Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose (Per Incanto) will continue his racing career in Hong Kong in the new year. His new trainer David Hayes said the three-year-old son of Per Incanto will remain as a colt and be sent to Hong Kong by the end of this year to prepare for his lucrative four-year-old season. “He’ll be kept as a colt and if he does well up here, then he’d go back to Australia to be a stallion,” Hayes explained on Thursday. “The owner was very keen to have…
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Phil Cole chasing Darwin feature success
Darwin trainer Phil Cole and wife Rhonda, along with Top End apprentice Emma Lines, celebrate a recent win at Fannie Bay. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) Darwin’s Phil Cole, who has kept champion trainer Gary Clarke honest in the Top End and Country premiership in recent years, dominates Friday’s feature race at Fannie Bay. Cole has six starters in the 10-horse field – a $24,500 1200m open handicap – with the Clarke stable having three representatives. The in-form Mighty Murt from the Garry Lefoe yard completes the line up,…
Zabmanzor delivers on early promise
Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood were far from surprised that Zabmanzor bridged the significant gap from maiden company to black type success with such aplomb at Otaki. They have held Almanzor’s son in high regard for some time and the three-year-old showed exactly why with an effortless victory in Thursday’s Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m). At his previous appearance, Zabmanzor had delivered a breakthrough win at Tauranga earlier this month at his third outing. “He’s a very, very good horse and we’ve really liked him from day one,”…
Parkes posts memorable win at Otaki
Johnathan Parkes has had many memorable wins throughout his riding career, but his victory aboard Chase at Otaki on Thursday would feature right up there sentimentally. The Central Districts jockey, who has a close connection with the name, had been wanting to ride the Group One performer for some time and finally got his chance in the Central Districts Trainers’ Association (1600m). The son of Zed was slow away out of the gates and quickly found himself in a significant deficit behind his opposition. He had to live up to…
Betfair continues to offer value with better Spring Carnival odds
Griff, ridden by Ben Melham, wins the 2023 Caulfield Guineas. (Photo: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Betfair, the only betting exchange in Australia, continues to lead the way in terms of value for punters during the Spring Carnival. If a punter were to place a $20 bet on all spring Group 1 winners to date, your payout would’ve been approximately $684.21 more than Sportsbet. Betfair averaged a remarkable 15.85% better odds compared to Sportsbet across Group 1 winners during the spring. Disclaimer: Payout price stated is based on all winners across all…
Grail Seeker leads Wexford Stables Te Rapa charge
Grail Seeker will contest the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Emphatic last-start winner Grail Seeker will lead the Wexford Stables charge at Te Rapa on Saturday where she will step into stakes company, contesting the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m). The daughter of Iffraaj showed promise early in her first two raceday appearances and justified her favouritism with horse racing bookmakers last start when cruising home by 4.5 lengths under little encouragement from Niranjan Parmar, who…
Rosehill Saturday preview & betting tips | December 2, 2023
What Festival Stakes Day Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, December 2, 2023 First Race 12:20pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) headlines a massive 10-race program at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The conditions will be testing, with the track listed as a Heavy 8 at the time of writing and more rain forecast in the lead-up. The rail sits in the true position for the entire circuit, while the opening event gets underway at 12:20pm AEDT. Festival Stakes Pick:…
Hideyuki Mori looks for another international crown in Hong Kong
The Hideyuki Mori-trained Jasper Krone is one of Japan’s promising sprinters. Over the past few years, Japanese horses have dominated many of the major international race meetings, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the number of Japanese runners gets larger and larger especially in recent years. In 2023, 20 Japanese horses ran in Saudi Arabia in February, 27 horses competed in Dubai in March, two horses ran in Australia in April, four horses raced in Hong Kong in April, two horses ventured to the United States of America in May,…
Chase claims emotion-filled victory at Otaki
Chase winning at Otaki on Thursday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Johnathan Parkes has had many memorable wins throughout his riding career, but his victory aboard Chase at Otaki on Thursday would feature right up there sentimentally. The Central Districts jockey, who has a close connection with the name, had been wanting to ride the Group One performer for some time and finally got his chance. The son of Zed was slow away out of the gates and quickly found himself in a significant deficit behind his opposition.…
Winterbottom Stakes Day racing tips & quaddie | December 2, 2023
What Winterbottom Stakes Day Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, December 2, 2023 First Race 12:05pm AWST Visit Dabble The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes headlines a massive 10-part card at Ascot Racecourse this weekend for the third day of The Pinnacles. The track is rated a Soft 5, but with warm and dry conditions forecast in the lead-up, it is expected to firm into the perfect Good 4 range by Saturday. The rail has been pushed out to the +8m position, which should favour…