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Reckoning winning at Tauranga on Wednesday.(Photo: Kenton Wright/Race Images) Te Aroha horsewoman Emma Faber crossed over the Kaimai range to record her first training win at Tauranga on Wednesday, courtesy of Reckoning. It was the second start for the Echoes Of Heaven four-year-old, having run seventh on debut over 1200m at Ellerslie last month, and Faber was confident of an improved performance. The gelding had shown plenty of promise at home and at the trials, winning his 1100m heat at Avondale prior to his debut, and Faber was thrilled he…

Group Two performer Saint Bathans. (Photo: Kenton Wright/Race Images) A Group 3 test is in the offing for Group Two performer Saint Bathans, who has transferred south to the care of Ascot Park trainer Robert Dennis. Previously trained by Andrew Forsman out of his Cambridge and Flemington bases, the son of Maurice won five races on both sides of the Tasman, with his career highlight being a runner-up performance behind Habana in last year’s Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m). The seven-year-old gelding has been leased to a group of…

Transcend carrying the TAB Racing Club silks to victory at Te Rapa last Saturday. Photo: (Kenton Wright/Race Images) The TAB Racing Club is set to wind down, with the business case for the experience-based programme no longer stacking up for operator Entain Australia & New Zealand. Modelled off sister company Ladbrokes’ popular Racing Club, the TAB Racing Club was launched last year and gives members the chance to experience the thrill of racehorse ownership without the cost. It has been well patronised, with around 18,000 New Zealand TAB customers joining…

Sulek ridden by Billy Egan wins at Sandown Hillside Racecourse. (Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Progressive three-year-old Sulek notched his first victory when victorious at Sandown on Wednesday for trainer Dominic Sutton. The gelded son of Super Seth was having just his second start and after racing a little keenly early, settled midfield under jockey Billy Egan before comfortably reeling in the leaders as a $3 chance with horse racing bookmakers and staving off the late challenge of runner-up Snitz Sonic. “He is still doing a little bit wrong. You could…

Fast Network delivers for Dennis Yip and Alexis Badel. (Photo: HKJC) Trainer Dennis Yip claimed a timely first win of the 2025/26 season, taking out the feature HK$4.2 million Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin’s National Day fixture on Wednesday when his stable star Fast Network (125lb) blitzed an impressive field under Alexis Badel, who won the contest for a third time. Badel won the race last season aboard Beauty Waves (135lb), who faded to sixth place under champion jockey Zac Purton in a tame defence…

What Newcastle races Where Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling Street, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Thursday, October 2, 2025 First Race 1:15pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing in New South Wales heads to the Hunter Valley on Thursday afternoon with a competitive eight-race program set down for decision at Newcastle. With perfect spring conditions accompanying a Good 4 track, there should be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the day, even with the rail out 5m the entire circuit. Keep reading for HorseBetting’s betting tips for the Newcastle races on October 2,…