Day: 27 September 2023

Dubbo Friday racing tips & quaddie picks | September 29, 2023

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What Dubbo Races Where Dubbo Turf Club – Merrilea Rd, Dubbo NSW 2830 When Friday, September 29, 2023 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Country racing heads to Dubbo on Friday afternoon for a massive eight-race programme. The rail is out +3m from the 1000m-400m and then sits true for the remainder. The surface should be a Good 4, with sunny skies predicted in the lead-up, and the opening event is scheduled for 1pm AEST. Best Bet: Ms Reeves Ms Reeves has been transferred from the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian…

Epsom Handicap betting preview & tips | Saturday, September 30

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What Epsom Handicap 2023 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, September 30, 2023 Prizemoney $1.5 million Status Group 1 Distance 1600m Conditions 3YO+ | Handicap 2022 winner Dead heat – Top Ranked (1) & Ellsberg (3) Visit Dabble The time-honoured Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) is set to be decided this Saturday at Randwick, with a stellar 20-horse field vying for the chance to secure a place in racing history. The $1.5 million prize packet has brought together of plethora of chances, with many…

Forsman on rain watch

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Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman sees a simple equation for his classy mare Mustang Valley ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m), the wetter the better. The daughter of Vanbrugh resumed this campaign with an eye-catching sixth in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) finishing less than two lengths from victor Dragon Leap, and produced a dominant winning performance at Taranaki a fortnight ago when Forsman elected to bypass the first of the Hastings features (Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy, 1400m) with the mare. “She’s improved a lot since Taranaki, she was only…

McKay team Hastings bound

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Peter McKay came close on Wednesday morning to trimming his Hawke’s Bay-bound team down before leaving all six of his runners in the mix for the trip south. The Matamata horseman, who trains with son Shaun, was happy to leave stable stalwart Sagunto and Strange Love in contention and following a conversation with Hastings track manager Richard Fenwick accepted with his other runners. “I was five minutes away from pulling most of them out and then I talked to Richard and he said the sun had popped out and it…

Pike opts for Te Rapa with Impendabelle

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Hastings’ loss will be Te Rapa’s gain with the well-performed filly Impendabelle (Impending) to now stay closer to home for her next step toward a Group One target. Trainer Tony Pike ruled out a start in Saturday’s Gr.2 AHD Animal Health – Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) due to the weather with the focus now turned to a day earlier and the age group event at Te Rapa. Currently sharing the fourth line of betting at $12 for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), Impendabelle will make her…

Imperatriz ready for Group One test

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There has been plenty of intrigue on whether the A$20 million carrot of The Everest (1200m) would prove too enticing for Te Akau Racing with their star sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible), but they have put the nail in the coffin of that idea this week. Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed once more that she will remain in Melbourne at their new Cranbourne base and target three Group One races, starting with Friday’s Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. “It was an interesting decision, but we’d pretty much…

Rose Of Kingston Stakes

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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Rose Of Kingston Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 Location: Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1400m Held at Flemington Racecourse in early October, the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes is a 1400m event restricted to mares aged four and older. In 2023, the Rose Of Kingston Stakes is run for $300,000, with Excelida the defending champion, having won the 2022 running in impressive fashion. Since it’s inception, the Rose Of Kingston Stakes was a Listed…

2023 The Metropolitan Field & Betting: Just Fine Favourite

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Just Fine is approaching odds-on territory in The Metropolitan 2023 betting for the staying feature at Royal Randwick this weekend. Just Fine heads The Metropolitan 2023 betting at Randwick this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart. The flying Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained import chases his fourth consecutive win and his third from as many starts down under when he lines up as the hot favourite in Saturday’s Group 1 $750,000 The Metropolitan (2400m) on Epsom Handicap Day. The Metropolitan field has drawn 18 final acceptors and Sea The Stars six-year-old Just…

Epsom Handicap 2023 Field & Odds Update

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Hope In Your Heart is current favourite to take out Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) after the shock withdrawal of the original top elect Pericles from the mile classic on Tuesday. Hope In Your Heart is one of the best in Epsom Handicap 2023 betting for the Sydney mile showdown this Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. The James Cummings-trained Pericles was withdrawn from the official Epsom Handicap field just hours after final acceptances were taken after he was found to have blood in his nostrils following a piece…

Wyong Thursday tips, odds & quaddie | September 28, 2023

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What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Thursday, September 28, 2023 First Race 1:05pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing heads to Wyong on Thursday afternoon with a competitive eight-race program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and the Good 4 conditions should be ideal for racing, with only minor showers forecast leading into the meeting. The first race is scheduled to get underway at 1:05pm AEST. Best Bet: Oakfield Prince Oakfield Prince is…