What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, June 4, 2023 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes Hong Kong racing heads back to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon with a slight change from the regular 10-race program. It’s a new start time of 4pm HKT due to humid conditions expected over the next two months. We’ve got two Group 3 features headlining the card, with the Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) and Sha Tin Vase (1200m) seeing some…
Day: 2 June 2023
Fernetti’s debut win has them roaring at Addington
By Jonny Turner First time harness racing owners and their mates nearly lifted the roof off the Addington stand as they roared home Fernetti on Thursday night. Carter Dalgety syndicated the three-year-old among five of his friends and three of his family members, but there were many more on track to cheer the three-year-old home in his debut win. Not even the reinsman could escape their outstanding enthusiasm as their roars were heard when he passed the post. “After we passed the post I heard this huge roar, it was…
Salvo upsets at massive odds at Addington
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Jack Harrington had every reason to be beaming after reining home Salvo at Addington last night. It was his first win in the sulky in more than two years, and the four-year-old mare that he trains had just won by a neck, paying $104 for the win. It was Salvo’s fourth career victory from 44 starts. “The 12 months have been a bit of a nightmare with her, she’s had a lot of seasonal complaints, she’s very hormonal and that’s been affecting her…
Cody Mo is Hong Kong’s newest trainer
Cody Mo Wai-kit has been granted a trainer’s licence in Hong Kong ahead of the 2023-24 season. Mo joins Australian trainer Mark Newnham, whom the Jockey Club unveiled three months ago, as a newcomer to the Hong Kong training ranks next term, following a lengthy apprenticeship assisting a quartet of bosses, most recently Tony Cruz for the past nine years. In June 2008, the Jockey Club’s licensing committee promoted Mo from work rider to assistant trainer and assigned him to Melbourne Cup-winning conditioner David Hall, whom he supported for four…
Geelong best bets & quaddie tips | June 4, 2023
What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Sunday, June 4, 2023 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The weekend of racing in Victoria comes to a close with an eight-race program scheduled for Geelong Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Up to 5mm of rain is forecast for Saturday, so we don’t expect to see any improvement on the current Soft 5 track rating. The rail comes out 2m from the 1700m-800m, while it is out 4m the remainder of the track. We kick off…
Kiwis a threat to Baker’s Renaissance
Renaissance Woman wins the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) in the hands of Josh Parr. Photo Credit: Grant Peters Leading Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is hoping to get one up over his old mates from Cambridge at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The expat Kiwi, who is currently fifth on the Sydney Trainer’s Premiership, will saddle in-form filly Renaissance Woman in Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. With the scratching on Thursday of chief rival Fireburn, Renaissance Woman is now atop markets for the Oaks. Baker was looking…
Punt Drunk: Winter is here, Spring is near!
It is the first week of winter and that means two things in a racing sense…rain-affected tracks and spring is near! Group 1 racing in Brisbane continues this weekend with the Group 1 Queensland Oaks headlining proceedings at Eagle Farm, while there is plenty of winners to be found around the country! Today, the Punt Drunk boffins discuss Gary Portelli’s disdain at Fireburn’s scratching and whether South Australian racing needs an injection of funds! Portelli far from impressed with Fireburn scratching Trainer Gary Portelli in happier times. It isn’t very…
Hall hopes Beluga can strike in Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy
Beluga has posted two wins at Sha Tin this season. In the throes of another productive season, David Hall hopes Beluga can deliver black type success for the stable when he contests the $3.9 million Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) against a small but select band of rivals at Sha Tin on Sunday. Pitted against last season’s winner Beauty Joy (135lb), dual Group 3 winner Tourbillon Diamond (128lb), richly-talented Beauty Eternal (122lb) and seasoned foes Circuit Stellar (118lb) and Fantastic Treasure (115lb), Beluga (117lb) will carry his lightest…
Clarke says Siakam primed but wary of tricky Adelaide River Cup field
Trainer Gary Clarke and winning jockey Paul Denton are all smiles after they combined to win the St Patrick’s Day Cup (1600m) with Siakam at Darwin’s Fannie Bay in March. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) When assessing consistent performers in the Top End, it’s hard to ignore Siakam. The five-year-old gelding, trained by champion Darwin mentor Gary Clarke, will more than likely start as favourite in the $30,000 Adelaide River Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday. For the second straight year, the Adelaide River Show Society Race Club…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 2, 2023
Horse Racing on Friday, June 2 will feature five 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 Pakenham. Friday Racing Tips – June 2, 2023 Pakenham 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 June 2, 2023 check out our…