El Patroness destroyed her rivals in the Australian Oaks. Photo: Steve Hart El Patroness has proven to be the elite three-year-old staying filly, recording a dominant victory in the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Danny O’Brien-trained daughter of Shamus Award had been knocking on the door in Melbourne, running some solid races, but she was missed by the market, starting $30 with online bookmakers. Ridden perfectly by Damien Lane, the filly settled down just behind the speed, before trucking into the race on…
Month: April 2022
Kinloch snatches the Provincial-Midway Championships Final
Kinloch getting a well deserved scratch having taken out the Provincial-Midway Championships Final. Photo: Lisa Grimm There was just over a length between first and fifth in the long-awaited $500,000 Provincial-Midway Championships Final (1400m) on Day 2 of The Championships, but it was the Kris Lees-trained Kinloch ($16) who was able to clinch the win in the hotly fought finish with Nash Rawiller in the saddle. Great News ($61), French Marine ($61) and Rustic Steel ($5.50) made a line of three in front at the 200m with Kinloch coming at…
Mazu extends winning streak to five
Mazu wins Arrowfield Sprint. (Photo: Steve Hart) Mazu has taken his winning streak to five after saluting in the $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Royal Randwick, delivering Peter & Paul Snowden a Group 2 race-to-race double after Paris Dior saluted in the Percy Sykes Stakes earlier. Just a field of four contested the 1200m event, with Mazu and In The Congo pairing off down the straight, while Paulele battled away in third and rank outsider I Am Lethal finished a long last. Since being gelded in the spring,…
Paris Dior toughs it out to win Percy Sykes
Paris Dior sticks her neck out to win Percy Sykes Stakes. (Photo: Steve Hart) Paris Dior has claimed a narrow victory in the $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Day Two of The Championships, defeating a game Willinga Beast. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained two-year-old filly started a drifting $3.90 favourite with online bookmakers, but despite that, she knuckled down to the task to win by 0.15 lengths under James McDonald. 2022 Percy Sykes Stakes Replay https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-Percy-Sykes-Stakes.mp4 After jumping well from barrier three, McDonald had the daughter…
Vilana fends off rivals in South Pacific Classic
Vilana takes out the South Pacific Classic at Randwick. Photo: Lisa Grimm Vilana ($5.50) has taken out the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) for three-year-olds in race two at Randwick for James Cummings and Sam Clipperton. The Godolphin homebred took the lead in the tightly bunched field at the 1100m, the big striding Hallowed Crown colt hacking along comfortably in the Heavy 10 conditions. The Kris Lees-trained Loch Eagle ($2.30F) had been settled fourth on the fence by Kerrin McEvoy before taking the inside run into the straight with Bend…
Group 1 Champagne likely for Williamsburg after Fernhill Mile win
Williamsburg takes out the Fernhill Mile in the opening event on Day 2 of The Championships It has been touch and go in recent days, but Day 2 of The Championships is underway at Royal Randwick with Williamsburg ($3.50) taking out the Listed Fernhill Mile (1600m) for Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou. After a hard slugged contest two weeks ago in the Group 3 Schweppervescence (1400m), Williamsburg and Moko ($3.20F) were again left to fight out the finish. Settled well back at the rear of the six-horse field by Kerrin…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 9, 2022
Horse Racing on Saturday, April 9 will feature 12 meetings in Australia, headlined by Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Randwick, Morphettville, Caulfield, Doomben & Ascot. Saturday Racing Tips – April 9, 2022 Randwick Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Caulfield Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Featured Races Australian Oaks – Randwick Race 6 Sydney Cup – Randwick Race 7 Queen Elizabeth Stakes – Randwick Race…
Horse Racing History: This Day in Racing 9th April
Today 9th April in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Australia horse racing news 2 mins ago Group 1 Champagne likely for Williamsburg after Fernhill Mile win The opening event of Day 2 of The Championships at Randwick has gone the way of Williamsburg who looks set …Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 hours ago Today’s horse racing…
Daily Mail: ‘Immunity’ set to repel rivals
Premier Racing at The Meadows tonight features G1 Australian Cup finalist Immunity returning from the Country Classic Final at Dubbo and lining up against the consistent Daph’s Zac and Pink Diamond finalist Gypsy Yankee in a Mixed 3/4 525m race. G3 Launching Pad finalist Hadouken and Collinda Lady – litter sister to G3 winner Collinda Patty – stand out in their respective races. G1 Silver Chief placegetter Titan Blazer is back from visits to Cannington and Mount Gambier and headlines a Mixed 4/5 520m race at Geelong this evening, but…
Career best three wins in 24 hours for Dr Chin
By Michael Guerin After the best day of his training career Luk Chin is considering a career change. “I might have to give up medicine and become a full time horse trainer,” joked Chin, or that should be Dr Chin, at Alexandra Park on Friday. Chin’s inspiration for the career change, from anaesthetist to full-time horse trainer, came when Safrakova won on Friday night, giving him his third win in 24 hours after Voronov and Alana won on his home track of Cambridge on Thursday. Of course it is a…