Year: 2022

Winterbottom Stakes tips & betting strategy | November 26, 2022

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What 2022 Winterbottom Stakes Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, November 26, 2022 | 4:45pm AWST | Race 8 Prizemoney $1,500,000 Distance 1200m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age 2021 Winner Graceful Girl (16) | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (56.5kg) Visit Ladbrokes The Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot is the number one sprint race during Perth’s summer carnival, and it attracts horses from the eastern states just about every year. The 2022 edition has drawn a full field of…

Hilarious Guest – “a spirited filly”

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With the running of the “Hilarious Guest” three-year-old Fillies Classic at Addington this Friday it seems only right to recall the record-breaking feats of the star filly 40 years ago . In her day Hilarious Guest was a real presence on the track. In 1982 she was New Zealand 3YO Pacer of the Year, after winning 10 races and setting four New Zealand records. She also became the first filly for 19 years to win the NZ Derby and joined an elite group of fillies to qualify for the New…

Smithson’s spark

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West Australian trainer Adam Smithson is pinching himself after his kennel star Vice Grip won his way through to the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Final (515m) last Saturday night in trying conditions at Sandown Park. In driving rain, Vice Grip made his 37th victory from 81 starts count, running down Nitro Bale to make it through to the $1 million race. “It’s always been a goal to compete in this type of race and Vice Grip is allowing that to come true,” Smithson said. “What the dog (Vice Grip)…

Jericho Cup

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Odds & TipsTop BookiesFieldPast Winners Jericho Cup Betting Guide Date: Saturday November 27, 2022 Location: Warrnambool Racecourse Prize Money: $304,000 Distance: 4600m The Jericho Cup, held over 4600m at Warrnambool Racecourse, is the longest flat race in Australia and is an event that honours the heroic Light Horsemen and their magnificent horses, The Walers, for their deeds in the Middle East from 1914-1919. The 2022 Jericho Cup is due to be run on Sunday, November 27, with the top-weight New Zealand stayer Botti expected to be in the finish. Approaching…

Forsman calls up younger troops

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Devastate will contest the Group 3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki on Thursday. Photo: Trish Dunell Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman will be relying on younger members of his team to keep the stable in the black-type limelight this week. Forsman has three-year-old features in his sights with Devastate sent south to Otaki for Thursday’s Group 3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) while Lippy and Think Twice will run in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Devastate was also an acceptor in…

Botti flying Kiwi flag in Jericho Cup

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Botti will be flying the New Zealand flag in the Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool on Sunday. Photo: Race Images South Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers is no stranger to success at Warrnambool and he will be looking to extend that record on Sunday with Botti in the Jericho Cup (4600m). The well-travelled galloper booked his ticket across the Tasman with victory in the Road To Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton last month and Myers said Botti has thrived since arriving at his good friend Patrick Payne’s Plumpton barn. “He has done…

News Briefs : Nov 23

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All Stars chasing hard Team Telfer’s lead at the top of the trainers’ premiership has been cut to five. The brother-sister combo of Steve and Amanda Telfer have 85 wins for the year while closest rivals, the All Stars partnership of Mark Purdon and Hayden Cullen are now at 80 after having eight wins in November including Group 1 doubles on Cup and Show Day. The Telfers in comparison have had a quieter November with four wins so far. Date and venue for awards A date and venue have been…

Kikuyu paying dividends for Petrick after Alice Springs hat-trick

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Northern Territory trainer Kerry Petrick, who has made an impact in Darwin and Alice Springs for over 25 years, celebrated a third win in the Red Centre on Sunday with former Victorian galloper Kikuyu. A shrewd purchase at the 2022 Magic Millions Darwin Tried Horse Sale in July during the Darwin Cup Carnival is now paying dividends for Northern Territory trainer Kerry Petrick. Petrick, a leading force in Darwin and Alice Springs since the mid-1990s, settled on former Victorian gelding Kikuyu, who was a three-year-old at the time. Prior to…