It was a case of ‘welcome to New South Wales racing’ for gun rider Willie Pike who saw more action than he probably wanted to in his first ride since relocating from Western Australia. Pike was riding the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Choix De La Mer in the third… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. FUTURITY STAKES Tofane $9-$5 (after winning CF Orr Stakes @ Caulfield) Im Thunderstruck $4-$8-$7 Cascadian $17-$9 Probabeel $5-$4.50 fav… Read More »
Far Too Easy will be the centre of attention when he lines up in the Newhaven Park Country Championships NRRA Qualifier (1410 metres) at Grafton on Saturday. The David McColm-trained galloper has been sensationally backed in the past 72 hours to be outright series favourite for the Final, which is… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. RACING FUTURES BLUE DIAMOND Best Of Bordeaux $101-$11 (after winning the Canonbury Stakes @ Rosehill) Queen Of The Ball… Read More »
Adelaide sprinter He’s A Balter has narrowly gone down at his Dubai debut overnight. The Will Clarken trained galloper led throughout most of the race but was narrowly beaten on the line by Batwan. He’s A Balter had raced twenty eight times in Australia for seven wins with his latest… Read More »
The race is still three-and-a-half months away but the twelve slot holders for the inaugural running of The Archer in Rockhampton on May 7 are sure to already be shuffling the pack of contenders as they look to secure their best hope of taking out the major share of the… Read More »
TAB is giving one lucky punter the chance to race one of the All-Star Mile runners on March 19. By voting for who they want to appear in the All-Star Mile, the punter will go into the draw for the chance to win an owner’s ambassador slot for TAB. TAB… Read More »
TAB has this morning released a number of futures markets for the upcoming Autumn Racing Carnival. Having already opened a stack of Group Ones earlier including features such as the TJ Smith, Doncaster Mile, Black Caviar Lightning and All Star Mile, today punters can now bet on a further nine… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. RACING FUTURES BLUE DIAMOND Russian Conquest $51-$11 Coolangatta (doubtful) unchanged @ $6 fav Lofty Strike installed @ $15 (after… Read More »
Punters view Russian Conquest as the major threat to red-hot favourite Coolangatta in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with the pair taking up half of the money wagered with TAB, following the barrier draw at Surfers Paradise. While Coolangatta (barrier 13) is now $1.85 after bottoming out at $1.70 overnight,… Read More »
Coolangatta is set to start as the shortest priced favourite for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic since Capitalist in 2016 after TAB priced the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly at $1.80 in the Final Field market. Russian Conquest ($8) is the only other starter in single figures ahead of… Read More »
A fall from the ill-fated Gold Watch on New Year’s day at Ellerslie has left Danielle Johnson with two broken bones in her lower right leg. A runaway winner of the 2020/21 New Zealand Jockey’s Premiership, in which she rode over one hundred and fifty winners with fifteen Black Type… Read More »
Owner Bob Peters has recorded his tenth win in the Group Two Perth Cup following the win of Midnight Blue. The Grant and Alana trained son of So You Think sat three wide throughout but was able to put a big enough gap on his rivals at the 200m mark… Read More »
Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey has been sold to Northern Farms in Japan where she will continue life as a broodmare. The Group One winning mare amassed over $4.2m in earnings including wins in the G1 Australian Guineas and the $5m All Star Mile before being retired earlier this month…. Read More »
Champion Western Australian jockey Willie Pike will miss this weekends Group Two Perth Cup meeting at Ascot due to the local government implementing a vaccination rule. The WA government this week announced all people must be double vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to attend the state’s racecourses on… Read More »
A large number of riders have been ruled out of the Caulfield Boxing Day meeting as the impact of the spreading Covid virus ramps up its presence. Racing.com reports that three jockeys have tested positive for Covid. Even though only one of those jockeys was due to ride at Caulfield,… Read More »
Espiona has opened $2.50 favourite for next year’s Surround Stakes, which was one of a handful of Sydney Group 1 races TAB released Pre-Nominations markets for this morning. The undefeated Chris Waller-trained filly is among the most exciting horses in the country and is the shortest-priced favourite in any of… Read More »
Victorian jockey Dean Yendall has been taken to hospital following a fall at Terang on Monday. Dean Yendall was aboard Saintly Rose in the Terang Co-Op Fillies and Mares Maiden Plate (1600m) on Monday when the horse overreacted and shifted sharply towards the inside rail in front of the field… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. RANDWICK RACE ONE The big push for Himalaism came unstuck in the TAB Supports National Jockeys Trust Handicap (1200… Read More »
Gypsy Goddess is all the rage in the Sportsbet.com.au market for the Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) this afternoon at Eagle Farm. The David Vandyke trained filly sprouted wings late to win at Doomben two weeks ago in the main lead up to this race and looks suited up in trip… Read More »
