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What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, April 19, 2025 First Race 10:59am AEST Visit Dabble The Listed Daybreak Lover and Ascot Handicap will headline the 10-race card at Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, but with warm weather forecast in the coming days, it is expected that the track will firm into the Good range by raceday. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the first race scheduled to jump at 10:59am AEST. Daybreak Lover tip: Give Me Space Give Me Space will return from a 13-week spell to contest the Daybreak Lover, following an impressive preparation over the summer months. The Barry Lockwood-trained gelding concluded his campaign with a slashing second-place finish in the Magic Million 3YO Guineas on January 17. This son of Cosmic Force has a booming turn of foot on him, and if he is within four lengths of the leader rounding the home corner, Give Me Space will be right in the finish. Daybreak Lover Race 9 – #13 Give Me Space (8) 3yo Gelding | T: Barry Lockwood | J: Luke Dempsey (57kg) Ascot Handicap tip: Spacewalk James Cummings has chosen to switch Spacewalk from Victoria to Queensland after recording a fourth-place finish in the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap at Flemington first-up. This son of Exosphere was held up behind runners going past the 300m mark before getting into clear air to finish off nicely. Now that he strikes an easier race up north, expect a better performance from Spacewalk at great each-way odds with horse racing bookmakers. Ascot Handicap Race 8 – #3 Spacewalk (12) 5yo Gelding | T: James Cummings | J: Ryan Maloney (58.5kg) Best Bet at Eagle Farm: Depth Of Character Depth Of Character was very good in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick last start and he will drop back in grade to compete against lesser rivals here. Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald must be more than happy with how the son of Deep Field is going, after choosing to not put a claiming apprentice on board and allow him to carry 61.5kg. If Ryan Maloney can settle behind the speed and work off the fence before the home turn, Depth Of Character will prove too strong late. Best Bet Race 5 – #1 Depth Of Character (1) 3yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibals | J: Ryan Maloney (61.5kg) Next Best at Eagle Farm: Demon Darb After last weekend’s meeting at Doomben was cancelled, Demon Darb was made to wait another week before racing again, but it appears that he has found another winnable race on Saturday. The Robert Heathcote-trained gelding was a dominant 3.7-length winner over 1600m at Doomben on April 1, when he proved way too good for his BM70 rivals. Although he will need a scratching to get into the race, if things fall his way, Demon Darb can bring up back-to-back wins with another strong performance. Next Best Race 7 – #17 Demon Darb (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Robert Heathcote | J: Bailey Wheeler (56.5kg) Best Value at Eagle Farm: Sicilian Tony Gollan and Emily Lang will combine with Sicilian for the second straight start, when she competes in a BM70 contest over 1200m. This daughter of I Am Invincible finished second behind Enterprise Lucia over 1000m first-up, after settling on speed and slightly peaking on her run with 100m to go. With natural improvement expected in between runs, the +1200 on offer with Neds is over the odds for Sicilian in this contest. Best Value Race 4 – #5 Sicilian (18) 4yo Mare | T: Tony Gollan | J: Emily Lang (a1.5) (60.5kg) Saturday’s quaddie tips for Eagle Farm races Eagle Farm quadrella selections Saturday, April 19, 2025 4-10-12-17 1-3-4-9 1-2-3-5 4-6-9-22 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

Giga Kick. (Photo: George Sal – Racing Photos) Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Giga Kick will launch his autumn campaign in The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 10, bypassing a return trip to Queensland for the Doomben 10,000. The five-year-old, owned by Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing, impressed in a 1000-metre jump-out at Balnarring on Wednesday, clocking a slick 59.03s. That performance sealed the decision to head south instead. “We spoke to Jonathan, and it’s too tempting with the minimum weight, so rather than go to the Doomben 10,000, he’s going to go to The Goodwood,” racing manager Rod Douglas told Racing.com. “He ran a fast time (59.03s) this morning, as quick as they go down there and reeled in that decent mare of the Freedmans (Austmarr). “He seems good, Mark (Zahra) was happy with him, he had a bit of a blow, so he’ll probably have a trial the week after next and that will leave him with ten or 12 days into The Goodwood.” Giga Kick, winner of the 2022 Everest and 2023 All-Aged Stakes, is expected to race just twice this autumn, with the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm on May 31 also on the agenda. Mark Zahra will take the ride in Adelaide, with horse racing bookmakers rating Giga Kick a $3 favourite for The Goodwood. Horse racing news View the full article

