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De Sonic Boom ridden by Blake Shinn winning the 2023 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) at Sandown. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Following consultation with the Melbourne Racing Club, Racing Victoria has advised of two meeting transfers from Caulfield due to the venue being unavailable following the fire in the Norman Robinson Stand. The race meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 22 at Caulfield Heath has been transferred to Mornington, with one distance change required for the BM64 from 1800m to 2000m. The race meeting scheduled for Saturday, January 25, at Caulfield…

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, January 15, 2025 First Race 6:40pm HKT (9:40pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing continues under the bright lights of Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-race program set for decision. The rail is in the B course for the meeting, and with nothing but sunny skies forecast leading into race-day, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface. All the action is scheduled to get underway at…

Alabama Lass will take her place in the $700,000 Group 1 Railway (1200m) next Saturday at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Alabama Lass will be out to replicate the feats of stable predecessor Bounding when she heads to Ellerslie next week to tackle the $700,000 Group 1 Railway (1200m). Bounding took out the 2014 running of the sprint feature after finishing runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and it’s a sense of déjà vu with Alabama Lass who posted the same result in the Riccarton…

Belclare winning the A$2 million Group 2 The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick during her Australian campaign. Photo: Bradley Photos Dual Group 1-winning mare Belclare made her first public appearance back on home soil at the Foxton trials on Tuesday, as she readies for a title defence in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) on Karaka Millions Night next week. After failing to meet her $700,000 reserve at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale last May, Belclare spent the spring campaigning in Australia in the care of Bjorn Baker, where she…

What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Wednesday, January 15, 2025 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble Racing in Victoria heads down the highway to Geelong on Wednesday afternoon, where a competitive eight-race meeting is set down for decision. A perfect summer day will mirror those on the track with the Good 4 rating likely to hold throughout the card, while the race comes out 3m the entire circuit. The first race at Geelong is set to jump at 3:05pm AEDT. Best Bet…

Group 1-performing mare Faraglioni. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Levin trainer Josh Shaw left Foxton a happy man on Tuesday after his Group 1 performer Faraglioni took out her 1200m trial ahead of next Saturday’s Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca finished runner-up to fellow Central Districts mare Belclare in last year’s edition and Shaw would love to turn the tables on their rival, who also featured at the Foxton trials and finished runner-up in her 1000m heat. “She trialled up…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Southern Cross Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1200m The Southern Cross Stakes (registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes) has been a mainstay on the Australian racing calendar since 1940 and is typically run in February. The Group 3 contest is for horses aged three years or older and is run under Quality Handicap condition over 1200m. Although it has been known as the Southrn Cross Stakes since…

What 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Gold Coast, Queensland When Friday, January 17, 2025 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Restricted Listed 2024 winner Abounding (6) | T: Robert Heathcote | J: Martin Harley (54.5kg) Visit Dabble Due to the postponement of the last seven races on Magic Millions Day last Saturday, the remaining races will be run and won on Friday night at the Gold Coast Turf Club. The Magic Millions 3YO Classic is scheduled for race five on the program, with a full…

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Autumn Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1400m The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse. First held in 1979, the race was won by Gondolier. The Autumn Stakes is currently run over 1400m under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, offering a prize pool of $300,000 in 2025. Initially contested as a Listed race, the Autumn Stakes was upgraded…