By Brigette Solomon It was business pretty much as usual, and expected, for the House juggernaut at Manawatu this week. “I’d anticipated they’d all go good races as most of them had been racing well and we had targeted this meeting for them,” says driver Wilson House, “but it was pretty awesome to get four winners.” All four were trained by his father Michael and went out as short-priced favourites. The Canterbury-based House stable has become well adept at travelling their horses to where they will be most competitive, with…
Month: November 2024
Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | Wednesday, 13/11
There are six horse racing meetings set for Australia on Wednesday, November 13. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Bendigo, Rosehill & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – November 13, 2024 Bendigo Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) Racing Tips As always, there are plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans. Check out all the top horse racing bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new…
Today’s horse racing bookmaker promotions & bet returns | 13/11
Explore a multitude of captivating racing promotions offered by horse racing bookmakers on Wednesday, November 13. Immerse yourself in the thrill with generous bonus back offers, elevating your betting experience. Delve into these promotions from top-tier online bookmakers to maximise your betting opportunities. The top Australian racing promotions for November 13, 2024, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Rosehill Races 1-4 | 2nd or 3rd Bonus Back Up To $50 Back a runner in races 1-4 Rosehill this Wednesday and if it runs 2nd or 3rd get up to $50…
Swayzee’s big gamble pays off with back to back NZ Cups
By Michael Guerin The biggest gamble in New Zealand Trotting Cup history paid off at Addington on Tuesday. Just. Australian bully boy Swayzee outmuscled the locals to defend the title he won last year, fighting off Don’t Stop Dreaming in the iconic $1m IRT-sponsored race. The pair surged four lengths clear of Republican Party and a slightly disappointing Merlin, who after tracking the first two found this particular 3200m just a little outside his comfort zone. That Swayzee was in the race at all was a surprise and a stroke…
Great mates combine for Group 1 glory
By Jonny Turner Two great mates from Wyndham completed their climb to the top of New Zealand harness racing with Marketplace’s sensational win in the Group 1 Woodlands Stud Sires Stakes Series Final on New Zealand Cup Day. Marketplace proved himself to be a class above New Zealand’s two-year-old colts and geldings with his powerful winning performance for trainer Regan Todd and driver Craig Ferguson. Todd and Ferguson followed the same path into the harness racing industry, growing up in Wyndham and jumping the Menzies College fence to go and…
IRT New Zealand Cup Day – Race to Race
It’s NZ Cup day – harness racing’s biggest and most important meeting of them all. Today there’ll be 12 races, starting at 12.08pm, and there will be race by race coverage of them all as they happen. Be sure to check out hrnz’s social media channels as well to keep up to date. RACE 1 : $30,000 SAUNDERS ROBINSON BROWN HANDICAP TROT (3200M) Cup day 2024 is underway with a big wide open field of trotters over 3200 metres and fittingly it was seven-time New Zealand Cup-winning driver Ricky May…
Just Believe set to extend Kiwi trip
By Michael Guerin If you love a great horse the news out of the $400,000 Group 1 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington on Tuesday is good. If you have anything to do with New Zealand’s best trotters, not so much. Australian champion Just Believe came to Addington on Tuesday and did what he does, cruised to victory in another Group 1 for driver Greg Sugars. The hottest favourite of New Zealand Cup day was never in danger of defeat, having too easy a run but, more importantly, too large…
No Caulfield concerns for Aeliana
Rich Hill Stud graduate Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) has ticked another box en-route to Saturday’s Gr.1 Thousand Guineas, working comfortably around the Caulfield circuit on Tuesday morning. After a three-and-a-half length demolition job in the Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes, the daughter of Castelvecchio has shot into $3 favouritism for this weekend’s feature, and Chris Waller’s stable representative Lizzie Collett said the filly’s first look at the track was a satisfactory one. “She was really good; we were really happy with her. Jye (McNeil) just took her around in company with her…
Local talents on track for TAB Mile
Dazzling Miss will contest the Group 3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South Few horses are more deserving of a black-type success than Dazzling Miss, and she, alongside her classy stablemate Sir Albert, will chase their hometown feature on Wednesday in the Group 3 TAB Mile (1600m). A six-year-old by Proisir, Dazzling Miss has established an enviable record in the past 12 months in stakes company without coming out on top, placing in the Group 3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m), Group 3 South Island…
Third Decree well-placed in Breeders’ Stakes
Third Decree will contest the Group 3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South Michael and Matthew Pitman have high hopes that Third Decree can go to the next level on her home turf on Wednesday. The Riccarton trainers have settled on the Group 3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) as a gilt-edged opportunity for the mare to add winning black type to her imposing record. The daughter of War Decree has won eight of her 18 starts, with one of her three runner-up finishes including…