Month: March 2022

Lala leading Perth Cup charge

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Lala Kiwi is striving to achieve something none of Andrea Dailly’s other five Australian Cup winners have been able to; go on to win the Group 1 Sky Racing Perth Cup (520m). With the Perth Cup following immediately after the Australian Cup, four of ‘Team Dailly’s’ five Australian Cup victors have ventured west, striving without success to complete a double only accomplished by NSW champion Tenthill Doll in 1996. Dyna Lachlan (2010) and Spud Regis (2013) were eliminated in the heats, while Hecton Bale (2018) and Dyna Patty (2019) both…

Stylish Memphis confirmed for The Race

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by Adam Hamilton Mighty mare Stylish Memphis is heading back home for a tilt at the inaugural $900,000 The Race at Cambridge on April 14. And another fine Kiwi product, young gun horseman Jack Trainor, is going with her. The only question is when and how long Trainor returns home. “I’m super excited to get a chance to go back home and drive in a really big race like this, especially on a mare who’s been as great to me as Stylish Memphis,” Trainor said. “It’s happened pretty quickly. Jonesy…

Queensland star Vanna Girl retired

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Toby & Trent Edmonds have announced the retirement of Vanna Girl, ending a successful career on the track that earned connections more than $500,000 in prizemoney. The now five-year-old mare finishes with 23 race starts for eight wins and four minor placings, with a career peak coming during the 2020 Brisbane Winter Carnival. During that season, Vanna Girl won four consecutive races, including the Listed Daybreak Lover, Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes and the Group 2 The Roses. VANNA GIRL continues on her winning way taking out The Roses for @EdmondsRacing…

Cummings ‘excited’ about Duais ahead of Australian Cup

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Edward Cummings (Photo: Steve Hart) According to her trainer, Duais is “right up to the mark” ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington. The four-year-old mare will head into the 2000m feature third-up after two solid runs in Sydney on heavy track. After finishing midfield in the Apollo Stakes, the daughter of Shamus Award ran a luckless sixth in the Chipping Norton Stakes, finishing 1.6 lengths behind Verry Elleegant and She’s Ideel over 1600m. Her trainer, Ed Cummings, told Racing.com that coming to the race third-up has been…

Flemington racing tips & quaddie picks | Super Saturday, 12/03/22

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What Australian Cup Day 2022 Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington, VIC 3031 When Saturday, March 12, 2022 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Feature Race Australian Cup – Race 7 Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet It is Super Saturday at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday afternoon where the Australian Cup & Newmarket Handicap take top billing on the nine-race card. Horsebetting’s Victorian form analyst has gone through the card and found a couple of best bets to help make your day on the punt a winning one. The rail…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 10, 2022

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Horse Racing on Thursday, March 10 will feature five meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Canterbury & Pakenham. Thursday Racing Tips – March 10, 2022 Canterbury Racing Tips Pakenham Racing Tips As always there a 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 new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on March…

Purton’s Happy Valley mastery continues as Nervous Witness rebounds

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Zac Purton finds the key to Nervous Witness with daylight second. Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class 3 Hing Tung Handicap (1000m) as Zac Purton again dominated Happy Valley with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 March). Nervous Witness’ return to the winners’ list after a career-opening pair of victories was followed by a trio of placings before tonight’s slick all-the-way triumph rewarded David Hayes’ faith in the…

Vale Cliff Thomas

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A long-time harness racing owner and administrator, Cliff Thomas is being remembered as a “great guy” who loved racing, rugby and his family. He died in Morrinsville on Sunday night, aged 90. Cliff had a long association with trainer Nicky Chilcott, racing the likes of Shredder in the late 1990s, and Miss Sharvid. Barry Lichter has written a tribute to Cliff Thomas, to read it click here

Muollo rapt with Staphanos’ reception at Karaka

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Novara Park principal Luigi Muollo is over the moon with the debut performance of his stallion Staphanos at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka this week. Muollo offered three fillies by the sire in the Book 1 session of the sale, with two exceeding the $200,000 mark. Lot 32, the half-sister to Group Three performer Explosively, was purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis for $200,000, while trainer Chris Waller purchased lot 234, the half-sister to Derby hero Explosive Jack, in partnership with Yes Bloodstock for $250,000. “They…

Weight the query for The Gift

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Trainer Robert Dennis has only one concern with The Gift (NZ) (Power) ahead of the MLT/Three Rivers Hotel/Pioneer Tavern Fireside Cup (1335mm) at Gore on Friday – weight. The four-year-old mare has been lumbered with 60kg in her final lead-up race to the Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton later this month. “She has got a good draw (4) and a good jockey on her in Tina (Comignaghi), but she has got a lot of weight to carry, 60 kilos,” Dennis said. “She is not…