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There are six horse racing meetings set for Australia on Tuesday, April 1. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and the quaddie numbers for Rosehill and Doomben. Tuesday’s Free Horse Racing Tips – April 1, 2025 Rosehill Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips As always, there are 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 April 1, 2025 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. Neds Code GETON 1 Take It To The Neds Level Neds Only orange bookie! Check Out Neds Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. What are you really gambling with? Set a deposit limit today. “GETON is not a bonus code. Neds does not offer bonus codes in Australia and this referral code does not grant access to offers. Full terms. BlondeBet Signup Code GETON 2 Punters Prefer Blondes BlondeBet Blonde Boosts – Elevate your prices! Join BlondeBet Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GAMBLING WITH? full terms. Dabble Signup Code AUSRACING 3 Say Hey to the social bet! Dabble You Better Believe It Join Dabble Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? Full terms. Recommended! 4 Next Gen Racing Betting Picklebet Top 4 Betting. Extra Place. Every Race. Join Picklebet Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. What are you really gambling with? Full terms. 5 It Pays To Play PlayUp Aussie-owned horse racing specialists! Check Out PlayUp Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Full terms. Bet365 Signup Code GETON 6 Never Ordinary Bet365 World Favourite! Visit Bet365 Review 18+ Gamble Responsibly. GETON is not a bonus code. bet365 does not offer bonus codes in Australia and this referral code does not grant access to offers. What’s gambling really costing you? Full terms. Horse racing tips View the full article

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Tuesday, April 1, 2025 First Race 12:43pm AEST Visit Dabble Brisbane Racing Club will host a 10-race card at Doomben this Tuesday afternoon, with the opening event scheduled to jump at 12:43pm AEST. The track was rated as a Heavy 8 at the time of acceptances, and it is expected to improve slightly before raceday. The rail will be in the +0.5m position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Doomben: Thankyou Henry Thankyou Henry has been finishing off his races well this preparation, recording a fifth and second-place finish in two starts. The Tony Georgieff-trained gelding ran on strongly to finish second behind Certainlycan at this track and trip, after encountering some traffic turning for home. With heavy conditions expected on Saturday, Thankyou Henry gets conditions to suit him, and with even luck, he can breakthrough for a deserving win third-up. Best Bet Race 6 – #5 Thankyou Henry (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Tony Georgieff | J: Ryan Maloney (57.5kg) Next Best at Doomben: Mr Bubbaluski We have been following Mr Bubbaluski throughout his second racing campaign, and his run in the QTIS Jewel 3YO at the Gold Coast was very encouraging. The Jack Bruce-trained gelding settled worse than midfield and stormed home into second place over 1200m. This son of Encryption has been crying out for more ground, and now that he rises to 1350m fourth up, Mr Bubbaluski will get every chance to record his second career victory. Next Best Race 9 – #4 Mr Bubbaluski (5) 3yo Gelding | T: Jack Bruce | J: Damien Thornton (55.5kg) Best Value at Doomben: Miracle Spin Matthew Smith has chosen to send Miracle Spin to Doomben for the first time on Tuesday, following his lacklustre performance in the Group 3 Newcastle Stakes over 1400m. The son of Pivotal will appreciate the rise in trip to 1600m second up and the heavy conditions that are expected. If Kyle Wilson-Taylor can settle Miracle Spin midfield with cover from a wide barrier, the +1000 on offer with horse racing bookmakers is very appealing. Best Value Race 8 – #4 Miracle Spin (15) 6yo Gelding | T: Matthew Smith | J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor (58kg) Tuesday quaddie tips for Doomben races Doomben quadrella selections Tuesday, April 1, 2025 5-10-11 1-4-10-12 1-3-4 5-9-10-13-15 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Jim Mullen, the former CEO of Ladbrokes Coral, has been appointed Jockey Club group chief, bringing an end to the search for Nevin Truesdale's successor. Mullen joins the Jockey Club from Reach plc, the largest commercial news publisher in the UK and Ireland, where he has been chief executive since 2019. He will succeed interim group chief executive Charlie Boss, who has been in the post since December 2024, following Truesdale's decision to step down at the end of last year. Mullen, 54, will leave Reach plc, which runs more than 120 publishing brands including the Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, and begin his new role with British horseracing's largest commercial organisation and employer on June 1. Speaking about his appointment, Mullen said, “While The Jockey Club will be known to many as one of the most prestigious and established organisations in British sport, it is also a forward-thinking and exciting business with its focus firmly on the future. “As a lifelong horseracing fan who has spent some of the best days of my life on racecourses, I could not be more proud to join The Jockey Club's passionate and dedicated team through what I hope will be an exciting new chapter. “Publishing and horseracing might appear to be two very different industries on the surface. However, they share a focus on providing value and quality for the customer while nurturing happy and motivated teams across multiple sites and I am passionate about delivering both. “I would like to thank all my colleagues at Reach for their hard work and all that has been achieved together over the past six years. I now look forward to forging new relationships in horseracing and renewing others developed during my time in the gambling industry.” The post Jim Mullen Appointed Group Chief Executive At The Jockey Club appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Exactly a week after long-time ante-post 2,000 Guineas favourite The Lion In Winter was ruled out of the race by Aidan O'Brien, Godolphin has revealed that the Charlie Appleby-trained Ancient Truth will be another high profile absentee at Newmarket after the G2 Superlative Stakes winner was reported to have picked up a setback. Last seen finishing third behind stablemate Shadow Of Light in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, Ancient Truth had been available at general odds of 8-1 for the 2,000 Guineas. Appleby's Guineas squad appears now to be headed by Shadow Of Light while the trainer's Ruling Court and the unbeaten Opera Ballo also feature prominently in the betting. A statement released by Godolphin on Monday morning read, “Ancient Truth will no longer be aimed at the 2,000 Guineas due to a setback. He will be kept under veterinary supervision and a plan will be made for him for later in the season.” More to follow The post “Setback” Rules Charlie Appleby’s Ancient Truth Out Of The 2,000 Guineas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Engelbrecht-Bresges ‘cautiously optimistic’ he can reach a deal with HKFC to hold ‘Happy Wednesday’ party during one of city’s biggest weeks.View the full article

