Brisbane gelding Sir Moments is well fancied to salute at his first interstate raid at Rosehill tomorrow. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! The Queensland Guineas winner is the $4.60 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. He is in a battle for top spot in the Festival Stakes with… Read More »
A very good push for one runner at Moonee Valley on Saturday means online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au definitely won’t be calm in lead up to the race. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Calming Influence opened as the $3.20 favourite in the Corey Mcdonald Handicap at… Read More »
Mouro will take his place in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday after trainer Tony McEvoy decided against a trip to Brisbane. Concerned about striking a hard track in Sydney, McEvoy hedged his bets by entering the six-year-old for the Recognition Stakes at Doomben. But a wide draw in… Read More »
His wins are well spaced, but punters are getting behind Smokin’ Joey for next month’s Kingston Town Classic. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Smokin’ Joey has firmed from $21 into $17 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. The Chris Waller trained Moriarty heads the market at $5.00… Read More »
Hong Kong stablemates Dominant and Sterling City seem certain to be international drawcards for the Sydney autumn carnival. Trainer John Moore says both horses will be aimed at races during The Championships, providing plans come to fruition to use Canterbury racecourse as a quarantine station. “It all hinges on Canterbury… Read More »
Racing’s first Lady Gai Waterhouse looks set to again be queen of the Gold Coast in January. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Waterhouse trains three of the top four Magic Millions candidates in online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au’s opening market. Her Clockwise Classic winner Carriages… Read More »
Red Cadeaux and Farraaj, the last remaining international spring carnival contenders, have flown out of Melbourne bound for Hong Kong with a return to Australia on the cards early next year. Connections of both horses have flagged an interest in The Championships at the Sydney autumn carnival with decisions to… Read More »
After a career spanning almost 40 years, journeyman jockey Kevin Forrester returned home to land the Ballarat Cup aboard Mujadale. The 53-year-old Forrester relocated to his hometown of Ballarat four months ago after riding the length and breadth of Australia as well as overseas. In a well-judged front-running ride, Mujadale… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchley has used kid gloves to coax Tie To Plunder give him the final leg of his first Saturday metropolitan treble at Doomben. Time To Plunder ($12) got up in the last stride to win the Listed Keith Noud Handicap (1200m) which followed on earlier Birchley wins with… Read More »
Trainer Gai Waterhouse was at her persuasive best before Carriages took out the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. Waterhouse “nagged” owner David Henderson into sending Carriages down from Sydney for the one-off race at Ballarat, restricted to graduates of Magic Millions sales. It took until last Saturday before Henderson… Read More »
Trainer Brendan McCarthy has his eyes on better races after the debut win of Murt The Flirt at Ballarat. The three-year-old son of Murtajill scored a comfortable one-length victory in the Magic Millions 3YO Classic (1100m) on Saturday. With Murt The Flirt’s debut victory out of the way, McCarthy is… Read More »
If betting is any guide, the sportsbet.com.au Ballarat Cup is looming as a two horse race between Tuscan Fire and Spinderbella. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Punters have rallied late for the favourite Spinderbella ($5.00), but Tuscan Fire ($6.50) is very popular with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. “It’s… Read More »
Locally trained Tuscan Fire has been heavily backed to win the Sportsbet.com.au Ballarat Cup on Saturday. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Tuscan Fire has firmed from $8.00 into $7.00 and holds one third of the money wagered on the race. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has Spinderbella as the $5.00 favourite…. Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au will again face a massive payout if The Cleaner winsSaturday’s Railway Stakes. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! The cult hero from Tassie has been sensationally backed to break his Group 1 duck at Ascot. A $5000 wager and an avalanche of smaller… Read More »
Consistent mare Spinderbella faces her toughest test, but heads the betting for Saturday’s Sportsbet.com.au Ballarat Cup. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! The Robert Smerdon trained five-year-old is $5.00 favourite for the $200,000 Cup. In a wide open race Tuscan Fire and Vilanova (both $8.00) are… Read More »
Lee Freedman has been lured back to training and will join his brother Anthony in a partnership. The five-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer said he had missed the lifestyle and had more to offer. “I’m very excited to be getting back into training. I’ve spent the best part of three… Read More »
When he arrived at Rosehill for his first meeting back from suspension, the most Blake Shinn could have hoped for was three winners from his three scheduled rides. Hugh Bowman’s absence due to illness presented another opportunity on Heart Testa and Shinn walked away with four winners on the eight-race… Read More »
Victory in the Group Two Sandown Guineas has saved the manhood of Petrology. And the three-year-old will now be set for the stallion-making race, the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March. Ridden by Nick Hall, Petrology, backed from $18 to $14, scored by 2-1/4 lengths from the favourite Stratum Star… Read More »
Darren Weir has won four Hobart Cups and the trainer has earmarked Zabisco as a potential contender to chase a fifth after the horse’s Eclipse Stakes win at Sandown. Zabisco ($10) was having his third run back from an injury lay-off and powered home under Kerrin McEvoy to grab the… Read More »
As a two-year-old colt Dothraki had a reputation he found hard to live up to but as a recently gelded four-year-old he may have found his way. Under 60kg at Rosehill on Saturday, Dothraki ($4) won the 1100m benchmark 95, producing a final sprint that belied his topweight to beat… Read More »
