The curtain closes on the Group 1 action of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival this Saturday at Randwick with the running of the $1.5 million Schweppes All Aged Stakes (1400m), and all eyes are on the grey flash Briasa to potentially add another elite level victory to his autumn haul. Trained by Team Hawkes, the […] The post All Aged Stakes 2025 Field & Odds Update: Briasa Favourite appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au.
Year: 2025
Albury races free tips & quaddie | Thursday, April 17, 2025
What Albury Races Where Albury Racing Club – 16-46 Fallon St, Albury NSW 2640 When Thursday, April 17, 2025 First Race 1:35pm AEST Visit Dabble Country racing heads to Albury Racing Club on Thursday afternoon, where the $200,000 Albury Gold Cup (2000m) headlines a competitive seven-part program. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with nothing but sunny skies forecast leading into race-day, participants can expect a rock-hard Good 4 surface. 2025 Albury Gold Cup Day is set to commence at 1:35pm AEST. Albury Gold Cup…
Mile test for Group 1-performing sprinter
Sacred Satono will take his place in the Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) on Saturday at Ellerslie. (Photo: Kenton Wright – Race Images) Group 1-performing sprinter Sacred Satono will have just his third start over a mile at Ellerslie on Saturday, with a bold showing opening up further opportunities in spring. Placed in both the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) and Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) this season, trainers Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley felt it was the right time to test their charge over a mile once more. His two…
Atmospheric to make stakes debut at Ellerslie
Atmospheric will step up to stakes company in Saturday’s Group 3 Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) In-form three-year-old Atmospheric will be given his first tilt at stakes level when he heads to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Group 3 Championship Stakes (2100m). The lightly-tried son of El Roca hasn’t finished outside of the money in his six starts to date, with his four starts this preparation netting two wins and two placings, and trainer Cody Cole believes he deserves his chance at adding some…
Dennis chasing Southern Cups bonus
Loftys Gift currently leads the Southern Cups Bonus Series ahead of Saturday’s Riverton Cup (2147m). Photo: Tayler Strong (Race Images) Saturday will prove to be a lucrative day for the winning connections of the Southern Cups Bonus Series as it comes to a head in the Riverton Cup (2147m). Robert Dennis is intent on ensuring his owners scoop the $50,000 winner takes all bonus, with the Ascot Park trainer currently sitting in pole position in the series with his mare Loftys Gift (eight points) following her win in the Listed…
Zormella up for middle-distance test
Zormella will contest Saturday’s Group 3 Championship Stakes (2100m). Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Rising talent Zormella contested the NZB Kiwi (1500m) at Ellerslie last month, and on Saturday she will return to the Auckland venue as a key player in the Group 3 Championship Stakes (2100m). The daughter of Almanzor was a late inclusion in the southern hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race after stablemate Dealt With was ruled out of the $3.5 million contest. At just her third start, she was far from disgraced and showed her class when returning…
Jonny Cox with key chances on Winton’s big day
By Jonny Turner It’s not just the advantage of horsepower Jonny Cox hopes to have on his side when he pulls on the powerful Purdon colours at Winton on Thursday. Cox will head to his hometown’s bumper cup meeting amid a whirlwind month in which he’s already tasted Group race success. The reinsman will link up with the Mark and Nathan Purdon-trained Secret Wish, who was downed by stablemate Alecto, whom Cox drove to win the recent Group 3 Leonard Memorial at Addington. While Secret Wish was firmly in Cox’s…
Nepotism dominates betting in Group 1 Champagne Stakes
Nepotism winning the Group 3 Baillieu at Rosehill. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) is the first of two Group 1 races at Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a talented field of 12 two-year-olds seeking Group 1 glory for the first time. The team Hawkes-trained Nepotism was a dominant winner in the Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) at Rosehill on April 1 and has been the clear favourite with horse racing bookmakers since careering away by 1.5 lengths on testing conditions. The son of Brutal still holds firm…
All-Aged Stakes attracts star-studded field
All-Aged Stakes favourite, Briasa. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) headlines the action at Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a star-studded field of 14 set to line up in the $1.5 million weight-for-age feature. The team Hawkes-trained Briasa holds the call as the $3.60 favourite with horse racing bookmakers and is looking for back-to-back Group 1 successes after claiming the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) on Day 1 of The Championships. Tyler Schiller continues his association aboard the improving four-year-old gelding and appears set to…
Karrakatta Plate
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Karrakatta Plate Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025 Location: Ascot Racecourse – Perth, Western Australia Prize Money: $500,000 Distance: 1200m The Karrakatta Plate is a Group 2 race for two-year-olds, run over 1200m under set weights at Ascot, with this hosted by Perth Racing. First staged in 1902 and won by San Toy, the Karrakatta Plate is Western Australia’s premier juvenile event and was a Group 1 race until it was downgraded in 1999. Originally run over five furlongs, the Karrakatta…