Wandering Eyes

G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}–Freedonia {GB}, by Selkirk) was the first lot to clear seven figures at Goffs on Friday, selling for €3.7 million to MV Magnier. In foal to St Mark's Basilica (Fr), the 6-year-old (lot 1212) is already the dam of a Wootton Bassett (GB) yearling colt who brought €460,000 during the Goffs Orby Sale earlier this year. She was consigned by Baroda Stud on behalf of the Niarchos family. “She is a lovely mare,” Magnier told the TDN's Brian Sheerin. “The whole Niarchos family, they have been very special friends of ours for a long time. We're just very happy that we can continue the relationship. These kinds of mares don't come on the market very often and, with this mare, we are lucky that we have very good partners who will support us to try and buy these mares. St Mark's Basilica has had some very good foals and, if she has a good colt by him, it would make it easy to go back.” €3.7million for G1 winner Albigna @Goffs1866 Part of the Niarchos Draft consigned by @BarodaStudIre this mare is in-foal to St Mark's Basilica and has been bought by M V Magnier. pic.twitter.com/5byRWMYOvh — TDN (@theTDN) November 24, 2023 The post MV Magnier Snaps Up Group 1 Winner Albigna For 3.7 Million At Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyo Racecourse. Sunday's G1 Japan Cup at headquarters figures to boil down to a battle between Equinox (Jpn) and Triple Tiara winner Liberty Island (Jpn). Click here for our preview: Saturday, November 25, 2023 5th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT UEO MUITE GORAN (JPN) (f, 2, Justify–All in Fun, by Tapit) is out of a stakes-placed full-sister to MGSP Tight Ten who was hammered down to Winchester Farm for $125,000 at the 2019 Keeneland November Sale. The mare foaled that produce, a colt, in Kentucky and now racing in Japan as T O Granville (Lea), won his first three starts, including a big-odds upset on career debut, and was a latest third over this track and distance Nov. 19. The third dam is dual Grade I winner Fleet Renee (Seattle Slew. B-Mishima Bokujo Sunday, November 26, 2023 5th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600m DO TAP (c, 2, Twirling Candy–Taparelli, by Tapit), a $65,000 Keeneland September yearling, improved nicely over the next seven months and was hammered down to Narvick International for $250,000 after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 4/5 at this year's OBS April Sale. The colt's dam is an unraced daughter of Grade II turf winner Schiaparelli (Ghostzapper), whose MGSW dam Cambiocorsa (Avenue of Flags)–a full-sister to star turf sprinter California Flag–produced GSW Moulin de Mougin (Curlin) and SWs Bronson (Medaglia d'Oro) and Alexis Tangier (Tiznow). Cambiocorsa's GISP Vionnet (Street Sense) was the dam of the outstanding MG1SW Roaring Lion (Kitten's Joy). B-RanJan Racing Inc (KY) The post Well-Bred Twirling Candy Colt Debuts at Tokyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Champion and pensioned stallion Stravinsky (Nureyev–Fire the Groom, by Blushing Groom {Fr}) passed away from the infirmities of old age at JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan earlier this week, Net Keiba reported on Friday. A notable broodmare sire, he was 27. “We are truly saddened to lose him and are grateful for all the support from his fans over the years,” Shigeki Yusa posted on X. Bred by R. D. Hubbard, E. C. Allred and C. Sczesny in Kentucky, the $625,000 Keeneland July yearling was purchased by Coolmore interests and raced for Michael Tabor and Sue Magnier. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, the colt was third in the G1 Dewhurst S. at two. During his 3-year-old season, he won the G1 July Cup and G1 Nuthorpe S., and retired to Coolmore Ashford with a mark of 8-3-1-1 and $361,450 in earnings. He was named the Cartier Champion Sprinter of 1999. He also shuttled to Australia for several years, and stood his first season in Japan beginning in 2006. His total stakes winners stands at 75 with 38 group/graded winners and nine Grade/Group 1 winners. His best include three-time Australian top-tier winner Serenade Rose (Aus), while Keeninsky (NZ) won a brace of Group 1s in New Zealand, and Balmont claimed the G1 Middle Park S. His daughters have provided 81 stakes winners so far, 44 at the Pattern level. The outstanding dual champion Tepin (Bernstein) is his best runner as a broodmare sire, with the six-time Grade/Group 1 winner one of 14 top-level scorers. Australian Horse of the Year Lankan Rupee (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and four-time Australian Group 1 winner Mosheen (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) are other standouts, as is International S./Sussex S./Queen Elizabeth II S. hero and sire Rip Van Winkle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The bay, a half-brother to stakes winner and GI Secretariat S. third Moscow Ballet (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), was pensioned in 2019. His dam won the GI Beverly D. S. and is a half-sister to G1 Vernons Sprint Cup scorer Dowsing (Riverman). The post Champion Stravinsky Passes Away At 27 In Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Having given the race a pass in 2022 after taking a thrilling renewal of the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn), Silk Racing Co. Ltd.'s world's top-rated racehorse Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) looks to complete that particular double–most recently accomplished by the syndicate's two-time Horse of the Year Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) in 2020–as the warm favourite in Sunday's G1 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. It has been a meticulously managed preparation for the 4-year-old colt with the broad blaze, as his abilities were on display for all to see when thrashing some of the world's best 2400-metre gallopers in the G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic Mar. 29. How strong was the performance? The second, third and fourth home–Westover (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Zagrey (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) and Mostahdaf (Ire) (Frankel {GB})–would all go on to plunder Group 1s in various parts of Europe, while the fifth-placed defending champion Shahryar (Jpn) returned to his best form with his recent third in the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf. Rested until the G1 Takarazuka Kinen in June, Equinox–whose own sire took this in 2016–came from well back and held off future G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe fourth Through Seven Seas (Jpn) (Dream Journey {Jpn}), but sat handier to the pace in the Oct. 30 Tenno Sho to score by an easy 2 1/2 lengths in the time of 1:55.2 for the 2000 metres. He's been ticking over since and did his final piece of work on the bridle Nov. 22. EQUINOX (middle) final fast ahead of the Japan Cup Clinical. Within 0.1 sec of his final work before the Tenno Sho. Precision. #HeroIsComing pic.twitter.com/wde3y6DBAZ — Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) November 22, 2023 “It was a usual workout,” said trainer Tetsuya Kimura. “He left the gate eagerly and was well-balanced under way. He was patient and waited for the rider's signal, then picked up the pace and ran solidly to the end. It was a good workout, as usual. I'm not going to make any empty promises, but we'll do our best over these last few days to get him to the gate in top condition.” Indeed, Horse of the Year honours for 2023 are at stake Sunday, as Triple Tiara heroine Liberty Island (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) has claims with a victory. The Sunday Racing runner is also perfect in her three trips to the races this term, coming from a near-impossible position to win the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) in April before stamping her authority on the G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), scoring by six lengths over the Japan Cup course and trip May 21. Leaving nothing to chance in the Oct. 15 G1 Shuka Sho, Yuga Kawada kept her in the clear, went for her fairly early while wide and won by a comfortable length. Harper (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), second in the Oaks and third in the Shuka Sho, returned to be a close third in the G1 QE II Commemorative Cup against older females earlier this month. Liberty Island will get a 4kg pull under the weight-for-age conditions plus sex allowance. “I think she's one level better than she was for the Shuka Sho,” opined trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida. “Her muscle tone is better, her mood is good. The Shuka Sho draw was difficult, but the jockey did a great job of guiding her. After seeing that race, I decided to come here. She is familiar with the venue and the Tokyo 2400 metres from her Japanese Oaks run, but she'll be up against older horses for the first time.” LIBERTY ISLAND final work ahead of the Japan Cup The King swinging on her. Good luck beating her pic.twitter.com/tj8YTyXwv4 — Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) November 22, 2023 Titleholder (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) was Japan's champion older horse of 2022, with scores in the G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) over two miles and in the Takarazuka Kinen ahead of an 11th to Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in that rain-soaked Arc. Winner in Group 2 company this past March, he was pulled up and out of the Tenno Sho Spring, but bounced back with a runner-up effort in the G2 Sankei Sho All Comers Sept. 24, holding gamely after making the majority of the running. He's drawn low, but will surely have a fight on his hands up front with all-the-way G1 Saudi Cup hero Panthalassa (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}). Stars on Earth (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) could prove the each-way play in this year's race. Desperately unlucky not to secure a Triple Tiara of her own in 2022, the dark bay–who carries the Shadai black-and-yellow–missed by a nose to pacesetting Jack d'Or (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}) in the G1 Osaka Hai Apr. 2 and was last seen charging home into third behind Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) and Sodashi (Jpn) (Kurofune {Jpn}) in the G1 Victoria Mile at this venue in May. She is clearly at home at Tokyo and the distance should be much more to her liking. Vela Azul (Jpn) (Eishin Flash {Jpn}) won last year's Cup under an audacious Ryan Moore steer, but with Moore having cut short his Japanese stint due to an injury suffered last weekend, Hollie Doyle is at the controls Sunday. Following the withdrawal of G1 St Leger hero Continuous (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) is the lone European raider this year. The 6-year-old won the G1 Prix Ganay in yielding ground at ParisLongchamp in May, received a break over the summer and exits a strong-finishing score in the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris on a sounder surface Oct. 15. He likes to be ridden quietly, conserving his energy for the straight, and the long run home over the Fuchu course should suit his style nicely. Quel voyage extraordinaire! Marie Velon has ridden IRESINE at every start since he won a Lyon maiden in 2020 and now, he's taken her to a Japan Cup! @velonmarie | #イレジン | #マリー・ヴェロン | #ジャパンカップ | #競馬 pic.twitter.com/zH5ajOM7BL — World Horse Racing (@WHR) November 24, 2023 The post All Eyes On Equinox In the Japan Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The "Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby" starts its four-race run at Tokyo Racecourse Nov. 25 with a wide-open field and strong representation by American sires.View the full article

