What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Sunday, December 8, 2024 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Hawkesbury Race Club is the destination for NSW racing on Sunday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program set to get underway at 1:45pm local time. The rail is in the true position the entire way around, and although the track is rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, significant rainfall in the region all but assures a downgrade into the Soft range at…
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Be Real relishes wet Rosehill surface
Be Real winning at Rosehill Gardens. Photo: Bradley Photos A strong pace and a deteriorating Heavy 10 track made Saturday’s $160,000 TAB Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill a test of stamina and toughness, and promising New Zealand-bred mare Be Real rose to the occasion. The grey daughter of Iffraaj had made a good impression winning at Newcastle on November 2, but then finished only sixth when well supported in a 2000m race on a Good 3 track at Kembla Grange three weeks later. Trainer Brad Widdup was confident that Be Real…
Ladies Man surges to Group 1 glory at Trentham
Ladies Man winning Saturday’s TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Champion jockey Opie Bosson moved to the brink of a Group One milestone with an outstanding ride on Ladies Man to take out Saturday’s TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham. The $400,000 weight-for-age feature was the 99th win at Group One level for Bosson, who returned to riding this week after taking a two-month break for personal reasons. Ladies Man was only his fourth ride back. “That’s 99 Group One wins now, and…
Sethito leads home stable quinella in Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes
Sethito winning the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) The outstanding form of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott’s three-year-olds continued at Ellerslie on Saturday with a one-two finish by Sethito and Prosegur in the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m). It was the second age-group feature within the space of a week for the Wexford Stables team, who saddled Checkmate for a commanding victory in last Saturday’s Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m) at the same venue. Overall, O’Sullivan and Scott have had a…
Babylon Berlin outguns quality Group 3 field
Babylon Berlin winning the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Class mare Babylon Berlin led her rivals a merry dash when she outgunned a small but quality field in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Facing just six rivals the Ben and Ryan Foote-prepared daughter of All Too Hard used her renown speed from the barriers to head straight to the front and dictate play in the hands of Vinnie Colgan. Colgan had a lapful of horse rounding…
McDonald collects second World’s Best Jockey Award
James McDonald accepts the World’s Best Jockey Award. Photo: HKJC Fresh from the official presentation of the 2024 World’s Best Jockey Award, James McDonald is aiming for more success in Sunday’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin. A proud McDonald, who is on a short riding stint in Hong Kong until he returns to Sydney on 22 December, was formally announced as the World’s Best Jockey Award winner during a special ceremony and presentation at the Hong Kong International Races Gala Dinner at the Hong Kong Convention and…
Wingman hands Luke Currie first NZ triumph
Wingman winning at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Visiting Australian jockey Luke Currie made his New Zealand debut a winning one with a last-to-first performance on Wingman at Trentham. Currie has more than 1450 winners to his name in Australia, including 13 Group Ones as well as last year’s All-Star Mile (1600m) aboard Kiwi-bred star Mr Brightside. He has also won races in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius. Now he has added New Zealand to that list. A second placegetter on Too Sweet in…
Front-runners fire in Darwin, Wild Beau breaks track record
Trainer Ella Clarke and jockey Aaron Sweeney combined to get Wild Beau over the line at Darwin on Friday, with the four-year-old gelding also breaking the 1100m track record at Fannie Bay. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Setting the pace in races paid dividends at Darwin on Friday, with four of the five winners leading from start to finish. Trainer Gary Clarke and jockey Jarrod Todd combined for two wins, but Ella Clarke’s Wild Beau grabbed the headlines after breaking the 1100m track record. Facing 0-64 opposition, Wild Beau pinged…
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There are 17 horse racing meetings set for Australia on Saturday, December 7. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Ascot, Ballarat, Rosehill & Eagle Farm. Saturday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – December 7, 2024 Ascot Racing Tips Ballarat Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Eagle Farm 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…