Month: January 2023

Gosford racing preview & best bets | Thursday, February 2

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What Gosford Races Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Thursday, February 2, 2023 First Race 1:10pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to Gosford on Thursday afternoon for a tricky eight-race program kicking off at 1:10pm local time. The weather hasn’t been kind to NSW of late; however, we’re finally expecting some drying days across the region, so the Soft 6 currently listed for Thursday should only improve. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with the short straight at…

Pakenham best bets & quaddie tips | Thursday, February 2

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What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Thursday, February 2, 2023 First Race 5:45pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The weekly Thursday night meeting at Pakenham greets punters once again, and with a bit of luck we can steer you into a couple of winners throughout the night. The possibility of showers throughout the meeting might put a dampener on proceedings, but considering the forecast is clear leading up to the meeting, the track should not deteriorate too much throughout the night.…

Kiwi trio front up in Sydney

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By Adam Hamilton The Kiwis launch their Sydney assault from Saturday night. High-class pacers B D Joe, Alta Wiseguy and Republican Party all step-out at Menangle on Saturday night. It’s an important race for Republican Party in the Group 3 Hondo Grattan, a qualifier for the Group 1 Chariots Of Fire on February 18. “He arrived across last weekend and has settled into Menangle well,” co-trainer Chrissie Dalgety said. “He’s ready to go and the plan is for Carter (Dalgety) to drive him this week with Blair (Orange) down in…

Copy That and Old Town Road provide Kiwi star power to Hunter Cup

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By Adam Hamilton There was a sigh of relief when Josh Dickie saw the final field for the Hunter Cup at Melton this Saturday night. Dickie’s charge Old Town Road made the cut, but probably only just. The inclusion of Expensive Ego, Rock N Roll Doo and Hurricane Harley into the final 12 caused quite some angst among those on the fringe and ultimately forced out pacers like former Kiwi Cranbourne (first emergency), the unlucky Petes Said So and outstanding four-year-old Catch A Wave. Team McCarthy changed heart late last…

Asano breaks through at Group One level

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After two near-misses, Kozzi Asano is delighted to have broken through for his first victory at racing’s highest level. Asano guided He’s A Doozy to a fighting victory in the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday, taking control at the top of the straight and holding off a renewed challenge from outstanding three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart. The former champion apprentice had won 11 black-type races prior to the Thorndon Mile but a Group One victory was proving elusive. He guided Babylon Berlin to her career-best results in January,…

Karaka Million date saved for Written Tycoon filly

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Andrew Forsman is set to open a satellite stable in Melbourne this year and bloodstock agents Andrew Williams and Bevan Smith are keen to fill it with top fillies. Forsman has secured 10 boxes at Macedon Lodge and the Cambridge trainer has been busy at Karaka this week purchasing potential residents of the facility. He teamed up with Williams and Smith to purchase the top-priced filly on the opening day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 sale and on Tuesday the trio dug deep once more to secure another filly…

Burnett’s Brisbane ‘Gold’ mine

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Brisbane has proven to be a happy hunting ground for David Burnett over the last decade and the Little River trainer is hoping that trend continues in Thursday night’s Group 1 Gold Bullion Final (520m) at Albion Park. Burnett has homebred sprinter Boo Boo Billy (box 4) engaged in the $250,000 to-the-winner Gold Bullion – race 8 at 10.01pm – where the $7 chance is following a ‘golden’ trail blazed by several illustrious predecessors. Burnett won the G1 Brisbane Cup in 2013 with Kiss Me Ketut, while his champion Simon…

Te Akau team Dunedin-bound

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Prise De Fer (outside) will head south this week to contest the Group 3 White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Group One winner Prise De Fer will venture south this weekend to contest the Group 3 White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui. The Mark Walker-trained seven-year-old is the clear top-rater in the weight-for-age feature which shapes as a nice target after missing last week’s Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) due to a foot issue. “He had a sore foot and it…

Justify poised for huge stud career after Saturday’s stakes win

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American superstar Justify scored his first stakes win in Australia as a sire on Saturday, with Learning To Fly triumphing at Rosehill. (Picture: Coolmore) Learning To Fly’s Widden Stakes victory at Rosehill on Saturday was just the start of what is going to be a spectacular stud career for Justify, according to James Bester – bloodstock consultant to Coolmore. Justify is Coolmore’s most high-profile shuttle stallion to Australia in a generation, and Saturday’s win for Learning To Fly was the American superstar’s first stakes triumph in the southern hemisphere. Bester,…

The Follow Files: Ex-Victorian mare takes out Sunshine Coast Cup

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This Saturday we had feature racedays at all five of the main tracks across the country with Group racing at Moonee Valley and Rosehill Gardens, and Listed races at Morphettville, Sunshine Coast and Ascot. Over the next few weeks we will see a lot of the good horses return as the races begin to heat up in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Today we will be talking about three horses that have bigger fish to fry in the coming weeks, after impressive runs on Saturday at Morphettville and…