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What WA Champion Fillies Stakes Day Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, November 16, 2024 First Race 1:09pm AWST Visit Dabble The Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes will headline a stacked nine-race program at Ascot this Saturday afternoon. With perfect spring weather forecast in the lead-up, the track is expected to remain at the Good 4 rating that was posted at acceptances. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 1:09pm AWST. WA Champion Fillies Stakes tip: Ron’s Finalflutter Several of the WA Champion Fillies Stakes runners come through the Burgess Queen Stakes on November 5, and it was the run of Ron’s Finalflutter that stood out in that race. The Daniel Morton-trained filly flew home down the middle of the track to nab second place, running through the line stronger than any of her rivals. Rising to 1600m should suit the daughter of Written Tycoon, and if Brad Parnham can settle midfield from barrier eight, watch for Ron’s Finalflutter flashing home late. WA Champion Fillies Stakes Race 6 – #2 Ron’s Finalflutter (8) 3yo Filly | T: Daniel Morton | J: Brad Parnham (56kg) +300 with Bet365 RJ Peters Stakes tip: Luvnwar Luvnwar drifted dramatically with horse racing bookmakers before producing an outstanding finish for second place behind Super Smink in the Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes first-up. The Michael Grantham-trained mare settled on speed but didn’t have a clear run turning for home and had to switch tracks to the inside rail. This daughter of War Decree was a dominant winner of the Belmont Guineas over 1600m, and if she can improve off her last run, Luvnwar can go one better in the RJ Peters Stakes. R.J. Peters Stakes Race 7 – #8 Luvnwar (8) 4yo Mare | T: Michael Grantham | J: Chris Parnham (54kg) +280 with Picklebet Colonel Reeves Stakes tip: Almighty Class Almighty Class has been impressive in back-to-back victories to kick off this preparation for Mitchell Pateman and Holly Watson. In both races, the son of Playing God has settled on speed before taking over at the top of the straight to sprint clear of his rivals. If Holly Watson can push forward from barrier nine and find a position on the outside of a runner, Almighty Class can bring up a third win in a similar style. Colonel Reeves Stakes Race 5 – #8 Almighty Class (9) 4yo Gelding | T: Mitchell Pateman | J: Holly Watson (56.5kg) +360 with Dabble Placid Ark Stakes tip: Mai Aloha Mai Aloha has won two of her last three starts, most recently chasing down a tearaway leader at this track and trip. The Grant & Alana Williams-trained filly has a blistering turn of foot, and after drawing barrier 19 of 20 for the Placid Ark Stakes, she will need to produce a similar finish to play a prominent role in the finish. The $14 on offer with PlayUp is a fair price to find out if Mai Aloha can win again. Placid Ark Stakes Race 8 – #16 Mai Aloha (19) 3yo Filly | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (55kg) +1300 with PlayUp Best Bet at Ascot: Jokers Grin Jokers Grin has only been defeated once in five career starts, and he returned from a 15-week spell with a dominant victory at this track and trip on November 2. The son of Maschino settled at the back of the field, worked to the outside of runners, and let down with a blistering turn of foot to claim victory. Patrick Carbery will have to attempt to replicate that performance after drawing barrier 14, but with even luck, Jokers Grin should be winning again. Best Bet Race 4 – #4 Jokers Grin (14) 4yo Gelding | T: Bernie Miller | J: Patrick Carbery (59kg) +130 with Neds Saturday quaddie tips for WA Champion Fillies Stakes Day Ascot quadrella selections Saturday, November 16, 2024 2-4-5-7 4-8-12 4-7-10-11-16 1-5-6-13-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

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After spending the past two years in a lucrative sprinting mode, I Wish I Win(NZ) (Savabeel) will return to racing in 2025 with a readjusted aim of establishing himself over longer trips. Co-trainer Peter Moody said I Wish I Win will return to work next week with the plan to test him out over further in a campaign which could culminate in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick over 2000m. “We’ve had a couple of cracks at sprinting, he’s been very good at it but now we’ll put him over some longer distances, which he’s been good at before, with the idea to stretch him out even further to 2000m,” Moody said. “He’ll now go over distances he’s bred to run over and they have always looked as if they would suit.” When I Wish I Win joined Moody’s stable in the spring of 2022, he finished an unlucky fifth in the Toorak Handicap (1600m) before he won the Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill. They are the longest trips I Wish I Win has been over and since then Moody and Katherine Coleman have trained him as a sprinter with great success, as he claimed Group 1 wins in the 2023 T.J. Smith Stakes and 2024 Kingsford-Smith Stakes. He also finished second in the 2023 Everest and Black Caviar Lightning and in 2024 did likewise in the Doomben 10,000, as well as finishing third in the Manikato Stakes and T.J. Smith Stakes. At his most recent start, I Wish I Win finished last in The Everest and there was talk of retirement, but Moody said he has been bucking his brands off in the paddock. At this stage, Moody plans to get him ready for the G1 C.F. Orr Stakes (February 8) and the Futurity Stakes (February 22), both over 1400m at Caulfield and from there he hopes for a spot in the 2025 All-Star Mile at Flemington on March 8. Other races he is looking at are the G1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on March 22 and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on April 12. “We will put him back into work and get him up and rolling. If everything is alright, then we will push on and if there’s an issue we haven’t discovered yet, then we wouldn’t hesitate to retire him,” he said. I Wish I Win is a six-year-old gelding by Savabeel and has had 24 starts for seven wins and 13 placings with winnings of just under $13 million. View the full article