2nd-Meydan, AED165,000, 11-24, Mdn., 1200m, 1:12.98, ft. LAHFATY (f, 2, Mitole–Magic Belle, by Gold Case), who was profiled in the latest edition of Desert Debuters, continued the strong autumn run for her sire to win by a geared down three lengths on debut at Meydan on Friday. The Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum-owned chestnut hopped slightly at the break, but was always contending for the lead down the back straight. She was poised to take over in earnest leaving the bend, and scampered away from her rivals in a taking performance. Fatinah (Girvin) rallied to take second, but was never catching the winner. Lahfaty, the 27th winner for her freshman sire (by Eskendereya), is a half-sister to stakes winner and GI Champagne S. runner-up Syndergaard (Majesticperfection), as well as a weanling filly by Basin. Her winning dam was bred to Maxfield last year. Sales history: $210,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, AED99,000. Click for the ERA chart & video. O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. B-Burleson Farms (KY). T-Michael Costa. Whoosh! Lahfaty (Mitole) dazzles on debut in the Palm Jumeriah Presented by Nakheel Maiden @BenCoen2 | @mcosta_racing #DubaiCarnival pic.twitter.com/6IAgZubFSP — Dubai Racing Club (@RacingDubai) November 24, 2023 The post Mitole’s Lahfaty Glides To Meydan Maiden Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeding enthusiast Don Rae continues his series of Behind the Breeds where he looks at recent qualifiers who have interesting pedigrees. In this article he looks at Millie Let Loose and Black Billie Gee. Millie Let Loose – Mount Hutt Trotting Club meeting on Sunday, 12 November. Qualifying second in her trotting heat was Millie Let Loose, a 2 year old filly by local sire Superfast Stuart from the Grant Our Wishes mare Foot Loose. Foot Loose won just the once from 36 starts; her victory came at Manawatu in the hands of trainer/driver Peter Scaife paying $33 neat for the win. She was the sole foal from the Keystone Provider mare Loosely, who was in turn out of Screws Loose by Aksarben, out of Misfit by Vagus, out of Sharp Note by Precaution, out of Fire Water (7 wins) by Calumet Axworth, out of the 1926 mare Resound by El Carbine out of Echo (1915). Girls Let Loose (6 wins) is one of two winners left so far by Foot Loose from seven live foals; Girls Let Loose has already left a yearling colt by Creatine. Foot Loose’s dam Loosely won four times for her various trainers who included Jill Meikle, Karen Sutherland and Ewen Sutherland. Screws Loose was a handy staying mare out of Misfit for Stewie Sutherland winning eight times from 88 starts with three of those wins (her first three wins) coming at two miles. She was a relatively shy breeder leaving just five foals and three winners. Screws Loose was contemporaneous to and sometimes bracketed with her more illustrious stablemate Waipounamu who won 17 races and was a fixture in open class trotting ranks from 1975 to 1980. He won the 1975 Ordeal Trotting Cup, 1975 DG Jones Memorial / Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup, 1975 National Trot and 1980 Canterbury Park Trotting Cup, in between times managing third in the 1977 Dominion Handicap and second in the 1978 Rowe Cup. Keystone Provider is worth briefly discussing; he wasn’t a huge success at stud for Graham Laing of Ashburton but did leave the very good colt Samson (1981) who won ten races for owner/trainer Ted Lowe. At two, Samson was a top performer with four wins; he won a New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Sires’ Produce Stakes (Final) (Gr1), won both the New Zealand Welcome Stakes and New Zealand Champion Stakes, and he also finished third behind Malaz and Nardinski in the 1984 New Zealand Sapling Stakes. At three, he won five times, counting the 1985 National Mutual Finance Champion Stakes (Gr3), the Firestone Eurosteel Celebrity Pace (Gr3) and an autumn double at Alexandra Park where he left in his wake such good horses as Nardinski, Frederick and Placid Victor. His final win before export came in the 1985 season-opening Kurow Cup defeating Ian Cameron’s mare Aran Blaze and Richard Brosnan’s Liquid Lightning. Keystone Surprise (9 wins) and Great Provider (8 wins) were two other good winners by Keystone Provider. All in all, he was the sire of 30 N.Z. bred winners, 25 Pacers (6 in 2.00) and 6 Trotters. His broodmares left the winners of 51 races, roughly 40% of those being trotting wins and many of these coming from the good class trotter Quality Invasion who greeted the judge no less than 19 times for owner/trainer Bruce Graham. Quality Invasion won an Ordeal Trotting Cup, a Methven Trotting Green Mile and ran third in the New Zealand Trotting Free For All (Mob) (Gr1) behind Peak and The Fiery Ginga beaten just 0.3 lengths. Further back in the Loose pedigree we find Sharp Note leaving just four foals including Misfit. The other to record is the unraced Aksarben mare Benot. Benot left two good winners in Kimrock (11 wins, by Adorian) and Mac’s Law (5 wins). Kimrock was a fixture in Southland trotting races, often competing over two miles off marks as far back as ninety metres. He once won at a Wyndham meeting off that mark and finished his career having 130 starts, 11 wins, 13 seconds, 11 thirds, and lifetime earnings $28,565. Benot also left the one win mare Sunflower, who in turn left for breeders A A Pascoe and Miss L K Pascoe the top class trotter Cedar Fella. Cedar Fella won 17 races for owners the Cherokee Syndicate. He was trained by Bryce Buchanan until breaking down in the autumn of 1995. Warren Stapleton resurrected his career in 1997 and brought him back to a peak that the owners couldn’t have dreamed of. In the hands of Ricky May, Cedar Fella won no less than five Major Races from September 1997 to November 1998; the Ordeal Trotting Cup, New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All, New Zealand Trotting Championship, Canterbury Park Trotting Cup and to culminate his career, the 1998 Dominion Handicap. Members of the wider family include the successful sire and racehorse Ripcord who won eleven races. By Quite Sure from the Wrack mare Discord (8 wins) out of Echo (1915), he ran third in the 1949 Rowe Cup and second in both the 1950 Dominion Handicap and New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All. Ripcord’s best progeny was the very good mare Queen’s Cord who won 16 races including two New Zealand Trotting Free-For-Alls (1964/65), 1965 Canterbury Park Trotting Cup, and twice ran second in the Dominion Handicap (1964 and 1966). In all Ripcord sired 26 winners of 100 races. As a broodmare sire he left 67 N.Z. bred winners. 19 Pacers and 48 Trotters who included the champion trotter No Response. Another top trotter from the family was Lament who won fifteen for Bill Doyle including the 1941 Group 1 New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All. Others tracing to the wider family include War Talent (8 wins), Dollars To Donuts (6 wins), Tribune (5 wins), Windy Grove (6 wins), Jafracane (6 wins) and Rock’n Robin (7 wins). Summarising, this is a family which perhaps not bred in the purple has thrown up some very handy trotters, at times very good trotters, and who knows, perhaps Millie Let Loose might be another. Good luck to the connections in any case! Black Billie Gee, Chertsey Trotting Club, Tuesday November 21. In the race for 2yo colts and geldings was Black Billie Gee, a gelding by freshman sire Fear The Dragon who registered his first winner at Manawatu on 13 November when at his eighth start, Obadiah Dragon ran away and hid, winning by 15 lengths. Out of the one win American Ideal mare Billie Jean, Black Billie Gee traces directly on his dam side to the 1916 Ortolan Axworthy mare Belle Keller. From eight foals (seven fillies), Belle Keller left just one winner of one race, which certainly does not sound like the beginning of a great family. However, Belle Keller had been imported by the very canny J R McKenzie (later Sir John McKenzie) and she had trotted a mile in 2:07 ½ in America, which was a pretty good time back then. While still in America, Belle Keller was bred to the sub two minute trotter Arion Guy. This foal, Belle Keller’s sole colt was Arion Axworthy, who was also imported by McKenzie and put to stud. Arion Axworthy raced 24 times for just two thirds, yet he left 15 winners at stud for McKenzie and as a broodmare sire he nearly brought up a century of wins in New Zealand. The best son of an Arion Axworthy mare was Our Kentucky who won ten races including a Winter Cup and ran second in the 1955 Hannon Memorial. Imported in utero to Arion Guy, Roydon’s Pride was tried trotting but was soon put to Great Bingen before McKenzie next put her up for auction in foal at Tattersalls. A curly story eventuated; a well-known Edendale owner Bill McDonald first picked her up at the auction for 27½ guineas before Dinny Teahen (at the insistence of one Bobby Dunn) offered Bill an instant five quid profit on the deal and so it was thus that Dinny came home with the mare who was to leave the champion Certissimus. Bill McDonald must have regretted his easy £5 profit!! In total, Roydon’s Pride ran as a trotter six times for McKenzie and Teahen for zero result. Dinny Teahen claimed she could trot as fast as any pacer but she just became a ball of nerves whenever she got near a racecourse and as a result, was never able to reproduce anything like her best so she was put out in the paddock to breed. At stud, she first left a filly by Great Bingen, Roydon’s Gift, who incidentally became the grand-dam of Queen’s Cord (16 wins) mentioned above. The second foal was Certissimus who set the racing world alight in 1941 and 1942. Certissimus was an absolute freak of nature; he was a beautifully gaited trotter, had high speed, looked god-like and was also gifted with both personality and intelligence. Dinny Teahen claimed the horse could nearly talk. The racing public fell in love with him too at first sight and during his brief career – 20 starts, 13 wins, two seconds – he thrilled everyone at every step. He won off long marks and smashed records. His record of 3:18 for the mile and eight furlongs (2600m) was set off a mark of 72 yards and this was six seconds faster than any three-year old trotter had gone before. He also served a few mares as an early four-year old while still racing and managed to leave eight offspring. One of these, Acclamation, won the 1949 Dominion Handicap. Another, Bellissima, won eight times and ran second in the New Zealand Champion Trotting Free-For-All. Yet another, Flame, left seven winners from eleven foals including Alight (seven wins), Flaming Way (twelve wins including the 1963 Canterbury Park Trotting Cup and the 1964 Dominion Handicap) and Inflammable (seven wins). It’s hard to imagine that Certissimus would not have been a major success as a stallion based on these early results. Certissimus’ last race came at the New Brighton course in early 1942 where he ran fourth off 120 yards. Sadly, soon afterwards in a training accident he stumbled and fractured a leg while jogging on the road, and despite best efforts to save him, a few days later he had to be put down. A once in a lifetime horse, Certissimus will still be remembered by those who were lucky to see him and his premature loss is still mourned. It was a story of what might have been. Back to the Beller Keller story, her third foal was the unraced Past Memories by Author Dillon. Past Memories left just two fillies, both of whom won races, one of whom was Scapa Flow (by Man O’War) who managed five wins. At stud she left just one foal, Grand Fleet by Quite Sure (the sire of Certissimus), who won just three times from 57 starts. The line at this stage held on by slender threads and, of Grand Fleet’s three fillies, it was the unraced Peggy Hanover (by Lucky Hanover) who was the only one to breed on. She left three winners from ten foals, one of whom was Jim Herring’s good class trotter Flagon Wagon (ten wins, incl. 1975 Cambridge Trotters Flying Mile). But, most importantly, Peggy Hanover also left the unraced trotting-bred Double Tested (by Great Evander). It is with Double Tested that the modern legacy of some of our greatest horses solely rests. Descending from Double Tested, and only through her Able Bye Bye daughter Tabella Beth, a galaxy of top horses owe their existence to this line. Lazarus (37 wins, 1.48.6,1MUSA) and Self Assured (23 wins, 1.50.3,1M*AUS) head this list. Stars And Stripes (15 wins, 1.51.2,1MUSA) Light And Sound (1.50.4,1MUSA, 11 wins, Garrard’s Sires’ Stakes (Final) [Gr1], four wins at Group 2), Star of Dionysis (12 wins incl. a Group 3), Vega Star (21 wins, 1.50.6USA), Star of Memphis (15 wins), Star Galleria (14 wins, City of Auckland FFA (Mobile) (Gr2) many times placed at Group level) all descend from Tabella Beth. So too, The Raconteur (1.51.4,1M*AUS), Asoka (1.53.4,1MUSA), Betterzippit (11 wins, 1:48.6M*AUS), Mitch Maguire (1.50.2,1MUSA), Victory Spirit (12 wins, 1.53,1MUSA), Captain Webber (1.52.4,1MUSA) and Star Of Isis (8 wins). There’s a book in itself waiting to be written on how Dave Phillips, of National Bloodstock Corporation fame, came to breed from Tabella Beth. And how her fillies bred on. And how some of the stallions he imported, the likes of Soky’s Atom and Chiola Hanover spring to mind, went on to make a lasting impact on the New Zealand standardbred. And so back to Black Billie Gee who traces to Tabella Beth through his grand-dam Divine who was out of the Tabella Beth mare Soky’s Sunday. Soky’s Sunday didn’t manage to pay a dividend from five starts but she did leave the talented Niobium (15 wins, 3rd in 2000 New Zealand Welcome Stakes, 2nd in 2002 Methven Green Mile behind Oaxaca Lass), Davy Maguire (5 wins) and Harrison Maguire (5 wins). Aardiebytheseaside (7 wins, 1.53.6,S*) incidentally is the eleventh and best foal from Divine and still racing well from the Telfer barn. Which brings us back to Black Billie Gee, who has also happens to have a younger yearling half-brother called Pepeha owned by M T Martin who is registered in the colours of Hastings trainer Tracey Cadwallader. Trained by the Whites at Ashburton, Black Billie Gee is bred and owned by J W Geary and Mrs J M Geary. They’ll be hoping that some of the stardust of Lazarus-like genes may be sprinkled their way. View the full article

