| What | Darwin Races |
| Where | Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 |
| When | Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
| First Race | 11:49am ACST |
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It’s Day 1 of the 2024 Darwin Cup Carnival, with 96 horses accepting for the 10-event program. The feature race is the $75,000 Darwin Guineas for the three-year-olds, and in a very even field, there are a host of chances. A plethora of quality horses will be stepping out this weekend, with a further seven meetings scheduled during July and August. It’s the height of the dry season, so the forecast for Saturday is sunny with light winds and a top temperature of 32C. The Fannie Bay rail will be in its true position, and it will once again be a good dirt surface.
BEST BET: American Jazz
Formerly trained by Annabel Neasham, American Jazz had seven Queensland starts where his best efforts were a second in a Sunshine Coast maiden (1600m) and a Doomben maiden (1660m). A first-up sixth in a 1300m maiden in Darwin ($2.15 fav) was followed by four straight wins as favourite in a 1300m maiden in August and over 1300m (0-58) in September before saluting over 1600m in November (0-64) and December (BM76). The son of American Pharoah returned from a six-month spell to finish third behind top duo Son Of Bielski and Siakam over 1300m (BM76) on June 22.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#4 American Jazz (2)
4yo Gelding | T: Gary Clarke | J: Jarrod Todd (56.5kg)
Bet with Bet365
NEXT BEST: Noble Magnate
Noble Magnate has drawn a wide gate, but he clearly loves the dirt after excelling during the Alice Springs Cup Carnival in March and April. In three starts in the Red Centre, the four-year-old gelding won two straight over 1100m (0-64) and 1200m (WFA) before finishing second behind Mathematics in the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m) as the $2.50 favourite with horse racing bookies. Noble Magnate had 15 starts for two wins as a three-year-old after saluting on debut in a 1050m maiden at Morphettville before prevailing over 1250m (BM70) at Morphettville Parks. He finished third in a 900m trial at Fannie Bay on Tuesday.
Next Best
Race 8 – 
#4 Noble Magnate (9)
4yo Gelding | T: Kym Healy | J: Emma Lines (a1.5) (60kg)
Bet with PlayUp
BEST VALUE: Exceedingly Magic
In nine Darwin starts and one Katherine start, the six-year-old mare, Exceedingly Magic has managed one win and six minor placings. All those results were achieved in her past eight races after a seventh and a fifth in her first two starts at Fannie Bay at the start of last year. The daughter of Outreach was victorious in an 1106m Sale maiden before backing up to win over 1100m (Class 2) at Stony Creek in early 2022 in 11 starts for Mornington trainer Shane Nichols. Exceedingly Magic’s last win was over 1000m (Class 2) in October before a close last start third over 1100m (0-64) on June 15.
Best Value
Race 5 – 
#2 Exceedingly Magic (6)
6yo Mare | T: Phil Cole | J: Emma Lines (a1.5) (60kg)
Bet with Neds
Saturday Darwin quaddie tips – 6/7/2024
Darwin quadrella selections
Saturday, July 6, 2024
- 1-4-7
- 1-4-5
- 1-2-3-8-9
- 2-5-6-8-9-11
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