Leading Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher looks set to add some real international flavour to racing at Trentham next month with hardy stayer Interpretation likely to contest the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) on 18 January. The Maher stable has Smokin’ Romans, Herman Hesse, Le Don De Vie and Earl Of Tyrone nominated for the race alongside Interpretation, however the former European galloper and 2023 Gr.3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) winner is the one Maher indicated would make the trip across the Tasman. “We do have quite…
Month: December 2024
Pinseeker’s Gore Cup win dedicated to Dick Prendergast
By Jonny Turner Personal triumph was the last thing on Jonny Cox’s mind as Pinseeker delivered a powerful victory in the Mataura Licensing Trust Gore Cup yesterday. Cox lowered his head before crossing the line with his brilliant pacer, in a nod to his partner Kimberly Butt’s grandfather, the former master trotting trainer Dick Prendergast. Prendergast was in hospital and surrounded by his family with the Gore Cup playing in the background as the feature event was run. Prendergast would pass away just a matter of minutes later, making Cox’s…
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Sam Ottley back at Westport for more success
By Mike Love Piccadilly Pete ($1.75FF) will be looking to double down on success at Westport today after winning the Frank Dooley Memorial Westport Cup on day one. After a dominant performance on the first day the three-year-old Sweet Lou gelding has come through his run well and trainer Matt Purvis is expecting another strong performance today. “Very happy with him. He showed first up at Rangiora that he would measure up. I was a little bit worried the way the track was playing that he might not handle it,…
Saturday’s free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | 28/12/2024
There are 14 horse racing meetings set for Australia on Saturday, December 28. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Eagle Farm, Moonee Valley, Randwick & Darwin. Saturday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – December 28, 2024 Eagle Farm Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Randwick 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 are looking…
Merlin $2.50 favourite for Tuesday’s Auckland Cup
By Michael Guerin One of the big guns of New Zealand pacing could be left sweating on a scratching to boost his chances in the last Group 1 of the year on Tuesday night. Don’t Stop Dreaming can cap a rollercoaster year in the $250,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park, returned to its former New Year’s Eve date. As has been the case all season Don’t Stop Dreaming and arch rival Merlin will dominate betting on the Cup, with Republican Party and Better Eclipse their greatest dangers, the…
Plan B breaks two-year drought for Trigon Lad
Taking Trigon Lad to New Plymouth on Friday was something of an afterthought for Pukekohe trainer Michael Rogers, but that back-up plan produced a welcome return to the winners’ circle in the Landmark City of New Plymouth Cup (1600m). Trigon Lad has been an accomplished performer for his breeders Duncan Equine Partnership, who share ownership of the nine-year-old with Rogers. Now in his sixth season of racing, the Towkay gelding has had 74 starts for five wins, nine seconds, five thirds and $186,054 in stakes. There have been numerous highlights…
Opie Bosson retires
Opie Bosson, one of the greatest jockeys New Zealand has produced, has today announced his retirement from riding. Bosson, 44, leaves behind an incredible legacy in the sport, winning 99 Group One races in a glittering career which saw him inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in 2023 and immortalised in the memorable “There’s only one Opie Bosson” Boys Get Paid chant at the annual Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie. He was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his contribution to…
Andertons aim for fourth Timaru Cup in a decade
The Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Timaru Cup (1600m) has been an outstanding race for Brian and Shane Anderton in recent years, and the Wingatui trainers will attempt to continue that tradition with a pair of well-credentialled runners at Phar Lap Raceway on Saturday. The Andertons have collected three wins in the last nine years in the Timaru Cup, which was run at Listed level until 2022. The White Robe Lodge team saddled Tommy Tucker for back-to-back victories in 2015 and 2016, then struck again with Gallant Boy in 2020. All of…
Hasstobeawinner takes his crown in Stella Artois Final
Hasstobeawinner has often played the bridesmaid role in his career, but on Boxing Day at Ellerslie, he chose the right time to live up to his name, storming home to take out the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Final. In 17 starts prior to Thursday’s contest, Hasstobeawinner had only won one race, but had finished in the first three on 10 occasions, including a narrow second to Wallen in the $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m). His consistency continued this term as a five-year-old, recording two placings before tackling the…