It is often a case of catch me if you can with Johny Johny, and trainers Tim and Margaret Carter are hoping their pacemaking sprinter can outrun his rivals again in Saturday’s Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m). Johny Johny’s distinctive front-running style has seen him be victorious in his last four starts, including posting a hard-fought second black-type win in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa four weeks ago. “He’s been just ticking along nicely, we’ve spaced his racing out and tried to keep him fresh so he’ll go to the races in as good an order as we can get him,” Tim Carter said. Babylon Berlin poses a serious threat to the son of Charm Spirit as they match weights at 59kg, but Carter assured there will be no change in the gelding’s tactics on Saturday. “We’ve come up against Babylon Berlin in trials and races quite a few times and never finished in front of her, but I think we’ve worked out the best way to train Johny and putting the right riders on,” he said. “It’s just going to be more-or-less a run along and catch me if you can style with him, we won’t be changing that.” Carter was pleased to have apprentice jockey Jim Chung retain the ride aboard Johny Johny, having guided him to his last three victories. “Jim gets along really well with the horse, in a way Jim’s both a senior and an apprentice because he’s a bit older at 27, so we’ve decided to stay with him,” he said. “Johny’s not really a hard horse to ride because he’s got his own style of racing, we’ve had Jess Allen and Jim on him because they’re not obviously vigorous riders. “Jim is a strong hands and heels rider which suits the horse because he doesn’t need too much, he just likes to run at his own pace.” Carter has nominated the six-year-old for both the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day, and the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) on January 13 at Trentham, hoping Saturday’s race can give an insight to how he will measure at the elite level. “At this stage those are the goals, if we think he might be better suited to the more intermediate races then we’ll go there but the target is the Railway at the moment, then we’ll see what happens with the Telegraph,” Carter said. Johny Johny is a $5 third-favourite with TAB bookmakers behind a dominant Babylon Berlin ($1.80), and Sacred Satono ($3.50), who returns from a one-run effort in Sydney. The gelding is rated a $10 chance with TAB Futures for the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m), with Babylon Berlin also heading that market at $3.20. Following Johny Johny’s assignment, the Carters are looking forward to presenting five-year-old Pukana fresh-up next Saturday at Te Rapa in the Maiden 1300m, after electing to bypass Te Aroha’s midweek meeting. “I’ve taken him out of Te Aroha because Te Rapa have got a 1300m Maiden race next Saturday, which would suit him better. He’s a very promising horse that one,” Carter said. “He trialled lovely over at Waipa a couple of weeks ago, he won the trial and will be ready to go fresh up at Te Rapa.” View the full article

