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Canterbury free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | August 6
What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Wednesday, August 6, 2025 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Dabble Metro racing in NSW returns to Canterbury Park for a quickfire seven-part program this Wednesday. The rail moves out +2m for the entire circuit, and although the track was rated a Heavy 10 at the start of the week, drying conditions across Sydney should mean an upgrade into the Soft range come race-day morning. The opening event for the Canterbury races is scheduled to get underway…
Noble on Group One path with Habana
Lance Noble has his eye on a major early season prize with one of the few older members of his stable. The Karaka-based private trainer for Cambridge Stud has the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) on September 6 top of his wish list for the well-performed Habana (Zoustar). “He’s got a good record at Ellerslie, he likes going right-handed and it’s not far from home,” Noble said. “We’ll get him as fit as we can and try and see if we can maybe catch a few of the others a bit…
Gemma Flitz out to upset the applecart in Polytrack Final
All eyes will be on the John and Karen Parsons-trained trio of Tumuch, La Bella Nera and Miss Brittany in Wednesday’s $100,000 Polytrack Championship (1200m) at Riccarton, but fellow local hope Gemma Flitz (NZ) (Telperion) will be out to spoil the party. The Ross Beckett-trained mare sealed her berth into the race with victory over 1200m at the track last month. The now seven-year-old daughter of Telperion had been knocking on the door, placing in her previous four starts, and Beckett was pleased to finally get a winner’s cheque. “We…
Robinson trio seeking to plunder home track riches
Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson is a big advocate for synthetic track racing, and he is looking forward to lining up a trio of runners in the country’s equal-richest polytrack race at his home track on Wednesday. “It (Polytrack Championship) is great, especially for the lower grade horses,” Robinson said. “Getting a crack at being able to run for $100,000 at this time of year is excellent. “I am a big fan of the polytrack, especially at this time of year. We wouldn’t have half of the horses in work if…
Val Di Zoldo chasing elite-level honours this spring
Classy mare Val Di Zoldo (NZ) (War Decree) will have the opportunity to test her talents at the highest level this term after resuming with a tidy trial at Taupo on Monday. In the care of Cambridge horseman Tony Pike, Val Di Zoldo broke a streak of poor luck when taking out the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders Stakes (2050m) and Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) in the autumn, which lifted her rating up to 98. In her first outing since the Travis Stakes, Val Di Zoldo strode out comfortably in her 900m…
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Wodonga free racing tips & betting preview | August 5, 2025
What Wodonga Races Where Racing Wodonga – Hamilton Smith Dr, Wodonga VIC 3690 When Tuesday, August 5, 2025 First Race 12pm AEST Visit Dabble Picklebet Park Wodonga hosts a 10-race country card on Tuesday afternoon. The rail is out 3m 1800m–1500m, true remainder and the track is Soft 7 under overcast skies. Race 1 jumps at 12:00pm AEST and the last is scheduled for 4:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Wodonga: Star Rapper Nick Ryan’s Star Rapper brings a neat platform into the 1100m BM58. He burst through to win on…
Bright signs ahead of spring return
Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) might be coming off the worst performance of his decorated career, but Ben Hayes is adamant the Lindsay Park flagbearer can again be a Spring Carnival force. The eight-year-old gelding made his first public appearance of the campaign on Monday morning when he took part in a course-proper jump-out at Flemington. The 800m workout, in which he finished fourth, was a stepping stone to a first-up run in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m), where Hayes expects him to return to the form that carried him to a win in that…