Day: 26 September 2022

What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Wednesday, September 28, 2022 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Victoria’s metropolitan Wednesday meeting will return to Cranbourne Turf Club for what promises to be a competitive eight-race card. The track is currently rated a Soft 6, and with more rain on the forecast for Melbourne and the outer suburbs, the track may be closer to a Heavy by raceday. The rail will be pushed out to the 9m position for the entire circuit, which…

Keagan Latham aboard Cognac after their victory in the 2022 Bathurst Cup. Cognac has gained eligibility for The Big Dance after a dominant win in the Bathurst Cup (1800m) on Sunday for Richard and Will Freedman. The six-year-old Irish import was ridden to perfection by Keagan Latham, taking the early lead before pulling away to claim the $50,000 feature by more than three lengths ahead of Tampering ($11) and Tudor Prince ($10). Foreman Brandon Griffiths said Cognac, who started at $3.60 with online bookmakers, can be a tricky horse to…

Zac Purton idles California Spangle to the line. Tony Cruz will cast California Spangle into a potential Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) showdown with Golden Sixty in December after the exciting gelding resumed with emphatic victory in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 25). With options to contest either the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) or the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on December 11, Cruz has decided to target the longer race because…

What Echuca Races Where Echuca Racecourse – Cr Scott Rd and Murray Valley Hwy, Echuca VIC 3564 When Tuesday, September 27, 2022 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Echuca Racecourse will host an eight-race card on Tuesday as the solitary Victorian meeting for the day. The track is currently rated a Soft 7, but with good weather in the lead up to the meeting, we expect an upgrade before raceday. The rail will be in the true position for the entire circuit, with the first race jumping at 1:30pm AEST.…

New Arrangement and jockey Jasmine Fawcett. Photo: Trish Dunell The Steven Cole-trained New Arrangement provided his connections with a quick return on investment when defeating a strong line-up in the Tote N Poke Sports Bar (1400m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was having his first start for the Byerley Park trainer, having previously raced for Chris Waller, for whom he had notched a pair of wins at Randwick. New Arrangement began his career in the UK where he was a multiple winner for James Tate. A consistent Sydney…