Andrea Atzeni, John Size and Hugh Bowman fire, while Jerry Chau’s winless streak continues.View the full article

By Brigette Solomon Lord Delmar is after a hat-trick of wins and just his second in two days when he lines up in Tuesday’s Peter and Wendy Ferguson Mobile Pace at Manawatu (5.44pm). The Downbytheseaside four-year-old was the standout performer at Sunday’s meeting taking out the City of Palmerston North Festival Cup for local trainer John Gommans. He trains the horse alongside his son Mark Gommans. “We were rapt with him, he’s really turned the corner,” said Mark Gommans, “there’s still a few things to work out on him yet so I think he’ll still have some improvement in him but he’s a tough horse and very competitive.” The gelding’s fifth career victory was earned with a well-rated drive by junior driver Harrison Orange, who found the lead from barrier five without requiring too much work. Despite laying in on the final turn, Lord Delmar had the field in hand to take the win by a length over Fredastaire. “Dad’s on holiday in Thailand at the moment and he was pretty stoked to watch him win from abroad,” said Gommans, “he actually arrived in Thailand and was in the airport when the earthquake hit but luckily, he’s safe and well and now on one of the outer islands.” “The horse has given us a few ups and downs but we’re really enjoying the ride with him at the moment.” Lord Delmar will start the race from barrier seven and be driven once again by Orange. “He meets a similar field and although he’s drawn wide, we’re not too concerned as he has good gate speed if he chooses to go forward and has proven himself against most of the field,” said Gommans, “he is starting to get up in the ratings a bit now, so John and I will have to have a sit down and work out a bit of a plan for him going forward.” Tuesday’s meeting also sees the dominant Michael House Stable produce 15 starters, including four runners who will make their Manawatu debut. They are Koko Kaboom (4) who starts in the Creative Catering Handicap Trot, with the remaining three – Lorton Vale, Matai Harry and Robyns Art – all lining up in the Happy 45th Birthday Greg Olsen Mobile Pace. “Three of the four having their first look at Manawatu are also new to the stable so we are still getting to know them,” says Wilson House, “Koko Kaboom has good form and has raced well of late, but we will just have to see how she handles the smaller track.” “The other three are all a work in progress, I’m driving Matai Harry whose track work hasn’t been too bad, but we will get more of a line on all three after tomorrow and they will be staying on to race here again next week.” “I think the best of our team are probably Follow Me Fantasy and Gotta Elect Bill whose actually been racing better than his form line suggests.” Gotta Elect Bill (9) starts in the Peter and Wendy Ferguson Mobile Pace, while Follow Me Fantasy starts in the Brodie Ellis Family Stables Family Pace off the back of a second placing when narrowly beaten by Captain Kobe. The House stable scored a winning treble on Sunday with Wilson House driving both Tinkerbelle and Stickifingers to win, and Harrison Orange partnering Captain Kobe for his second career victory. Racing action gets underway at 3.59pm. View the full article