With two of the eight runners in Saturday’s Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, Tony and Calvin McEvoy are hopeful their charges can be the ones to serve it up to Golden Slipper runner-up Coleman. The Ballarat-based duo will saddle up Rue de Royale(NZ) (Per Incanto) and Cavity Bay in the $500,000 contest and Tony McEvoy is confident his colt in particular, who placed behind Evaporate(NZ) (Per Incanto) and Henlein two starts ago in the G2 Stutt Stakes, can make his presence felt back to 1400 metres. While the earner of more than $700,000 might have only saluted once in a Bendigo maiden, Rue de Royale boasts a second placing to Traffic Warden over the distance from the VRC Sires’ earlier this year. “He has freshened up well and he is a pretty good horse, he has got us to a Blue Diamond, Golden Slipper and a Guineas,” McEvoy said. “He didn’t run the mile in the Guineas, he ran ok in the Stutt, which invited us to run, but he got to the 200 metres and didn’t finish it off.” Rue de Royale, who has jumped out between runs at Bendigo and will have winkers applied for the first time, has drawn beside Coleman in barrier four with Craig Williams booked to ride. McEvoy said with 1600m now off the agenda for the son of Per Incanto, ruling out a shot at the Sandown Guineas in a fortnight, it is likely to be his fifth and final run for the campaign. View the full article

Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is no stranger to big-race success during New Zealand Cup Week, and she will have chances in each of the three feature events at Riccarton Park on Saturday. The Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) will come first, with Latta’s progressive filly Connello(NZ) (Time Test) bringing victories in her last two starts to the elite-level contest. The most recent of those was in open three-year-old company at Trentham in the hands of Tina Comignaghi, who retains the ride. “I’m looking forward to getting her up over a mile, I think she’ll definitely see it out and is looking for it at this stage,” Latta said. “She’s a very easy filly, very tractable and can jump and put herself anywhere. If the showers come in, that won’t worry her either.” A decade ago, Latta triumphed in the 1000 Guineas with Platinum Witness, and in her experience with runners in the race, she has found the benefit of juvenile racing and travel, both of which Connello has under her belt. “I think when they’ve had a couple of starts as a two-year-old, they are a bit more advanced than other horses, it makes it a bit easier to be ready for a race like this,” she said. “She’s also had a trip down there already, which is quite important.” In a market dominated by northerners Alabama Lass ($2.45) and Captured By Love ($2.70), Connello is an equal-fifth favourite at $16. A pair of Latta gallopers will contest the Listed Lindauer Stewards Stakes (1200m) in Platinum Attack and Lincoln’s Kruz, both of which were eye-catching finishers in the Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m) last Saturday. “Platinum Attack just got too far out of his ground when he was slow away again,” she said. “He’s not drawn in an ideal spot again (11) but we’ll certainly be trying to ride him a touch handier. “Lincoln’s Kruz finished off nicely in the Pegasus, just from the one draw, a horse played up next to him and made him slow away, which was the undoing of the race. “He’s drawn well enough to get a better trip on Saturday (7).” Latta has a Stewards success on her mantelpiece from 2016 (Reilly Lincoln), leaving the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m), and she will be vying to take out the 161st edition of the iconic staying event with Sacred Pearl. A daughter of Sacred Falls, Sacred Pearl(NZ) (Sacred Falls) has been in sterling form of late, with back-to-back victories in the Egmont Cup (2200m) and Feilding Cup (2100m) in her most recent appearances. Visiting Australian jockey Harry Grace was on board in both races, and he will ride the mare on Saturday, navigating an unfavourable draw of 15. “We nominated her so we were hoping that she would come up for it, the 3200m is a bit of a question mark, but that’s probably the case for a lot of the field,” Latta said. “She settles well in her races and I can’t see any reason why she won’t see it out. She just needs to get some cover from the draw, it’s not ideal and is pretty wide.” Completing Latta’s Riccarton contingent will be Group Two winner Lantern Way(NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who takes his place in the Discover Niue Premier (1600m). View the full article

