Year: 2022

Seven hour operation can’t keep Ray Green down

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By Barry Lichter Debbie Green always knew her husband Ray was tough. But when the phone rang this morning and it was the hopsital nurse telling her Ray had woken up after a seven hour operation last evening, she was reminded of the resilience of horse people. “I could hear Ray asking for his own phone so he could call the boys at the stable and tell them what to do for the day.” Green, who just two weeks ago was the toast of the harness world after winning back-to-back…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 22, 2022

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Horse Racing on Tuesday, November 22 will feature three 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 Geelong. Tuesday Racing Tips – November 22, 2022 Geelong 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 November 22, 2022 check out our…

Wednesday’s Warwick Farm preview & best bets | 23/11/2022

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What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, November 23, 2022 First Race 2pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to western Sydney on Wednesday for a competitive seven-race program out of Warwick Farm. We should be in for picture-perfect conditions on raceday with sunny skies ahead and no rain expected for Wednesday afternoon. The rail sits in the true position for the entire circuit, while racing gets underway at 2pm AEDT. It looks an intriguing card, so let’s try and…

NZTBA Annual General Meeting on Tuesday

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The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association will hold its Annual General Meeting on: Tuesday 22nd November at 1pm. In the meeting room upstairs at Onyx Restaurant, 70 Alpha Street, Cambridge If you would like to join via zoom you can Register Here, we will send you the link. It is a very simple process and if you require any assistance, please phone our office on 07 827 7727. If you have any matters or questions you would like to raise at our AGM you can email these prior to our…

Lucky Sweynesse dazzles in Jockey Club Sprint

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Lucky Sweynesse has lead home a New Zealand bred trifecta with a highly impressive come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s HK$5 million Gr.2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. Last season’s Hong Kong Champion Griffin, Lucky Sweynesse, a son of Novara Park stallion Sweynesse, clocked 1m 07.55s – only fractionally slower than Sacred Kingdom’s 1m 07.50s – in notching his seventh win at his tenth start for jubilant trainer Manfred Man and all-conquering jockey Zac Purton. Allowed to settle midfield after jumping from barrier 11, Lucky Sweynesse stalked…

Champion Golden Sixty returns in style

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Golden Sixty made a sparkling return to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday with the 22nd victory of his decorated 25-start career and third straight HK$5 million Gr.2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) success. But his win didn’t come easy. Neck and neck over the concluding stages with California Spangle, jockey Vincent Ho asked Golden Sixty to lift and he responded accordingly, overhauling his brave, youthful adversary by a neck. Enhancing the merit of his win, Golden Sixty clocked 21.32s for his final 400m after California Spangle set…

Riodini on track for Ingham Stakes after winning The Gong

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Riodini winning the 2022 edition of The Gong. (Photo: Steve Hart) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s stable representative Neil Payne said both trainers got it spot-on in the way they aimed Riodini at The Gong. The six-year-old gelding won the $1 million feature over a mile with a strong finish on the outside, saluting by half a length at Kembla Grange on Saturday. The stable can now confidently set the gelding for the Group 2 Ingham Stakes over the same distance at Randwick on December 10. “We gave him two…

Sandown Lakeside best bets & quaddie tips | November 23, 2022

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What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, November 23, 2022 First Race 1pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The Wednesday metropolitan meeting for Victoria will be held at Sandown Racecourse, with eight races set to go around on the Lakeside course. The track is currently rated a Soft 6, and considering there is some rain on the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, we don’t expect the track to get any better than a Soft on raceday. The rail will be in the 3m…

Riddell keen for redemption on Babylon Berlin

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Jonathan Riddell and speedy mare Babylon Berlin. Photo: Trish Dunell High-class jockey Jonathan Riddell is keen to get a proper raceday ride aboard speedy five-year-old mare Babylon Berlin. Riddell has ridden Bablyon Berlin a fair bit in training, but hadn’t been aboard her on raceday until the Group 3 Counties Bowl (1100m) last Saturday. Unfortunately, his first raceday experience was about one stride, as the mare knuckled when the gates opened and lost balance, throwing Riddell off her. He went some way to making up for his misfortune 30 minutes…