Erin Leighton will continue her comeback to raceday riding when she heads to Otaki on Saturday to pilot debutant Sea Wolf in the AR Painters Maiden (1400m) for employer Roydon Bergerson. The 33-year-old hoop’s name had been absent from the racebook for three years following injury, but she made her return last Saturday at Wanganui where she had two rides, and scored a placing aboard the Bergerson-trained Our Giulia. Leighton is rapt to be back in the saddle on raceday, admitting she missed the thrill of competition. “I love it.…
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Friday’s horse racing bookmaker promos & offers | September 5
Take advantage of bonus-back specials, enhanced odds, and other racing promos to boost your Friday punting. These exclusive deals give you better value and more ways to win. Featured Australian racing promos for Friday, September 5, 2025: Today’s horse racing promotions Wyong Races 1-2 | Bet Back Run 2nd or 3rd Activate your Bet Back Tool in your Betslip on Races 1 & 2 at Wyong this Friday and if your runner comes 2nd or 3rd, get up $50 back as Bonus Cash. Bet Back Tool is only available to…
Mark Twain commences Melbourne spring campaign
Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) hopeful Mark Twain has landed in Melbourne and will commence his path towards the iconic feature at The Valley on Saturday. While the A$200,000 So You Think Stakes (1500m) wasn’t the original plan for the six-year-old son of Shocking, trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood elected to head over to Melbourne early after inclement weather curtailed their plans in New Zealand. “He has travelled over well and settled in nicely, he looks great,” Wellwood said. “It wasn’t our first pick of races, he was due to…
Moonee Valley races preview & quaddie tips | Moir Stakes Day 2025
What Moir Stakes Day 2025 Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – Gate 2 Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Saturday, September 6, 2025 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Dabble Moonee Valley Racecourse is the destination for Group 1 racing in Victoria on Saturday, with the Moir Stakes (1000m) headlining a 10-race meeting. A perfect spring day and a Good 4 track are expected, while the rail will be set true. The opening event on Moir Stakes Day 2025 is scheduled to jump at 12:10pm AEST. Moir Stakes Tip: Oak Hill…
Wyong races free betting preview & tips | Wyong Cup Day 2025
What Wyong Cup Day 2025 Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Friday, September 5, 2025 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Dabble The $250,000 Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) headlines proceedings on the quickfire seven-race program out of Wyong on Friday afternoon. Supported by the Group 3 Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m), participants are set to be greeted by perfect conditions above and should be racing on a Good 4 track. The rail will be in its true position the entire circuit, with Wyong…
Akuta returns to Addington as countdown continues to NZ Cup
By Michael Guerin Akuta is on a hiding to nothing in homecoming at Addington tonight. But trainer-driver Mark Purdon says he won’t be the one piling the pressure on his exceptional pacer. The former Auckland Cup winner has returned to Canterbury, where he was born and trained for most of his career, to start his run at the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup on November 11. That next step is in the $40,000 Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup tonight and after returning to winning form last start and then…
Sooner The Bettor gets “perfect” race at Alexandra Park tonight
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…
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,…