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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A Americ Te Specso makes it three wins for Andrea Atzeni. Photo: HKJC Andrea Atzeni continued a blazing form run to slot a treble as Jamie Richards posted his first double of the season to share training honours with Mark Newnham at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Atzeni’s sizzling strike rate continued with a three-timer, teaming with Mark Newnham’s Crimson Flash (118lb) to land the first section of the Class 3 Violet Handicap (1200m), Giant Leap (119lb) for Ricky Yiu in the second section of the Class 3 Violet Handicap (1200m) and A Americ Te Specso (116lb) for John Size in the Class 3 Chamomile Handicap (1650m). Boosting his haul this season to 43 wins, Atzeni has slotted 17 wins across the past 11 meetings as Crimson Flash collected a PP Bonus of HK$1.5 million. “It’s good going, we hit the ground running but I’ve had good support,” the Italian said. “It’s always nice to come racing with good chances and because I can ride light, it makes my job a little bit easier especially with horses like Crimson Flash, who was up in class with a light weight. “He looks like a nice horse and the plan was to go forward, but he jumped slow but Plan B worked out.” Atzeni’s strength and timing were apparent on both Giant Leap and A Americ Te Specso, who delivered Size’s 48th win of the campaign and a seven-win lead over David Hayes (41) with Yiu (38) next. Newnham continued an excellent season with Fatal Blow’s impressive win in the first section of the Class 4 Dianthus Handicap (1200m) under Luke Ferraris to have 36 wins for the term, while Yiu was delighted with Giant Leap’s triumph, showing rare emotion in victory. “It’s not often you see a horse win straight away from Class 4 to Class 3. The biggest encouragement, like I said to the jockey, he was 15 pounds lighter and he’s racing fit. He’s a very genuine horse at the Valley,” Yiu said. “You haven’t seen the best of him yet. He’s still got something in the tank. In the closing stages, I yelled and shouted and the officials (in the weigh-in area) were surprised – they said: ‘You haven’t yelled for a long time, not even for a Group 1′.” Richards boosted his seasonal tally to 15 wins, having endured a string of near misses with 18 seconds and 20 thirds and was clearly relieved after Iconical and Sunday’s Serenade scored under seven-time champion jockey Zac Purton. “It’s been a pretty tough old struggle to be honest, but hopefully we can get things going again. It’s not the sort of place you want to have a lean spell in, but we’re working hard, made a few little changes and hopefully we can be strong towards the end of the season,” Richards said. Iconical led all the way to land the first section of the Class 4 Thistle Handicap (1650m) while Sunday’s Serenade ran on strongly from the tail of the field to snare the Class 4 Ewo Challenge Trophy Handicap (1650m). “We probably weren’t in the positions we thought we would be with both horses,” Purton said. “With Iconical, preferably we would have liked to get cover but he came out strongly and nothing was going forward so he took himself to the front. “He was quite eager through the first couple of sectionals until he started to relax and in the straight, he was quite one-paced and out on his feet but he’s lightly-raced and did a good job in the circumstances and hopefully he can go on. “Sunday’s Serenade did the opposite. I got a little bit further back than I thought I would be and, as it turned out, the pace was strong and it suited him and he came with a strong run. He’s another one who’s turned the corner – it’s taken him a few runs – but he’s going the right way now.” Lucky Planet swept to successive wins with a four-length romp in the second section of the Class 4 Dianthus Handicap (1200m) for Cody Mo. Urged to the front by Matthew Chadwick, the Pariah gelding ran his rivals ragged to continue the form which delivered a solid Sha Tin victory on 23 March. Benno Yung posted his 100th winner at Happy Valley when Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) graduate Day Day Victory finished powerfully under Alexis Badel to land the Class 5 Aster Handicap (1000m). “That’s great,” Yung said of the milestone. “This horse is a late maturer, so I think he can still improve. He has just taken time to mature.” Wednesday’s success boosted Yung’s career tally to 354 before fellow HKIS purchase Management Folks paraded his stamina with a tough win in the Class 4 Bellflower Handicap (2200m) under Karis Teetan for David Hall. Horse racing news View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What Good Friday Racing 2025 Where Echuca Racing Club – Corner Scott Road and Murray Valley Highway, Echuca, VIC, 3564 When Friday, April 18, 2025 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Good Friday racing in Victoria heads to Echuca this year, where the $500,000 Country Discovery (1000m) headlines a stacked eight-race meeting. A top of 31 degrees is forecast for race