David Haworth will be keeping a close eye on weather conditions at Trentham on Friday, with the Pullman Hotel Melbourne (1600m) a hopeful lead-in to a shot at stakes level for his talented gelding Orlov(NZ) (Sweynesse). The seven-year-old son of Sweynesse resumed stylishly at Otaki last month, finishing second to well-performed mare Sumi. Haworth, based at Foxton, avoided starting on the heavy surface at Trentham in his next assignment, a decision he will continue to follow if the track deteriorates in the next 24 hours. “I was thrilled with him (at Otaki), he went super that day,” Haworth said. “He’s done very well since then, I would’ve run him at Wellington the other day but it was just too wet. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping that it won’t get too bad tomorrow, but if it gets to a Wellington Heavy 10, he won’t be running. “I want to run him, because I want to run tomorrow then go to the Wanganui Cup. But, if that’s the way it is, I’ll have to leave him and run at Wanganui on the first day, then back him up a week later, which isn’t what I want to do. “It’s all weather-dependent, but the horse is very well, he’ll go super if the track is okay and we can get a run.” If he starts in the race, Orlov will be ridden by leading apprentice Lily Sutherland, who picked up a trio of wins at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. The Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m), run on November 30, would be Orlov’s debut at black-type level, the natural progression after a stellar campaign in the autumn where he added a trio of victories to his eight-win haul. “He had a wind operation which put him out of play for a while, then last year, he got a bug or a virus and went one shocking race, and it took him a long time to come right,” Haworth said. “Once he did, he ran second then won, then ran second, then went two in a row. He’s just developed into a pretty handy and honest horse and we’ve had a lot of fun with him.” Haworth co-bred the gelding out of his four-win mare Diamond Cut, who has also produced Diamond Thief, who won or placed in each of his five starts for the trainer before being sold to Hong Kong last year. “The mare (Diamond Cut) was very quick, being by Guillotine she was a bit busy, but very talented,” he said. “I got her out to a mile once and she just bolted in, I couldn’t wait to get her out to 2000m. Unfortunately she broke down before we were able to get to that stage, so we’ve continued to breed from her. “I’ve got a three-year-old at home who is a full-brother to him (Orlov), then I’ve got a two-year-old who is a half-sister by King Of Comedy, she’s a lovely filly. The mare has just had a beautiful colt by Noverre, and she’s just got back in foal to him. “We had another that we sold to Hong Kong (Diamond Thief), he hasn’t done any good up there yet, but I don’t think he’ll be far away. They think he’s going well again.” View the full article

Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges believes there will be a racing and betting industry in mainland China in the future.View the full article

Race 8 POSITIVE SIGNS + PRINT 1400m TIMES UP (T Comignaghi) – Trainer Mr. S Prince reported to Stewards, that on Wednesday 6 November, TIMES UP, underwent a veterinary examination which included blood tests with no abnormalities being detected. S Prince further advised it is his intention to carry on with the gelding’s current preparation. The post Otago Racing Club @ Wingatui, Tuesday 5 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Leading trainer says ‘we haven’t seen the best of him yet’ as stable star chases fourth straight win.View the full article

Race 6 TAB MAIDEN 1400m PROUDTOBEHERE (W Kennedy) – Trainer Mr. A Forsman reported to Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition PROUBTOBEHERE, however, will look to apply a tongue tie prior to the mare’s next race day start. The post Auckland Thoroughbred Racing @ Ellerslie, Thursday 7 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Race 2 IMPACT OFF ROAD 1400m BOXMOSS (W Kennedy) – Trainer Mr. C wood reported to Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of BOXMOSS, and it is his intention to carry on with the gelding’s current preparation. The post Waikato Thoroughbred Racing @ Te Rapa, Saturday 9 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Race 2 NZB READY TO RUN SALE 20-21 NOVEMBER 1400m CITY GIRL (R Goyaram) – Trainer Mr. A Forsman reported to Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of the mare, however CITY GIRL has now been retired from racing. The post Taranaki Racing Inc @ New Plymouth Raceway, Friday 25 October 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges predicts number of mainland travellers to races in city could double by 2030.View the full article

