Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 8 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 8 hours ago What Karaka Millions 2025 Where Ellerslie Racecourse – 100 Ascot Ave, Remuera, Auckland 1051, New Zealand When Saturday, January 25, 2025 First Race 4:38pm NZDT (2:38pm AEDT) Visit Dabble The Karaka Millions awaits punters on Saturday afternoon, with a stacked six-race meeting scheduled for one of New Zealand’s richest days of racing. The lucrative Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) and Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) headline proceedings, while the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) — worth more than NZ$4 million — will cap the meeting. With intermittent showers forecast, it is unlikely the track will receive an upgrade from the early Soft 5 rating. The rail will be in its true position, with action commencing at 4:38pm NZDT (2:38pm AEDT). Race 1: Group 3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) Move To Strike is set to resume from a five-month spell, and if he brings anything close to his best, he looks hard to beat. The three-year-old colt is already a Group 1 winner and is blessed with a strong turn of foot. He does need to give his rivals weight, having to lug 60kg, but from barrier six, Blake Shinn should gain a perfect tow into the event approaching the home turn. A winner when first-up in the past, Move To Strike at $5.50 with Neds seems a great play in the opener. Selections: 1 MOVE TO STRIKE 2 POETIC CHAMPION 10 ARDALIO 3 I’M ALL IN Almanzor Trophy Race 1 – #1 Move To Strike (6) 3yo Colt | T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | J: Blake Shinn (60kg) +450 with Neds Race 2: Aoetearoa Classic (1600m) Orchestral is one of the best New Zealand has to offer at the moment, but even a two-time Group 1 winner could not overcome the 60kg weight impost and a slowly run race in a field of four first-up from a spell. The four-year-old mare will no doubt appreciate stepping back up to the mile on Saturday, and considering she has three wins from five starts at Ellerslie, she clearly does her best work at the track. Craig Grylls will need a touch of luck coming from the back half of the field, but with the right run, Orchestral should win. Selections: 10 ORCHESTRAL 11 BOURBON EMPRESS 13 FROSTFAIR 1 WITZ END Aoetearoa Classic Race 2 – #10 Orchestral (3) 4yo Mare | T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood | J: Craig Grylls (55.5kg) +160 with BlondeBet Race 3: Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) Skew Wiff may have not won in over a year, but the five-year-old mare looks perfectly placed to register a win second-up. The Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson-trained mare found her rivals a touch too sharp in the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) on January 4, but a step back up to the 1400m on Saturday can have her fighting out the finish. From barrier two, Blake Shinn will have his mount stalking the speed throughout, and when asked for the ultimate effort, Skew Wiff should be breaking that long winless drought. Selections: 2 SKEW WIFF 1 BELCLARE 3 TOWN CRYER 4 KONASANA Westbury Classic Race 3 – #2 Skew Wiff (2) 5yo Mare | T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | J: Blake Shinn (58kg) +400 with Playup Race 4: Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) Too Sweet was a dominant winner of the Group 2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) on January 1 at this track and trip, and there is no reason she cannot build on that effort. Odds of $5 are available with horse racing betting sites, mainly because she is drawn out in barrier 15, but with plenty of early toe out of the barriers, Michael McNab should have no issue in negating the tricky draw. If the Satono Aladdin progeny doesn’t get caught wide throughout, she is the one to beat in the juvenile feature. Selections: 9 TOO SWEET 3 TO BRAVERY BORN 10 LA DORADA 5 HELLO ROMEO Karaka Millions 2YO Race 4 – #9 Too Sweet (15) 2yo Filly | T: Roydon Bergerson | J: Michael McNab (55kg) +400 with Dabble Race 5: Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) Dealt With is undefeated through two career starts, and on the quick back up after winning at Pukekohe last Sunday, he looks poised to build on that record in the Karaka Millions 3YO. The son of Ace High has controlled proceedings at both of his starts, and from barrier six, George Rooke should not have to work to hard to take up the running once more. He is the only natural front-runner, so if Dealt With gets away with a cheap sectional or two, he will take some running down. Selections: 4 DEALT WITH 3 TUXEDO 1 YALDI 10 DAMASK ROSE Karaka Millions 3YO Race 5 – #4 Dealt With (6) 3yo Gelding | T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood | J: George Rooke (57kg) +600 with Bet365 Race 6: Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) Karaka Millions Day ends with a bang with the Group 1 Sistema Railway, and with a breakneck speed expected, the race sets up perfectly for three-year-old filly Captured By Love. The Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson-trained prospect has yet to finish outside of the top three in 10 starts, boasting five wins to her name in that time. Barrier 11 is offset by the fact she gets back in her races, but with an electric turn of foot, Captured By Love should be capturing her second Group 1 triumph. Selections: 11 CAPTURED BY LOVE 3 CROCETTI 12 ALABAMA LASS 1 WAITAK Sistema Railway Race 6 – #11 Captured By Love (11) 3yo Filly | T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | J: Craig Williams (52.5kg) +550 with Picklebet Saturday quaddie tips for Ellerslie Ellerslie quadrella selections Saturday, January 25, 2025 1-2-3-4 3-5-9-10 1-3-4-6-10 3-11-12 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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