki in late November, a pleasing performance for her trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie. “She was very brave, she was probably just travelling a bit too well and got there a bit…

Te Akau Targets Victory in Home Cup

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Te Akau Racing, the country’s leading stable, has captured some of the biggest prizes in New Zealand racing this year, and trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are keen to add their home cup, the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m), to their trophy cabinet on Friday.  “You would love to win your hometown Cup,” Bergerson said.  The stable will have a two-pronged attack in Friday’s feature, including recent New Zealand stable addition Midnight Blue and in-form mare My Lips are Sealed(NZ) (Ace High).  Midnight Blue has had just the…

David Ellis – Honoured by Hall of Fame

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Te Akau principal David Ellis CNZM is a man who has dedicated a lifetime of passion and commitment into the New Zealand thoroughbred industry, and is being honoured as an inductee into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Ellis had his first winner as an owner in 1978 at Paeroa, while Cosmetique, which he purchased and raced, provided his first Group One win in the 1986 Easter Handicap. Since first selling shares in horses he had purchased in 80’s, Ellis has grown Te Akau Racing to become the most…

Alice Springs betting preview & tips | Saturday, December 21

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What Alice Springs Races Where Pioneer Park Racecourse – Stuart Hwy, Connellan NT 0870 When Saturday, December 21, 2024 First Race 1:37pm ACST Visit Dabble The Alice Springs Turf Club farewells 2024 when it hosts its Christmas meeting this Saturday, with 50 horses accepting for the six-event program. It will be sunny on Saturday with a top temperature of 41C. Pioneer Park will be a dry dirt surface and the rail will be in the true position. BEST BET AT ALICE SPRINGS: CHIEF WHITE SOCK Chief White Sock has returned…

Chief White Sock looking for more Alice Springs success

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Red Centre trainer Barry Cooke has Chief White Sock in fine form this campaign. (Picture: Nikki Westover Photography) With the Alice Springs Turf Club hosting its final meeting for 2024 on Saturday, the form guide suggests that the Barry Cooke-trained Chief White Sock is one to keep an eye on. The five-year-old gelding has notched two wins and two minor placings since returning from a spell in October, and online bookmakers have him as an early $2 favourite to salute in 0-58 company over 1000m this weekend. That form marks…

Eagle Farm Saturday races tips & quaddie | December 21, 2024

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What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, December 21, 2024 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon for a bumper 10-race card as the Magic Millions Carnival looms large. The Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes (1200m) headlines a strong program that kicks off at 12:13pm AEST. The track was a Heavy 9 at the time of acceptances, but with clear skies and warm days forecast leading into raceday, a Soft surface is more…

Pakenham free racing preview & best bets | Pakenham Cup Day 2024

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What Pakenham Cup Day 2024 Where Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Saturday, December 21, 2024 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble This Saturday, the $300,000 Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) and The Supernova (1400m) worth $1 million headline what is arguably the best day of racing Pakenham has ever seen. A perfect Good 4 track is expected, with the rail in the true position. The action on Pakenham Cup Day 2024 commences at 12:15pm AEDT. Pakenham Cup Tip: Goldman Goldman was never going to…

Mornington Glory eyes Dubai and Royal Ascot sprint campaign

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Mornington Glory ridden by Ethan Brown wins the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 07, 2024 in Moonee Ponds, Australia. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Mornington Glory, fresh off a successful spring campaign that included a Group 1 Moir Stakes victory, is poised for an ambitious international journey in 2025 under trainer Gavin Bedggood. The sprinter’s itinerary includes two major races in Dubai, potentially followed by a shot at the prestigious King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. “He’s been invited to go and race in Dubai,…