What Mooloolaba Cup Day 2024 Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Saturday, November 16, 2024 First Race 12:18pm AEST Visit Dabble The $160,000 Mooloolaba Cup will headline the massive 10-race program at the Sunshine Coast this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, but with rain forecast on each day in the lead-up to the meeting, expect a genuine Soft surface throughout the day. The rail will be in the +2m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 12:18pm AEST. Mooloolaba Cup tip: Poetic Drama Poetic Drama was very unlucky when she finished second over 1600m at Doomben last start. The Tony & Maddysen Sears-trained mare was held up at a crucial stage in the home straight, but once the daughter of Proisir worked her way into clear air, she unleashed a brilliant finish to go down by half a length on the line. Staying at 1600m and dropping 5kg in the weights are two big positives for Poetic Drama, and they will give her every chance to go one better with a clearer run. Mooloolaba Cup Race 8 – #11 Poetic Drama (9) 6yo Mare | T: Tony & Maddysen Sears | J: Cejay Graham (52kg) +400 with Neds Best Bet at Sunshine Coast: Transatlantic Following a brave first-up performance over 1200m at Eagle Farm, Transatlantic gets a great chance to maintain his unbeaten second-up record (2:2-0-0) here. The Tony Gollan-prepared galloper settled on speed, overraced during the middle stages, and was forced out wide on the home turn before battling on for third place. The son of Snitzel will appreciate a rise to 1400m, and if he can settle behind the speed from barrier 11, Transatlantic will bounce back. Best Bet Race 5 – #9 Transatlantic (11) 4yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Angela Jones (58.5kg) +200 with Bet365 Next Best at Sunshine Coast: Redford Stuart Kendrick and Cody Collis will combine with Redford, who will return to his home track coming off a strong win at Doomben over 1615m. This son of Snitzel settled midfield before peeling out wide on the home turn to run home strongly and record a half-length victory in Benchmark 70 grade. Although he rises in grade, dropping back to 1400m should be seen as a positive as he only just ran out a strong 1615m previously. If Cody Collis can find a back to follow into the home straight, Redford will prove hard to hold out late. Next Best Race 6 – #12 Redford (5) 4yo Gelding | T: Stuart Kendrick | J: Cody Collis (a2) (57kg) +240 with Picklebet Best Value at Sunshine Coast: Shalaa’s Moment Shalaa’s Moment will return from a 20-week spell with the benefit of a very strong trial performance over 800m at Eagle Farm. The Matthew Hoysted-trained mare settled at the back of the field before running home strongly down the middle of the track under no riding to finish second. With an unbeaten fresh record (3:3-0-0) and a strong tempo expected in this contest, the race sets up very well for this daughter of Shalaa. The $7 on offer with horse racing bookmakers looks like a great each-way price for Shalaa’s Moment. Best Value Race 9 – #9 Shalaa’s Moment (6) 5yo Mare | T: Matthew Hoysted | J: Nikita Beriman (54kg) +600 with Dabble Sunshine Coast quaddie tips for Mooloolaba Cup Day Sunshine Coast quadrella selections Saturday, November 16, 2024 1-2-3-5 1-5-9-11 4-5-9 2-6-8-14-15 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What 2024 Thousand Guineas Where Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Saturday, November 16, 2024 Prizemoney $1,500,000 Distance 1600m Conditions 3YO Fillies | Set Weights 2023 winner Joliestar (1) | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56kg) Visit Dabble The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) headlines the bumper 10-race meeting at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with a field of 13 three-year-old fillies set to battle for the $1.5 million purse on offer. Will Chris Waller and James McDonald claim a third-straight win in the race with Aeliana? Or is there somewhat of an upset brewing in the penultimate Group 1 event in Victoria for the year? 2024 Thousand Guineas odds Horse racing bookmakers were quick to install Aeliana as a $3.30 favourite in Thousand Guineas betting following her success during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Zeitung ($4.50) holds the second line of betting after an impressive win on Derby Day, while there is a fair gap back to Lovelycut ($11) and Geegees Mistruth ($12). 2024 Thousand Guineas speed map The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained pair of Too Darn Lizzie and Dominetta are the likely speed influences in the 2024 Thousand Guineas. Outside of those, Double Market and Stage ‘N’ Screen look set to hold prominent roles, with each-way hopes Matisse and Supercilious looking to settle midfield. Market fancies Aeliana and Zeitung will likely be giving their rivals a fair start at the top of the straight, with both looking to have the last look at the leaders. Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 Thousand Guineas. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? Thousand Guineas 2024 preview & form Aeliana was equal parts impressive and arrogant when claiming the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) last time out. The Castelvecchio filly gave her rivals a start and a beating under James McDonald, and in a race that is likely to pan out in a similar way, it should set up perfectly for her to swoop. Aeliana got the better of Caulfield Guineas runner-up Feroce in convincing style, which looks to be the right form-line heading into Saturday’s feature. If there is any danger to the favourite, it will come from one of Zeitung or Matisse. Only a length separated the pair in The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on November 2, yet Matisse is a $17 quote compared to Zeitung’s $4.50 with PlayUp. Whether they have the ability of Aeliana is the question, but if the favourite is having an off day, they will be the ones waiting to pounce. Thousand Guineas 2024 selections & best bets Selections: 2 AELIANA 7 MATISSE 4 ZEITUNG 10 LOVELYCUT $100 betting strategy $100 win Aeliana (#1) @ +230 with Neds Thousand Guineas 2024 final field 1. Too Darn Lizzie (7) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Jye McNeil W: 56kg F: 8138x Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Too Darn Hot (GB) Dam: Enbihaar +1400 +320 2. Aeliana (11) T: Chris Waller J: James McDonald W: 56kg F: 11614 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Castelvecchio Dam: Temolie +220 -166.67 3. Geegees Mistruth (12) T: Stuart Gandy J: Ben Melham W: 56kg F: 6322x Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Wordsmith Dam: Miss Mana +1400 +320 4. Zeitung (4) T: James Cummings J: Jamie Kah W: 56kg F: 12445 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Exceed And Excel Dam: News Story (IRE) +500 +130 5. Double Market (6) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Michael Dee W: 56kg F: 11 Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Castelvecchio Dam: First Tier +1200 +280 6. Dominetta (9) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Craig Williams W: 56kg F: 321×3 Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Zoustar Dam: Debonnaire (GB) +1000 +240 7. Matisse (13) T: Anthony & Sam Freedman J: Mark Zahra W: 56kg F: 265×1 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Microphone Dam: Sanadaat +1200 +280 8. Another Prophet (2) T: Ciaron Maher J: Ethan Brown W: 56kg F: 2567x Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Brazen Beau Dam: Set to Skelter +2500 +500 9. Supercilious (1) T: Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin J: Jordan Childs W: 56kg F: 33231 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Golconda +2000 +400 10. Lovelycut (5) T: Reece Goodwin J: Damian Lane W: 56kg F: 42×11 Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Ilovethiscity Dam: Handcut +750 +180 11. Benagil (10) T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson J: Luke Currie W: 56kg F: 548×1 Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Filly Sire: Manhattan Rain Dam: Des Moines +1400 +320 12. Let’s Fly (5) T: Richard & Will Freedman J: Declan Bates W: 56kg F: 1383 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Flying Artie Dam: Aunt Mimi +2000 +400 13. Stage ‘N’ Screen (3) T: Mark Walker J: Daniel Stackhouse W: 56kg F: 41 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Ace High Dam: Inthespotlight (NZ) +1200 +280 Horse racing tips View the full article

