Sandown free race-by-race preview & tips | January 25, 2025

What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Saturday, January 25, 2025 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Sandown Racecourse is back in action on Saturday afternoon, where a bumper 10-race card awaits punters on the Lakeside circuit. The Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) headlines proceedings, whilst the Blue Diamond Series gets underway with the juveniles split into two divisions, the boys and the girls for the Blue Diamond Preview’s. The track will be a Good 4 throughout the day, while the rail…

Sunshine Coast races free preview & tips | Saturday, January 25

What Sunshine Coast Cup Day 2025 Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Saturday, January 25, 2025 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble The Listed Sunshine Coast Cup will headline the 10-race meeting at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances; however, with warm weather forecast in the lead-up, expect a perfect Good 4 surface throughout the day. The rail will be in its true position for the entire circuit,…

Ascot Saturday races betting preview & tips | January 25

What Ascot races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, January 25, 2025 First Race 1:04pm AWST Visit Dabble The Listed Scenic Blast Stakes will headline the nine-race card at Ascot this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, but with hot weather forecast later in the week, the surface will improve into the Good range by raceday. The rail will be in the +5m position for the entire circuit, with the first race scheduled to kick…

Almanzor Trophy is the pick for Poetic Champion

Flying three-year-old Poetic Champion (NZ) (Super Seth) will spearhead Tony Pike’s trio of sprinters contesting the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) on Karaka Millions Night, staged this Saturday at Ellerslie. Poetic Champion was among the upper echelon of the country’s juveniles last season, placing in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m), Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) and Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m). Returning as a three-year-old, the son of Super Seth pounced on a deserved stakes victory in the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at Hastings,…

Bergerson Aims for Karaka Millions Redemption

Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson finished runner-up in the 2022 running of the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) with Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci), and he is excited to have two bullets in the chamber to try and go one better in this year’s edition.  Wolverine was undefeated heading into the race three years ago, winning on debut at Otaki before she was sold to Australian Bloodstock, and she quickly repaid her new owners with victories in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) and Gr.2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m), before she was…

Back to back wins for Gotta Elect Bill

By Brigette Solomon The wins keep coming for Junior driver Harrison Orange and Canterbury based trainer Michael House with the pair combining to clinch the Wellington – Otaki Cup double after Gotta Elect Bill took out the Grant Plumbing Ltd Otaki Cup Mobile Pace yesterday.  “It was pretty cool to get back to back wins on him in these country cups” said Orange “I thought we’d possibly get a similar run to what we did on Sunday given the field and draws were pretty much the same but he was…

Harness success for Anderton

By Jonny Turner Jovial Jay notched a first for one of Otago racing’s most well-known sets of silks with his win at Oamaru on Wednesday. The pacer prevailed in a hectic affair with driver Jonny Cox wearing the colours of champion thoroughbred trainer Brian Anderton. The white, red and green silks have won hundreds of races in the thoroughbred code and been carried by many of Anderton’s outstanding gallopers.  “I thought I would get them registered and that was only the third time they have been out there in a…

Roydon Bergerson after Karaka Millions 2YO redemption

Too Sweet will be one of two runners for Roydon Bergerson in Saturday’s $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson finished runner-up in the 2022 running of the $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) with Wolverine, and he is excited to have two bullets in the chamber to try and go one better in this year’s edition. Wolverine was undefeated heading into the race three years ago, winning on debut at Otaki before she was sold to Australian Bloodstock, and…

Clotworthy’s chasing Karaka Millions riches

Malt Time will contest the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Therese Davis (Race Images) Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will bring a mix of experience and new blood to the table on Karaka Millions Night at Ellerslie this Saturday. Malt Time, a multiple Group One-performer, was not initially targeted towards the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m), but the Byerley Park trainers confirmed the mare will take her place in the $500,000 feature after placing fifth-equal in a congested finish to the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1800m).…

Romantic Warrior draws perfectly for Group 1 Jebel Hatta

Romantic Warrior (left) exercises at Meydan Racecourse. Photo: HKJC Danny Shum expects Romantic Warrior to improve physically from running in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta (1800m) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Friday night (January 24) when the Hong Kong champion chases a 10th Group 1 victory after drawing perfectly in barrier one. The world’s highest-earning racehorse with prizemoney of HK$177.3 million has not raced since posting a record third consecutive win in the HK$40 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on December 8 and Shum…