Year: 2022

Morphettville racing preview & best bets | Saturday 15/10/2022

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What Morphettville Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, October 15, 2022 First Race 12:31pm ACDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads back to the Parks track at Morphettville this Saturday afternoon for a competitive nine-race program. With persistent rain in Adelaide throughout the week, the track has come up a Soft 5, but come race one on the weekend we expect to be racing on a Soft 7 bordering on a Heavy. The first race of the day is set to jump at 12:31pm ACDT,…

Hickmott’s two-pronged Cup attack

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After near-misses in recent years, Michael Hickmott is optimistic he can finally land his hometown Murray Bridge Gold Cup with a two-pronged attack on Friday. Hickmott will saddle up Group Three winner Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) and in-form mare Unlaced (NZ) (Niagara) in the feature event, having featured in the minor money with Lord Vladivostok (third in 2021) and Aqueduct (NZ) (Dundeel) (second in 2020) in the past two years. Lord Vladivostok, who will be ridden by Todd Pannell, is rated the $4.20 favourite with Sportsbet and his trainer can’t…

So Dazzling on song for Melbourne campaign

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She may not have won, but trainer John Sargent was pleased with So Dazzling’s (NZ) (So You Think) third-placed run in the wet over 1880m at Newcastle on Tuesday. The daughter of So You Think is an equal $6 favourite with New Zealand raider She’s Licketysplit (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) for the Gr.1 Victoria Oaks (2500m), with the latter runnning third in Wednesday’s Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. “I am very happy. She has come through it well,” Sargent told RSN of So Dazzling. “It just didn’t pan out,…

Boutique breeders making a grand impact

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Ross and Corrine Kearney took an instant shine to Satono Aladdin and first impressions have resulted in the South Waikato couple adding Australian stakes success to their domestic achievements. Relative newcomers to the thoroughbred game, their homebred Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) set the ball rolling at Trentham earlier this year when he won the Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) while his half-sister Jodelin Gal (NZ) (Swiss Ace) is a black-type placegetter. They also bred the unbeaten Grand Impact (NZ) under their Okaharau Station banner and retained an ownership interest in…

Invitations to nominate for Sportsbet Topgun Events

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The Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA) has sent out invitations to nominate for the exclusive Group 1 Sportsbet Topgun & Topgun Stayers events to be held at The Meadows on Saturday night 5 November. Connections who have received invitations to nominate now have until 12 noon on Thursday 20 October 2022 to lodge a nomination with Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) should they wish to be considered for a position in the final fields. MGRA Chair Eddie Caruana noted it will be a tough year for the panel to select their…

Typhoon Sammy ‘vortex’ hits Bendigo

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Whirlwind speedster Typhoon Sammy ‘hits’ Bendigo on Friday night. The ‘country cups king in waiting’ is a short-priced $2.15 favourite for the $78,795 Group 2 Bendigo Cup (425m) – Race 8, 9.27pm – as he ‘storms’ towards a third provincial crown. Prepared at Pearcedale by champion trainer Jason Thompson, Typhoon Sammy (Box 3) will not only collect $50,000 if successful in the final but also a $50,000 bonus for snaring three country cups in a calendar year. He reigned supreme in the G2 Traralgon Cup (January 26) and G2 Horsham Cup…

Green Light On – Bendigo Cup Edition

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In this special episode of Green Light On, James Van de Maat previews Friday night’s Bendigo meeting, which is highlighted by the Group 2 Bendigo Cup Final. James has an array of guests from racecallers Dayne Barry and Daniel Hibberd to trainers Daniel Gibbons and Liam Sharp. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Bendigo Cup Bonus Episode! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.

Caulfield Cup 2022 Field & Odds: Smokin’ Romans Favourite

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The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Smokin’ Romans is clear favourite drawn ideally in gate five to extend his winning streak and salute for the punters in the Group 1 $5 million Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Impressive 2022 Turnbull Stakes winner Smokin’ Romans is favourite to take out the Caulfield Cup 2022 this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. A capacity field of stayers faces off in this weekend’s Caulfield Cup and markets at Ladbrokes have the airborne Smokin’ Romans on top at $4.50 and firming. Ms Jamie…

Randwick full racing tips, best bets & quaddie | Everest Day 2022

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What Everest Day 2022 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, October 15, 2022 First Race 12:30pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The 2022 Everest Day will be hosted by Randwick Racecourse this Saturday, with a number of very competitive events on the 10-race program. The day will be highlighted by The Everest along with the $2 million Kosciuszko and $1 million Silver Eagle. The rail will be in the true position for the entire circuit and the track is currently rated as a Heavy 8, but…

Caesars Palace storms into Big Dance fold for Cummings

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NSW trainer Anthony Cummings was all smiles after Caesars Palace took out the Coonamble Gold Cup (1600m) at Dubbo on Wednesday. The Cummings name is synonymous with the first Tuesday in November at Flemington, but Anthony Cummings may also have his sights set on Royal Randwick after Caesars Palace put himself into Big Dance contention with a dominant win the $75,000 Coonamble Gold Cup (1600m) at Dubbo on Wednesday. Starting as a $4.20 equal favourite with online bookmakers, the five-year-old gelding was settled midfield by Aaron Bullock in the 12-horse…