What Hunter Day 2024 Where Newcastle Jockey Club – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Saturday, November 16, 2024 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble The $1 million Group 2 Hunter (1300m) headlines the action at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with the track rated a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, punters can expect that rating to hold true on race-day morning with light rainfall predicted leading into the weekend. All the action for 2024 Hunter Day is scheduled to get underway at 12:35pm local time. The Hunter Tip: Briasa Briasa has won five of his six starts and appears to be a star on the rise. The son of Smart Missile cruised to victory in his most recent outing on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on October 30, and although it was only a BM88, it was hard not to be impressed with the fashion he dispatched his rivals by 3.1 lengths. Tyler Schiller will need to find cover from barrier 10, and provided he can land within striking distance turning for home, Briasa will prove hard to hold out with 53kg on his back. The Hunter Race 8 – #14 Briasa (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | J: Tyler Schiller (53kg) +190 with Neds Spring Stakes Tip: French Ruler French Ruler appears set to peak third-up in the campaign after two strong performances over 1200m. The son of Nicconi was putting in the big strides against the older horses at Randwick on October 26 but ran out of time as he motored through the wire from near last. The 1600m against his own age group should be ideal, and with Nash Rawiller taking the reins from stall seven, French Ruler is a terrific each-way bet with Picklebet in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m). Spring Stakes Race 7 – #4 French Ruler (7) 3yo Gelding | T: John Sargent | J: Nash Rawiller (56.5kg) +800 with Picklebet The Beauford: Spirit Ridge Spirit Ridge was brave when trying to fend off Lindermann first-up at Randwick on October 26. He was only narrowly headed, and produced something similar first-up last campaign, before going on to score second-up in the Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap (2000m) at Doomben. Kerrin McEvoy should be able to dictate terms from barrier eight, and provided he can tick over a couple of soft sectionals, Spirit Ridge will give a bold sight in The Beauford (2300m). The Beauford Race 9 – #1 Spirit Ridge (8) 9yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Kerrin McEvoy (61kg) +600 with Dabble Best Bet at Newcastle: Bullets High The Joseph Pride-trained Bullets High just missed out on back-to-back wins at Rosehill on November 2 but looks perfectly placed to make amends third-up. The progressive four-year-old charged through the line to suggest a step up to the mile would be ideal, and with Nash Rawiller electing to stick, Bullets High should justify the short price with Playup and go one better in this BM78 contest. Best Bet Race 4 – #4 Bullets High (5) 4yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Nash Rawiller (58.5kg) +180 with Playup Next Best at Newcastle: Flying Crazy Flying Crazy caught the eye first-up in the Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on November 2. The son of Flying Artie was no match for the likes of Bella Nipotina and Sunshine In Paris but produced some impressive closing sectionals to suggest he’s in mix amongst weaker company. One of his five wins came at this course and distance, and with Reece Jones set to get a perfect run in transit from gate five, Flying Crazy can add to that winning record. Next Best Race 10 – #5 Flying Crazy (5) 6yo Gelding | T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | J: Reece Jones (58kg) +800 with Bet365 Best Value at Newcastle: Sonofdec The Jay Hopkins-trained Sonofdec represents terrific each-way value with horse racing bookmakers in this BM72 Midway. The Kermadec gelding has been crying out for a step out in journey, unsuited at back-to-back starts over 1300m despite hitting the line well. He produced a dominant three-length win third-up last preparation, and provided he can recapture that peak, the $17 is simply too big to ignore. Best Value Race 2 – #4 Sonofdec (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Jay Hopkins | J: Regan Bayliss (59kg) +1600 with Boombet Saturday quaddie tips for Newcastle Newcastle quadrella selections November 16, 2024 1-2-4-8 1-9-14 1-2-5-7-8-11 2-5-10-13-15 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Moonee Valley races Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – 1 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, November 15, 2024 First Race 6:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Racing returns to Moonee Valley Racecourse this Friday night for a bumper eight-race meeting. The rail comes out 4m to take advantage of the Good 4 rating following the busy stretch of spring carnival action at the track. The Moonee Valley races are set to commence at 6:15pm AEDT. Best Bet at Moonee Valley: Inexorable Inexorable was the definition of ‘hard watch’ last time over 1519m at this track. Nevertheless, he exploded late and should have finished a lot closer than the 4.5-length margin suggests. Barrier three is a touch concerning, but with senior jockey Jordan Childs hopping back on board, Inexorable will be given every opportunity to bring up a second win at start 11. Best Bet Race 8 – #10 Inexorable (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Grahame Begg | J: Jordan Childs (59.5kg) Bet with PlayUp Next Best at Moonee Valley: Looselipssinkships Looselipssinkships was only gunned down late when finishing second on debut at Benalla over 1206m. The three-year-old gelding settled up on speed and was left in front a long way out, only to be nabbed in the shadows of the winning post. Mick Dee will look to use barrier two to his advantage, and with a cheap sectional early, Looselipssinkships should be tough to run down at the second time of asking. Next Best Race 2 – #7 Looselipssinkships (2) 3yo Gelding | T: Patrick & Michelle Payne | J: Michael Dee (58kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Moonee Valley: Moon And Back Moon And Back caught the eye when beaten by the barest of margins first-up from a long spell. The six-year-old mare was crucially held up for a run until the final 100m but flew home and should have won. She returns to the 955m, and if John Allen can land the Exosphere mare in the moving line with cover, Moon And Back will prove hard to hold out. The $12 quote with Dabble looks the wrong price. Best Value Race 7 – #10 Moon And Back (7) 6yo Mare | T: Andrew Noblet | J: John Allen (59.5kg) Bet with Dabble Moonee Valley quaddie tips – 15/11/24 Moonee Valley quadrella selections Friday, November 15, 2024 3-6-9-10 2-5-11-13 1-4-6-7-9-10 10-11-12 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Spacewalk. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Godolphin’s Spacewalk is set to compete in the inaugural $1 million Meteorite (1200m) on Cranbourne Cup day next Saturday. The five-year-old will represent Busuttin Racing in the 1200-metre race, facing contenders such as Baraqiel and Rey Magnerio. Although Spacewalk hasn’t secured a victory since the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) at Flemington last year, he has shown consistent form this spring, recently finishing a close second to Way To The Stars in the Listed Century Stakes (1000m) on Oaks Day. “Godolphin is excited to partner with Busuttin Racing through having Spacewalk compete in the Busuttin Racing slot for the first race of the inaugural Southside Slot Series,” said Andy Makiv, managing director of Godolphin Australia. The Meteorite marks the opening leg of the Southside Slot Series, with The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham scheduled for December 21 as the second leg. Horse racing news View the full article

