Day: 27 March 2025

What Australian Cup Day 2025 Where Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Saturday, March 29, 2025 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble For the final time this autumn, Group 1 racing heads to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, where the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) headlines the 10-race program. Despite the slight chance of a shower forecast for race day, the surface is expected to remain a Good 4 throughout the meeting, with the rail returning to its true position the entire circuit. The first race is set to jump…

Pacific Breeze will contest Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Pacific Breeze has already shown he has the talent to match both his pedigree and his looks. The colt will bid to build on the encouraging start he has made to his career when he takes aim at Saturday’s Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Trained by Steven Cole at Byerley Park, the well-related son of North Pacific finished fourth at Te Aroha…

Group One contender Too Sweet (outside) having an exhibition gallop with Bradman at Waverley. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Central Districts filly Too Sweet was all the rage ahead of January’s $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), but now she seems to be the forgotten horse of the juvenile ranks, set to start as an outsider in Saturday’s Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. “I think she is the forgotten horse, she has drifted from $6 to about $21, so it’s incredible really,”…

Group One-winning trainer Andrew Campbell. Photo: Angelique Bridson Group One-winning trainer Andrew Campbell is set to return to the training ranks when he heads to Trentham on Saturday to line-up debutant Croupier in The Oaks Stud 1200. “It has been quite a few years now since I last had a runner, so it’s quite exciting,” Campbell said. “I love it (training) and doing nothing gets quite boring; there are only so many fish you can catch out this way.” The respected horseman transitioned into a career as a bloodstock agent…

What Alice Springs Races Where Pioneer Park Racecourse – Stuart Highway, Connellan NT 0870 When Saturday, March 29, 2025 First Race 2:01pm ACST Visit Dabble Day 3 of the Alice Springs Cup Carnival is the last chance to impress before the $110,000 Alice Springs Cup (2000m) and $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m) next weekend. The middle-distance runners square off over 1600m, and the sprinters clash over 1200m at weight-for-age level. A total of 66 runners have accepted for the seven-event program. The heatwave conditions have passed, with light showers gracing the…

War Princess will contest Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). Photo: Jack McKenzie (Race Images Palmerston North) Peter Didham and his owners can take a good deal of satisfaction from their dual representation in Saturday’s feature event at Trentham, regardless of the outcome. The Awapuni trainer and connections have the unbeaten War Princess and the promising Shameless Star to do battle in the Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). The stablemates were purchased as early prospects, and for both to be competing at the…

La Dorada will contest Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will present nearly a third of the field in Saturday’s Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), vying for a seventh title in the last eight years with their all-conquering juveniles. Te Akau’s glamour girl Melody Belle commenced their string of dominance in the $550,000 feature back in 2017, with the likes of Avantage and On The Bubbles taking the crown in the…