Year: 2022

Eagle Farm best bets & quaddie tips | October 26, 2022

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What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, October 26, 2022 First Race 12:43pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The mid-week Queensland metropolitan race meeting returns to Eagle Farm on Wednesday with a competitive eight-race program. The track is currently rated as a Soft 5 but with some warm weather on the forecast for the next few days, we should be on a Good track come race day. The rail will be in the 6m position for the entire circuit when racing kicks…

Dundee no Derby ‘Smokey’

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Lightly raced youngster Dundee Smokey upstaged several of Victoria’s brightest sprinting talents when setting the qualifying pace in the heats of the Geelong Derby (460m) last Friday night. Trained by owner/breeder Geoff Scott-Smith at Pakenham South, Dundee Smokey had been a reserve for the Group 3 Great Chase Final last Wednesday after being edged out in a semi-final. But that disappointment could be alleviated to the tune of $10,000 with victory in Saturday night’s Derby Final. Dundee Smokey claimed his fifth win from ten starts with a dominant front-running exhibition…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 25, 2022

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Horse Racing on Tuesday, October 25 will feature two meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Hawkesbury. Tuesday Racing Tips – October 25, 2022 Hawkesbury 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 October 25, 2022 check out our…

Bob Peters sends star squad to country trainer John Leek Jnr

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Showmanship makes it three wins from four starts as he bolts home at Belmont. (Photo: Simon Merritt/Western Racepix) Bob Peters has chosen to send a squad of his star gallopers to the little-known trainer John Leek Jnr for Melbourne’s autumn carnival, transferring them from Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien. After a short stint with O’Brien, Peters has now teamed up with Leek with more of his runners after he “trialled” him with Picture Perfect and Zaratite last month. “A fellow I know rang me and recommended him,” Peters said of Leek.…

Smart Derby pick-up ride for McDonald

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The Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart is bidding to join an exclusive club when he backs up in Saturday’s Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) following his gutsy victory in the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m). Despite racing three-wide throughout, the son of Redwood fought gamely to nail Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) runner-up Elliptical right on the line. Only four horses have completed the Spring Champion Stakes-VRC Derby double in Stylish Century (1989), Nothin’ Leica Dane (1995), Monaco Consul (2009), and Ace High (2017) since the inaugural Spring Champion…

Stackhouse to ride at New Zealand Cup Week

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Ex-pat Kiwi jockey Daniel Stackhouse is making a whistlestop tour home to the South Island from his Victorian base to ride on the last two days of New Zealand Cup Week (November 9 and 12). Stackhouse has proven himself in Australia after beginning his career in New Zealand and currently sits sixth on the Victorian jockeys’ premiership with 23 wins, four at metropolitan level. Stackhouse has made his home in Victoria for the past 11 years and is determined to fill a hole in his CV by riding a Group…

Weather watch for Tyler team

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Trainer Kelvin Tyler is keeping a close eye on the weather in the deep south as he and daughter Aimee get ready for a big day of racing at Gore on Wednesday The Tylers have ten runners engaged for the meeting, however how many will start on the day will be dependent on how much rain the course receives over the next 48 hours. With the Track rating sitting at a Soft5 on Monday morning, Tyler was watching the rain beat down at his Riverton property with some trepidation that…

La Crique on a special mission for Alexanders

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A promise made to their late son combined with determination for their stable star to prove herself against Australia’s best is ample incentive for Kiwi couple Katrina and Simon Alexander ahead of La Crique’s big mission on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Two weeks after a stunning win in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata, La Crique is the clear favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. Her rise to the top echelon of New Zealand gallopers has been one of the…

In case you missed it – Your Colour Room, Daintree Lad and Sunnyside Jo

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Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 YOUR COLOUR ROOM (Box 8) Breeding: Jan ’21 Zambora Brockie x Pretty BombTrainer: Andrew Paraskevas, PearcedaleRecord: 2 starts 2-0-0 Dale says: Your Colour Room featured in last week’s edition of Dogs to Follow, however there’s no denying that this run is worth another look. At just his second start, this greyhound showed incredible maturity to score a last-to-first win in a maiden final which left onlookers gobsmacked.…