Day: 2 January 2025

Geelong Saturday races betting tips & quaddie | January 4, 2025

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What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Saturday, January 4, 2025 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Dabble Feature racing in Victoria heads down the highway to Geelong on Saturday afternoon, where a bumper 10-race meeting awaits punters. The $300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m) and Listed Black Pearl Stakes (1200m) headline the program set to be run on a Good 4, with the rail in its true position throughout. The first on a massive day of racing at Geelong is set to go at 12:20pm…

Hemlock Stone delivers Perth Cup boilover

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New Zealand-bred gelding Hemlock Stone defied $81 odds to score a stunning come-from-behind victory in the A$1 million Gr.2 Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day. The Dalghar gelding is trained by Grant and Alana Williams for syndicator Belhus Racing, and he was bought for just A$11,000 from Book 2 of the 2021 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. His 21-race career has now produced seven wins, four placings and A$765,990 in stakes. Hemlock Stone was a late starter, beginning his career as a spring four-year-old with a fourth…

Puketiro Triumphs at Tauranga

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Grey mare Puketiro (NZ) (Savabeel) returned to winning form at Tauranga on Thursday when taking out the Stonewood Homes 1200 in front of a holiday crowd. The five-year-old daughter of Savabeel was tackling the opening event on the eight-race card in a fresh state, having finished unplaced in her resuming run in the Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki in November. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson were confident of an improved performance second-up, and Puketiro didn’t disappoint, running down I’m All In to win by a short head, with stablemates…

Forsman Delighted with Tauranga Trial Performance

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Progressive three-year-old filly Kitty Flash (NZ) (Ace High) led all the way in the hands of Masa Hashizume to down a talented field of open class gallopers in a special 1100m trial conducted before racing kicked off at Tauranga on Thursday. The daughter of Ace High, who was fresh up after finishing seventh in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November, headed up a three-strong team of runners for Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman, who all pleased their mentor with their runs. Three-year-old staying prospect Hinekaha (NZ)…

Frostfair Set for Westbury Classic Challenge

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Frostfair (NZ) (Written Tycoon) will be given her first tilt at stakes level later this month after she recorded her third successive win at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day in the Barfoot & Thompson 1400. The four-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon was given a plum trip in the one-one by jockey Warren Kennedy, who presented his charge at the turn, and she was able to run down pacemaker You Say D’Orsay, and evade any incident with the riderless Dame Lilibic, to win by three-quarters of a length. “It is always…

Bold Strategy for Group Winner’s Dam

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The emergence of Bourbon Empress (NZ) (Proisir) has gone a long way toward confirming a future plan for Highline Thoroughbreds. The Stephen Marsh-trained daughter of Proisir was bred by Cam and Eva Heron’s Cambridge operation and her victory in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mie (1600m) has all but decided the way forward for the mare’s dam Amiga Mia. “She’s got an Ardrossan colt at foot and we’ve left her empty this year and thought we’d wait and see what happens with Sulabella (NZ) (Proisir), who has won five, and her…

Ascot Saturday racing tips & quaddie selections | January 4

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What Ascot races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, January 4, 2025 First Race 11:25am AWST Visit Dabble Racing will return to Ascot once again this Saturday afternoon, where a massive 11-race program is scheduled to take place. The track is expected to remain in the Good range with perfect summer weather forecast in the lead-up to the meeting after the surface was rated as a Good 4 at the time of acceptances. The rail will be in the +8m position for the entire…

Hayasugi, champion filly, tragically loses life after surgery

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Hayasugi ridden by Jamie Kah winning the Blue Diamond Preview (F) at Caulfield. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) It is with profound sadness that Clinton McDonald Racing announced the passing of Hayasugi, the 2024 Blue Diamond Stakes winner, after a valiant battle with complications following surgery. The decision to euthanize the three-year-old filly was made on January 2, 2025, marking the end of a remarkable journey for one of Australian racing’s brightest stars. Hayasugi’s career was defined by her extraordinary talent and resilience. Her stunning campaign began with a dominant…

Gold Coast full racing preview & quaddie | Saturday, January 4

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What 2025 Magic Millions Gold Twilight Meeting Where Aquis Park Gold Coast – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 4, 2025 First Race 2:05pm AEST Visit Dabble The first weekend of the Magic Millions Carnival will take place at the Gold Coast on Saturday evening, with the inaugural running of the $3 million Sunlight 3YO Plate (1100m) set to headline the 10-race card. The track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances and with more rain forecast on Friday and Saturday, the surface is…

Randwick races free preview & quaddie tips | January 4, 2025

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What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, January 4, 2025 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble Royal Randwick Racecourse gets set to host the first Saturday metro meeting of 2025, with a bumper 10-race program scheduled to get underway at 12:35pm local time. The rail moves out +3m the entire circuit, and although light rainfall is predicted to hit the course proper on Thursday and Friday, the sunny skies forecast throughout Saturday afternoon should have participants racing on a genuine Good 4…