Month: January 2025

Feroce set for Autumn Stakes return

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Feroce. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Feroce is on track for Guineas redemption, with preparations ramping up this week as the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) runner-up prepares to return to the jump-outs. Trainer Dom Sutton is delighted with how the son of Super Seth has come back from his spring break following his second-place finish behind Private Life in the October Classic, which was followed by a placing in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on November 2. While there’s been significant interest in the New…

Royal Ascot on the radar for Coolmore winner Switzerland

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Coolmore winning the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Racing Photos) Coolmore are eagerly anticipating the future of Switzerland as plans take shape for the colt’s path towards Royal Ascot in June. The Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) winner is progressing well in his preparations for a campaign aimed at the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes (1200m) and is nearing his first trial. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old is set to return to action in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on February 15.…

Bamford thinking big with stable star

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk  North Canterbury trainer Tom Bamford is eyeing up more success at Blenheim this week after a training double at Nelson yesterday. Stable star Rakero Rocket and Light Me Up both won at Richmond Park to give the young trainer four wins from just seven starts so far in 2025. For Rakero Rocket it was his fourth win in his last six starts, highlighted by victory in the first ever Group 1 Christian Cullen at Addington in December.  “He’s exceeded expectations,” says Bamford, “to…

Rubylot leads Classic Series charge with Sha Tin victory

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Rubylot wins the Class 2 The Racing Club Cup Handicap (1400m). Photo: HKJC Rubylot has confirmed status as a leading contender for the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on January 31 after winning Sha Tin on Sunday (January 23) as Dragon Joy and Embraces also enhanced Four-Year-Old Classic Series credentials. One of several Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants to shine at Sha Tin, Rubylot (123lb) posted a defining victory in the afternoon’s feature, while fellow Classic Series contenders Johannes Brahms (120lb) and Packing Hermod (130lb), also impressed by finishing…

Today’s free horse racing previews, best bets & quaddie | 13/1

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There is just one horse racing meeting set for Australia on Monday, January 13. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Muswellbrook. Monday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – January 13, 2025 Muswellbrook 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 January 13, 2025 check out…

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Mustang Morgan a popular winner in Gingernuts Salver

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In a nail-biting finish to Sunday’s Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m), the roar of adoring connections was heard in the Ellerslie grandstand when maiden galloper Mustang Morgan (NZ) (Preferment) was found victorious. Coming into Sunday’s feature, Mustang Morgan had been improving through the distances and finished third behind Bourbon Proof over a mile at Matamata last month, setting him up for the three-year-old staying contest. The Andrew Forsman-trained galloper started among the middle market at $10, while Te Akau’s pair of Class and Hakkinen were the favoured runners ahead of Golden…

Options aplenty for impressive Checkmate

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The future prospects for rising star Checkmate (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) continue to be uncertain for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, after the impressive three-year-old trounced his rivals in the Sunday’s Cloudsoft Accounting 1500 at Ellerslie. Having just his fifth start, Checkmate entered the three-year-old contest off the back of a defeat to Yaldi and Midnight Edition in the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1400m) on Boxing Day. Yaldi started a narrow favourite ahead of Checkmate in the re-match, where the former pressed forward to trail Midnight Edition the one-one, while his…

Winning Ellerslie rehearsal for NZB Kiwi contender

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Sought After (NZ) (Tivaci) took a big step towards the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) with a stylish come-from-behind performance in the Sistema (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. Following a winning debut at Taupo in the spring, Sought After earned himself a place in New Zealand racing history when he was selected by owner-breeders Waikato Stud to represent their slot in the NZB Kiwi. The Tivaci gelding became the first confirmed runner in the inaugural slot race. Sought After’s rise to prominence briefly stuttered when he was an unlucky fifth…

Feroce to get shot at Guineas redemption

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Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) will ramp up for Guineas redemption later this week with the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas runner-up set to return to the jumpouts. Trainer Dom Sutton is thrilled with the way the son of Super Seth has come back from a late-spring break and is likely to keep him in Australia. The Kiwi-bred has been heavily courted for New Zealand’s rich new slot race, which will be run at Ellerslie on March 8, but Sutton is favouring keeping him in his adopted homeland. “He’s going to trial on…