Year: 2025

Moruya free racing preview & best bets | Moruya Cup Day 2025

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What Moruya Races Where Moruya Jockey Club – 100 Donnelly Drive, Moruya NSW 2537 When Monday, January 6, 2025 First Race 1:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble The new week of racing gets underway at Moruya Jockey Club on Monday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program set down for decision. The $75,000 Moruya Cup headlines the action, with the winning going on to secure automatic entry into the Big Dance (1600m) later in the year. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and although some rainfall is forecast on…

Vigar’s first Darwin double since Cup Day in 2020

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Darwin-based jockey Raymond Vigar continues to make an impression in the Northern Territory after spending almost four years out of the saddle For Raymond Vigar, it was two rides for two wins at Darwin on Saturday. Hitting the front early, Vigar celebrated on Tayarn Halter’s Forms Of Fear, who started at $3.30 with online bookmakers, over 1200m in Class 2 and Phil Cole’s $18 outsider Exceedingly Magic over 1100m against BM54 opposition. It was the 29-year-old’s first Fannie Bay double since 2020 Darwin Cup Day. The former Darwin and Alice…

Butt’s driving double at Roxburgh

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By Jonny Turner  Amid a tough week, Kimberly Butt produced a pinpoint drive to clinch a fitting victory in yesterday’s Peters Genetics Roxburgh Cup with Commander Ben. Butt recently lost her grandfather, master trotting trainer Dick Prendergast who passed away last Friday. With Prendergast hailing from the Central Otago region, it has been appropriate that Butt has been in outstanding form on the Central Otago summer harness racing circuit. “I had a bit of a bad run at the West Coast right when Grandad died, but back down here in…

Tact McLeod goes down by nose in Bendigo Cup

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By Adam Hamilton  Exciting Kiwi pacer Tact McLeod was denied victory in the very last stride of last night’s $75,000 Group 2 Bendigo Cup. Having his first run in Victoria, the lightly raced Mark Jones-trained gelding was smashed in betting from $2 to $1.50 and all looked ideal when driver Anthony Butt took him to a comfortable lead from gate four. With his main dangers back in the field or making midrace moves, Butt was eager to “roll along” through a middle split of 58.2sec and 28sec-flat third quarter. Tact…

Sunday’s free horse racing tips & best bets | January 5, 2025

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There are eight horse racing meetings set for Australia on Sunday, January 5. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Port Macquarie, Seymour & Sha Tin (HK). Sunday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – January 5, 2025 Gilgandra Racing Tips Mornington Racing Tips Sha Tin (HK) 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…

Today’s best bookmaker promos & horse racing bonuses | January 5

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Explore a multitude of captivating racing promotions offered by horse racing bookmakers on Sunday, January 5. 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 January 5, 2025, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Sunshine Coast Race 1 – Run 2nd or 3rd Bonus Back up to $100 on Sunday Enter the Bonus Code BONUS100 on the Bonus Bets/Offers page, place a fixed win bet on…

With Your Blessing bounces back at Randwick

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Accomplished galloper With Your Blessing put a lacklustre last campaign behind him with a gritty first-up victory in the A$160,000 Inglis Classic Sale Handicap (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred son of Vadamos kicked off his career with a Canterbury placing back in February of 2021 and had been a consistent performer since then, winning races at Randwick, Newcastle, Kembla Grange and on the Kensington track. He placed on another eight occasions, most of them in Saturday company and up to Benchmark 88 grade. But the gelding mystified…

Holymanz defends Coastal Classic crown

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Geelong has now staged two runnings of the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m), and both of them have been won by the Kiwi-bred gelding Holymanz. The chestnut son of Almanzor carried the 53kg minimum weight to win the inaugural edition of the race last January, and he returned to Geelong on Saturday and successfully defended that title under 60kg. Ridden by British jockey Saffie Osborne, Holymanz settled in second-last before swooping around the outside and looming just behind the leaders in fourth spot coming around the home turn. Osborne unleashed Holymanz…

Three in a row for Perfumist

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Talented New Zealand-bred filly Perfumist extended her increasingly impressive winning sequence to three with a commanding all-the-way victory in the A$160,000 Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of El Roca was a debut winner at Bathurst as a two-year-old and showed promise with two placings from three starts in the spring, but she has gone to a new level since the beginning of last month. She was a three-length maiden winner at Mudgee on December 6, then added a Benchmark 72 at Canterbury two…