By Michael Guerin On paper the small but select main pace at Alexandra Park tonight looks one of the great ratings certainties ever. But things often aren’t that simple where Sooner The Bettor is involved. The five-year-old finds himself as a Miracle Mile runner-up, to Leap To Fame of all horses, and starting from the ace in a mid-grade mobile 1700m, the Breckon Farms Mobile Pace (5.50pm) tonight . Add to that he has gate speed, the two next most favoured pacers in the race are his stablemates Better Knuckle…
Month: September 2025
Superstar sprinter primed for return
Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) this morning effortlessly completed fast-work preparations for the HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 September), when the world’s highest-rated sprinter bids to extend his winning streak to 13 straight races. Partnered by regular rider Zac Purton, Hong Kong’s reigning Horse Of The Year sauntered down the back straight on Sha Tin’s dirt track before upping the tempo over the final 400m, clocking 24.1s and pleasing trainer David Hayes. “It was just typical Ka Ying Rising…
Ace Bloodstock’s Niance punt pays off
Parting with a lot of coin for a relatively unproven racehorse is a risky proposition for most. So, when Darcy Mangan and his fellow directors of Ace Bloodstock were advised by renowned bloodstock agent Phil Cataldo to buy into a maiden winner named Niance (NZ) (Swiss Ace), who then failed to fire at her subsequent three starts, there was, understandably, some trepidation. As history shows, that punt two years ago has paid huge dividends, with Niance flourishing since crossing the ditch. The now six-year-old, who is trained out of Cranbourne…
First rankings revealed for IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and Renwick Farms Dominion Trot
The first rankings are out for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. Nominations for the two Group 1s closed late last month (34 in the New Zealand Cup and 41 for the Dominion). In the $1m New Zealand Cup Swayzee, as defending champion, 2024 Auckland Cup winner Republican Party, Inter Dominion champion Leap To Fame and 2025 Maurice Holmes Vase winner Mo’unga have automatically qualified and fill the top four places. Of the other top Kiwi chances,…
Randwick Saturday betting tips | Chelmsford Stakes Day 2025
What Chelmsford Stakes Day 2025 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, September 6, 2025 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Dabble Feature racing returns to Randwick this Saturday with a bumper 10-part program lined up for Chelmsford Stakes Day. The forecast promises a genuine Good 4 surface, and with the rail out +4m for the entire circuit, it should be a fair track throughout the afternoon. HorseBetting.com.au has looked over the Randwick race card and come up with the best bets for the day, including…
La Dorada in Group 1 dash first-up
La Dorada (NZ) (Super Seth) is one of two three-year-old fillies taking on the older horses in the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. New Zealand filly La Dorada will attempt to become the third of her age group to win the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. A Group 1 winner as a two-year-old, La Dorada joins fellow three-year-old filly Esha (Extreme Choice) when makes her seasonal return in the Moir Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, looking to join She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) and Coolangatta (Written Tycoon) as three-year-old filly winners. La…
Jimmystar begins Everest build-up
Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will follow the successful path of former stablemate Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) into October’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m), with the dual Group One winner to begin his spring campaign in Sydney on Saturday. Trainer Ciaron Maher on Monday confirmed Jimmysstar’s spring will begin on Saturday in the $1 million Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) Randwick, which would allow the horse two prep runs before The Everest on October 18. After the Concorde, it is planned Jimmysstar will run in the $1 million Gr.2 Premiere Stakes…
AUDIO: Mark Walker On Giddy Up
Mark Walker joins Gareth Hall to talk about Te Akau’s prospects this Saturday. LISTEN HERE
Right-handed test for high-class mare at Ellerslie
Top quality performer Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj) will be heading in a new direction on Saturday when she attempts to add to her record at the highest level. The daughter of Iffraaj will spearhead a four-strong Wexford Stables assault on the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie in her pursuit of a third top-flight title. Grail Seeker was an emphatic first-up winner of the event last season, then named the Tarzino Trophy and raced at Hastings, before also claiming the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham later in the season. “She’s…
Popular Myers gallopers retired
Two popular members of Kevin Myers’ stable in Aljay (NZ) (Rock ‘n’ Pop) and Verry Flash (NZ) (Zed) are heading for a well-earned retirement following successful careers with combined earnings of nearly $1 million. The Wanganui horseman purchased Aljay for $39,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale in 2019, having prepared his star half-brother Tallyho Twinkletoe (NZ) (St Reims) to win a Grand National Hurdles (4200m), and played a large role in his successes in the Australian Grand National Hurdle (4200m) and Steeplechase (4500m). While his sibling thrived…