Slipper Island has been near-unbeatable down the chute at Trentham and the gelding will likely return to the Champagne Turf one more time this preparation in pursuit of black-type honours. A five-year-old by No Nay Never, Slipper Island won his maiden as a juvenile at Trentham and has only been beaten once at the track since, with his three subsequent victories coming in his last three starts. The most recent of those was on Saturday, where he started a deserved favourite in the Japac Homes (1200m) over Party Rocking ($4.40). Party Rocking and Brave Spirit were first out of the gates and set a searing tempo, having most of the field off the bridle as they neared the course proper. Michael McNab allowed it all to unfold in front of him as he sat patiently aboard Slipper Island, and as the leaders began to weaken, the gelding wound up and stormed past his rivals to score with considerable ease at the line. “It was very similar to his last start, he got back off a very solid tempo and was very strong late, he won it comfortably,” Slipper Island’s trainer Tony Pike said. “He’s racing in career-best form and loves a fast-run 1200 down the chute at Wellington, he’s always had plenty of ability and things just haven’t always gone right for him. “He’s racing with a lot of confidence at the moment putting three together in a row, so hopefully he continues to improve from here on and step up to open class.” Pike indicated a step up to seven furlongs may be on the horizon for Slipper Island, but not before a shot at the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m) on April 12. “He’s possibly looking for 1400m now, Michael mentioned that on Saturday,” he said. “He did win comfortably, but he said he was off the bridle and probably chasing that hot speed, and at some stage 1400m around a corner would suit. “We may look at going back for the open 1200m stakes race as his final run this preparation in two weeks’ time, should he pull up well. “Hopefully next season, with another year under his belt, he can be a consistent performer in some of those open class sprinting races.” By Katom, Slipper Island has now earned more than $200,000 in prizemoney after being purchased by Pike Racing for $180,000 out of Haunui Farm’s draft at Karaka. While all went to plan for Pike on home soil, his stayer Golden Century had his Derby plans derailed in Australia, with the postponement of Rosehill’s Saturday meeting. The third placegetter in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), Golden Century earned himself a trip to Sydney with the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) the ultimate goal, through the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) now to be run on Tuesday. “It was obviously frustrating for everybody having to change the schedules around, we took him out on Sunday morning along with a number of other horses, it was quite busy,” Pike said. “He had a quiet gallop to top him off for Tuesday, he’s settled in well and worked well. “We’ll probably run tomorrow even though it wouldn’t be ideal on the four-day back-up into the Derby, but it looks like a race he can be very competitive in, albeit his first try on a heavy track. “It depends on how he comes through tomorrow, but if he happened to win or run extremely well, it would be tough not to back-up on Saturday. He’ll tell us.” To be ridden by Nash Rawiller, Golden Century is currently third favourite for the Tulloch at $7, with fellow Kiwi Mustang Morgan among the middle-market at $13. Back at home, Pike’s three representatives at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday include Deep Pursuit, a returnee from Hong Kong after starting his career in the Cambridge stable. The son of Deep Field won two trials impressively and was destined for a career in the competitive Asian jurisdiction, but failed to show that ability in three starts. He returned to Pike’s care and performed well at the trials, before a tidy Kiwi debut finishing third behind Overstate on March 14. “He went to Hong Kong after trialling very well here in New Zealand, but he just never really handled the environment up there,” Pike said. “He’s done well since he’s been back, his first-up run after a long break was very solid and he should improve off that. He seems to be enjoying life back here, and from what he’s shown us on the track, in his trials and his first-up run, we should have a lot of fun with him over the next season or two.” Deep Pursuit will take his place in the Horizon By SkyCity 1200, while stablemates Investigate and Poetic Justice are both entered in the Auckland Co-Op Taxis 2100. View the full article

Awapuni racecourse’s renovated grass track was given its first test on Monday with four sets of jumpouts, and it was given the tick of approval by participants. The Palmerston North track has been out of commission for 18 months as it has undergone renovations, and RACE Inc General Manager of Racing Brad Taylor said it was great to see the track back in action on Monday. “It is nice to tick off the first phase of it (return),” he said. “The feedback has been positive. The riders were all happy, the stewards were happy, and walking the track after the jumpouts it was very consistent right the way over. Horses got their toe in and it certainly wasn’t heavy. We were pleased with how it went.” Local trainer Peter Didham was pleased with the way the jumpouts went and he is impressed with the state of the track. “The track seemed great. I walked the straight and (saw) the imprints with the toe in, it was really good,” he said. “Everyone is excited, it has been a long process. A couple of months ago we were looking at it and were thinking ‘is it going to come good?’ But it looks amazing, it is nice and healthy. It is obviously going to be a bit sand-based and there might be a bit of kickback for a while, but it is looking great.” Awapuni are set to hold trials next week in a final test before returning to racing later next month. “Now we have just got to get through the trials next week where there will probably be 80 to 90 horses there, and that will replicate a raceday,” Taylor said. “That will be the final tick before we head back to the races on ANZAC Day (April 25). We are getting into the more exciting bit now, which is good.” Local trainers have been able to utilise the course proper for trackwork over the last month and Taylor said the feedback has been positive. “The first horses were on it about three weeks ago, we have had over 100 horses gallop on it before today, and we have had good feedback from trackwork riders and jockeys, and that was reinforced today going that extra bit quicker in jumpouts compared to gallops,” he said. Manawatu punters don’t have long to wait before they can be back trackside at Awapuni, and Taylor said the grass track’s return will be a tonic for Central Districts racing. “It has been offline for 18 months now so it is pleasing to get it back in a time where the CD needs it, albeit there are only going to be two meetings and then we will put it away until spring,” he said. “It will be nice to get horses on a nice, new surface and test it out, and then we will head into the spring full of confidence.” Didham is looking forward to racing returning to his home track and the resulting reduction in cost for his owners, and their ability to be trackside to watch their horses compete. “To get racing back here will be great,” he said. “We have had a lot of people take shares in horses that are hoping to be back here on their home course racing. The Sires’ Produce (Gr.1, 1400m) at Wellington is great, but it is better here for our sponsors and our local people. “For us trainers and owners to have no float fees and that sort of thing will be great, and it is more central for everyone.” View the full article