Damian Lane returns to the mounting yard on Veight after winning the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) winner Veight is set to be gelded following an underwhelming spring campaign. Trainer Tony McEvoy, who works alongside his son Calvin, discussed the decision with Racing.com: “Wayne Mitchell controls most of the horse and he never wanted to sell the horse, but the phone didn’t ring either.” Veight, a four-year-old, concluded his three-year-old season on a high note with victory in the George Ryder. However, his spring campaign this year fell short of expectations, as he failed to place in any of his three starts, including a disappointing performance in the Golden Eagle (1500m), where he finished second-last. “He ran very flat and very plain. He drew 18 but Harry (Coffey) got him across well and he just ran a very poor race and he came back in and seemed fine,” McEvoy said. “So I think he might be changing his mind a little bit.” Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 Thousand Guineas contender, Geegees Mistruth. (Photo by George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos) Tasmanian trainer Stuart Gandy has shared his reasoning for bringing Geegees Mistruth to Victoria for her upcoming run in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield this Saturday. The daughter of Wordsmith has proven her consistency, with runner-up finishes in both the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) and the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m), along with a third-place result in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m). “You always aim to get over here and compete on the big stage,” Gandy told Racing.com. “She showed early days that she had untapped ability—even as a two-year-old, when she was winning, she was doing a lot wrong and still very raw. “I suggested that we bring her over and test the waters, which we did, and she ran a ripping race first-up over here. “She’s stabled in with Mathew Ellerton at Flemington, and I can’t thank Mathew enough, ripping people and great staff. She’s blossomed and definitely matured.” The three-year-old filly heads into the race after a sixth-place finish in the The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington. Gandy remains optimistic about her recent form. “I thought it was a really good run; she was good through the line, she pulled up really well, she pulled up better than the previous run,” he said. “Positive, going up to the mile. She’s going to need a nice, economical run and just get on the back of something and get a nice trail in.” Victory on Saturday would mark a maiden Group 1 win for both Gandy and sire Wordsmith. “That would be the top of the career. It would be a huge privilege,” Gandy said. “I’d be very proud.” Horse racing news View the full article

What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, November 15, 2024 First Race 6pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to the bright lights of Canterbury Park Racecourse on Friday evening, with a competitive eight-part program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with only light rainfall predicted on Thursday, punters can expect the surface to be rated a Good 4 prior to the opening event at 6pm local time. Best Bet at Canterbury: Kerguelen The James Cummings-trained Kerguelen didn’t miss the frame in four starts last preparation, producing two wins and two more minor placings. The son of Lonhro showed glimpses of a potential stakes level gelding on the rise, flashing home in his latest start behind Invader Zim at Randwick on July 27. His barrier trials suggest he is ready pounce in this first-up assignment, and so long as Nash Rawiller can avoid being a victim of the ‘Canterbury Coffin’ from gate one, Kerguelen should prove hard to hold out. Best Bet Race 6 – #6 Kerguelen (1) 4yo Gelding | T: James Cummings | J: Nash Rawiller (58kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Canterbury: Cheval Savant Cheval Savant appears set to peak third-up in the campaign after a much-improved effort on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on October 9. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding lacked race-day fitness on that occasion but battled on gamely to get within 2.3 lengths of Green Belt. Nash Rawiller gets legged aboard from gate three this time around, and with Cheval Savant looking to dictate terms throughout the journey, this guy should give a bold sight at a good price with horse racing bookmakers. Next Best Race 4 – #3 Cheval Savant (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Nash Rawiller (57.5kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Canterbury: Point And Shoot The Bjorn Baker-trained Point And Shoot returns after a 166-day spell and appears primed for a first-up assault after undergoing a gelding operation. The son of Blue Point looked switched on at the barrier trials leading into this, careering away to score in his most recent piece of work at Rosehill on October 18. Rachel King will do the steering from barrier eight, and although the pair will be forced to drag back, watch for Point And Shoot to be doing his best work late at an each-way price with Dabble. Best Value Race 1 – #1 Point And Shoot (8) 3yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Rachel King (58.5kg) Bet with Dabble Friday quaddie tips for Canterbury Canterbury quadrella selections November 15, 2024 1-3-7 4-6-8 2-3-4 2-3-5-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