Waltham. (Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au) Trainer Matthew Smith has the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in mind for Waltham following the import’s eye-catching second in last Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m). Sent out at $51, the gelding stormed home under Reece Jones to finish three lengths off Arapaho, and Smith believes the result could have been even closer with a cleaner run. “He got chopped out in the last 300 metres. It might have been interesting if he didn’t,” Smith told Racing.com. “That should nearly get him qualified for the Melbourne Cup. We’ll see what (rating) they give him and that will determine what we do.” The run came just a week after Waltham was unplaced in the Group 2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m), but Smith said the conditions made all the difference. “We were expecting a run like that the week before, but the tempo didn’t suit him. They went slow. “He’s a genuine mile-and-a-half, two-miler and with the good speed on Saturday it suited him. “It was a really good ride and he was just a bit unlucky I suppose.” A dual winner in Ireland, Waltham notched his first Australian win three starts back in a Benchmark 85 (2400m) at the Gold Coast and also finished third in the Group 3 St Leger Stakes last spring. “I’ve been really excited about this horse since he arrived,” Smith said. “He’s a good horse.” Horse racing news View the full article

What Mornington Cup Day 2025 Where Mornington Racecourse – 320 Racecourse Rd, Mornington VIC 3931 When Saturday, April 19, 2025 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Dabble Feature racing in Victoria heads to Mornington Racecourse on Saturday afternoon for a stacked 10-race card commencing at 11:50am AEST. The Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) headlines the program, with the winner set to receive ballot exemption for the 2025 Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Mostly clear skies are forecast for race day, with the slight chance of a shower in the second half of the card, but with the rail in the true position, there should be no excuses for fancied runners. Mornington Cup Tip: Night Endeavor Night Endeavor caught the eye first-up from a short spell in the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m). The son of Shalaa settled midfield on that day, and if it wasn’t for a hold-up in running for the first half of the home straight, the six-year-old arguably should have won. Jye McNeil only needs a bum to follow approaching the home turn, and Night Endeavor should be able to overhaul his rivals in the 2025 Mornington Cup. Mornington Cup Race 8 – #9 Night Endeavor (9) 6yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Jye McNeil (54kg) Hareeba Stakes Tip: Regal Vow Regal Vow has three wins from as many starts when second-up into a campaign, and if she takes any form of improvement from her fresh run at Caulfield over 1400m, she is sure to produce a bold showing stepping back to 1200m. The race was run to suit those up on speed, so the fact the Swear mare rattled home late to be beaten by a length reads pretty well. Hareeba Stakes Race 8 – #6 Regal Vow (3) 5yo Mare | T: Charlotte Littlefield | J: Beau Mertens (54kg) Best Bet at Mornington: Verdad Verdad was simply awful last time out at Moonee Valley on March 22, but there were plenty of horses who put in a stinker on a poor track that day. The four-year-old gelding was excellent the start prior at Flemington when winning by 1.3 lengths. Verdad needs to lug 61kg, but Ben Melham will have him close to the speed throughout and poised to kick away in the home straight. Best Bet Race 3 – #2 Verdad (5) 4yo Gelding | T: Robbie Griffiths | J: Ben Melham (61kg) Next Best at Mornington: Foujita San Foujita San has been impressive in his last three starts, albeit without breaking through for a victory. The five-year-old gelding was beaten by the barest of margins in the Group 3 Easter Cup and finished ahead of Night Endeavor, which reads well. Jye McNeil will need a touch of luck from barrier two, but if he can have Foujita San in the moving line, his finishing burst should prove too much for this field. Next Best Race 4 – #3 Foujita San (2) 5yo Gelding | T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | J: Jye McNeil (56kg) Saturday quaddie tips for Mornington Mornington quadrella selections Saturday, April 19, 2025 2-7-11-14 1-2-5-6-9 1-2-3-4-6-9 2-3-4-8-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article