A forced change of plan with a daughter of Dubawi has produced another success story for Sydney breeder Warwick Doughty. He initially sent his mare Pouter to Cambridge Stud to be mated with Roaring Lion, only for the multiple Group One-winning son of Kitten’s Joy to tragically succumb to colic. Doughty then decided on Contributor as a suitable replacement and Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) winner Kiwi Skyhawk is the profitable outcome. “It’s great for the mare, she’s a funny mare and has only got one ovary and I’m very pleased for Stephen Marsh and his owners,” he said. Kiwi Skyhawk was purchased out of Cambridge Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $240,000 by the Cambridge trainer and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock. He is the third black-type winner for Poulter, who earlier produced the Listed Strutt Stakes (2100m) winner Rock Dove and Midland, winner of the Listed Inglis Guineas (1400m) who was also successful in Hong Kong as King Land. Poulter was secured for $57,000 on Doughty’s behalf by Murrulla Stud at an Inglis Sydney Weanling and Broodmare Sale. “She’s a mare we bought from Godolphin and I later booked her into Roaring Lion, I thought he was so good and I sent her over to Henry (Plumptre) who I’ve known for years,” he said. “Sadly, Roaring Lion died so I sent her to Contributor, who I had always had a big opinion of so that’s how this one turned up.” From the family of top-flight North American winner Dreams Galore, Pouter is the only mare Doughty has based in New Zealand. “She’s had two Hello Youmzain fillies and the first one sold quite cheaply ($50,000) and the current one on the ground, I’m told, is extremely good and I may keep her,” he said. “She went to Chaldean last year and missed, so she’ll go back and hopefully she’ll hold.” Doughty, whose son Stu is head of bloodstock insurer Howden Equine, has cut back his broodmare interests in recent years. “I’m only a small-time breeder and enjoy that side of it and this one (Pouter) has done very well,” he said. “I’ve only got three mares left, with two at Twin Hills with Ollie Tait. I’ve got two horses in training in Tasmania, a couple on the Gold Coast and I have just given a filly to Bjorn Baker.” Doughty’s major claim to fame is as the breeder of the Gr.1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) winner and sire Catbird and he also bred Malibu Magic, successful in an edition of the Listed Magic Millions 2YO Fillies’ Stakes (1200m). Now retired, he previously had multiple business interests including the Sydney amusement operation Luna Park. “I had that for 25 years and sold out three years ago. I’ve had a great life and had a wonderful time, and horses have always been a lovely hobby,” Doughty said. “My father and grandfather weren’t into breeding, but my mother said they’d bet on two flies crawling up a wall, so I’ve always loved racing. “I don’t go that often and I’m not a big punter, but in saying that breeding horses is always a punt.” View the full article

The win by Banks in the $250,000 Rushaway Stakes March 22 at Turfway Park came as no surprise to longtime breeder Beau Lane. Lane, who has been breeding horses for 60 years, is no stranger to raising good horses such as Jackie's Warrior and Farrell.View the full article

Donna Logan recorded her first win since moving back to New Zealand when Larius Lacus took out the Waikato/BOP Racehorse Owners Maiden 1400 at Tauranga on Sunday. Based in Singapore for seven years, Logan returned to New Zealand late last year after racing ceased in the racing jurisdiction, and she has been in a rebuilding phase at her new base in Byerley Park. While in Singapore, Logan struck up a good association with Ben Kwok, with the prominent breeder and owner vowing to support her on her return to New Zealand. He subsequently entrusted Larius Lacus to her care, with the daughter of Turn Me Loose previously having had two unplaced runs in Australia. The three-year-old filly placed in her only trial for Logan over 1000m at Ellerslie earlier this month and showed tenacity in her New Zealand debut when holding out Tempsford to win by a long neck in the hands of Warren Kennedy on Sunday. Logan was delighted to get back on the winner’s board in New Zealand, and said it was fitting that she achieved it with a filly bred and owned by Kwok. “It is great to be back, it’s a really good feeling,” she said. “Ben is a great supporter of New Zealand racing. Every second person you look at has got a horse for Ben. “I trained for him in Singapore, he is a really good friend, and I was thrilled to be able to give him that win. “When the announcement in Singapore was made that they were closing down racing, I went out for lunch with Ben and he said he was going to support me in New Zealand. He said he had a filly in Australia he was going to send back to New Zealand for me, and that was Larius Lacus.” Logan was pleased with Larius Lacus’ performance and said she has come through the run well. “I thought it was a really tough effort from her first-up,” she said. “She had every right to be challenged and beaten, but she dug again. It was a very positive ride from Warren Kennedy, which was probably the making of the race in the early stages. “She licked the bowl clean last night and I couldn’t be happier with her, she is nice and bright this morning, she has come through it well.” Logan is enjoying being back in New Zealand, however, she admitted she isn’t looking forward to experiencing winter for the first time in several years. “I have been back training for just over three months and the weather has been good, so I have loved it, but I may have a different view on life in winter,” she quipped. Logan is still in the midst of re-establishing herself in New Zealand but said she is excited about the prospects of a number of juveniles in her barn. “I have got a barn full of a lot of two-year-olds,” she said. “We have just got to be patient, young horses take that much longer to get established. We will just tick along very quietly and we will get there.” View the full article