First off: East Coast Girl, while from the East, is a boy. Never mind the name, Penn National-based trainer Carl O'Callaghan said Island View Farm's 4-year-old ridgling in Saturday's $100,000 Claiming Crown Ready's Rocket Express is all man.View the full article

By Mike Love Leading northern trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan head to Addington Raceway with a formidable presence in both the Show Day Sires’ Stakes Group 1s. Meant To Be is a $2.25 favourite in the $120,000 IRT Sires’ Stakes Series 2YO Championship (Mobile Trot) at 2.47pm and stablemate Youretheonethatiwant is the top pick ($3.30FF) in the $200,000 Dunstan Sires’ Stakes Series 2YO Pacing Fillies Championship. Meant To Be warmed up with a trial winning effort at Addington last week, beating race rival, the unbeaten Habibti Pat. Trained by Greg and Nine Hope, Habibti Pat is four from four but will have to overcome the outside draw with driver Blair Orange. “She came through the trial really well. Blair was really happy with it and said to me to leave everything as it was,” said Greg Hope. “She’s trained on nicely. But it’s not ideal to draw the outside.” “We are going in hopeful but with them being two-year-olds you never know what could happen.” Promising Phil Williamson-trained filly Atlantic City will be looking to follow in her older sister Empire City’s hoofsteps who won this race last year. Empire City will take her place in the $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT slot race later in the day. The Fillies Championship at 5.02pm has a very even looking line-up, with representation from all over the country, ranging from southern hope, the Nathan Williamson-trained Captains Mistress to northern stablemates Youretheonethatiwant and I’m Sandra Dee, and Hot and Dangerous for Brian and Gareth Hughes. However it is local West Melton trainer Hayden Cullen that lines up three runners who all look to play pivotal roles in the race. Winelight, drawn one and to be driven by Olivia Thornley, has overcome a minor setback after it was discovered she was “crook” after her apparent disappointing performance at Ashburton on Labour Day. “We didn’t pick up on it until after the race as she wasn’t showing any symptoms and it only came up after a scope,” said Cullen. “But she’s good now and I think she’s about back to where she was when she won the Harness Million.” “We are rapt with the draw and looks a likely leader.” If such tactics pull off this could create a merry path for stablemate General Jen and driver Bob Butt who draws behind Winelight and may track an economical run. “On paper the draw may work out really well. She also seems bright and has come through the heat win terrific.” “She suits one run at them so if she can stay handy she’ll be a good chance.” Arafura rounds out the Cullen chances with driver Craig Ferguson and the Sweet Lou filly is not without a motor. After making a mistake at Ashburton on Labour Day she was massive, making up many lengths to finish fourth and only two and a half lengths off the winner. “She lacks ringcraft. But at Ashburton that first corner comes up a bit quick and I think she just got a bit claustrophobic.” “She’s trained on great and might surprise a few.” The other Sires’ Stakes race on the day is the Bob McArdle Sires’ Stakes Southern Mares Classic (Listed). It is set to go at 6.06pm and features the Zachary Butcher trained and driven Mantra Blue, who is a $1.75 favourite to bounce back from her last star fourth at Ashburton. View the full article

