By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Some extra spice has been added to the Boys Get Paid (BGP)’s assault on Cambridge’s Night of Champions on Friday, April 4. For the second year BGP will be running their own Punters’ Club at Cambridge on the night but for the first time they will have some real skin in the game, with their own runner in the night’s pinnacle race. Big spending Australian Josh Davine and BGP secured the 10th and last slot for the $1m The Race by betcha and…
Month: March 2025
Not As Promised’s big step towards $600,000 TAB Trot
By Adam Hamilton Queensland trainer Graham Dwyer isn’t setting the bar too high for his emerging trotter Not As Promised at Cambridge on Friday night. The five-year-old steps into the big league for the first time when he faces arguably NZ’s two best trotters, Bet N Win and Oscar Bonavena, in a small five-horse field in the $60,000 Waikato Trotters’ Flying Mile. “It a small field, but a strong field,” Dwyer said. “It’ll give us a clear indication where he sits with some of the best. “We’ve been really happy…
Thursday’s free horse racing tips & best bets | March 27, 2025
There are five horse racing meetings set for Australia on Thursday, March 27. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Gosford. Thursday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – March 27, 2025 Gosford 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 March 27, 2025 check out our…
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News Briefs – March 26
Yet another milestone for our top driver, the barrier reveals for Cambridge’s big night and two good trial performances all feature in this week’s News Briefs. Orange inches towards 3000 Blair Orange is getting ever closer to becoming just the fourth driver to win 3000 races in this country. He passed 2900 winners when Almighty Clever won for trainer Matt Purvis at Addington last Wednesday. He now has 2906 winners in total. Just three drivers are ahead of him – Tony Herlihy (3700), Maurice McKendry (3417) and Ricky May (3159).…
Australian Cup 2025 Group 1 betting preview & tips | March 29
What 2025 Group 1 Australian Cup Where Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Saturday, March 29, 2025 Prizemoney $2,500,000 Distance 2000m Conditions Group 1 | WFA 2024 winner Cascadian (8) | T: James Cummings | J: Ben Melham (59kg) Visit Dabble The Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) takes top billing at Flemington on Saturday afternoon, where a field of 10 will battle it out for the $2.5 million on offer. The field boasts seven Group 1 winners, with all eyes on Pride Of Jenni as she looks to go one…
Vale John Richardson
The breeding industry lost one of its most loyal and long-time supporters last week when 88-year-old John Richardson passed away in Waikato Hospital following a short illness, capping off a sad week for the thoroughbred industry after funerals for trainer Mike Moroney and veterinarian Bill Ewen. John substantially contributed to the New Zealand industry after arriving from England in 1974 aged 37. Early in 1975, he was appointed editor of the newly founded Bloodhorse Magazine, a position he held for three years before shifting to Dalgety Bloodstock as its pedigree…
Purton Secured for El Vencedor
Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton has been booked to ride Kiwi raider El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking) in the Gr.1 FWD QE II Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin next month. An invitation was extended to the connections of the in-form gelding following his golden run of form in New Zealand, which included consecutive victories in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), Gr.1 Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m), and Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m). In search of a rider, trainer Stephen Marsh was able to snare the services of Purton,…
December is stepping up for Kingsclere
Roger James and Robert Wellwood won’t be chasing Australian riches this Saturday with Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel), but the Cambridge trainers will have a key hope on home soil with December (NZ) (Shamexpress) taking on the Listed Bramco Granite and Marble Flying Handicap (1400m). An earner of more than $2.7 million, Orchestral is one of the country’s brightest stars and came back into form when winning the $1 million Aotearoa Classic (1600m) in January. She went on to finish third in the Gr.1 Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) and sixth in the…
Emancipation Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Emancipation Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1500m The Emancipation Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares, run over 1500m under set weights with penalties at Rosehill by the Australian Turf Club. Named after champion mare Emancipation, the race was first held in 1985 and originally run at Randwick over 1600m until moving to Rosehill in 2014. The Emancipation Stakes was a Listed event until…