Quality mare Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) 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 Elsdon Park 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 Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and Gr.1 Vinery Stakes Stud Stakes (2000m) before finishing a gallant third in the Gr.1 ATC Oaks (2400m) to round…
Month: January 2025
Ardalio follows in sire’s footsteps
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 (NZ) winning Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie. Marsh trained Ardrossan throughout a nine-race career that produced four wins, headed by the Gr.3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) on the 2019 Karaka Millions undercard. The son of Redoute’s Choice now stands at Waikato Stud, where he has sired 24 winners including six at stakes level. The newest member…
Sunday’s horse racing tips & free previews | Sunday, 26/1/2025
There are 10 horse racing meetings set for Australia and one in Hong Kong on Sunday, January 19. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Wyong and Sha Tin (HK). Sunday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – January 26, 2025 Wyong Racing Tips Sha Tin (HK) 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…
Elettrica scores dominant victory in Listed Sunshine Coast Cup
Elettrica wins the Sunshine Coast Listed Cup. Photo: Grant Peters Tough and talented mare Elettrica, who has a half-brother in the catalogue for Karaka 2025, added valuable black type to her CV with a dominant victory in Saturday’s $160,000 Listed Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m). It was the first black-type success for the Vespa mare, who has had 36 starts for six wins, 14 placings and $528,317 in prize-money. She has won over distances ranging from 1300m to 1800m. Elettrica is trained by Richard and Will Freedman at Rosehill, and all…
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…