As the Wellfield Lodge operation winds down over the coming weeks, buyers on gavelhouse.com will be given a rare opportunity to secure some of its respected bloodlines – starting with a quality selection of 13 horses in the fortnightly auction that is open for bidding online now. The Manawatu nursery is offering four yearlings, two two-year-olds and seven mares, including the multiple race winners Champers (NZ) (Tavistock), Heidi Belle (NZ) (Vespa), Pleasure (NZ) (Vespa) and St Nancy (NZ) (Road To Rock). “We’re starting off by putting 13 up for sale in the current auction, and they’ll be followed by another 20 or so before Christmas,” Wellfield’s farm manager and trainer Peter Didham said. “In the new year, we’ll probably put some more mares and foals on the market as well. I think it’s a really great opportunity for buyers to get their hands on some good-quality bloodstock. “There’s some beautifully bred mares available in the current auction, along with some capable racemares who I think are very suitable for racing. Pleasure in particular is a very honest mare, and there’s also Eshay (NZ) (Contributer) who is only lightly raced and has shown above-average ability. I think someone could do very well racing mares like those.” Didham also made special mention of Lot 1 – a yearling colt by exciting young sire Circus Maximus out of Abeautifulred (NZ) (Handsome Randsom). Herself a runner-up in the Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), Abeautifulred is the dam of three winners from three foals to race including the multiple stakes winner Excelleration (NZ) (Exceed And Excel). “The Circus Maximus yearling out of Abeautifulred is a really lovely type,” Didham said. The 54 Lot auction is now open for bidding, with the first lot closing from 7pm (NZT) on Monday. View the full article

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, November 26, 2023 First Race 12:45pm HKT (3:45pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing heads back to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon for a meeting mixed between the turf and all-weather surfaces. All turf races will be run on the C course, with a firm deck all but assured courtesy of some hot days ahead. The first of 10 races is set to get underway at 12:45pm HKT (3:45pm AEDT). Best Bet: Super Sunny Sing Super Sunny Sing can get back to winning ways in the featured Class 1 Chevalier Cup (1600m). He was successful at this course and distance second-up on October 1 before tackling the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1800m) on November 5, where the son of Nicconi failed to make an impression in an awkwardly run affair. That race has produced two subsequent winners, and with Super Sunny Sing getting back to his favoured journey, watch for this guy to power over the top in the first leg of the quaddie. Best Bet Race 7 – #5 Super Sunny Sing (5) 5yo Gelding | T: Chris So | J: Vincent Ho (59kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best: Packing Bole Packing Bole had his first test on the all-weather circuit last start and couldn’t have been more impressive in his 3.8-length victory. It was a terrific return to form for the gelding by Deep Field as he made every post a winner in his October 25 demolition job. He has been whacked with a 5.5kg penalty by the handicapper, but that may not be enough to stop Packing Bole making it back-to-back wins on Sunday. Next Best Race 4 – #4 Packing Bole (2) 4yo Gelding | T: Danny Shum | J: Andrea Atzeni (58kg) Bet with Unibet Best Value: Supreme Lucky Supreme Lucky warrants plenty of respect in this wide-open 1400m affair. The son of Deep Field had no luck in his latest outing at this track and trip on October 22, when he was forced to sit three wide without cover for a majority of the journey. He was still classy enough to cling on for fourth place, and with James McDonald hopping in the saddle as he kicks off his Hong Kong stint, Supreme Lucky can prove he is up to Class 2 company. Best Value Race 8 – #9 Supreme Lucky (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Danny Shum | James McDonald (56kg) Bet with Betfair Sha Tin Sunday quaddie tips – 26/11/2023 Hong Kong quadrella selections Sunday, November 26, 2023 1-2-5 1-2-4-9-10 1-5-7-10-14 1-4-5-9-10 More horse racing tips View the full article

Elite level racing in Perth for the summer season kicks off this weekend in the form of the Group 1 $1.5 million Furphy Railway Stakes (1600m) and it is Tuvalu carrying the top-weight leading the markets. Top-weight Tuvalu is favourite to take out the Railway Stakes 2023 in WA this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Lindsey Smith-trained six-year-old will cart 58kg in the Ascot feature as he runs at the track for the first time out to return to winning form. It has been awhile between drinks with his latest victory being the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) in October of last year. His lead-up Melbourne form this spring has been excellent including a second to Alligator Blood on September 23 in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m). At his latest start he ran third just 0.4 lengths beaten in the Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Cox Plate Day with improvement to come. Tuvalu is rock hard fit now, at his pet distance, is drawn favourably in gate four for Jamie Kah and is the deserving $4.80 favourite in the latest markets at Ladbrokes. The locals are led by the Grant & Alana Williams-trained Star Turn mare Alsephina who also pays $4.80 to hand the stable their fifth Railway Stakes victory in six years. The father-daughter duo has prepared all the Railway Stakes winners going back to 2018 with the exception of Trix Of The Trade (Colin Webster) last year. Alsephina jumps from barrier seven on Saturday with Perth’s premier hoop William Pike in the saddle. The five-year-old has a brilliant Ascot strike-rate (6:6-2-0), is undefeated with three previous mile victories, and is third-up now off back-to-back Group 3 seconds over less distance this campaign. Sydney’s best trainer Chris Waller chases his second Railway Stakes success after saluting in 2015 with Good Project when he saddles-up one-time favourite Roots ($6) from out in gate 15. The five-year-old daughter of Press Statement comes off an impressive Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) win by 2.68 lengths at Rosehill on November 11 and is more than up to this at her best with luck from the gate. The early Railway Stakes market mover slashed from $31 to $16 is the Lou Luciani-trained Marocchino in gate 14 with Chris Parnham in the saddle. The seven-year-old has his 51st career start on the weekend and was an upset Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes winner over Alsephina two back at 100/1. Others to consider at longer Railway Stakes odds include Summer Dickson’s Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes winning mare Karli’s Karma ($13), Dom To Shoot ($17) coming off a Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes second, and Forgot You ($18) coming off a Flemington win on Melbourne Cup Day. The Railway Stakes race is scheduled to jump at 6:09pm (AWST) at Ascot on Saturday afternoon as the penultimate event on the nine-race Perth card. 2023 Railway Stakes Field & Barriers No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating 1 12x79x4323 TUVALU Lindsey Smith Ms Jamie Kah 4 58kg 114 2 011x10x017 MAROCCHINO Lou Luciani Chris Parnham 14 57kg 112 3 23x5225x33 COMFORT ME Rhys Radford Peter Knuckey 18 54kg 106 4 45x31823x2 DOM TO SHOOT Sean & Jake Casey Jordan Turner 12 54kg 106 5 410x52x501 ROOTS Chris Waller Tommy Berry 15 54kg 106 6 x1316x0x98 TRIX OF THE TRADE Colin Webster Troy Turner 1 54kg 106 7 2111111×22 ALSEPHINA Grant & Alana Williams William Pike 7 53kg 97 8 5x60113x75 BUSTLER Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 2 53kg 102 9 430×762931 FORGOT YOU (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 19 53kg 103 10 3x11200x61 KARLI’S KARMA Summer Dickson Michael Poy 8 53kg 102 11 x845221x30 LAST OF THE LINE Stephen Miller Brad Parnham 13 53kg 103 12 09x7008x44 MASSIMO Chris & Michael Gangemi Clint Johnston-Porter 17 53kg 102 13 x11751x351 MOJO RHYTHM Mitchell Pateman Ms Holly Watson 6 53kg 90 14 21x0180x18 SEARCHIN’ ROC’S Jim Taylor Jason Brown 5 53kg 96 15 x05912x809 STARTRADE Daniel Morton Chris Nicoll 10 53kg 102 16 141211x2x6 THE VELVET QUEEN Darren McAuliffe Patrick Carbery 16 53kg 98 17e 2112311×34 CASINO SEVENTEEN Grant & Alana Williams Shaun McGruddy 3 53kg 96 18e 4928322613 LET’S GALAHVANT Daniel & Ben Pearce 9 53kg 94 19e 15×2317655 RIVER RUBICON Steve Wolfe Joseph Azzopardi 11 53kg 92 Table Credit: Racing Australia. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The post Tuvalu Tops 2023 Railway Stakes Field & Betting Markets in Perth appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

