By Michael Guerin If last month’s Alexandra Park Group 1 form stacks up as it should at Cambridge on Friday night then One More Moment is the mare to beat in the $50,000 Dunstan Waikato Breeders Trot at Cambridge. The race continues the new wave of support for trotting fillies and mares, coming off the back of the $100,000 Queen Of Diamonds at Alexandra Park last month. One More Moment caused a huge upset winning that Group 1 for young trainer Zev Meredith but proved that was no fluke when…
Day: 16 January 2025
A warning from Dunn ahead of Marlborough
By Michael Guerin John Dunn has a warning for punters expecting more premiership heroics from the country’s top stable this year. Because while the Robert and Jenna Dunn stable have a big hand in the feature race at Blenheim on Friday, stable No.1 driver John says their start to the new year could be a lot quieter than some punters expect. “Even though we just won the premiership the last few months we have had plenty of bad luck,” he told HRNZ. “We have had some horses get injured…
Friday’s horse racing tips & free betting previews | January 17
There are eight horse racing meetings set for Australia on Friday, January 17. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Gold Coast, Canterbury and Pakenham. Friday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – January 17, 2025 Gold Coast Racing Tips Canterbury Racing Tips Pakenham 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…
Ascot free racing preview, tips & quaddie | Saturday, January 18
What Ascot races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, January 18, 2025 First Race 1:04pm AWST Visit Dabble Ascot will host a very competitive nine-race meeting this Saturday afternoon. With perfect summer weather forecast in the lead-up, the track is expected to remain in the Good range after being rated as a Good 4 at the time of acceptances. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the first race scheduled to jump at 1:04pm AWST. Best Bet at…
Savabeel the next member of breed-shaping dynasty to enter Hall of Fame
It was perhaps inevitable once he had attained multiple champion status as a stallion, that Savabeel should join his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Completing a sequence that is unique in this country, the Waikato Stud-based 23-year-old will be inducted at the 2025 Hall of Fame function in Hamilton in May, 11 years after his own sire was inducted and 17 years after the breed-shaping stallion who founded the dynasty half a century ago. Sir Tristram was an inspired choice by…
Savabeel the next member of breed-shaping dynasty to enter Hall of Fame
It was perhaps inevitable once he had attained multiple champion status as a stallion, that Savabeel should join his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Completing a sequence that is unique in this country, the Waikato Stud-based 23-year-old will be inducted at the 2025 Hall of Fame function in Hamilton in May, 11 years after his own sire was inducted and 17 years after the breed-shaping stallion who founded the dynasty half a century ago. Sir Tristram was an inspired choice by…
Savabeel the next member of breed-shaping dynasty to enter Hall of Fame
It was perhaps inevitable once he had attained multiple champion status as a stallion, that Savabeel should join his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Completing a sequence that is unique in this country, the Waikato Stud-based 23-year-old will be inducted at the 2025 Hall of Fame function in Hamilton in May, 11 years after his own sire was inducted and 17 years after the breed-shaping stallion who founded the dynasty half a century ago. Sir Tristram was an inspired choice by…
Lindahl salutes early in Kiwi stint
Swedish jockey Annie Lindahl has swiftly made her mark on the New Zealand racing scene, guiding home her first winner at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. Having just her seventh ride in the country, Lindahl partnered the John Blackadder-trained Quick Story in the Racecourse Hotel and Motor Lodge Rating 65 (2000m) at the midweek meeting, the mare rated a $30 hope despite a close-up second at her most recent start. From barrier eight, Lindahl found the one-one position aboard Quick Story and with plenty to offer in the home straight, the…
Connors hoping to repeat history in Wellington Cup
Raymond Connors hoisted the Wellington Cup aloft in 2013 following Blood Brotha’s win, and this year he is hoping he can get his hands on the silverware once more. Traditionally a two-mile test, Blood Brotha’s victory came in one of the seven editions of the race conducted over 2400m before it returned to its customary 3200m distance, and winning the iconic race in front of a sizeable Trentham crowd was a memorable one for the Bulls farmer. “It was a good day, there wasn’t much in it, but he managed…
Eagle Farm free racing preview & tips | Saturday, January 18
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, January 18, 2025 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble Brisbane Racing Club will host a 10-race card at Eagle Farm this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, and with some rain forecast in the lead-up to the meeting, expect a genuine Soft surface throughout the day. The rail will be in the +1m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to…