A fighting win by Backstab on a heavy Randwick track has underlined the qualities his jockey believes will take him a long way as a three-year-old. Josh Parr has ridden the Gerald Ryan-trained colt in all his four starts which have realised two wins and two minor placings. Sent out… Read More »
Shamal Wind has run her last race with connections keeping to an orginal plan to send the Oakleigh Plate winner to one of the northern hemisphere’s best stallions. The Robert Smerdon-trained sprinter bows out of racing after finishing down the track in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. She… Read More »
Despite a wide gate and carrying 58kg, the Team Freedman trained Minaj has clearly been the best backed runner with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the fifth event at Moonee Valley this Saturday, the Pantry Packer Handicap (1000m). BEST OFFER: Register with Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS +… Read More »
It’s taken until race eve for punters to warm to Srikandi for tomorrow’s Tatt’s Tiara on the Gold Coast. BEST OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS + Watch Live Racing! One customer with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has had $11,000 on the Stradbroke winner… Read More »
Track specialist Vandalised will have to carry a bucket load more weight than last year, but remains a firm contender to defend his Rockhampton Cup title. AWESOME OFFER: Register with Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The locally trained Vandalised is steady at $10 with online… Read More »
Royal Ascot has not been a happy hunting ground for the Aussie raiders, but Brazen Beau is tipped to change that on Saturday. ROYAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The Chris Waller trained three-year-old remains the best backed runner for the Diamond… Read More »
Kelso Wood would dearly love to break an interstate stranglehold on Queensland’s Group One races with Real Surreal in the Tatt’s Tiara. Wood is set to put a disappointing 12 months behind him and emerge as Queensland’s most successful trainer over this year’s winter carnival. By his usual standards, Wood… Read More »
Honest mare Catkins has drawn ideally in barrier three for Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara on the Gold Coast. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! In the money at 28 of her 33 starts Catkins is yet to salute at elite level. However a… Read More »
Australian trainer David Hayes has already had one memorable experience at Royal Ascot and is looking to Criterion to provide another in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. Hayes met The Queen on the first day of the carnival with the trainer to prepare her horse Bold Sniper for the Melbourne… Read More »
The NSW racing industry’s tax cut on bets is a “freebie” that comes at the expense of the community, opponents say. The tax on every $100 wagered will be slashed by more than half from $3.22 to $1.28, Deputy Premier and Racing Minister Troy Grant announced on Tuesday. The tax… Read More »
Getting a horse to peak twice in a preparation is not easy but trainer Ciaron Maher believes Stradbroke Handicap winner Srikandi is up to the task. A convincing winner of Brisbane’s premier sprint at Doomben last Saturday week, the mare lines up again on Saturday to try to claim the… Read More »
Reducing tax on racing bets will help make NSW the biggest racing state in Australia, Deputy Premier and Racing Minister Troy Grant says. The current tax rate of $3.22 per $100 wagered will be cut to $1.28 per $100, Mr Grant announced on Tuesday. The cuts will bring the tax… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse trained Najoom heads the market for Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara at the Gold Coast. TOP OFFER: Register with Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS + Watch Live Racing!! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has Najoom at $3.50 favourite, but Stradbroke winner Srikandi ($4.00) is the punters’ pick…. Read More »
Victorian sprinter Shamal Wind is the only Aussie left in the King’s Stand Stakes, but he is the most popular. ROYAL ASCOT OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports solid backing for Shamal Wind ($7.00), for Wednesdaymorning’s Ascot Group 1…. Read More »
Suspension will cost Blake Shinn the chance to win the final Group One race of the season, but the jockey won’t be losing any sleep. Fresh from a winner from at Rosehill on Saturday, Shinn will head to England to experience the Royal Ascot meeting for the first time. “I’ve… Read More »
Damian Browne hadn’t ridden at Ipswich for three years before completing a treble on Smokin’ Joey on Saturday. Browne had earlier won on Wicked Intent and Rock Royalty but was seen at his best on Smokin’ Joey in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes. “I might give it another three years… Read More »
A well-judged ride from Linda Meech has paved the way for a Flemington win for Golden Oldies. Meech replaced Chelsea Hall in the Ken Cox Handicap on Saturday, but relied on the advice of the apprentice in scoring a hard-fought victory. Hall had ridden the three-year-old to success at Swan… Read More »
Physical strength plays a major part in riding horses, but Sam Clipperton has had to use just as much brain power to get Mirage home at Rosehill. The talented gelding has a history of barrier problems and added a new string to his bow at Randwick last month when he… Read More »
Black Jag has been likened to an off-season version of popular Tasmanian galloper The Cleaner after an all-the-way win at Flemington. In much the same way weight-for-age winner The Cleaner likes to roll along and break his opponent’s hearts, Black Jag also prefers to build the tempo from the front… Read More »
Shards may not sit at the top of Godolphin’s juveniles but his Rosehill win has pushed him up a notch and given trainer John O’Shea his 30th two-year-old race win for the season. He was the $2.30 favourite for Saturday’s 2YO Handicap (1350m), based on his second to subsequent Group… Read More »