Promising three-year-old stayer Lucan will join his stablemate Chattahoochee in feature races at Ellerslie next month after collecting an eye-catching maiden victory at Tauranga on Sunday. Te Awamutu horsewoman Debbie Sweeney lined up three runners in the Mills Reef Maiden (2100m), with Lucan the second-elect of her string in the market behind Protheatrics. The son of Proisir brought good form into the race and regular rider Joe Doyle managed him well in the early stages, getting the diminutive gelding to settle near the tail of the field. Denver controlled the pace up-front and led into the turn, where Lucan found himself last with plenty of ground to make up. Doyle took the shortest route on the inside and the gelding showed a tidy turn of foot at the end of the middle-distance contest to pick up the leader, scoring by a long neck at the line, with Protheatrics back in third. “It was a really good effort from him, he’s been going good races and just seems to over-race a little bit, but he was a little bit better yesterday with his racing manners,” Sweeney said. “There’s still plenty of improvement to come from him once he puts everything together, he’s only little but he tries really hard and is pretty tough. “It was nice to get that win with him and he was pretty impressive, it was a nice ride from Joe as well as he’s not the easiest horse to ride. He does a great job with him.” With minimal three-year-old stakes racing opportunities left for the season, Sweeney is considering a tilt at the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie on April 19. “Time is going to be on his side, but there is a three-year-old 2100 at Ellerslie on the 19th and we may look at going there,” she said. “They’re only three once and it’s nice sometimes to give them that opportunity before he heads to the paddock.” The Sweeney-Doyle combination were back in the winner’s circle in the last at Tauranga, combining with promising galloper Willit in the Super Liquor Greerton (1200m). A lightly-raced son of Swiss Ace, Willit’s debut victory came on a heavy surface last year and Sweeney intended to have him back for the winter months, kicking off earlier in March. Despite favouring the cut in the track, the gelding put his talent on display on top of the ground on Sunday, travelling on-speed and kicking strongly to edge out Dua Dance by a neck. “He’s a tough horse and I’m looking forward to stepping him up over more ground this preparation,” Sweeney said. “When we get some rain about that will certainly help him, but it was a good effort yesterday and he probably won’t race again for three or four weeks now. “He’s one to watch out for over the winter.” Sweeney’s stable star Chattahoochee has also pulled up in good order from his run at Te Aroha on Saturday, where he carried the 60kg topweight and faded after leading up in the Open 1600m contest. A winner of seven races, the Reliable Man gelding remains on target for the Gr.3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) on April 19. “He’s pulled up well, it was hard with the weight, and he was giving away six or seven kilos,” she said. “The plan wasn’t to lead, but Courtney (Barnes, jockey) said he just put himself there. In saying that, the result would’ve probably been the same, and I think the weight just told in the end. “He’s going to head to the Easter now, a shower of rain heading into that race would certainly help him but he’s a very honest horse that tries hard so I’m pretty sure he can bounce back.” View the full article

James McDonald. Photo: Reg Ryan (Racing Photos) Two prime Group 1 rides at Tuesday’s rescheduled Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) meeting at Rosehill have been filled following confirmation that champion jockey James McDonald will miss the meeting due to overseas commitments. Racing NSW announced on Sunday, “Due to prior commitments in Dubai, James McDonald will not be able to partner those horses he was declared to ride at the rescheduled Rosehill Gardens meeting on Tuesday. Replacement riders will be notified when available.” The Rosehill card, originally scheduled for Saturday, was postponed 72 hours after a deluge hit Sydney late last week. McDonald is understood to be heading to Dubai several days early to prepare for his ride on Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior in Saturday night’s Group 1 Dubai Turf (1800m). His absence on Tuesday has seen Zac Lloyd pick up the ride on Movin Out in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), while Blake Shinn will partner UK import River Of Stars as he makes his Australian debut in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m). McDonald is due to return to Sydney in time for day two of The Championships at Randwick on April 12, where he is booked to ride Via Sistina, the current favourite with horse racing betting sites for the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). Horse racing news View the full article

