Month: March 2025

What Gosford Races Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Thursday, March 27, 2025 First Race 1:50pm AEDT Visit Dabble Gosford Racing Club is the destination for provincial racing on Thursday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit for the meeting, and with the track rated a Soft 7 at the time acceptances and more scattered showers forecast in the lead-up, punters can expect the surface to be bordering on the Heavy…

Ensued wins at Group 3 level in Hong Kong. Photo: HKJC Ensued might be contesting a race shorter than 1800m for the first time in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin, but jockey Karis Teetan is confident John Size’s lightly raced stayer can impress in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m). Adorned in the familiar colours of owner Ada Wong, who also raced Group 2 winner Endowing with Size, Ensued has won four times in Hong Kong from 13 starts – twice over 1800m and 2000m.…

El Vencedor will be ridden in Hong Kong by champion hoop Zac Purton. Photo: Selena Wright Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton has been booked to ride Kiwi raider El Vencedor in the Group 1 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 Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), Group 1 Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m), and Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 Location: Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $200,000 Distance: 1200m The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies, run over 1200m at Flemington under set weights with penalties. Conducted by the Victoria Racing Club, the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes was first held in 1971 as the Bloodhorse Breeders Plate and took on its current name in 2001. Originally run over 1400m until 1995, the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes was…

Orchestral has been ruled out of Saturday’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m). Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Roger James and Robert Wellwood won’t be chasing Australian riches this Saturday with Orchestral, but the Cambridge trainers will have a key hope on home soil with December taking on the Listed 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…

Cherryville will aim to earn a place in the $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) when he heads to Wingatui on Friday. Photo: Tayler Strong A trip to Riccarton Park next month for the $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) is already locked in for Our Approval, and his stablemate Cherryville will aim to earn a place of his own at Wingatui on Friday. The pair are trained locally by Brian and Shane Anderton, with Our Approval gaining his place in the lucrative feature after a game third behind Maximus Augustus in…

Mustang Morgan (right) will contest Saturday’s Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Promising three-year-old Mustang Morgan will get his first taste of Australian racing when he heads to Rosehill on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m). It’s a race familiar to his conditioner Andrew Forsman, who won the 2017 (Jon Snow) and 2020 (Quick Thinker) editions when training in partnership with Murray Baker, and he believes his gelding is up to the task. The son of Preferment has had a pleasing…

Our Echo (centre) will contest Saturday’s Listed Flying Handicap (1400m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Our Echo has a well-documented love affair with the champagne turf and the Balcairn galloper will cross the Cook Strait again this week in pursuit of Saturday’s Listed Flying Handicap (1400m). The eight-year-old son of Echoes Of Heaven has made a number of trips to Trentham since early 2022 and rarely goes home without a prize, including last year’s Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m), which was followed by a game third to…

Group 1 Tancred Stakes contender, Vauban. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au A capacity field of 14 are set to line-up in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with a strong international presence courtesy of the William Haggas-trained Dubai Honour. The 2023 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth (2000m) winner makes the trip down under once again searching for more Group 1 glory and holds the call as $3.40 favourite with horse racing bookmakers after drawing barrier four. ‘Aussie’ Tom Marquand is set to be legged aboard the now seven-year-old gelding…

Vinery Stud Stakes favourite, Treasurethe Moment. Photo: George Sal (Racing Photos) The Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) is the first of two Group 1 contests at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with a field of nine three-year-olds set to do battle in the $750,000 feature. Melbourne raider Treasurethe Moment dominates betting with horse racing bookmakers as the $1.70 favourite after the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner produced back-to-back wins to kick-off the autumn campaign. Damien Lane makes the trip to Sydney to take the reins aboard the daughter of…