What Kilmore Cup Day 2023 Where Kilmore Racing Club – East St, Kilmore VIC 3764 When Sunday, November 26, 2023 First Race 1:10pm AEDT Visit Dabble Feature racing in Victoria heads to Kilmore on Sunday afternoon with the Listed Kilmore Cup (1600m) taking top billing on the nine-race meeting. With rain forecast over the weekend, expect a Soft track that could slide into the Heavy range as the day goes on. The rail sticks in the true position, with the action commencing at 1:10pm AEDT. Kilmore Cup Top Tip: Keats Keats was tipped as a big chance in the Listed Kilmore Cup last year before the meeting was abandoned, and the Gavin Bedggood-trainer runner is looking to add the title to his mantlepiece 12 months on. The seven-year-old gelding was only run down late in the Listed Sale Cup (1600m) first-up, finding the in-form Maktoob a touch too strong for him late. He gets the conditions to suit on Sunday and maps to gain a relatively uncontested lead from barrier one. Under a well-rated steer from Beau Mertens, Keats should prove too hard to run down in the 2023 Kilmore Cup. Kilmore Cup Race 8 – #7 Keats (1) 7yo Gelding | T: Gavin Bedggood | J: Beau Mertens (54kg) +220 with Neds Best Bet at Kilmore: Ginger ‘N’ Pink Ginger ‘N’ Pink from the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman barn has always been blessed with ability but has failed to put it all together on race day. With two minor placings to her name as a juvenile, the Zoustar filly is set to have her first start as a three-year-old. She has a quiet Pakenham jumpout under her belt leading into her return to the track, but the stable seems to have found the right maiden for this girl. Thomas Stockdale will likely have her in the second half of the field, but if she can gain a nice tow into the race, Ginger ‘N’ Pink should prove tough to hold out. Best Bet Race 2 – #10 Ginger ‘N’ Pink (10) 3yo Filly | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Thomas Stockdale (56kg) +140 with Betfair Next Best at Kilmore: Staunch Despite finishing eighth upon return at Geelong, Staunch put in an eye-catching finish over 1400m to suggest the step up to the 1600m second-up should be ideal. He was only beaten 2.15 lengths and made up good ground inside the final furlong. Daniel Stackhouse will have him settled in a striking position just off the speed, where he should have favourite Simeon in his sights at all times. With a well-timed finishing burst, Staunch should have no issue in blousing the leaders and bringing up an overdue win. Next Best Race 5 – #3 Staunch (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Matt Laurie | J: Daniel Stackhouse (60.5kg) +340 with Picklebet Free quaddie tips for Kilmore Cup Day Kilmore quadrella selections Sunday, November 26, 2023 1-2-7 1-3-4-7-8 1-2-3-7 4-6-7-8-9-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

Gai Waterhouse AO has been elevated to legend status in Australian Racing Hall of Fame. (Alice Miles/Racing Photos) Gai Waterhouse AO, Australia’s national treasure and first lady of racing was given a standing ovation upon her elevation to legend status in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame last night at the Australian Racing Hall of Fame and Racehorse of the Year double-header held at Optus Stadium in Perth. Presenting her with a stunning crystal vase, close friend Bruce McAvaney simply said “Gai – we simply thank you. Thank you for taking us on this ride, you’ve made such a difference to our lives and we love you”. In her heartfelt interview with emcees Jason Richarson and Brittany Taylor, Gai paid tribute to all inductees honoured and all trainers in the room mentioning James Cummings, Chris Waller, Clarry Conners and Bob Peters saying “ We all have one thing in common and that is firstly, our love for the equine and how much we adore the horses and secondly the drive to achieve greatness and that takes something really special and that is a charismatic thing that people want to be close to”. Adding “my father was very charismatic, a terrific leader”. With husband Rob, daughter Kate and son Tom and sister in law Louise invited up onto the stage, Emcee Jason Richardson asked Gai what she was most proud of in her racing career to which she replied “ my marriage to Rob and my children “ stressing the importance of the family unit. Daughter Kate paid tribute to Gai saying “what a fabulous mother, mentor and role model she always has been”. Gai also paid tribute to training partner Adrian Bott “it’s a great joy working with Adrian, he’s a great trainer, very talented, very astute and he has that something about him when you are looking for a great horse or a great man and Adrian is exactly that, and thank you for making it possible that I can keep training and enjoy training”. Jason Richardson asked Gai “how can we bottle this passion that you’ve got? To which Gai answered “you have to enjoy it. It is my life, it is not a job it is what I do”. Other special inductees on the night included Trainer, Clarry Conners who praised wife Maree for being by his side through 50 years of being in the industry. An extremely popular inductee, Clarry Conners was met with a rousing reception when he was called to the stage reflecting on the incredible success of four Golden Slippers, three VRC Oaks and two Triple Crowns being a standout in his long career. Frank Treen Junior and Grand-daughter Kristy Kable accepted the Induction of the late and great jockey Frank Treen. Well known Western Australian Bob Peters was inducted as an Associate of Racing for his life time contribution to racing, breeding and racing administration and was joined by his wife Sandra, daughter Melissa Peters and grandchildren. In an emotional tribute to Rodney “Rocket” Kemp – the former jockey and mentor was given the Australian Spirit of Racing Award for his contribution to racing. Thoroughbred Inductees included champion mare Emancipation, celebrating her outstanding success over only two seasons, Kings Stand Stakes and Moonee Valley Champion Mare, Miss Andretti and Golden Slipper winner colt Baguette. The star studded event also celebrated Chris Waller taking out the Bart Cummings award for Group One Trainer of the 2022/23 season for the fourth time in succession. Champion Jockey, James McDonald accepted via video and paid tribute to the James Cummings trained Anamoe who provided a scintillating thrill for McDonald in the 2022 Cox Plate, the Chipping Norton and George Ryder stakes in 2023. I Am Invincible was crowned Champion Sire for 2022/2023 for the second year running with an incredible tally of over $22m in stakes winnings from his star progenies. More horse racing news View the full article

Aromatic will seek back-to-back Group 3 Counties Cup (2100m) victories on Saturday at Pukekohe. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) (Race Images Palmerston North) Classy grey mare Aromatic will attempt to follow in the footsteps of a former stablemate when she returns to Pukekohe on Saturday to defend her title in the Group 3 Counties Cup (2100m). Te Akau Racing previously celebrated back-to-back Counties Cup victories with In A Twinkling, who won the race in 2019 and 2020 for trainer Jamie Richards. Aromatic recorded the first stakes success of her career in last year’s Counties Cup, but by the end of the season she had added another two in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) and Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m). The daughter of Sacred Falls has spent her entire spring so far in weight-for-age company, producing creditable performances for eighth in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), seventh in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and sixth in the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) before a strong last-start second in Pukekohe’s Group 3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m). The Balmerino Stakes was won by Aquacade, who is again among Aromatic’s opposition this weekend. While both mares carried 57kg under the weight-for-age conditions of that race, Aromatic drops to 55.5kg on Saturday while Aquacade goes up to 59kg. “Aromatic ran a really big race in the Balmerino last start,” co-trainer Sam Bergerson said. “Aquacade is obviously a fantastic mare and is going to be hard to beat again, but we do get a bit of weight off her this time under the handicap conditions. “Aromatic came through that race in great order. We’re very happy with her and hoping she can defend her title in the race. The weather forecast keeps changing, but if there’s any rain around it will probably help her even more. But she’s such a consistent mare anyway and always tries hard, and I’m sure it’ll be no different on Saturday.” The Te Akau Racing team has runners in all of Saturday’s black-type features, including a two-pronged attack on the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) with Wolverine and Campionessa. Wolverine was a Group One placegetter as a two-year-old for Bergerson’s father Roydon, then went on to a successful three-year-old season in Australia that featured five black-type placings. The daughter of Tivaci was subsequently bought by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis for A$850,000, and she returned to New Zealand racing with a fourth in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) on November 11. “That run was a little bit of a head-scratcher, because we thought she might round off a little bit better than she did,” Bergerson said. “In saying that, she’s definitely gone the right way since then and taken good improvement out of the race. “Stepping up to 1400m will suit her. It’s probably not the strongest edition of the Breeders’ Stakes, so she’ll get her chance. The outside barrier is a little bit niggly, but having Opie (Bosson) in the saddle is a big plus.” Campionessa won last season’s Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) and later recorded Group One placings in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and New Zealand Stakes (2050m). The Contributer mare was freshened after a disappointing unplaced run in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at the end of September. “This is short of her best distance, so we’ll just be happy to see her running on,” Bergerson said. “She’s been looking fantastic at home. It’s a nice race to kick her back off in, and she’s well suited at weight-for-age. It should lead nicely into next month’s Cal Isuzu Stakes (Group 2, 1600m).” Star Witness filly Bellatrix Star will take her place among a stellar line-up of two-year-olds in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes. Bellatrix Star won the first two-year-old race of the season at Wanganui in early September, then finished third at Te Rapa on November 11. “She probably just overdid things a little bit at Te Rapa last time,” Bergerson said. “But she’s a filly that we’ve always really liked. She’s a nice, speedy two-year-old. “It’s a small field on Saturday but pretty high in quality, so we should know more from a Karaka Millions (1200m) perspective after this race. “It looks like there’ll be some speed on, so I’d say we’ll be neutral out of the gates and hope that she can settle a little bit better. We know that she can finish with a very good turn of foot.” Group One winner Romancing The Moon has been freshened since her last-start fifth in the Group 3 Spring Sprint (1400m) and drops back in distance for Saturday’s Group 3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m). “We gave her a quick freshen-up after that last run at Hastings, and we thought this would be a nice race to get her back on track,” Bergerson said. “There are a couple of sharp horses in there that might be tough to beat, but it wouldn’t surprise us if she ran a cheeky race. It would be great to pick up a bit more black type.” More horse racing news View the full article

