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There are five horse racing meetings set for Australia on Wednesday, March 12. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Sandown, Wyong & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – March 12, 2025 Sandown Racing Tips Wyong Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) Racing Tips As always, there are plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans. Check out all the top horse racing bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new…

Express Yourself will resume in next Saturday’s Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) New Zealand punters are set to get their first glimpse of Group One performer Express Yourself in more than a year when she heads to Trentham next weekend to tackle the Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m). Following her runner-up effort behind Mercurial in last year’s Group 1 Telegraph (1200m), and subpar unplaced run in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at…

Record-breaking colt Hostility will make his debut at Matamata on Wednesday.Photo: Trish Dunell There’s plenty of anticipation ahead of regally bred colt Hostility’s raceday debut at Matamata on Wednesday. Purchased by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis out of Kiltannon Stables’ New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale draft for $1.65 million last November, there has been much fanfare surrounding the sale topper over the last few months. By I Am Invincible, and out of Group One-winning mare Shillelagh, Hostility has won both of his trials to date, and trainers…

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, March 12, 2025 First Race 6:40pm HKT (9:40pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-part program set for decision. The rail reverts back to the A course for the meeting, and although some rainfall is predicted to hit the course proper on Wednesday afternoon, don’t expect it to affect the Good 4 rating at the time of acceptances. All the…

Tardelli winning at Ellerslie last Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Well-related colt Tardelli will make a return trip to Wellington in his bid to add a black-type victory to his burgeoning record. The Stephen Marsh-trained son of I Am Invincible continued his impressive progression on Champions’ Day at Ellerslie where he came from last to claim the Windsor Park Stud Trophy (1500m). He will make his next appearance in Saturday week’s Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) with his performance at Trentham to decide if he travels further afield. Tardelli…

Last weekend, Flemington and Randwick held feature racing on Saturday afternoon, where 14 Group races were held across both meetings. In this week’s edition of The Follow Files, we have found three runners that are worth following and adding to your blackbook with horse racing bookmakers. Flemington Track rating: Good 4 (up to Good 3 after R6) Rail position: +5m entire circuit Race 2: Group 3 Ottawa Stakes (1000m) | Time: 0:57.89 Horse to follow: Pure Passion (3rd) Peter Moody & Katerine Coleman sent Pure Passion to Flemington to compete…

What Wyong Races Where Wyong Race Club & Function Centre – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 When Wednesday, March 12, 2025 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Provincial racing returns to Wyong on Wednesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program lined up. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit for the meeting, and with the track already rated a Soft 6 and more rainfall forecast on Monday and Tuesday, punters can expect that rating to hold for race-day morning. All the action at Wyong is scheduled…

What Sandown Hillside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, March 12, 2025 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Hillside track at Sandown is in action once again on Wednesday afternoon, where a competitive eight-race card is set down for decision. The track is rated a Good 4, but with the threat of rain in the latter half of the program, we could see a downgrade to the soft range at some point. The rail comes out 9m, with the opening event so…

Vauban. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Co-trainer Adrian Bott has confirmed that the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill on March 29 will be Vauban’s first-up challenge for the stable. The seven-year-old gelding has completed two trials so far, finishing seventh over 1000 metres at Warwick Farm on February 11 before improving to take fourth in a 1200-metre trial at Randwick a fortnight later. Vauban, who has finished 14th and 11th in the last two Melbourne Cups, was purchased by syndicators Australian Bloodstock in partnership with trainers Gai Waterhouse…

Mr Brightside. (Photo by Jay Town/Racing Photos) Last weekend’s Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) runner-up, Mr Brightside (Bullbars), is still on track for a trip to Hong Kong for the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m), despite “jarring up” after his race at Flemington last Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was beaten a nose behind Tom Kitten in the 1600-metre Group 1, a horse he had beaten by the same margin in his previous start at the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m). “He jarred up out of the run,” Ben Hayes, who…