day, and with the rail in its true position, it should mean every runner will get their chance at success if good enough. Public holiday racing from Echuca is set to commence at 1pm AEST. The Country Discovery Tip: Johnny Rocker Johnny Rocker returns off a near 23-week spell and considering he tends to fire fresh from a spell, he’s easy to side with in The Country Discovery. The five-year-old was competitive in much tougher races than this during his spring campaign, and considering he has finished on the heels of Group 1 winner Mornington Glory at his last two fresh runs, he presents great value with . Billy Egan will look to slot in the one-one from barrier nine, and barring any bad luck, Johnny Rocker should prove hard to hold out. The Country Discovery Race 7 – #4 Johnny Rocker (9) 5yo Horse | T: Nick Ryan | J: Billy Egan (56.5kg) Best Bet at Echuca: Miss Winslet Miss Winslet well and truly has her hoof on the till and gets a perfect chance to register a third win at start 16. The four-year-old mare was beaten by the barest of margins at Geelong on April 1 in a case where the winner had the better run in transit, which proved to be the difference. Craig Williams should give the Shamus Award mare the run of the race behind the leaders, and if she holds her recent form, Miss Winslet should be winning the Echuca opener. Best Bet Race 1 – #8 Miss Winslet (4) 4yo Mare | T: Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | J: Craig Williams (58.5kg) Next Best at Echuca: Alma Rise Alma Rise has not had much luck this time in, but if the breaks go her way on Friday, she should be accounting for this field. The Almanzor mare finished three lengths off Wrote To Arataki in the Group 3 Matron Stakes (1600m) before seeing nothing but backsides in a BM78 at Ballarat last time out. Craig Williams will likely have her settled in the second half of the field, but armed with an electric turn of foot, as long as Alma Rise sees clear air, she should be too classy for her rivals. Next Best Race 6 – #4 Alma Rise (9) 4yo Mare | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Craig Williams (57kg) Friday quaddie tips for Echuca Echuca quadrella selections Friday, April 18, 2025 1-2-3-6-7-8 1-4-8 1-2-4-9-10 2-4-5-10-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What Good Friday Family Raceday Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Friday, April 18, 2025 First Race 12:15pm AWST Visit Dabble Ascot Racecourse will host back-to-back meetings over the Easter long weekend, kicking off with a very competitive nine-race card on Good Friday. The track is expected to remain in the Good range, with no rain in the forecast in the lead-up to the program. The rail will be in the +11m position for the entire circuit, with the first race scheduled to jump at 12:15pm AWST. Best Bet at Ascot: True Blue Bondi True Blue Bondi quickly put a debut placing behind him by claiming a dominant victory at Pinjarra over 1500m second-up. The Simon Miller-trained gelding settled behind the speed from a wide barrier and travelled like the winner a long way from home before taking over at the 300m mark to sprint clear of his rivals. William Pike will retain the ride on True Blue Bondi for the third straight start, and from barrier two, they can repeat the dose. Best Bet Race 6 – #8 True Blue Bondi (2) 3yo Gelding | T: Simon Miller | J: William Pike (57.5kg) Next Best at Ascot: Exceed The Planet Exceed The Planet will return from a 20-week spell and attempt to break his maiden at start number seven for Sue Olive. The son of Exceedance recorded back-to-back placings in Listed races last campaign and showed plenty of ability against his own age group. This race is much weaker than what Exceed The Planet has been contesting throughout his career, and with even luck, he will break through for a win. Next Best Race 4 – #1 Exceed The Planet (7) 3yo Gelding | T: Sue Olive | J: Holly Watson (57kg) Best Value at Ascot: Dug Another Hole After being nabbed in the shadows of the post at this track over 1400m last start, Dug Another Hole will step up in trip to 1500m. The Neville Parnham-trained galloper led every step of the way but was only run down in the final strides by Hymns Of Eladdair. With no other speed influence in this race, Dug Another Hole will get things his own way and is a great each-way bet with top horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 9 – #2 Dug Another Hole (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Neville Parnham | J: Brad Parnham (60kg) Friday quaddie tips for Ascot races Ascot quadrella selections Friday, April 18, 2025 1-4-8 1-2-5-6 1-2-3-4 2-3-4-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Withadream2 · Posted
Does anyone know if Trumps tariffs will affect horse imports into the US??. If he’s dumb enough to put tariffs on coffee that the US can’t grow in their own country & tariffs on an uninhabitable island I expect there will be tariffs on sales of horses to the US. It may well affect the export market here.
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