Flower Of Wanaka will prepare for a potential Group One test at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Black-type performer Flower Of Wanaka will depart from Chrissy Bambry’s stable early in the new year, but the Foxton trainer is aiming high during her final few weeks with the Burgundy mare. Flower Of Wanaka is in foal, having been covered by Satono Aladdin since her last-start third placing in the Group 3 Thompson Handicap at Trentham on October 21. The five-year-old will return to the racetrack on Saturday at Wanganui. “She’s in foal now, so we’ll be able to keep racing her for those 120 days,” Bambry said. “We’re going to try to see if we can pick up a bit more black type with her during that last period of her racing career. “She went to the stallion after the Thompson Handicap and ended up being away for only a week, so she didn’t lose very much of her fitness in that time. I even thought about running her in the Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m) at Pukekohe this weekend, but I just felt it would suit her better to ease back into things over the 1340m at Wanganui instead. “Hopefully she can continue her good form with another competitive run on Saturday, and then we might think about the TAB Classic (Group 1, 1600m) at Trentham in a couple of weeks’ time.” Bred and raced by Dr Gene Tsoi, Flower Of Wanaka has had 22 starts for two wins and eight placings. She claimed a valuable Listed victory in the Tauranga Classic (1400m) in early July, and she has since recorded two second placings, a third in the Thompson Handicap and a fourth in the Group 3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Flower Of Wanaka will be ridden in Saturday’s $50,000 open sprint by Lily Sutherland, whose 2kg claim reduces her weight to just 52kg. Flower Of Wanaka is joined in the line-up by veteran stablemate Deerfield, who was a last-start third placegetter in an open 1400m race at Trentham and will be ridden by Leah Hemi. Meanwhile, Bambry reported that classy three-year-old filly Chantilly Lace had come through Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in good order. The daughter of U S Navy Flag finished 11th in the classic, after a strong run of spring form that saw her win the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1200m) and finish second in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and fourth in the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). “She’d just had a little bit of a hiccup a few weeks out from the 1000 Guineas, and that interruption to her build-up probably told late in the race,” Bambry said. “She seems to have pulled up really well. She’s bucking around. We’ll give some thought to what we do with her next, but as long as she continues to show us that she’s come through Riccarton well, it’s likely that we’ll keep her in work.” More horse racing news View the full article

Exciting two-year-old Poetic Champion will contest Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) brings together four of the six winners of two-year-old races in the North Island so far this season, and Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is hoping to see his runaway debut winner Poetic Champion rise to the occasion in the star-studded Pukekohe clash. Racing in the colours of owner-breeder Jonathan Munz’s GSA Bloodstock, Poetic Champion romped to a spectacular victory by six and a quarter lengths at Hawera in early October to become the first winner for Waikato Stud stallion Super Seth. Poetic Champion had previously won a Cambridge trial with similar ease in early September, and Pike has since sent him back to the trials for a comfortable half-length victory at Waipa on November 13. “It was a very good performance on debut,” Pike said. “He was coming into that race with just one three-horse trial on the synthetic under his belt, but he couldn’t really have been any more impressive. “He had a fortnight off after that race and has built back up nicely. We thought we’d give him a trial right-handed at Waipa to give him a bit of experience that way around. He won his trial well and ran good time that day. “He’s a lovely two-year-old that we’ve got a lot of time for, and we’re really looking forward to Saturday.” On Friday horse racing bookmakers rated Poetic Champion a $2.40 chance for the Counties Challenge Stakes, sharing favouritism with Savaglee, who was a four-length winner at Trentham in his only previous start. Velocious is the $5 third favourite on the strength of her recent debut win at Te Rapa, while the $7 fourth favourite is Bellatrix Star, who won the season-opening juvenile race at Wanganui before a last-start third placing. There is a strikingly similar market for the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in late January, where Savaglee is the $5 favourite, Poetic Champion and Velocious share second favouritism at $7 and Bellatrix Star is at $12. Poetic Champion headlines a team of five runners at Pukekohe on Saturday for Pike, who also expects Roederer and Slipper Island to bounce back from their last-start failures on unsuitable tracks. Roederer finished second and first in his first two starts of the season, but then crossed the line a well-beaten eighth on Heavy8 ground at Te Rapa on September 29. He lines up in Saturday’s Ellerslie Events 1600. “He just didn’t handle that wet ground last start, so we gave him a little freshen-up after that race,” Pike said. “He’s a nice, progressive type of staying horse. The fields are pretty competitive at Pukekohe this weekend, but we’d expect him to run a good race.” Slipper Island contests the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Qualifier (1400m), having caught the eye with a flying finish into third on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival before floundering in deteriorating footing three weeks later. “We were tossing up whether or not to run him that day, and in the end the amount of rain they had really brought him undone,” Pike said. “He’s another one that we’ve since given a good freshen-up. He’s a very nice horse who I think is definitely up to at least winning a good Rating 75 race during this preparation.” More horse racing news View the full article

Anamoe took out top honours at the Australian Racehorse of the Year awards in Perth on Thursday night. It was all about Anamoe at the star-studded Australian Racehorse of the Year and Australian Racing Hall of Fame double-header held at Optus Stadium in Perth on Thursday night. The James Cummings-trained entire added the night’s top accolade to his stunning career as he was crowned the Australian Racehorse of the Year for 2022/2023 season. Saluting at the highest level with a victory in the 2022 Cox Plate, the champion notched six Group 1 titles over the season and was a clear standout with voters naming him the Champion Middle Distance horse of the year. The Godolphin star kicked off his stellar season with victories in the Winx Stakes, George Main Stakes and Caulfield Stakes before completing 2022 with his magnificent win in the Cox Plate. His dominance continued in 2023 with wins in the Chipping Norton Stakes and George Ryder Stakes. In his own acceptance speech, Group 1 champion jockey James McDonald was full of praise for his partner-in-crime. “Anamoe has been a warhorse for me and the Godolphin team,” he said. “He was such an honest cool dude who put his heart on the line every time and he won at the very highest level. “His win in the Cox Plate was just scintillating — he gave me so many thrills and was such a great horse not only on the track but off the track as well”. It was also a momentous night for Clayton Douglas and the connections of Giga Kick, with the champion gelding taking out two major awards for the 2022/23 season. The Everest and All Aged Stakes winner was crowned as the Champions Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding, and it came as no surprise that the Doomben 10,000 star was also named Champion Sprinter of the Year with a resounding number of votes in this category. In Secret was crowned as the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly after claiming two brilliant Group 1 wins in the Coolmore Stud Stakes and Newmarket Handicap. The Chris Waller-trained Shinzo took out the 2022/23 Champion Two-Year-Old award, enjoying a stellar debut season that included victory in the $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes. Ciaron Maher and David Eustace were applauded with their Melbourne Cup star Gold Trip taking out the Champion Stayer award for 2022/23 amassing a record-breaking amount of votes in this category, while Irish gelding Stern Idol was crowned as the Champion Jumper of the season. More horse racing news View the full article

Rigney Racing's Xigera continued her march through the female dirt stakes ranks, romping by 6 1/2 lengths in the $400,000 Falls City Stakes (G3) on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs for her third consecutive stakes victory.View the full article

