Month: January 2025

What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, February 1, 2025 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Saturday feature racing in Victoria heads to Sandown’s Lakeside circuit, where a 10-race meeting awaits punters. The Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) will provide key form references for Group 1 races coming up, while there is plenty of good horseflesh on the undercard. A perfect summer day is forecast, and with the track being a Good 4 and…

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, February 1, 2025 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing will return to Doomben for a massive 10-race card this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, but with little to no rain forecast in the lead-up, expect an upgrade or two before raceday. The rail will be in its true position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 12:13pm AEST. Best…

What Southern Cross Stakes Day 2025 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, February 1, 2025 First Race 12:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, with the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) headlining a bumper 10-race program. The $250,00 sprinting feature is supported by the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) & Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m), where punters will get a glimpse of some potential star two-year-olds, putting their hand up for Group 1 Golden Slipper…

Australian three-year-old Bosustow will take his place in the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on February 8.Photo: George Sal (Racing Photos) Next week’s Legends Day at Te Rapa will have a strong international flavour, with Sydney trainers Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald set to tackle the meeting’s two Group One features with a pair of high-profile runners. Promising three-year-old Bosustow is set to tackle the $500,000 Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) following his last start victory in the $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m),…

Oaks contender Twisted Love winning at Waverley on Wednesday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) A $1 million Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) path is on the cards for Waverley filly Twisted Love following her debut win at her home track on Wednesday. While Oaks campaigns are nothing new to Thurlow, having trained Beyond The Fort to a runner-up result in the 2019 edition of the Classic, this one will have added sentimental value for the South Taranaki horseman, with Twisted Love being owned by his daughters Emma…

Top End-based jockey Sonja Logan returning to scale after making it 499 career wins aboard the Tayarn Halter-trained Funnyifitwon during the Australia Day meeting at Fannie last Saturday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) There’s every chance leading NT jockey Sonja Logan will boot home her 500th career winner this weekend. She has four rides in Darwin on Saturday and three rides in Alice Springs on Sunday. Polarising and Beatification, trained by husband Tom, are serious hopes at Fannie Bay, while Chole Baxter’s NT debutante Taraashoq and Peter Stennett’s World Affairs…

Tashi. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Three-time stakes-placed mare Tashi will make her first appearance since July last year when she contests Saturday’s Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m). The Peter Snowden-trained five-year-old has completed two Sydney barrier trials in recent weeks, finishing third over 908 metres at Canterbury on January 9 before winning over 1030 metres at Rosehill on January 23, and is now ready to race. “I saw it (Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes) about two weeks ago, and when she trialled so well the other day, I thought ‘She’s ready to go…

Accredited. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Improving sprinter Accredited will look to complete a four-timer when he steps up to stakes company for the first time this weekend. The Joe Pride-trained five-year-old is set to race in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday, after being the favourite for the abandoned Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last weekend. “It’s Plan E, actually,” Pride explained regarding this weekend’s race. “It’s nowhere near as good a plan (as the Carrington Stakes). We were going to run a short-priced favourite in…

Feroce. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Feroce, the runner-up in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), was spotted at Wednesday’s Geelong trials, where the Dominic Sutton-trained gelding finished second over 1200 metres. The three-year-old is set to have just one race before targeting the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March. His upcoming race will either be the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 8 or the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington the following week. “He’s better performed at Caulfield, but the…

What Hong Kong Classic Mile Day 2025 Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Friday, January 31, 2025 First Race 12:30pm HKT (3:30pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday afternoon, with the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) kicking off the first leg of the four-year-old series on a bumper 11-race program. All races are set to be run-and-won on the turf course, with the rail moved out to the B+2 position. The forecast promises a pristine…