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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Veteran handler rates consistent galloper ‘a better chance this time’ in Group Three feature on Lunar New Year card.View the full article -
By Special Agent · Posted
"You are the weakest link, goodbye" has been vindicated by your summation of the message from the people in charge. -
By Special Agent · Posted
Just imagine all the small tracks were sold as suggested. The meagre funds would be well gone and, without those tracks, the ones left would be more stuffed than they are already. We would have nowhere to race at all. Please remember this when the next round of "must sell" ideas come around. One thing I did find interesting was the comment on here about the sale of 14 hectares of Ellerslie carpark. Two questions arise ... 1. What has the learned group who were going to invest funds from the sale of the Ellerslie hill so that Ellerslie would be safe forever, done with the monies already received? 2. How come the funds from the Ellerslie carpark have gone back into Ellerslie, and not the consolidated fund for the whole industry? -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What Ascot races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, February 1, 2025 First Race 11:19am AWST Visit Dabble Ascot will host a massive 11-race meeting this Saturday afternoon, with the opening event scheduled to jump at 11:19am AWST. With hot and dry conditions forecast for the rest of the week, expect a Good surface throughout the day. The rail will be in the +7m position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Ascot: Bonjoy Bonjoy has been impressive in both of her last two victories, claiming the Listed Starstruck Classic by a narrow margin before recording a dominant win over 1500m last start. The Jason Miller-trained mare has compiled a formidable record, with 10 wins and four placings to her name from 17 starts, and she is racing in career-best form. If Clint Johnston-Porter can replicate his ride on Bonjoy from last start against a similar field, she will prove too good once again. Best Bet Race 10 – #3 Bonjoy (6) 5yo Mare | T: Jason Miller | J: Clint Johnston-Porter (56kg) Next Best at Ascot: Stormageddon Although Stormageddon only has two wins from 16 career starts, the Michael Grantham-traned gelding has been racing very well of late, recording three straight placings. Previously, the son of So You Think stormed home from the back of the field over 2100m to finish a narrow second behind stablemate Noteworthy. The +190 with Picklebet isn’t a massive price to find out if Stormageddon can break his run of outs, but if he produces a similar performance, he will prove hard to beat. Next Best Race 6 – #7 Stormageddon (1) 4yo Gelding | T: Michael Grantham | J: Clint Johnston-Porter (55kg) Best Value at Ascot: Ruler Rocket Ruler Rocket has started to find some form this campaign, following two top-four finishes in his previous three starts, with his last start being the best of those. The Bruce Watkins-trained gelding was made to travel three-wide without cover throughout the 1200m journey but still battled on gamely to finish third, beaten 1.1 lengths. With the aid of Brayden Gaerth’s 2kg claim and a class drop for this run, Ruler Rocket gets his best chance to record his first win of the preparation. Best Value Race 7 – #1 Ruler Rocket (9) 5yo Gelding | T: Bruce Watkins | J: Brayden Gaerth (a2) (60.5kg) Saturday quaddie tips for Ascot races Ascot quadrella selections Saturday, February 1, 2025 1-2-3-7 7-8-10 3-4-6 2-3-7-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Rich Hill Stud stallion Satono Aladdin has provided the headline acts of Book 2 of Karaka 2025, siring the highest-priced lots on both Wednesday and Thursday. Less than 24 hours after topping the sale with Brighthill Farm’s $260,000 filly out of Sparkling Rose late on Wednesday afternoon, Satono Aladdin took top billing again with two six-figure sales in the final hour of day two. The top price of the second day was $150,000, which John Foote paid to secure Lot 1079. The colt was offered by Libby and Sam Bleakley’s Highden Park and is out of the High Chaparral mare High Esteem. Coming from a renowned family built up by Glenn and Lisa Morton, High Esteem is out of the winning Black Minnaloushe mare Black Bijou, who is a half-sister to the outstanding Prized Gem. Herself a Group One winner on both sides of the Tasman, Prized Gem made just as much impact at stud as the dam of Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) winner and sire Nom Du Jeu, plus Group Two winner Jeu De Cartes and stakes performer Warp Speed. “I thought he was the nicest horse on the grounds,” Foote said. “He had a fair bit of High Chaparral in him, which is always a great thing. So I was pretty happy to get him for that price, actually. He comes from that very good Prized Gem family. “He was bought for David Price and will be going to Victoria and then potentially to Hong Kong. “John Thompson has got a good stallion on his hands with Satono Aladdin. He’s blessed, John. He’s got Proisir, Shocking and Satono and Ace High doing well too, so he’s on fire.” Thursday’s top lot continued a productive couple of days for Foote, who led the buying bench with half a dozen purchases on the opening day of Book 2 on Wednesday. “It’s been a bit tough on the second day actually, we got beaten a few times earlier in the day and then we managed to buy two this afternoon,” he said. “We also bought a Vadamos colt from Haunui (Lot 1030) for $70,000. He has a nice pedigree. He’s probably a horse you wouldn’t expect to buy for Hong Kong, but he was just a very good-looking colt and with a bit of pedigree too.” It was just the latest in a long line of successful Karaka sales for Foote, who has been attending the sale for close to four decades. “I’ve just been told Karaka opened in 1988, and I’ve been here since then,” he said. “Before that, I went to Trentham. “I love Book 2. There’s some really nice horses at the right price. I think it’s a pity there aren’t more. Some of the horses that they take to Australia should be left here. I think they’d do well.” Satono Aladdin’s other high-priced yearling on Thursday afternoon was Lot 1061, a colt out of the five-time winning Denman mare Gerda was knocked down to Universal Bloodstock for $140,000. He was offered by Seaton Park. Another late highlight of the Book 2 session on Thursday afternoon was Lot 1082, a Shamexpress colt out of the winning High Chaparral mare High Tail It. The colt was offered by Windsor Park Stud and was bought by Patella Bloodstock for $125,000. The four yearlings by Shamexpress offered in Book 2 averaged $97,500 as the exciting Windsor Park Stud stallion continues to make waves. “He is a lovely horse and is very much in the style of Shamexpress,” Windsor Park Stud’s Rodney Schick said. “It’s great that he was purchased by a top young horseman in Nick Kneebone, who is coming back to train in New Zealand. “He is a great coloured horse, with lovely markings and he was a bit of a standout. Shamexpress had only small representation, but statistically is a high-class sire and when you leave a brilliant racehorse like Ka Ying Rising it is a lot easier to sell them.” View the full article
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