Month: January 2025

My Lips Are Sealed claims Group 3 Phar Lap Trophy

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My Lips Are Sealed winning the Group 3 Phar Lap Trophy (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) A black-type victory eluded My Lips Are Sealed by the barest of margins in the Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Trentham last season, but the talented mare returned to Wellington on Saturday and went one better in the Group 3 Phar Lap Trophy (1600m). The daughter of Ace High showed plenty of early promise as a three-year-old, scoring a first-up victory by two and a half…

Magic Millions 2YO contender Quietly Arrogant wins Gold Nugget

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Blake Shinn steers Quiently Arrogant to victory in the Gold Nugget 2YO at Sunshine Coast on January 4, 2025. Photo: Darren Winningham Quietly Arrogant delivered an impressive performance to claim victory in the Aquis Gold Nugget QTIS 2YO Colts and Geldings at the Sunshine Coast on January 4, 2025. The Peter Snowden-trained colt, ridden by Blake Shinn, showcased his raw ability and composure to prevail in the $150,000 contest over 1100m. The two-year-old son of Capitalist settled at the rear of the six-horse field early, as Erne de Berne set…

Today’s horse racing promotions & bookmaker offers | 4/1/2025

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Magic Millions opener moved to Sunshine Coast over track concerns

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The Magic Millions Carnival’s opening meeting has been relocated to the Sunshine Coast after the Gold Coast’s newly renovated track was found to have been poisoned. The unprecedented decision to move Saturday’s twilight meeting, featuring marquee races such as the $3 million Sunlight slot race and $500,000 The Wave, came after safety concerns were raised by jockeys over a chemically damaged section of the course. Racing Queensland officials discovered the damage on Friday afternoon, with the affected area—measuring approximately 25m x 10m—located near the 500m mark on the home turn.…

Harrison Orange gets double for Michael House at Tauherenikau

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By Brigette Solomon  Trainer Michael House and Harrison Orange combined to score a winning double at the North Island’s first race meeting of the New Year at Tauherenikau yesterday. “I rung Harrison three weeks ago to see if we could organise for him to come down and drive at these central districts grass track meetings and I’m really pleased for him that it’s paid off and he’s driven a couple of winners for us,” said House. “He’s grown up watching his Dad (Blair Orange) drive a few hundred winners in…

Republican Party looking increasingly likely for Hunter Cup

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By Adam Hamilton  Auckland Cup hero Republican Party looks set to join the growing Hunter Cup party. A race that threatened to be a tad thin for star power just a couple of weeks ago, now promises to deliver an explosive start to 2025. Already, Leap To Fame looks certain to defend his crown, newly crowned Inter Dominion champ Don Hugo is a lock, emerging Kiwi talent Tact McLeod is headed towards it and $2 million-earner Catch A Wave also has the Hunter Cup in his sights. More recently, star…

Williamson looking to build on 2024 success

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By Jonny Turner  After an all-conquering season, Matthew Williamson hopes to keep his momentum going in 2025 with a big Roxburgh Cup day on Saturday.  The trainer produced a personal-best 39 wins in 2024, making him the leading trainer both in Otago and south of the Waitaki River. Though he is undoubtedly the public face of his operation, Williamson was quick to credit those behind the scenes for his breakout season. “If you had told me at the start of last year that we would have ended up where we…

Oscar heading back across the Tasman

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By Michael Guerin Five years is a long time to wait for redemption. In racing entire careers start, blossom and end much quicker than that all the time. But on Febuary 1, five years after he last raced and finished unplaced in the Great Southern Star, Kiwi speed machine Oscar Bonavena is heading back to Melton for a another shot at the title. The title has of course changed. The Great Southern Star was 2760m mobile back on February 1, 2020 when Oscar Bonavena sat parked and finished a brave…

Saturday’s free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | 4/1/2025

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There are 13 horse racing meetings set for Australia on Saturday, January 4. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Gold Coast, Geelong, Randwick, Ascot & Darwin. Saturday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – January 4, 2025 Gold Coast Racing Tips Geelong Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Ascot 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…

Group Three test for resurgent Field Of Gold

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A change of scenery has worked wonders for Field Of Gold, who is in line to return to black-type company for the first time in almost two years in Saturday’s Gr.3 Rydges Wellington Airport Phar Lap Trophy (1600m) at Trentham. The son of Starspangledbanner is a half-brother to Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest, and he showed plenty of talent himself through the early stages of his career. Field Of Gold’s nine-start campaign as a three-year-old produced three wins including the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m), and he was…