Day: 1 May 2024

SA Derby 2024 betting preview & free tips | Saturday, May 4

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What South Australian Derby 2024 Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, May 4, 2024 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 2500m Status Group 1 Conditions Set Weights | Three-Year-Olds 2023 winner Dunkel (8) | T: Patrick Payne | J: Billy Egan (55kg) Visit Dabble The Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) headlines the second day of the Adelaide Racing Carnival at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon. The time-honoured classic has drawn a capacity field of three-year-olds, all looking to etch themselves into racing folklore. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DERBY 2024…

Wide Guineas draw no reason to Panic

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Michael Freedman has been hoping for a chance to have Panic (NZ) (Time Test) ridden with cover, but he is unlikely to get it this weekend after the horse drew the second outside gate in the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m). Panic raced outside the leader to post a fighting win in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick last start and may have to adopt similar tactics in Saturday’s Group Three race after landing barrier 19 in the field of 16 plus four reserves. “I’d have loved to give him the opportunity to be…

Moody’s champ set for Queensland

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I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) will head to Brisbane early next week ahead of his first Group One target over the local carnival. Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman’s star gelding jumped out at Pakenham on Tuesday after finishing third in the Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes at Randwick (1200m) last month. “Nice piece of work, he was just having a tick-over (trial), it’s five or six weeks between runs from his last run in Sydney to his next run in Brisbane on the 18th (May) so we just took the…

Torque Time heading north

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Jo Rathbone will be one of several Central Districts trainers heading to Te Rapa for the first Northern jumps meeting of the season on Saturday. The Wanganui horsewoman has engaged progressive steeplechaser Torque Time for the Ken & Roger Browne Memorial (3900m), after the eight-year-old finished second behind Afterallthistime at Hawera a fortnight ago. “I thought it was a good run for him first-up over the jumps this year, and hopefully he’ll be fitter and tougher for Saturday,” Rathbone said. “I’d expect him to go another good race.” The son…

La Crique on a Queensland mission

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Dual Group One winner La Crique looked to be near her brilliant best at the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday, with a trip to Queensland on the cards. A long-standing foot issue, alongside unfavourable track conditions, has plagued another season for the talented mare with just four starts under her belt, however she still managed to add a second career Group One in the Gr.1 Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) in late February. La Crique’s trainers Katrina and Simon Alexander were dealt with another blow when being forced to late-scratch her…

Young stablemates to go head to head again

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Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong will again target a black-type feature on their home track on Saturday with a pair of contrasting juvenile contenders.  The Riccarton trainers will be represented in the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) by Rose Of Dublin and Lil Zena, who boast similar form lines but are chalk and cheese in appearance.  “They are totally different types and Rose Of Dublin is quite leggy and probably not your typical two-year-old type,” Furlong said.  “Lil Zena is a little stockier and carries a little more natural…

Wagga Gold Cup Day preview & free betting tips | May 3, 2024

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What Wagga Gold Cup Day Where Murrumbidgee Turf Club – Travers St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 When Friday, May 3, 2024 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Dabble Country racing continues at Wagga on Friday afternoon with the $200,000 Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) headlining a bumper eight-race program. The rail remains in the true position for back-to-back meetings, and with the forecast promising more sunny skies, the surface should maintain its Good 4 rating. The action is set to get underway at 12:25pm AEST. Wagga Gold Cup: Cliff House Cliff House…

Warrnambool Racing Club guide 2024

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Warrnambool Racing Club has been in operation since 1847 and continues to be the heart of the Victorian country racing scene since its inception. Affectionately known as ‘The Bool’, Warrnambool Racecourse is the home of the Australian steeplechase racing – including the Grand Annual Steeplechase every year during the May Racing Carnival, producing a week filled with Victoria’s best equine talent on display. The sensational week of racing isn’t just about the hurdlers stepping out to shine, they also hold other features – including the Warrnambool Cup (2350m) gaining a…

Torque Time ready for Te Rapa assignment

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Torque Time will contest the Ken & Roger Browne Memorial (3900m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Jo Rathbone will be one of several Central Districts trainers heading to Te Rapa for the first Northern jumps meeting of the season on Saturday. The Wanganui horsewoman has engaged progressive steeplechaser Torque Time for the Ken & Roger Browne Memorial (3900m), after the eight-year-old finished second behind Afterallthistime at Hawera a fortnight ago. “I thought it was a good run for him first-up over the jumps this year, and hopefully…

All signs point towards Queensland for La Crique

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Talented mare La Crique dashes to a second Group One victory in the Group 1 Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m). Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Dual Group One winner La Crique looked to be near her brilliant best at the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday, with a trip to Queensland on the cards. A long-standing foot issue, alongside unfavourable track conditions, has plagued another season for the talented mare with just four starts under her belt, however she still managed to add a second career Group One in the…