Lamprecht back in Top End as Darwin Cup Carnival looms

NT trainer Kevin Lamprecht will have three horses – Daniher, Rupert’s Delight and Sweet As Scandi – in action at Fannie Bay this Saturday. He shuns the limelight, but Kevin Lamprecht is undoubtedly one of the more experienced and successful trainers in the Northern Territory. Based in Alice Springs, Lamprecht, who also has a long connection with the Tennant Creek community, has once again returned to the Top End with the Darwin Cup Carnival kicking off on July 8. Lamprecht’s Travanti was a first-up sixth over 1200m (BM54) at Fannie…

Darwin races preview & betting tips | Saturday, June 10

What Darwin Races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 2:06pm ACST Visit Ladbrokes Racing continues at Fannie Bay on Saturday with the Darwin Turf Club hosting a competitive meeting with the 2023 Cup Carnival just a month away. A total of 46 horses have accepted for the six-race card with last year’s Palmerston Sprint winner, Syncline – the Top End’s Horse of the Year for 2022 – making his long-awaited return in the feature race – a…

Sha Tin preview, best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday, June 10

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Ladbrokes Hong Kong racing heads to Sha Tin on Saturday afternoon with a very competitive 10-race program lined up. It’s a meeting with two races on the all-weather circuit, while the other eight will be run on the turf course with the rail in the C position. There are some scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast leading into the weekend, so keep…

Saturday’s Belmont Park best bets & quaddie tips | June 10, 2023

What Strickland Stakes Day Where Belmont Park Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:59am AWST Visit Ladbrokes The Western Australian Turf Club will host nine races out of Belmont Racecourse this Saturday afternoon, with the Listed Strickland Stakes to be the feature race. The track is currently rated a Heavy 8 and there isn’t much hope for the track to get any firmer with rain forecast on Friday and Saturday. The rail will go out to the +9m position for the entire…

Spirited bidding for Miki Montana

Talented mare Miki Montana has a new home after being snapped up for $47,000 last night. After winning six races and over $130,000 for trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan, Miki Montana was offered up on gavelhouse.com by Entain Australia boss Dean Shannon’s Montana Park. After spirited bidding she went for $47,000 to Canterbury-based Spreydon Lodge. Among the bidders was Australia’s Inter Dominion and multiple Group 1-winning trainer Jason Grimson. “A premium mare always attracts a premium price,” says Spreydon Lodge/ Nevele R Stud General Manager, Ged Mooar. The daughter…

Morphettville racing preview & best bets | Saturday, June 10

What Morphettville Parks Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:32am ACST Visit Ladbrokes For a second-straight week in Adelaide, racing is scheduled for the Parks track at Morphettville. Following plenty of rain in Adelaide during the week, we expect to be racing on a Soft 7 or Heavy 8, while the rail comes out 6m from the 1000m to the winning post and sits true the remainder. The first of nice races is set to jump at 11:32am…

Randwick racing tips, top odds & quaddie | June 10, 2023

What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads back to Royal Randwick this Saturday for a blockbuster 10-race program, and with 132 acceptors for the meeting, it’s sure to be a tricky card to dissect. The rail is out +3m the entire circuit, and with a drying forecast heading into race-day, we’re confident the current Soft 5 surface will be upgraded into the Good range. The first race is set to get…

Eagle Farm full racing preview & best bets | Saturday, June 10

What Stradbroke Handicap Day Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:43am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Brisbane Racing Club will host the biggest event on the Queensland racing calendar this Saturday afternoon, with Stradbroke Handicap Day to be held at Eagle Farm Racecourse. The highlight events on the nine-race program will be the Group 1 JJ Atkins and Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, with every other race being at Listed or Group level. The track is currently rated a Soft…

Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday, June 10

What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, June 10, 2023 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Hillside track at Sandown Racecourse is the destination for metropolitan racing in Victoria this Saturday afternoon with nine events scheduled. A fair amount of rain has fallen in Melbourne’s southeast leading up to the meeting, and despite better weather forecast for Friday and Saturday, we expect to be racing on a Soft 6 or 7 throughout the card. The rail comes out 5m, which…

Take After Me to have his 200th start as a trotter

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Dual-gaited warhorse, Take After Me will clock up his 200th start as a trotter at Addington on Friday night, and it seems he’s nowhere near finished. The Holmes Hanover 12-year-old has had a total 323 starts, since first racing as a three-year-old, with four pacing wins and 14 as a trotter. “I knew he was close to 200 because my old mate Trevor Grant and Rachmaninov brought up 200 the other day and I knew we were next,” says Take After Me’s trainer…