By Brigette Solomon Pukekohe based trainer Jeremy Young has just two horses entered at Thursday’s ANZAC day meeting, but he is confident both are capable of strong performances. “Both horses are well placed,” says Young, “they’ve both been working well and I’m pretty happy with both of them.” Young’s first runner for the night is Gladys Greenland who takes part in Race three, the Watchu Security Mobile Pace for Junior Drivers. The four-year-old mare by Downbytheseaside, starts fresh up from a spell over 1700 metres with Monika Ranger engaged to…
Day: 24 April 2024
Rosehill free racing preview & quaddie tips | Saturday, April 27
What Rosehill Races Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, April 27, 2024 First Race 11:30am AEDT Visit Dabble NSW metropolitan racing returns to Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, where a massive 10-race card is set to get underway at 11:30am local time. The autumn carnival in Sydney may be winding down, but with 166 acceptors across the day, there’s still plenty of quality on show. The rail is back in its true position, and with sunny skies predicted throughout the week, the surface should…
Saturday’s Eagle Farm racing tips & quaddie | April 20, 2024
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, April 27, 2024 First Race 11:38am AEST Visit Dabble For the second straight weekend, racing will return to Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon as the Brisbane Racing Club hosts a massive nine-race program. The meeting will be headlined by three races at the back end of the card, with the Mick Dittman Plate, Brisbane Mile Quality, and Princess Stakes all to be run at Listed level. The track was rated a Soft 5…
Tamworth free racing tips & best odds | Friday, April 26
What Tamworth Showcase Cup Day Where Tamworth Jockey Club – 28 Britten Rd, Taminda NSW 2340 When Friday, April 26, 2024 First Race 12:40pm AEST Visit Dabble Tamworth Jockey Club is the destination for NSW country racing on Friday afternoon, with the $200,000 Tamworth Showcase Cup (1400m) headlining a bumper eight-race program. The rail is in the true position for the entire circuit, and with the forecast promising clearing conditions in the lead-up, punters should anticipate a Good 4 surface. The action is scheduled to get underway at 12:40pm AEST.…
Kennedy lands southern treble
Consistent three-year-old Beau Brummell (NZ) (Embellish) commenced a successful journey south for jockey Warren Kennedy, who picked up a trio of winners at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday. Kennedy has made regular visits to the South Island this season to partner Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton-based contingent, while also in pursuit of the jockeys’ premiership, which he currently leads by 14 wins with 104, to Michael McNab’s 91. Beau Brummell has also made his presence felt this season, with five starts for two victories and a fourth placing in the Listed…
2024/25 racing calendar released
Key strategic changes across the two equine codes headline the 2024-25 New Zealand racing calendar released today. Following on from a strategic partnership between TAB NZ and Entain Australia and New Zealand that commenced in June last year, the two organisations and three racing codes in New Zealand have taken the opportunity to revamp the calendar. Next season’s calendar features include: -An increase of 27 Sunday meetings for thoroughbred racing, including 14 double thoroughbred meetings on Sundays. -A revamped thoroughbred summer feature calendar (previously announced in January). 46 extra harness…
Foote duo ready for Te Rapa features
Ben and Ryan Foote will be represented by a pair of stakes contenders at Te Rapa and are expecting bold showings from the duo. The father and son training partnership’s feature race hopes on Saturday rest with Nancy She Wrote (NZ) (Wrote) in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) and Rayet (NZ) (Tivaci) in the Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The former has been in good recent form in the lower grades and was narrowly beaten two runs back by subsequent Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) winner Nereus (NZ)…
Imwonderfultonight set for Australian test
Sam Mynott has been ticking up the air miles over the Tasman Sea this week and she is hoping it will all be worth it when she lines up her first horse in Australia on Saturday. Imwonderfultonight (I Am Invincible), who races as Wonderful Tonight in Australia, has been a stable flagbearer for Mynott, highlighted by her maiden stakes success at Otaki earlier this month when taking out the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m). Mynott was rapt with the result, with Imwonderfultonight having been stakes placed on three previous…
Bedtime Story out to sign off season with stakes success
Promising filly Bedtime Story (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be looking for a fairytale ending to her three-year-old season when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The daughter of Per Incanto has been in pleasing form for trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos, winning three and placing in two of her six starts, with her only unplaced run coming last start when fourth in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m). She has been freshened since that run and Lowry is hopeful…
Islington Lass stepping up to stakes class
Islington Lass (NZ) will face the sternest test of her career at Otaki and Allan Sharrock is more than confident Proisir’s daughter can rise to the challenge. The five-year-old has marched through the grades in double quick time to earn a crack at black-type in Thursday’s Listed TAB ANZAC Mile (1600m) with leading rider Michael McNab to reunite with the mare. The in-form Islington Lass has an awkward barrier (15) to contend with, but Sharrock is looking skyward for help in negating that potential drawback. “She has drawn out wide,…
