A dream spring for Smokin’ Romans went to another all-new high at Flemington on Saturday, scoring his first Group One victory in the Turnbull Stakes (2000m). The Ghibellines gelding won his first stakes race only 10 months ago, capturing the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) in December of last year. He has continued on that upward trajectory this spring, heading to Caulfield last start and collecting his first Group win in the Gr.3 MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) on September 17. That last-start success secured the six-year-old a spot in the Gr.1…
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Lost And Running on song for second shot at Everest
A year after an up-and-down spring culminated with a bold fourth in the A$15 million The Everest (1200m), Saturday’s Gr.2 Bisley Workwear Premiere Stakes (1200m) has given Lost And Running a very different build-up to the world’s richest turf race. The New Zealand-bred son of Per Incanto prevailed in a thrilling finish to Saturday’s A$1 million feature at Randwick, which was the final dress rehearsal for The Everest on October 15. The lucrative sprint showpiece will be the third start of the spring for Lost And Running, who resumed with…
Flemington Group Two triumph for She’s Licketysplit
New Zealand filly She’s Licketysplit showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming Gr.1 Schweppes One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on October 12 with a strong performance to take out Saturday’s Gr.2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. Given an economical trip just behind the speed by rider Damian Lane, the daughter of Turn Me Loose cruised into contention early in the long run home at Flemington and looked to have plenty of petrol in the tank as she moved to the lead with…
Pakenham synthetic best bets & quaddie | Monday, October 3
What Pakenham Synthetic Races Where Pakenham Racing Club When Monday, October 3, 2022 First Race 12pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We are back on the Pakenham Synthetic on Monday afternoon with a 10-race card after getting the meeting transferred from Kyneton due to the state of the track. The rail stays in the True positioning as it was on September 22 when we raced here last time, with that in mind, tend to favour horses more towards the speed or getting wider on the track avoiding the kick back from the…
Mr Maestro shows Group 1 qualities in Flemington romp
Mr Maestro (NZ) ridden by Damian Lane wins the Super Impose Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Mr Maestro has toyed with his rivals to take out the Listed Super Impose Stakes as the heavily backed favourite at $3.40 eased down over the line by Damian Lane. Majorbeel and Sir Torobeel set a very fast tempo over the 1800m trip, as Mr Maestro and Makalu tracked the speed. However, when the leaders hit the 500m mark on the home bend there wasn’t another horse that punters would have…
No Compromise arrives in time to claim The Metropolitan
Tommy Berry on No Compromise edges out James McDonald on Le Don De Vie in the Metropolitan at Randwick. Chris Waller again proved he is arguably the best trainer in Australia because of the way he got No Compromise to win The Metropolitan in unfavourable conditions at Randwick. The six-year-old edged out Le Don De Vie for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace on the line in the Group 1 thriller, just like the dead-heat Epsom result in the race which preceded it. The 2022 Metropolitan Replay https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-The-Metropolitan.mp4 Waller built up…
Top Ranked and Ellsberg share spoils in Epsom dead heat
Ellsberg (Brenton Avdulla for Gerald Ryan and Stirling Alexiou) and Top Ranked (Hugh Bowman for Annabel Neasham) shared the spoils of the Epsom after a thrilling dead-heat finish. Gerald Ryan admits he had all but given up hope on Ellsberg’s career progressing. Annabel Neasham didn’t think Top Ranked won. But both were celebrating a Group 1 victory in the $1.5 million Epsom Handicap over 1600m at Randwick, the result a thrilling dead-heat. 2022 Epsom Handicap Replay https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Epsom-Handicap.mp4 Ryan, with co-trainer Stirling Alexiou, only opted to run his five-year-old in this…
Turnbull Stakes 2022 Winner Smokin’ Romans New Caulfield Cup Favourite
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Smokin’ Romans has firmed into favouritism for the Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) following a brilliant on-pace victory in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Impressive 2022 Turnbull Stakes winner Smokin’ Romans is into the Caulfield Cup with just 51.5kg. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The last start Group 3 Naturalism Stakes winner went around at $21 odds for the Group 1 $1 million Turnbull Stakes (2000m) and further franked the form out of that Caulfield lead-up. Earlier on Turnbull Stakes Day the Grahame…
Lunar Flare books ticket into the Melbourne Cup
Lunar Flare ridden by Michael Dee wins the The Bart Cummings at Flemington. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Lunar Flare has taken out the Group 2 Bart Cummings over 2500m and punched her ticket into the 2022 Melbourne Cup for trainer Grahame Begg. Michael Dee has now recorded a double on Turnbull Stakes Day after another great ride on Lunar Flare, getting her into the box seat for the journey. Lunar Flare had the run of the race and considering it was a messy run race, she has ran away…
Smokin’ Romans causes upset in Turnbull Stakes
Smokin’ Romans (NZ) ridden by Ethan Brown wins the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Ethan Brown’s amazing Spring has continued as he piloted Smokin’ Romans to a Turnbull Stakes win and boil over in the Group 1 feature race of the day. There was no big secret as to who was going to lead the Turnbull, with Knights Order being in the race and he set a very good tempo for the Group 1 feature. Ethan Brown had Smokin’ Romans just off the pace in the…