Fresh off watching I’m Thunderstruck dash home for second in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) last weekend, OTI Management chief Terry Henderson is hoping some fellow Kiwi-breds can hoist the syndicators silks aloft over the coming week. Excitement is building amongst the syndicate members as the Melbourne Cup carnival heats up at Flemington, while OTI has a strong presence at Rosehill on Saturday. Their runners are headlined by Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) contender Daqiansweet Junior, who has flown under the radar in the lead-up to the race that stops a…
Year: 2022
Victoria Derby – A pedigree perspective
*Written by Brad Bishop – Racing & Sports When Andrew Forsman brought Lion Tamer (NZ) (Storming Home) to Melbourne for the 2010 Spring Carnival as Murray Baker’s travelling foreman, he dreamed of one day celebrating similar highs of his own. Never did he dare imagine, a dozen years on, he’d be on the cusp of doing so with a close relation to the horse who scored a 6-1/2-length Derby romp. Forsman’s Derby hope this year, Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel), is out of a half-sister to Lion Tamer. Mr Maestro’s dam…
Morphettville betting preview & quaddie | Saturday, October 29
What Morphettville Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, October 29, 2022 First Race 12:06pm ACDT Visit Ladbrokes We return to Morphettville for metropolitan racing in South Australia on Saturday afternoon with a massive 10-race program. Perfect conditions are set to greet us on the weekend with the track coming up a Soft 5, whilst the rail comes out 2m from the 1200m to the winning post and sits true for the remainder. The action from Morphettville is set to get underway at 11:32am…
Rosehill full racing tips, best bets & quaddie | October 29, 2022
What Golden Eagle Day Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, October 29, 2022 First Race 12:10pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The 2022 Golden Eagle raceday at Rosehill Gardens will feature a huge 10-race program, highlighted by the $10 million Golden Eagle alongside the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes. For the first time in many weeks, we could be racing on a Good surface at a Sydney metropolitan race track on a Saturday. The surface is currently rated as a Soft 6, but there is…
Flemington full racing tips, odds & quaddie | Derby Day 2022
What VRC Derby Day 2022 Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington, VIC 3031 When Saturday, October 29, 2022 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Watch Live Visit Ladbrokes The 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival is upon us with the traditional opener, VRC Derby Day. All nine races at Flemington are at Group level, headlined by the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) and supported by the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for the three-year-olds and the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) for fillies and mares. With all the rain that Melbourne has copped in…
Victoria Derby 2022 Field & Odds: Sharp ‘N’ Smart Favourite
Sharp ‘N’ Smart is firming in the markets for Saturday’s Group 1 $2 million Penfolds Victoria Derby (2500m) on the quick back-up off a gutsy win in the Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney. Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart is favourite to win again in the 2022 Victoria Derby on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. Ace High (2017) was the last three-year-old to complete the Spring Champion Stakes – Victoria Derby double and connections of Redwood gelding Sharp ‘N’ Smart are confident he can be the next. Last…
Kings Shield reigns as Purton dominates with Sha Tin treble
Kings Shield (No. 1) rallies under Zac Purton. Erasing the memories of an unsuccessful Seoul campaign, Kings Shield re-established status as Hong Kong’s premier dirt course galloper with a stirring win in the Class 2 Kwok Shui Handicap (1650m) under Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Wednesday night (October 26). Headed by favourite Apache Pass at the 700m mark, front-running Kings Shield responded strongly to Purton’s urgings in the final 200m to prevail by a neck to post his fifth win over the course and distance – fittingly, at a…
$10 Million 2022 Golden Eagle Field & Odds Update
A capacity line-up of the season’s top four-year-olds face off in Australia’s second richest prize money race on Saturday in Sydney when the fourth edition of the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) takes place at Rosehill Gardens. I Wish I Win is one of the key chances in Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle field in Sydney. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Current Golden Rose betting markets at Ladbrokes have the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained French expat Light Infantry heading the odds at $3.90. Money is coming for the Group 3…
Caulfield Cup winner Durston ruled of Melbourne Cup
Durston (GB) ridden by Michael Dee wins the 2022 Caulfield Cup. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Chris Waller-trained Durston has been ruled out of the 2022 Melbourne Cup, a race he was expected to feature prominently in following his win in the Caulfield Cup. Racing Victoria (RV) Veterinary Services have advised RV stewards that, in their opinion, Durston is unfit to compete in the 2022 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday, November 1. In accordance with the conditions of the race, Durston was presented at the University of Melbourne Equine…
Timing right for Latta’s lucky charm
Charms Star will contest the Listed Feilding Gold Cup at Awapuni on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images) Well-performed mare Charms Star is ready to shine again in her quest to add to her black-type resume for trainer Lisa Latta. The five-year-old will have the benefit of two runs under her belt and a home track advantage when she takes aim at the Listed Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Charms Star opened her campaign with a solid effort for sixth in an open handicap over…