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What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 72 Midas Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, April 27, 2025 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing in Victoria heads to Ballarat on Sunday afternoon, where a competitive eight-race meeting is set down for decision. The track is likely to be in the Soft range considering the rain the region has received since Thursday evening, with the sticking to its true position the entire circuit. The Ballarat races on April 27 is set to jump at 1pm AEST. Best Bet…

Step Aside and jockey James McDonald winning the Terry Marskell Handicap at Royal Randwick. (Photo: Bradley Photos) In his first raceday appearance since winning at Rosehill in February, consistent galloper Step Aside returned to action on a winning note at Randwick on Saturday. The Benchmark 78 handicap was the fifth victory of a 21-start career for the New Zealand-bred gelding, who has placed on another eight occasions and has earned $375,600 for an OTI Racing ownership group. Representing the champion expat New Zealand trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and James…

What 2025 Hong Kong Champions Day Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, April 27, 2025 First Race 12:45pm HKT (2:45pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with a bumper 10-part program lined up for 2025 Hong Kong Champions Day. Three Group 1’s headline the action, with some Australian flavour added to the mix as Mr Brightside fly’s the flag in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m). The rail is in the true position…

Dirty Grin salutes for trainer Nick Ryan at The Valley. (Photo: Bruno Cannatelli) Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Dirty Grin collected his third win from four starts in this preparation with a come-from-behind victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Zacinto came into this campaign with two wins to his name in a 14-start career. He has had a change of scenery this year with a move from Simon Zahra’s stable into the care of Nick Ryan, and Dirty Grin hasn’t looked back. He kicked off his preparation…

Brad Parnhamk and Talkanco combine to win the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate at Ascot. (Photo: WesternRacePix) Emerging filly Talkanco ($3.70) proved too strong when it mattered most, surging through a narrow gap to claim victory in the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Trained by Daniel and Ben Pearce and ridden perfectly by Brad Parnham, Talkanco justified the stable’s long-held confidence, capping off a stellar preparation with a dominant grand final performance. After settling just behind the speed, Parnham was able to pick his way through runners…

Robert Sangster Stakes winner, Charm Stone. (Photo: George Sal – Racing Photos) Classy mare Charm Stone ($11) delivered on her enormous promise, storming home to claim the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr and jockey Mark Zahra. Resuming from a spell after a strong Queensland campaign, Charm Stone settled near the rear after a patchy start but produced a dazzling turn of foot when it mattered most. Zahra, who had already picked up two Group wins earlier, including…

Group 1 Australasian Oaks winner, Benagil. (Photo: Jay Town – Racing Photos) Benagil confirmed her status as one of Australia’s premier staying fillies with a brilliant win in Saturday’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. Trained by Glen Thompson and expertly ridden by Mark Zahra, Benagil, the $3.10 favourite with horse racing bookmakers, overcame a slow start to storm down the outside and score a dominant victory, delivering Thompson his first Group 1 success as a solo trainer. After settling near the tail of the field, Zahra was content…

Val Di Zoldo winning the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. (Kenton Wright – Race Images) Val Di Zoldo’s victory in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday showed what a difference a year can make. The $150,000 fillies and mares’ feature capped an autumn black-type double for the War Decree mare, who was a last-start winner of the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2050m) at Wanganui on April 5. It could hardly be a more different story to what happened in…

Riviera Rebel winning Saturday’s Gr.3 Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) at Riccarton. (Photo: Ajay Berry – Race Images South) Riviera Rebel has been a special horse for rookie trainer Brooke Kincaid, who had her first taste of black-type success in Saturday’s Group 3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) at Riccarton. Kincaid went into partnership with Riverton trainer Graham Eade at the beginning of this season. Riviera Rebel quickly became her first winner with a Rating 75 victory at Riccarton on August 10, and on Saturday the talented gelding was in the…

Loose Sally victorious in Saturday’s Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton. (Photo: Ajay Berry – Race Images South) Statuesque three-year-old filly Loose Sally once again showed her liking for tracks with plenty of give in them as she monstered her rivals in the home straight to claim victory in Saturday’s Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton. Trainer Shankar Muniandy brought her north from his Wingatui base for her second crack at a Riccarton three-year-old fillies feature after she finished an unlucky fifth in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) a…