Crocetti returns to brilliant best in Group 1 Railway

Crocetti winning the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Last season’s champion male three-year-old Crocetti returned to his brilliant best at Ellerslie on Saturday, defeating a star-studded sprint field in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m). The Zacinto gelding was one of the standout performers on the Karaka Millions card 12 months ago, extending his unbeaten career record to seven-from-seven with a dominant performance under 60kg in the Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m). It capped a winning sequence that also included the Group…

Orchestral hits the right tune in Aotearoa Classic

Orchestral winning the Listed Aotearoa Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Quality mare Orchestral set Ellerslie alight on Karaka Millions night in 2024 with a stunning victory in one of the feature events and she did it again in 2025 with another perfect performance to claim the Listed Aotearoa Classic (1600m). Last season’s Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) winner went on to take out a pair of Group One victories, triumphing in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stakes Stud Stakes…

Konasana claims Westbury Classic thriller

Konasana winning the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Champion Sydney-based trainer Chris Waller turned back the clock at Ellerslie on Saturday with a heart-stopping victory by Konasana in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m). Konasana was Waller’s first New Zealand winner since the 2002-03 season, when he took the plunge and moved across the Tasman. He has gone on to become one of the all-time greats, winning more than 170 Group One races and earning Hall of Fame induction in both…

Damask Rose blossoms in Karaka Millions 3YO

Damask Rose winning Saturday’s Listed Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Barely fourty minutes after taking their eighth individual Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) contest with La Dorada, the Te Akau Racing team made it back-to-back successes on the night at Ellerslie with favourite Damask Rose scoring a brilliant victory in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m). The three-year-old daughter of super sire Savabeel had looked a filly of enormous talent when finishing runner-up to Velocious in the Karaka Million 2YO twelve months earlier and backed up…

La Dorada claims further Karaka Millions 2YO success for Te Akau

La Dorada winning the Listed Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It wouldn’t be Karaka Millions night if the familiar tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing were not front and centre in the finish of one of the two feature events, the Listed Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). The 2025 edition of the contest proved no difference with promising filly La Dorada extending the Matamata stable’s outstanding record in the race to eight victories with a gritty on pace effort. Leading Victorian…

Sha Tin free racing preview & quaddie tips | Sunday, January 26

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, January 26, 2025 First Race 12:30pm HKT (3:30pm AEDT) Visit Dabble After a historic night of Hong Kong racing at Happy Valley on Wednesday, attention turns to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, with a bumper 11-race program set for decision. All turf races will be run with the rail in the A+3 position the entire circuit, and with no rain set to hinder proceedings, participants can be assured of a genuine…

Royal Insignia returns a winner in Group 3 Manfred Stakes

Royal Insignia ridden by Jamie Mott winning the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Sandown. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Grahame Begg and Jamie Mott have combined with the smart Royal Insignia to claim victory in the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. First up off a two-month spell, the son of Written Tycoon drifted throughout the day from $4.80 and jumped at $7.50 with horse racing bookmakers in the seven-horse field. Judicial ($8.50) jumped the best and took up the lead, ahead of the race favourite with…

Wyong free racing preview & betting tips | Sunday, January 26

What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Sunday, January 26, 2025 First Race 1pm AEDT Visit Dabble NSW racing returns to Wyong Race Club on Sunday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program lined up for Australia Day. The rail moves out +4m the entire circuit, and with some scattered showers forecast across the weekend, it’s possible the track downgrades into the Soft range at some stage throughout the day. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1pm…

Coastwatch proves superior in Listed John Dillon Stakes

Coastwatch ridden by Damian Lane wins the John Dillon Stakes at Sandown Lakeside Racecourse on January 25. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Richard & Will Freedman have combined with Damian Lane to take out the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) with Coastwatch, who put a run of outs behind him with a dominant victory at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. The son of Fastnet Rock was heavily supported late with top horse racing bookmakers, jumping at $3.60 on the second line of betting behind the Ciaron Maher-trained favourite, Chorlton Lane ($3).…

Ardalio claims Group 3 Almanzor Trophy

Ardalio winning the Group 3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Six years after landing a Group Three prize on Karaka Millions night with Ardrossan, trainer Stephen Marsh and jockey Michael McNab kept it in the family with his exciting daughter Ardalio winning Saturday’s Group 3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie. Marsh trained Ardrossan throughout a nine-race career that produced four wins, headed by the Group 3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) on the 2019 Karaka Millions undercard. The son of Redoute’s Choice now stands at…