Month: April 2025

The 2024 Victorian Spring Racing Carnival has cemented its status as a powerhouse on Australia’s major events calendar, delivering a record $785.1 million economic boost to the state. A newly released economic impact study from IER Pty Ltd found the three-month Carnival delivered its highest gross economic benefit in a decade, as almost 600,000 racegoers flocked to tracks across Victoria. The surge in spending across accommodation, transport, fashion, food and hospitality reflected the breadth of the Carnival’s impact – from marquee events at Flemington, Caulfield and The Valley to 26…

What Kembla Grange Races Where Kembla Grange Racecourse – Princes Hwy, Kembla Grange NSW 2530 When Tuesday, April 15, 2025 First Race 1:20pm AEST Visit Dabble Kembla Grange Racecourse is the destination for NSW racing on Tuesday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program awaiting punters in the Illawarra region. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit, and although some rainfall is forecast to hit the course, it shouldn’t affect the Good 4 rating at the time of acceptances. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:20pm local…

Kimochi winning the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Kimochi (Brave Smash) will line up in Saturday’s Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in search of a second career Group 1 victory. The four-year-old mare, trained by Gary Portelli for Yulong, made her Group 1 breakthrough in last year’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) and has returned in strong form this campaign. She resumed with a fast-finishing second in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) and followed that effort with a game…

Magic Time overhauls Amenable to claim the 2024 Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Grahame Begg is confident that star mare Magic Time is primed to go back-to-back in the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The five-year-old resumed in style with victory in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) earlier this prep and has since added a third in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) and a solid sixth placing in a high-class Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m). “She ran very well,”…

Feroce ridden by Billy Egan winning the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Photo: Pat Scala (Racing Photos) Feroce will be kept to races around the mile distance this spring, with trainer Dom Sutton confirming the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill as the four-year-old’s main goal. The Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) winner is currently enjoying a well-earned break after finishing sixth in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) on March 29 – his first run beyond a mile – against older weight-for-age horses. “He went to the paddock last…

Damian Lane. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Damian Lane added yet another major to his growing tally on Saturday, piloting Treasurethe Moment to a stirring victory in the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. It marked Lane’s eighth Group 1 triumph of the season, but celebrations were soon tempered when stewards handed down a suspension and fine for breaching the whip rules during the win. Lane pleaded guilty to excessive use of the whip, striking Treasurethe Moment a total of 20 times — ten of those coming before the 100-metre mark. As…

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Angus Chung drives Divano clear. Photo: HKJC Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday (April 13), posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s dominant victory in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m). After scoring on Tony Cruz pair Parents’ Love and Gustosisimo, Chung produced a clinical ride on Divano (112lb) in the afternoon’s feature to down Patch Of Theta (127lb) and Taj Dragon (122lb) in 1:20.69 after trailing Invincible Sage and Drombeg Banner in the run. “I’ve got a treble at Happy Valley before…