Ka Ying Rising charges clear for Zac Purton and David Hayes. Photo: HKJC Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on Sunday. The world’s highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising (128lb) demolished his opposition with familiar nonchalance to score by three lengths from Helios Express (123lb) and Lucky With You (123lb) in 1:08.18 after being eased down by Purton with 100m to go. After stalking California Spangle to the 400m, Ka Ying Rising emerged from the triple Group 1 winner’s slipstream and exploded away with a 10.54s sectional to the 200m to put the contest beyond doubt as Helios Express finished second for the fifth time this season behind David Hayes’s superstar. “The leader (California Spangle) today didn’t go as fast as I was hoping he would go. I travelled a bit stronger than I would have liked and with the extra weight on his back, I didn’t want to sit around and wait for the others, so I sent him for home early and he just let him do what he does,” Purton said. “He was always cruising and he didn’t give us a moment of worry and that’s the good thing about him.” Ka Ying Rising’s latest triumph elevated the four-year-old into outright third place for the most wins in a row in Hong Kong behind Silent Witness (17) and Golden Sixty (16), snapping the deadlock he previously shared with Co-Tack and Beauty Generation. With 12 wins and two seconds from 14 starts overall, the Shamexpress gelding continues to thrive ahead of his final assignment of the season – the HK$22 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, April 27) – before a probable tilt at the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) in Sydney in October. 2025 Group 2 Sprint Cup Replay – Ka Ying Rising https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-2-The-Sprint-Cup-30032025-Ka-Ying-Rising-David-Hayes-Zac-Purton.mp4 “It’s nice to come back and ride a horse like him. He’s a pleasure to do anything with, he’s really relaxed going to the gates and behind the gates now. He just does everything you want him to do,” seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Purton said. Clocking 21.88s for the final 400m, Ka Ying Rising edged to within a win of equalling the record for the most wins in a Hong Kong season and matching the feats of Beauty Generation and Lucky Sweynesse with eight victories. Hayes said: “He jumped with them and really controlled the race. Zac thought he could’ve waited a bit longer but he just thought he’d put it out of the question and he did – it was just wonderful. “Even Zac’s starting to acknowledge the horse’s ability now. It took a while but he’s starting to say he’s quite special and he really is. He runs those times with ease. The way he looks and the way he’s behaving, he is improving his manners – clearly his ability has been there the whole time. “He’s developing into a more foolproof horse. Today, he took the sit. He doesn’t have to lead – he’s alright with a sit and he’s alright leading, so he’s a beauty. “This was a stepping stone because it was a handicap and he had to give five pounds away but the (Chairman’s Sprint Prize) is set weights and that’s his grand final. It’s what he’s been set for the whole year and if he achieves it, it would be the perfect season.” Horse racing news View the full article

Matthew Poon and Straight Arron triumph at Sha Tin. Photo: HKJC Matthew Poon celebrated the biggest win of his riding career by capturing the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) aboard Straight Arron (123lb) for trainer Ricky Yiu at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Savouring a first Group 2 triumph after previously winning at Group 3 level five times in Hong Kong, Poon expertly saved ground with Straight Arron to surprise by a head over Galaxy Patch (123lb) with Moments In Time (123lb) a half length away in third place. Owned by Karen Lo, who won last Sunday’s HK$26 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with Cap Ferrat, Straight Arron is now a five-time winner in Hong Kong, headlined by the 2023 HK$5.35 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m). Poon, 31, is a product of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School. He’s won 261 races in Hong Kong, featuring a double on Sunday. His previous biggest conquests came with Jolly Banner in the 2019 Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) and 2020 Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m), the 2021 and 2022 Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) with Glorious Dragon and Zebrowski, respectively; and the 2021 Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) atop Butterfield. “That’s why I am so excited after the line because this is my first Group 2, so I have got to thank the trainer Ricky and the owner for giving me their good support,” Poon said. “It’s so great I can win on him. Before the race, I already had a feeling I can get something today, so really lucky and excited.” Poon joined Hong Kong’s race-riding ranks in 2017. Before returning to his home city, he commenced overseas training in Australia in 2015, where he was based with leading South Australian trainer Richard Jolly. Poon was a hit in Australia, riding 117 wins Down Under. He was crowned South Australia Champion Apprentice in 2015/16. Sent around as an outsider at odds of +3300 with horse racing bookmakers, six-year-old Straight Arron settled second-to-last from barrier two as Red Lion (123lb) and Happy Together (123lb) took turns in the lead. Beauty Joy made a mid-race move and assumed the front at the 800m mark, taking charge as the field swung for home. Race favourite Galaxy Patch (123lb) was blocked for a run in the straight and switched to the inside, rattling into second place with Straight Arron hugging the rail next to him. Moments In Time enjoyed a clear passage for third as Beauty Joy faded to fifth with Happy Together grabbing fourth position. 2025 Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy Replay – Straight Arron https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-2-The-Chairmans-Trophy-30032025-Straight-Arron-Ricky-Yiu-Matthew-Poon.mp4 “It was an unbelievable result – a big surprise. The first half of the race didn’t really suit him at the tail and over the mile, I thought it will be a touch sharp for him. He still managed to run through on the rail with the jockey,” Yiu said. “We were walking with the horse and he (Poon) said to me ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if he finished in the first three’. I said ‘it would be a big surprise, especially over the trip’.” Formerly a rising force who mixed it with champion galloper Romantic Warrior, Straight Arron’s win this afternoon – in a time of 1m 34.09s – is his first since late 2023. Since then, he has only placed once. His career-best effort across his 25-start Hong Kong career is a close-up fourth in the 2023 G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m). Yiu expects Straight Arron to next contest the HK$24 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, April 27): “At this stage, most likely Champions Day over the mile. There’s only two options – 2000 (metres) or mile.” The HK$28 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) is the alternative race on April 27. Horse racing news View the full article

