Month: March 2025

Australian Cup Day 2025 racing promotions | Saturday, March 15

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Cascadian (left) claiming Pride Of Jenni to win the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). Photo: Racing Photos The Australian Cup Day at Flemington is set for Saturday, March 29, and shapes as a key highlight of the Melbourne Autumn Carnival. Headlined by the prestigious Group 1 Australian Cup over 2000m, the meeting features a quality card of black-type racing and strong betting opportunities across the board. While Australia Cup promotions may not reach the hype of Melbourne Cup Day, many of the top Australian bookmakers are still rolling out enhanced…

Doomben races Abandoned after early track inspection – March 29

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Doomben’s Cup meeting has been postponed due to wet weather. Saturday’s race meeting at Doomben (March 29) has been abandoned after heavy and consistent rainfall rendered the track unsuitable for racing. Following an early-morning inspection by QRIC Stewards, the Brisbane Racing Club confirmed that the decision was made in the interest of safety. Despite the on-track cancellation, the race day will continue in a reduced capacity as a phantom meeting, with bars and facilities remaining open for racegoers. Patrons at the track can still enjoy a top-tier day of thoroughbred…

Tancred Stakes Day at Rosehill postponed due to rain

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Williamsburg winning on Tancred Stakes Day 2022 before the meeting was postponed. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Rosehill races scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2025, have been postponed due to the track not being suitable for racing. Racing NSW Stewards made the announcement via social media platform X on Saturday morning just before 8:30am. “Following 17mm of rain up to 8am and with up to 50mm forecast for the remainder of the day, the meeting has been postponed due to the track not being suitable,” the post stated. The Group 1 Tancred…

Today’s horse racing promotions & bookmaker offers | March 29

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Explore a multitude of captivating racing promotions offered by horse racing bookmakers on Saturday, March 29. Immerse yourself in the thrill with generous bonus back offers, elevating your betting experience. Delve into these promotions from top-tier online bookmakers to maximise your betting opportunities. The top Australian racing promotions for March 29, 2025, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Flemington Races 1-4 Bonus Back for 2nd or 3rd | Up To $50 Bonus Cash Activate your Bet Back Tool in your Betslip on Races 1-4 at Flemington this Saturday and if…

Saturday’s free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | 29/3/2025

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There are 12 horse racing meetings set for Australia on Saturday, March 29. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Flemington, Rosehill, Doomben, Ascot & Alice Springs. Saturday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – March 29, 2025 Flemington Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Alice Springs 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…

Barnes records five-timer at Wingatui

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Northern-based hoop Courtney Barnes returned to her hometown of Wingatui on Friday where she recorded the biggest highlight of her career when riding home five winners on the 10-race card. All five runners are trained by her former employers Brian and Shane Anderton, which further added to the occasion for Barnes. “I have only won three before (in a meeting), so to get five today was great,” Barnes said. “It means even more doing it for BJ and Shane, they were massive supporters of mine when I was starting out,…

Sutton loves Magpies’ Feroce link

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When Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) took out the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m), giving him his first elite-level win as a trainer, Dom Sutton was nonetheless more than happy to share the limelight in terms of publicity with Collingwood coach Craig McRae, who has a share in the horse. And he is hoping it will be a case of same again after the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday with the three-year-old gelding. Sutton wasn’t surprised that McRae’s part-ownership in Feroce stole the headlines because, since arriving in Australia,…

O’Brien: Don’t write off Werther

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Danny O’Brien can find enough reasons to assess his hardy galloper Young Werther (NZ) (Tavistock) as ‘a blowout chance’ in Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington. “He’s got enough good runs at the track and distance at Group One level to say he’s in the mix,” O’Brien said of his $61 chance with Sportsbet, who will be ridden by Daniel Stackhouse. He also finished third in the 2023 Champions Stakes, with the only time he didn’t fire coming in last year’s Australian Cup, when he finished seventh but pulled…

Atishu to be offered on Gold Coast

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Go Racing’s Group One darling Atishu will be offered for sale at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast in May. The daughter of Savabeel was set to go through the auction ring last year, however, her ownership group voted to extend her racing career, which paid dividends last spring where she went on to win the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) and place in the Gr.1 Might and Power (2000m) and Gr.1 Champions Stakes (2000m). Initially purchased by Go Racing out of Waikato Stud’s 2019 New…

Zac Purton upbeat about Ka Ying Rising reunion

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Ka Ying Rising with Zac Purton in the saddle win the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint. Photo: HKJC. Returning from injury, Zac Purton is excited to reunite with Ka Ying Rising when the world’s highest-rated sprinter contests the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, bidding to extend his winning streak to 11 races. Currently ranked joint third with Co-Tack and Beauty Generation (10 consecutive wins each) behind Silent Witness (17 wins) and Golden Sixty (16) for the most wins in a row in Hong…