After Swayzee and Just Believe’s heroics on Tuesday, the Australians will play a huge role at Addington on Friday as well. In all there will be eight Aussies fronting up, headlined by Just Believe (again) and young trotting sensation Keayang Zahara. Catch A Wave ready to return to winning wins By Adam Hamilton Former Miracle Mile winner Catch A Wave is ready to add to his Group 1 haul in tomorrow’s Allied Security $200,000 Group 1 NZ Free-For-All (1980m) at Addington (7.48pm). On paper, the eight-time Group 1 winner only finished 11th in Tuesday’s Junior Free-for-all, but a deeper look shows he smashed the clock after getting back to last and coming four and five-wide. “We were really happy with him,” trainer Andy Gath said. “We knew we were always up against it from the draw and didn’t want to risk trying to go forward. “His sectional times were fantastic and he just kept getting pushed wider and wider. He covered so much extra ground than everything else.” Backing up quickly has also been a winning formula for Catch A Wave through much of his career. “Most of his big wins have come on the quick back up,” Gath said. “History tells us he’ll be better this time than Tuesday, that’s part of the reason we made the trip over. “Tuesday was all about peaking him for this main target.” Gath has spoken with his wife, Kate, who drives Catch A Wave, about using barrier four to try and lead. “It’s time to press the button. Finding the marker pegs would be a game changer,” he said. “Republican Party will get out well from the one, but so too will The Falcon in two. It might be a case of whether one or both will be happy to trail us. Finding the front is certainly Plan A.” Catch A Wave led throughout to win last year’s Miracle Mile. The five-year-old brilliantly won the huge Nullarbor/Fremantle Cup double in April, but has been struggling to recapture that form since. “Strangely, we put some of that down to racing at Melton. For some reason, he seems to do his best racing away from home,” Gath said. “We’re really happy with how he’s settled in. The run was terrific on Tuesday and a sprint race like this really suits him.” Catch A Wave has been backed from $6 into $4 since Wednesday’s barrier draw. He is one three Aussies in the NZ Free-For-All. The others are Jess Tubbs’ Better Eclipse (gate nine, $10) and Aroda (15, $101). Just Believe looks a sure thing in Trotting Free For All Everything says the “Harry” show will roll-on at Addington on Friday. Still buzzing after winning Tuesday’s $NZ400,000 Group 1 Renwick Farms driver and co-trainer Greg Sugars said Just Believe would be at least as good when he backs up. “He’s come through Tuesday amazingly well, but his resilience and recovery is one of his greatest strengths,” he said. “When he’s backed up in the past, he thrives on it. Look at those past two Inter Dominions. “And he did it easily on Tuesday. It wasn’t a hard run for him. “You’d look at him an hour or so after the race and wouldn’t know he’d gone around.” Just Believe is chasing his 11th Group 1 win and his sixth win from as many starts in NZ on Friday. The rising nine-year-old will then return home to chase more history as the first trotter to win three Inter Dominion finals. Just Believe has gone through the past two Inter Dominions – Melbourne and Brisbane – unbeaten in the heats and finals. He is a dominant favourite to do the same in the NSW series, which starts at Newcastle on November 29. The final is at Menangle on December 14. Keayang Zahara to make eagerly awaited NZ debut There is an exciting synergy to Just Believe and Keayang Zahara flying the Aussie flag at Addington. Many believe unbeaten three-year-old filly Keayang Zahara could be the heir apparent to Just Believe. She is a commanding $1.50 favourite to land her 12th win – and sixth at Group 1 level – in the inaugural $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT (5.36pm). Keayang Zahara is something else. Many say the way she’s blazed to win 11 since she first raced in April has stamped her as the best young trotter Australia has seen. She’s already running times most open-class trotters wouldn’t even get close to. “She’s very exciting, no doubt about it,” driver Jason Lee said. “She’s the best horse our family has had and we’ve had some nice ones go through the place, but she’s the one you dream of getting. The one that makes all the hard work worth it. “But there’s a pressure that goes with it, a pressure we haven’t felt before, because she hasn’t been beaten yet. “It’ll happen one day, just hopefully not when she’s racing for such big money this week.” Keayang Zahara, facing NZ’s best young trotters for the first time, is ideally draw in gate three. “Paddy Lee (co-trainer) and I just can’t fault her. There’s just no reason she won’t bring her best form to the race, albeit it’s all new and her first time away from home. “She’s settled well, she’s eating well, even better than she does at home to be honest, and she felt great when we took her in for a spin around Addington last Saturday.” Despite a lovely barrier, Lee expects the Kiwis to dish it right up to Keayang Zahara. “I’m sure it won’t be as straightforward as some think. Like, I don’t think she’ll just be rolling straight to the front and winning,” he said. “The Kiwis are proud. They don’t like us coming over and winning their big races. They didn’t like Swayzee and Just Believe winning the big two on Cup Day. “They tell me John Dunn (driving Tyron Eros) is going to blast out and try to lead from the outside (gate six) and that the pole marker (Empire City) is a nice trotter and gets out really quickly, too,” he said. “Ideally, I’d love to drive our filly with a sit because she’s so good coming off a helmet, but they’re young trotters and if the chance came to take her to the lead, I’d do that. It’s the safest place to be.” The eight Australians in action on Show Day : Just Believe, One Over All and Arcee Phoenix in the Livamol Group 1 NZ Trotting Free-for-all (4.35pm) Keayang Zahara in the $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT (5.36pm) Hes From Heaven in the $500,000 Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY (6.36pm) Catch A Wave, Better Eclipse and Aroda in the Allied Security Group 1 NZ Pacing Free-for-all (7.48pm) View the full article

Vauban ridden by William Buick on the way to the barriers prior to the running of the 2024 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Vauban is set for another Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) campaign following his purchase by Australian Bloodstock in partnership with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for around A$2 million (£1.02 million). The Willie Mullins-trained stayer will remain in Australia to join the Waterhouse-Bott stable, with hopes of targeting a third attempt at the prestigious Cup. Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett confirmed the acquisition of Vauban, previously owned by Rich Ricci, on Wednesday. Despite high expectations, the Cheltenham Festival winner delivered underwhelming performances in his previous Melbourne Cup appearances, finishing 14th last year and 11th at Flemington this past week. Initially, Mullins planned to take Vauban back to Ireland for a hurdling campaign, potentially targeting the Stayers’ Hurdle. Instead, the gelding will head for a spell in New South Wales before his transition to Waterhouse and Bott’s care. Vauban boasts a record of eight wins from 21 starts, including five victories on the flat and three over hurdles. His recent form included a runner-up finish to top stayer Kyprios in the Group 1 Irish St Leger at the Curragh. “He was an obvious horse for down here, and we had the opportunity to team up with Gai and Adrian, and he’s not one that is hard to identify,” Lovett told the Nick Luck Daily podcast. “I’ve always been very forgiving of any horse that comes down and doesn’t always perform off the aircraft as it’s not easy to do. “We’re just hoping we can have him return to the form he showed in the northern hemisphere last season, and we’re excited to see what lies ahead.” Lovett acknowledged Mullins’ adept handling of Vauban, emphasizing the horse’s quality despite his current Group 2 status. “Willie placed him beautifully up there last season, and he’s a high-quality horse, but he arrives here as a Group 2 winner. “So even in the handicaps, he could show up in a number of races in the Sydney autumn, and then the Melbourne Cup is the goal. “He’s had two tries at it, so he’s going to have to defy history a third time around, but we feel very confident he’s the right horse.” Horse racing news View the full article