Month: February 2025

Caspar Fownes, David Hayes fire at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting

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David Hayes leads the 2024/25 trainers’ championship. Photo: HKJC The battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship continued to intensify at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night as David Hayes moved to the top of the standings with a double and Caspar Fownes took overall honours with a treble. Hayes vaulted into the championship lead with the wins of Precision Goal and Falcon Court, leaving the dual Hong Kong champion trainer with 30 wins – one clear of Danny Shum (29) and Pierre Ng (29) – while Fownes moved…

Horse racing bookmaker promotions & offers | February, 13/2/25

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Thursday’s free horse racing tips & best bets | February 13, 2025

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There are six horse racing meetings set for Australia on Thursday, February 13. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Pakenham. Thursday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – February 13, 2025 Pakenham 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 for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on February 13, 2025 check out our…

William Pike set for Flemington return

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William Pike.(Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Champion Western Australian jockey William Pike is set to make his highly anticipated return to the saddle this Saturday at Flemington, marking the end of a frustrating injury layoff. The 38-year-old, has been sidelined since December 7 after fracturing his wrist in an e-scooter accident. Pike’s return ride will be aboard fellow WA galloper Aztec Ruler in the Listed Elms Handicap (1400m) for trainer Stefan Vahala. “The wrist is feeling pretty good,” Pike told Racing WA. “Fitness probably isn’t quite where it should be, but it…

Scan means further delays for Sarah O’Reilly

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk  One of the country’s top drivers Sarah O’Reilly has been dealt some more bad news. Out of action since a trackwork accident at Ashburton Raceway last July, the Mid Canterbury-based driver has been told this week that she requires an operation on her arm and will be months away from resuming race day driving. “I got the result from the CT scan and it has not healed properly and they are going to put a plate into the arm,” O’Reilly says. It had…

Grass track racing to return to Timaru

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Timaru Harness Racing Club president Gary Moir has got April 2 circled on his calendar – and he can’t wait. “It’s going to be a bit of history isn’t it?,” he says. The reason for his excitement is that it’s been agreed that the club will hold its first meeting on the grass track usually reserved for the gallopers at Phar Lap Raceway. Records show there hasn’t been grass track racing at Timaru since the original track was turned into an all-weather (grit) one in the late 1960s. “It’s something…

News Briefs : February 12

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Sales graduates starring at the HRNZ awards, Harrison Orange’s slender lead in the Revell Douglas series and an eye-catching quinella all feature in this week’s News Briefs.  Sales graduates win big  With the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales getting underway at Karaka this Saturday it’s timely to note that Sales graduates claimed eight trophies during Saturday night’s NZB Standardbred-sponsored 2024 Harness Racing Awards at Addington. They were :  Merlin  – 4YO Pacing Entire/Gelding and Pacer of the YearMarketplace – 2YO Pacing Colt/GeldingRepublican Party – 5YO and Older Pacing Entire/GeldingBet N…

Purdon barn on the move to Pukekohe

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk The Purdon Racing era in Canterbury is over. It’s been announced that the highly-successful operation will leave their state-of-the-art facilities in Rolleston and re-locate to the Pukekohe training centre in a barn formerly used by the now Canterbury-based Steven Reid. With Mark Purdon now living in the Waikato son Nathan has been mulling over his future for some time..  He was unsure what to do after their 28 hectare property was sold some time ago. It will be used as part of a…

Wexford filly lives up to her name at Te Aroha

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Promising filly She’s All That (NZ) (Time Test) rewarded the patience of her connections as a fitting winner of the Wexford Stables (1400m) at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Prepared by Wexford trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, She’s All That had come out of a key form race in mid-December, won by Ardalio (NZ) (Ardrossan), finishing fifth behind the subsequent Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) victor, and race-winners Charmrose (NZ) (Charm Spirit), Mirabella (NZ) (Sweynesse) and Kananaskis (NZ) (Vadamos). The daughter of Time Test closed at $6.40 in the hands of…