Our Alley Cat will contest the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Our Alley Cat will be out to keep her stakes-winning momentum going when she heads to Pukekohe on Saturday for the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Atlante was an impressive last start victor in the Group 3 Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings last month and has continued to please trainer Vicki Prendergast in her work. Our Alley Cat hasn’t raced or trialled since her Hastings assignment, which poses the only concern for Prendergast, but she believes her mare remains up to the mark. “She has had six weeks between races, which is a tad long, but we missed out on a trial the other week because the ground dried out a bit too much,” Prendergast said. “It is always a fitness question when she has sat around for six weeks, but I think we have done enough work with her and I am pretty confident she will be on task.” While the six-week gap was longer than intended, Prendergast said she has tried to space the mare’s races as she ages. “She is getting older, and she isn’t the soundest animal in the world, so we do space her out a bit now and take the pressure off a little bit and give her time to recover,” she said. “But she is really well, I couldn’t ask for her to be any better. I am really happy with her.” Our Alley Cat will jump from barrier eight in the 12-horse field with Michael McNab aboard. “It is better out there than on the rail,” she said. “She is so fast out of the barriers she shouldn’t have any problems coming across and getting a nice position. If you are drawn too far inside, she always risks getting caught on the rail and having nowhere to go. She was drawn further out last time so I am happy with that.” Further stakes assignments await the Group One performer over summer, and while she holds a nomination for the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day, Prendergast said she will likely bypass the sprint feature in favour of following a similar path to what she did this year. “I put the nom in to see how the field came up (for the Railway). I think 1200m will be a bit sharp for her now, 1400m is her sweet spot and there are a couple of good sprinters in there,” Prendergast said. “We will probably carry on through the summer and go to the Westbury (Group 2, 1400m) and maybe even the Te Aroha Breeders (Group 1, 1600m) like we did last year over a mile. “If we can get a couple more black-type wins or placings with her to really strengthen her broodmare pedigree we will be really happy.” Our Alley Cat has been installed a $4.20 favourite by online betting sites for the Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes, with Wolverine and Flamebird the next fancied runners at $5.50. Prendergast will also be represented by Amberite. “Amberite is a very progressive horse. He is just so big and immature at the moment,” Prendergast said. “He has taken a long time but we have always thought highly of him. I think he should go a good race.” More horse racing news View the full article

Savaglee will contest the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Promising colt Savaglee wasn’t purchased with New Zealand’s richest two-year-old event in mind, but it’s emerged as a serious target. The youngster was an effortless winner at his only appearance and another bold showing in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) will further boost his $1 million Karaka Million (1200m) prospects. Savaglee was secured out of breeder Waikato Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale earlier this year for $400,000 with The Oaks Stud General Manager Rick Williams signing the ticket. “He doesn’t seem to be bothered by his shins or the usual things that can happen to two-year-olds colts, he’s made us race him really,” Williams said. “I wasn’t aiming at the Million when I bought him, obviously I thought he was a sharper sort of Savabeel but I’m not pretending I thought he was a pre-Christmas Savabeel. “He’s basically told us he wants to race so we’ll let him.” Trained by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, Savaglee had won a trial at Te Awamutu before he headed south to romp home at his Trentham debut by four lengths. “We’ll learn a bit more about him on Saturday because we don’t know yet if he beat a lot at Trentham, but he looks well above average,” Williams said. “So far so good, he’s certainly quick and he had a lot in reserve at Trentham. “If he was to win or be unlucky, he’ll head to the Eclipse Stakes (Group 2, 1200m) back at Pukekohe and then the Karaka Million, that would be the target for a horse like him.” To be ridden by Michael McNab, Savaglee will only be opposed by five rivals on Saturday so his outside barrier isn’t considered an issue. “We drew six out of six but that won’t matter and there will be no excuses. He’s trained on well and we’re expecting a good run from him,” Williams said. “There’s a few nice horses in there so we’ll have a much clearer view whether he progresses through the ranks like I hope he will.” Williams also has high hopes for Darci Brahma’s homebred daughter Desert Island, who is trained by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray. “She certainly trialled up as though she would be right in it,” Williams said. “We couldn’t find a senior rider, so we got Jimmy Chung with his claim (3kg) and we’re hopeful.” The Oaks will also have eyes on the Cranbourne meeting where its colours will be carried by He’s Beset in the closing event. The Darci Brahma four-year-old won two of his nine starts from Tony Pike’s stable before joining Nick Ryan’s Flemington yard and finished third in his Australian debut at Bendigo. “He was unlucky first up and could be in the mix, hopefully it will be a nice Saturday for us,” Williams said. More horse racing news View the full article

Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) brings together four of the six winners of two-year-old races in the North Island so far this season, and Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is hoping to see his runaway debut winner Poetic Champion rise to the occasion in the star-studded Pukekohe clash. Racing in the colours of owner-breeder Jonathan Munz’s GSA Bloodstock, Poetic Champion romped to a spectacular victory by six and a quarter lengths at Hawera in early October to become the first winner for Waikato Stud stallion Super Seth. Poetic Champion had previously won a Cambridge trial with similar ease in early September, and Pike has since sent him back to the trials for a comfortable half-length victory at Waipa on November 13. “It was a very good performance on debut,” Pike said. “He was coming into that race with just one three-horse trial on the synthetic under his belt, but he couldn’t really have been any more impressive. “He had a fortnight off after that race and has built back up nicely. We thought we’d give him a trial right-handed at Waipa to give him a bit of experience that way around. He won his trial well and ran good time that day. “He’s a lovely two-year-old that we’ve got a lot of time for, and we’re really looking forward to Saturday.” On Friday the TAB rated Poetic Champion a $2.40 chance for the Counties Challenge Stakes, sharing favouritism with Savaglee, who was a four-length winner at Trentham in his only previous start. Velocious is the $5 third favourite on the strength of her recent debut win at Te Rapa, while the $7 fourth favourite is Bellatrix Star, who won the season-opening juvenile race at Wanganui before a last-start third placing. There is a strikingly similar market for the TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in late January, where Savaglee is the $5 favourite, Poetic Champion and Velocious share second favouritism at $7 and Bellatrix Star is at $12. Poetic Champion headlines a team of five runners at Pukekohe on Saturday for Pike, who also expects Roederer and Slipper Island to bounce back from their last-start failures on unsuitable tracks. Roederer finished second and first in his first two starts of the season, but then crossed the line a well-beaten eighth on Heavy8 ground at Te Rapa on September 29. He lines up in Saturday’s Ellerslie Events 1600. “He just didn’t handle that wet ground last start, so we gave him a little freshen-up after that race,” Pike said. “He’s a nice, progressive type of staying horse. The fields are pretty competitive at Pukekohe this weekend, but we’d expect him to run a good race.” Slipper Island contests the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Qualifier (1400m), having caught the eye with a flying finish into third on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival before floundering in deteriorating footing three weeks later. “We were tossing up whether or not to run him that day, and in the end the amount of rain they had really brought him undone,” Pike said. “He’s another one that we’ve since given a good freshen-up. He’s a very nice horse who I think is definitely up to at least winning a good Rating 75 race during this preparation.” View the full article

NT trainer Kerry Petrick will have nine runners engaged in Saturday’s five-race meeting at Alice Springs. Kerry Petrick has been relatively quiet since taking a team to Kununurra a few months ago, but her stable will be out in force at Alice Springs on Saturday. Petrick, born and raised in the Red Centre, will have nine runners competing across four of the five races at Pioneer Park. They are Perisseuo, Princess Pancakes, Dip Me Lid, Mangione, Real Divine, Kikuyu, Throw At Da Stumps, Magnolia Rose and 2022 NT Derby winner Venting. After winning the 2023 NT Derby with Anphina in July during the Darwin Cup Carnival, Petrick headed to WA for the Kununurra meetings on August 26 and September 2 where Dip Me Lid, Magnolia Rose, Boom Boom Sweet and Throw At Da Stumps had success. She has only had three runners start on the Red Centre dirt since featuring on the Kununurra grass, and that trio failed miserably. Petrick, who spends various times of the year in Alice Springs and Darwin, has rallied the troops as she strives to pick up her first win at Pioneer Park since May 28, when Real Divine saluted over 1200m at 0-58 level. “I’m currently in Adelaide, I’ve just been over to Victoria for last Saturday’s races at Dunkeld,” she said on Thursday. “I’m back in Alice Springs tomorrow. “I’ve actually got nine runners out of the 15 I’ve currently got in work starting first-up, so it’s going to be an interesting day. “There’s probably four out of the team — the stayers — who are really only having a fitness run, it’s the beginning of their preparation. “The others are in their right races, so it should be a fun day out. “I’ve got a few more starting again next week. “Then, obviously as the stayers progress in their training preparation they will be closer and closer to their suitable distances.” Although Petrick has been a notable absence, the stable has been working diligently behind the scenes. “We haven’t really had a break because when we came back from Kununurra we started working on the other horses,” she said. “Obviously we haven’t been going to the races, but we’ve all been working extremely hard to prepare them as we all do to get back to the races.” Throw At Da Stumps, who won his first two races in Darwin in June and July before placing in two of his next three starts at Fannie Bay, takes on in-form pair Red Wraith and Boy Big over 1000m at Benchmark 76 level. “I really like Throw At Da Stumps, although he’s in a race with two very well performed horses,” Petrick said. “I think he’s an up and coming horse, he’s running at his right distance. “First start on the Alice Springs track could be interesting, but his Darwin Carnival form was very good.” Perisseuo takes on Class 2 opposition over 1200m after spending almost four months in the paddock following a Darwin Cup Carnival campaign. “I really like Perisseuo, I’ve won with him over 1200m,” she said. “He has been quite a difficult horse to train. “Jockey Paul Denton has done an absolutely wonderful job on him and we seem to have him in a good head space and we’re hoping he can take that to the races.” Princess Pancakes is a new arrival from Victoria and will contest the same race as Perisseuo. “She’s actually Anphina’s full sister and her track work has been amazing,” Petrick said. “Probably my only concern with her, which is why Paul chose to ride Perisseuo, is that she has drawn barrier one. “As we all know, horses that race first time on the dirt from an inside barrier are probably going to get a fair spray (of dirt) and that could work against her.” Petrick’s only NT win this season occurred in Darwin with Boom Boom Sweet on Palmerston Sprint Day on August 5. She ended the 2022/23 season with 10 wins in the Top End premiership and 13 wins in the Alice Springs premiership. Meanwhile, Petrick praised the efforts of fellow Alice Springs trainer Paul Gardner, who currently leads the premiership, and was excited for local apprentice Dakota Gillett, who has linked up with leading Adelaide trainers Richard and Chantelle Jolly. “So pleased for Paul — as we all know, he’s had a bit of a tough run,” she said. “It’s wonderful to see that he’s enjoying it and having some success and everything is going good. “I was so happy when I heard that Dakota got a start with South Australia’s leading trainers. “Richard has had quite a big association with NT racing, he understands it all, and I just think it’s the greatest news ever that she’s got that opportunity and I wish Dakota all the best of luck.” More horse racing news View the full article

