By Jonny Turner Tony Stratford’s new recruits are clearly thriving in Southland. Now the Gore trainer is hoping that translates to winning race day form at Ascot Park on Thursday. Stratford is taking three runners to the Diamonds Day warm-up meeting, including a new addition to his stable in La Dama. The six-year-old joined Stratford’s barn after producing ordinary form in Canterbury and Manawatu recently, but that looks set to change after two nice workout wins in Southland. “I am not sure why she is so badly out of form,”…
Day: 24 April 2025
Thursday’s free horse racing tips & best bets | April 24, 2025
There are five horse racing meetings set for Australia on Thursday, April 24. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Tamworth. Thursday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – April 24, 2025 Tamworth 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 April 24, 2025 check out our…
Marketplace “improved” for this Friday’s Northern derby at Alexandra Park
By Michael Guerin Punters taking the short odds about star three-year-old Marketplace can expect the best version of him in the $200,000 Woodlands Northern Derby on Friday night. That is the opinion of trainer Regan Todd as he prepares the $1.55 favourite for the first Group 1 of his season. Nobody doubts Marketplace is our best three-year-old pacer but he has been beaten in two of his last three starts, both times when storming home after the winner put too much of a break on him. The latest was at…
Minstrel rockets into favouritism for $1.25m Nullabor
By Adam Hamilton Successful Kiwi horseman David Butt is grateful for the day five years ago when Minstrel failed a vet test. Leading Western Australian trainers Greg and Skye Bond had landed on a deal to buy the then emerging three-year-old and the last box to tick was a vet check. “He’d just run third in the Flying Stakes, the last lead-up for the NZ Derby, and the offer was a good one,” Butt recalled. “He was as good as sold, but failed the vet when they found he had…