Happy Valley racing preview & free quaddie tips | IJC 2024

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, December 4, 2024 First Race 6:30pm HKT (9:30pm AEDT) Visit Dabble 12 of the world’s best jockeys converge on Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-race program lined up for the International Jockeys’ Championship. Races four, five, seven and eight are allocated as scoring races in the chase to claim top honours, with James McDonald, Hugh Bowman and Rachel King representing Australia, while Ryan Moore, Yuga Kawada and…

Ho, Bowman excel with Sha Tin trebles ahead of IJC

Vincent Ho kicks off a three-timer. Photo: HKJC Vincent Ho completed preparations for his defence of the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a treble at Sha Tin on Sunday – a haul matched by Hugh Bowman and Mark Newnham. Four days after becoming only the 11th jockey to ride 600 or more winners in Hong Kong, Ho struck aboard The Boom Box, Vulcanus and Healthy Healthy – who successfully backed up for Pierre Ng after providing Ho’s milestone victory last Wednesday. Restricted to swimming…

Attrition chasing further Group 1 glory in Northerly Stakes

Attrition. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Ballarat-based trainer Mitchell Freedman has travelled to Perth to oversee the final preparations for his Group 1 winner, Attrition, as the gelding targets a second elite-level victory in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot this Saturday. The son of Churchill, who claimed the Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill in October, last raced at the same track in the Listed Five Diamonds (1800m), finishing fourth behind Pericles last month. “He’s settled in really well,” Freedman said. “He just seems to have…

Globe set for Ballarat Cup tilt

Globe. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) After clinching the Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m) in his latest outing, Globe will aim for back-to-back country cup victories when he lines up for the $500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The six-year-old gelding will be stepping up to 2000 metres for the first time, a distance his co-trainer Mick Price believes he will excel over in the future. “I think 2000 metres for him won’t be a drama – that’s a good way for him to finish his spring campaign,” Price, who…

Queen Elida carrying Kiwi hopes in Trotting IDs

By Adam Hamilton  Former top Kiwi horseman Brent Lilley thinks he can do his part to give this NSW Inter Dominion some serious New Zealand flavour. An untimely setback to Mark Jones’ emerging pacer Tact McLeod robbed the Kiwis of an actual runner in this Inter Dominion, but Queen Elida has very strong ties across the ditch. The star six-year-old mare was bred in NZ by “Boof” McKenzie and is still owned by him, Tony Barron and their families. Throw in the Lilley connection and there’s lots of Kiwi about…

Oscar makes it three in Methven Green Mile

By Mike Love Multiple Group 1 winner Oscar Bonavena turned record-breaker at Methven yesterday. The Mark and Nathan Purdon-trained eight-year-old inched ever closer to $1m in stakes earnings with a record third win in the Woodlands Stud Green Mile around the Mt Harding circuit. Blair Orange speared Oscar Bonavena to the lead with arch rival Muscle Mountain sitting parked. Turning for home Oscar Bonavena had a decisive break before Muscle Mountain made his move, cutting the buffer to just half a head at the line. Oscar Bonavena’s winning time of…

Today’s free horse racing previews, best bets & quaddie | 2/12

There is three horse racing meetings set for Australia on Monday, December 2. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Tamworth. Monday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – December 2, 2024 Tamworth Racing Tips As always, there are plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans. Check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on December 2, 2024 check out our…

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Explore a multitude of captivating racing promotions offered by horse racing bookmakers on Monday, December 2. 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 December 2, 2024, include: Today’s best horse racing promotions Blonde Boosts Elevate Your Prices! BlondeBet T&C’s Apply. Login to BlondeBet to Claim Promo Odds Drift Protector If the price at the jump is bigger than the price that you took, we…

Farag blitzes rivals in Jericho Cup

A few minutes after his horse had strolled away for a 20-length win in the $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) on Sunday, part-owner Peter Groidis struggled to talk of how his racing dream had come true. Groidis, who sourced 20-length winner Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) from New Zealand to win the race that commemorates one of Australia’s most famous World War I battles, struggled with his emotions in a post-race Racing.com interview as he put the victory in heavy going into perspective. “It’s about the horse and about the occasion,” he…

Ballarat Cup next target for Globe

After securing the Cranbourne Cup, Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) will be given the opportunity to make it back-to-back prestigious country cups with his next start in the Listed $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Price is eagerly anticipating Globe having his first start over 2000 metres, as he thinks that’s the trip where he will make his mark in 2025. “I think 2000m for him won’t be a drama. That’s a good way for him to finish his spring campaign,” Price said. “He will have done a good job this…