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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Sandown Guineas Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1600m The Group 2 Sandown Guineas is a 1600m event held at Caulfield Racecourse under set weights conditions for three-year-old horses, boasting a prize pool of $300,000. Outside of being run over 2100m in 1968 and 1969, the Sandown Guineas has been run at 1600m every other year and is a final target race for three-year-olds at the end of the spring. After being classified as a Principal race until 1978, the Sandown Guineas was upgraded to Group 2 level from 1979 onwards. Due to the change in dates for the Victorian Spring Carnival, late season three-year-olds can target this race at the back end of the year. Notable winners of the Sandown Guineas include: See You In Heaven (2022), Pretty Brazen (2019), Ringerdingding (2018), Pressday (2010), Scenic Warrior (2000), Over (1999), Special Dane (1997), Navy Seal (1992), Durbridge (1990), So Called (1977) and Taj Rossi (1973). 2023 Sandown Guineas Betting Odds Betting markets for the 2023 Sandown Guineas are currently unavailable. Best Sandown Guineas bookmakers All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the Sandown Guineas. Most of the Melbourne Spring Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 2 Sandown Guineas is no exception. 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Previous Sandown Guineas Field 2022 Sandown Guineas field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Kings Consort Anthony & Sam Freedman Michael Dee 11 57kg 2 Sandpaper James Cummings Mark Zahra 12 57kg 3 The Fortune Teller Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 10 57kg 4 Shuriken Symon Wilde Dean Yendall 16 57kg 5 Atmosphere James Cummings Blake Shinn 8 57kg 6 New York Hurricane Liam Howley Craig Newitt 7 57kg 7 Zamborghini Matt Laurie Damien Thornton 1 57kg 8 Dream Hour Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Patrick Moloney 14 57kg 9 Angry Skies Ben & JD Hayes Luke Nolen 9 57kg 10 The Real Thing Greg Eurell Blaike McDougall 4 57kg 11 Tokenist Matt Laurie Daniel Stackhouse 3 57kg 12 Holymanz Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Daniel Moor 5 57kg 13 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Craig Williams 13 55kg 14 Anphina Andrew Bobbin Harry Coffey 17 55kg 15 Marxist Aaron Laing Lewis German (a) 15 55kg 16 Venetian Lass Matt Cumani Declan Bates 18 55kg 17 Rajnish Nick Ryan Jamie Mott 2 55kg 18 Jatobi Wendy Kelly N/A 6 55kg 2022 Sandown Guineas result 1st – See You In Heaven (+320) 2nd – The Fortune Teller (+110) 3rd – Kings Consort (+340) Recent Sandown Guineas results 2022: See You In Heaven claims Sandown Guineas Just one filly had won the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) in the past 16 years and See You In Heaven (+320) has emulated the performance of Pretty Brazen in 2019, taking out the 2022 edition at Caulfield in fine style. Craig Williams settled the daughter of Divine Prophet up on the pace and she found plenty in the straight to deny The Fortune Teller (+380) who was forced to race four wide without cover. Outside of the runner-up, Kings Consort (+1400) got his nose down to nab third place. 2021: Blue Army proves too strong in Sandown Guineas Blue Army (+1700) jumped from maiden grade to claim the Sandown Guineas at Caulfield. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper settled behind the leaders before peeling off their backs to let down with a burst of acceleration. After leading the field up around the home turn, Blazerro (+1900) and Festival Dancer (+200) held on for second and third, respectively. 2020: Allibor gets his nose down on the line The 2021 edition of the Group 2 Sandown Guineas produced one of the closest finishes we have seen in some time, where Allibor (+340) just got the better of Sweet Reply (+170) at Sandown. The victory was Symon Wilde’s second Sandown Guineas success as a trainer after he co-trained So Swift in 2011 with his father Bill. Both Allibor and Sweet Reply made their runs together on the outside and quickly gathered in the leader, Valanetti (+900), before fighting out the finish in the final strides. 2019: Pretty Brazen just holds on Pretty Brazen (+250) has snuck up the inside of the leaders to take out the Group 2 Sandown Guineas and just hold on from the fast-finishing Conqueror (+1300). The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained filly settled behind the leaders, but as they rolled off the rail in the home straight, she took the run and gained the lead with 200m to go. Luke Currie got everything he could out of the daughter of Brazen Beau, and it was just enough as she fought off the challenge of Conqueror and Heart Of Puissance (+320) late. Sandown Guineas winners Sandown Guineas Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2022 See You In Heaven Craig Williams Richard & Chantelle Jolly 2021 Blue Army Damian Lane Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr 2020 Allibor Dean Yendall Symon Wilde 2019 Pretty Brazen Luke Currie Tony & Calvin McEvoy 2018 Ringerdingding John Allen Darren Weir 2017 Villermont Luke Nolen Aaron Purcell 2016 Morton’s Fork Craig Williams John O’Shea 2015 Mahuta Brad Rawiller Darren Weir 2014 Petrology Nicholas Hall David Hayes 2013 Paximadia Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2012 Tatra Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2011 So Swift Craig Williams Bill & Symon Wilde 2010 Pressday Nash Rawiller Chris Waller 2009 Kidnapped Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2008 Caymans Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2007 Schilling Damien Oliver Mick Price 2006 Sender Darren Gauci Rodney Douglas 2005 Cayambe Dwayne Dunn David Hayes 2004 Binding Corey Brown John Hawkes 2003 Pay Keys Brett Prebble John Hickmott 2002 Dextrous Darren Gauci John Hawkes 2001 Moon Dragon Damien Oliver Lee Freedman 2000 Scenic Warrior Damien Oliver Lee Freedman Sandown Guineas winners pre-2000 Sandown Guineas Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Over 1998 Sedation 1997 Special Dane 1996 King Ivor 1995 Peep On The Sly 1994 Baryshnikov 1993 Voting 1992 Navy Seal 1991 Star Video 1990 Durbridge 1989 Stargazer 1988 Blixen 1987 Ascot Lane 1986 Sea Swell 1985 Shankhill Lass 1984 Brave Salute 1983 Mr. Ironclad 1982 Cossack Prince 1981 Galleon 1980 Polar Air 1979 Snowing 1978 Just A Steal 1977 So Called 1976 Opposition 1975 Better Draw 1974 Shiftmar 1973 Taj Rossi 1972 Carnation For Me 1971 Andros 1970 Abdul 1969 Top Flat 1968 Always There 1967 Begonia Belle 1966 Hialeah 1965 Fire Band 1964 Light Fingers 1963 Ripa 1962 Birthday Card 1961 Indian Summer 1960 Lady Sybil 1959 Twilight Glow 1958 But Beautiful 1957 Orient View the full article

Horse Racing on Friday, November 24 will feature eight meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Canterbury & Moonee Valley. Friday Racing Tips – November 24, 2023 Canterbury Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For November 24, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $53.89 odds return: Friday, November 24, 2023 Canterbury Race 2 – #9 Sensory Moonee Valley Race 3 – #1 Celui Wodonga Race 6 – #3 Rhinoceros Naracoorte Race 4 – #1 Hasta La Prince | Copy this bet straight to your betslip As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on November 24, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article