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Saffie Joseph Jr. collected his fourth consecutive Championship Meet training title with 70 victories and his 12th consecutive title overall at Gulfstream Park. He also topped the trainer standings by purses won with more than $5.8 million.View the full article

If you want a historical prognosticator for success in the GI Kentucky Derby, you can't do much better than running well in the GI Florida Derby. The premier stakes for sophomores at Gulfstream Park has been around since 1952, and in 73 renewals, Florida Derby participants have gone on to win that year's Kentucky Derby 25 times-a better than 1-in-3 strike rate. For perspective, the next-most-productive preps are two far older races, the GI Champagne Stakes (which dates to 1867) and the GI Blue Grass Stakes (first run in 1911), which have yielded 23 Kentucky Derby winners each. On 15 of those 25 occasions, the horse who won the Florida Derby also won the Kentucky Derby, and that trend bodes well for Tappan Street, a $1m FTSAUG colt by Into Mischief who not only has history on his side heading to Louisville, but positive momentum based on his no-nonsense, 1 1/4-length score on Saturday. This Brad Cox trainee for the partnership of WinStar Farm, CHC, and Cold Press Racing always looked in it to win it at every point in the Florida Derby, and the confident, stalking ride by Luis Saez suggested that Tappan Street has enough tactical speed to carve out a forward-placed trip in a 20-horse field while being able to sustain his bid over 10 furlongs. Bet down to the 2.4-1 second choice in the wagering, Tappan Street broke alertly from post nine, then conceded the lead four deep through the first turn. Saez opted for a sweet, in-the-clear spot about 3 1/2 lengths off the pacemakers down the backside, content to bide his time behind sensible opening quarter-mile splits of :23.37 and :23.85. Advancing into third under hand-urging five-sixteenths out, Tappan Street gradually built momentum off the turn while zeroing in on the dueling duo of Madaket Road (Quality Road) and Neoequos (Neolithic) with the tempo waning through third- and fourth-quarter splits of :24.39 and :24.98. Roused for run through the lane, Tappan Street came over the top at the eighth pole while encountering little resistance. Then, with Saez mindful of the onrushing 1.7-1 favorite Sovereignty (Into Mischief), Tappan Street extended fluidly into a higher gear that didn't appear to brush the uppermost range of the colt's power reserves. His last eighth, timed in an okay :12.66, added up to a 1:49.27 final clocking for nine furlongs. You'd think that Gulfstream's mid-season decision to add 53 feet of run-up distance to nine-furlong dirt races (for a total of 123 feet of run-up) might have made for a faster Florida Derby this year, but that was not the case. The clocking came back more or less on par with recent editions. Tappan Street's winning effort translated to a 94 winning Beyer Speed Figure, which is on the low side but not at all out of whack compared to the last six runnings of the Florida Derby (in order from 2024 back: 110, 95, 96, 94, 96 and 101). That 101 winning Florida Derby figure in 2019 belonged to Maximum Security, who, because of a disqualification for a foul in that year's Kentucky Derby, does not appear on the historical list of winners of both the Florida and Kentucky Derbies. But that colt did cross the finish wire first under the twin spires six springs ago, and it was jockey Saez who was aboard Maximum Security in both Florida and Kentucky. What time frame now seems longer in Saez's mind-the 22 agonizing minutes that the Churchill Downs stewards required to adjudicate Maximum Security's controversial infraction on May 4, 2019, or the five Derbies since in which Saez has had four subsequent mounts but has come no closer than fourth, ninth, tenth and seventeenth? But while the Florida/Kentucky Derby metric is in Saez's favor this season, Tappan Street will be advancing to the Kentucky Derby off only three lifetime races, which means he must overcome two other significant historical hurdles related to that lack of experience. Prior to winning the Florida Derby, Tappan Street broke his maiden at first asking in a seven-eighths Gulfstream sprint Dec. 28 (a race yielded three next-out winners). He then came back to run a game second as the favorite in his first two-turn attempt, the Feb. 1 GIII Holy Bull Stakes. Since 1937, only three horses have won the Derby going into the race with exactly three lifetime starts: Big Brown (2008), Justify (2018) and Mage (2023). And between 2017 and 2024, horses with only two starts at age 3 prior to the Kentucky Derby are a collective 0-for-49. However, that two-at-three template worked well over the previous decade, producing eight Derby winners between 2007 and 2016. Cornucopian and Speed King set torrid fractions only to fade late in the Arkansas Derby | Coady Media Pace puts the 'Hot' in Hot Springs… Saturday's other Grade I, 1 1/8-miles prep stakes, the Arkansas Derby, also delivered intrigue. But the race could hardly be described as an artistic success, and the 2 1/4-length, deep-closing, stretch-swerving win by Sandman (Tapit) resonated as an artifact of a resounding pace meltdown. How fast were 'TDN Rising Star' Cornucopian (Into Mischief) and Speed King (Volatile) zipping along on the front end under John Velazquez and Rafael Bejarano, respectively? For perspective, the first two quarter-mile splits of :22.46 and :22.75 were the quickest opening fractions in any nine-furlong, points-awarding Derby prep stakes in the past two years. At one point down the backstretch, the margin back to the main body of the field was at least 10 lengths. As a result, once it collapsed, the intemperate duel between the 9-10 favorite and the 15-1 long shot resulted in the slowest third- and fourth-quarter splits (:25.16 and :26.74) of any nine-furlong Derby prep stakes in the past two years. Put another way, when was the last time you saw an Equibase chart caller twice invoke the word “suicidal” (“suicidal duel, weakened” for Cornucopian's running-line comment and “suicidal duel, caved” for Speed King) in a Grade I stakes? The blistering early half mile also stood out because Velazquez–long considered one of the country's most astute front-end riders–was the jockey who committed his inexperienced but heavily favored second-time-starter to such unsustainable early fractions. “Nothing else you can say. We went fast,” the Hall-of-Fame jockey bluntly assessed after Cornucopian faded to fourth and Speed King straggled home sixth. The prime beneficiary of that too-fast-to-last pace was the 3.7-1 Sandman for trainer Mark Casse and the partnership of D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables. The $1.2-million OBSMAR gray had been coming up just shy with his late runs when second and third in two prior Oaklawn Park prep stakes at 1 1/16 miles. The added half-furlong and torrid tempo afforded jockey Jose Ortiz an ideal setup to showcase Sandman's closing kick. Careening five wide into the lane, Sandman made quick work of blowing by the capitulating leaders and then collaring the 3-1 second choice, Coal Battle (Coal Front), who had mustered first run into the meltdown. Ortiz whipped Sandman once left-handed in mid-stretch, which caused the colt to veer sharply outward ahead of the only rival with a realistic chance to catch him, the seven-start maiden Publisher (American Pharoah). Although the Oaklawn stewards looked at this incident after Sandman crossed the wire first, they determined that the winner was well clear and allowed the result to stand, sparing an already-odd edition of the Arkansas Derby from further chaos. Sandman's closing furlong timed in :12.97 was the slowest among the six Derby prep stakes at nine furlongs that have been run so far in 2024-25. However, Sandman's final time of 1:50.08 equated to a 99 Beyer, which is the fastest figure out of the Arkansas Derby since Omaha Beach ran a 101 in 2019 (previous five years 98, 94, 92, 92, 98 and 96 in reverse chronological order, including two divisions in 2020). The post Week In Review: Will Road to Louisville Once Again Run Through Florida? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sandman and Publisher, 1-2, respectively, in the Arkansas Derby (G1) are scheduled to ship March 31 to Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), their respective trainers said March 30.View the full article

