Category: Australian Gallops

What Pakenham Races Where Southside Racing Pakenham – 420 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3810 When Thursday, January 23, 2025 First Race 5:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Pakenham is the destination for the sole horse racing meeting in Victoria on Thursday, with an eight-race meeting set down for decision. Showers are forecast on Thursday afternoon, yet the track is not expected to deteriorate too much from its early Good 4 rating. The rail will return to its true position, with the opening event set to jump at 5:45pm…

In Haste powering away with her maiden victory in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Matamata on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) The TAB Racing Club could be in for an exciting couple of months with their juvenile filly In Haste, with the daughter of Snitzel set to tackle some stakes assignments following her dominant win at Matamata on Wednesday. With just a quartet of rivals in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m), In Haste was taken straight to the front where jockey Craig Grylls dictated…

Go Racing mare Fun Never Sets will contest Saturday’s $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) This time last year New Zealand syndicator Go Racing celebrated one of their biggest moments when Velocious carried their silks to victory in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), and this year, they will be out to add the 3YO crown to their mantle. Velocious, a $190,000 Karaka purchase, was backed into an even money favourite for the rich juvenile feature following victory in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes…

Zou Tiger winning the 2024 Carrington Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Saturday’s Listed $200,000 Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick has been called off after a lack of acceptors for the event. While six horses had initially accepted for the race, several were also entered in other feature events across the country, including three Listed races over 1400m scheduled for the same day. Among the horses affected, last-start Wyong winner Grand Impact and Richard and Will Freedman’s Elettrica were both entered in the Listed $160,000 Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m) at the Sunshine…

Vega For Luck will take his place in Saturday’s $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It was luck by name and luck by nature for Ben and Ryan Foote at the barrier draw for Saturday’s $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. The father-and-son training partnership will prepare Vega For Luck for the lucrative juvenile contest, the son of Lucky Vega drawing gate three, outside of Toretto and race-favourite To Bravery Born. Vega For Luck was a winner on debut in early…

Hello Romeo will contest the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Brett Holburt (Racing Photos) Lindsay Park will take aim at the first leg of a lucrative New Zealand double when Hello Romeo steps out at Ellerslie on Saturday. A long-term plan of brothers Ben, Will and JD Hayes will be put to the test with the promising colt making the return trip across the Tasman for a crack at the $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). The son of Hello Youmzain is blazing a trail that…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Rubiton Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1400m The Rubiton Stakes is a prestigious Group 2 sprint hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield, open to elite sprinters. First contested in 1989, it was won by the legendary Zeditave. The race covers 1100m under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, with a prize pool of $300,000 in 2025. Named after Cox Plate winner Rubiton, the event started as a Listed…

Traffic Warden winning the Group 2 Run To The Rose. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Trainer James Cummings is ready to take dual Group 2 winner Traffic Warden to the next level this autumn, with the three-year-old’s preparation set to begin at the Rosehill barrier trials on Thursday. The Street Boss colt showed promise in his spring campaign, securing a win in the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) and a placing in the Group 1 Golden Rose (1200m). However, his campaign took a downturn after he was scratched at the barriers…

Blake Shinn guides Ostraka to victory in the Silver Eagle. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Promising gelding Ostraka is back in work and ready for an exciting autumn campaign, with trainer Annabel Neasham targeting sprint trips for the four-year-old. The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) is among the many options under consideration. Ostraka impressed last year, stringing together four consecutive victories from June to October, culminating in a victory in the $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m). However, his subsequent 13th-place finish in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) highlighted the gelding’s limitations over…