Gulfstream Park's 2024-2025 Championship Meet came to an abrupt end when March 30's closing day program was canceled prior to the sixth of 12 scheduled races.View the full article

WinStar Farm, CHC, and Cold Press Racing's Tappan Street exited his 1 1/4-length victory over Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Sovereignty in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29 in good order.View the full article

Ciaron Maher celebrated his first Australian Cup (G1) win, but not with the runner many expected as Light Infantry Man grabbed his second elite-level win in the Flemington showpiece March 29.View the full article

The Championship Meet titles have been decided at Gulfstream Park with trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., and owner Ken Ramsey topping their respective categories. Joseph collected his fourth consecutive meeting accolade with 70 victories and his 12th consecutive title overall at the track. In addition to wins, he also topped the standing by purses won with more than $5.8-million to his credit. Highlights included MGISW White Abarrio (Race Day) and his exhibition-like performances in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational and last Saturday's GIII Ghostzapper Stakes on the Florida Derby undercard. “This has definitely been our best meet because this is the first time we're going to lead in earnings and winners. I think last year we got beat by a small margin in earnings, so it just shows that we have some quality horses,” Joseph said. “All the credit to the owners for giving us the horses. We're very thankful to them.” White Abarrio's pilot in both those scores, Irad Ortiz Jr., collected his third straight Championship Meet title with 109 wins. He's claimed the riding crown in six of the past seven meetings. Ken Ramsey took home the owner title for a second straight time with 18 victories. The Royal Palm meeting gets underway Thursday, will run through Aug. 30, and will include qualifiers for the Royal Ascot Stakes in June. The post Joseph, Ortiz Jr., Ramsey Defend Championship Meet Titles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A powerful thunderstorm and threat of continuing downpours through the afternoon caused the cancellation of racing at Gulfstream Park prior to the sixth of 12 scheduled races Sunday. The card was the closing day program of Gulfstream's Championship meet. A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool, which was slated for Sunday's program, will be rescheduled. There is a carryover of $288,488.31 from Saturday's Florida Derby Day card. Live racing resumes Thursday at Gulfstream with the opening of the spring-summer Royal Palm Meet, which runs through Aug. 31. Post time for the first of eight races is 12:50 p.m. The post Weather Causes Cancellation at Gulfstream Sunday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article