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November 2020

  • Jolly good weekend for stable and jockey

    Richard and Chantelle Jolly’s late spring success continued on Saturday with a two-state treble. Alleboom put himself in contention for some nice races during next year’s Adelaide Festival of Racing when he lugged a big weight to score at Morphettville before Skillful Steps returned to winning form. All Banter completed...

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  • Amendment 22 - Meeting Transferred

    TRSA wish to advise in conjunction with the SAJC that this Saturday 5 December will now be run on the Morphettville Main Track The program will remain the same with the following distance changes Race 1        Benchmark 82               was 1000m           now 1050m Race 2        Benchmark 76                was 1950m           now 2000m...

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  • Racing Update 2 - Scratching Fees

    SCRATCHING FEES Updated Conditions as at 1 December 2020 SCRATCHING FEES – METROPOLITAN PROGRAMS  Without Veterinary Certificate $218.90 ($199.00 plus GST) (or acceptance fee, whichever is the greater) with the following provision: With Veterinary Certificate (if lodged at Thoroughbred Racing SA within 48 hours of meeting) - $53.90 ($49.00 plus...

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  • Oxlade targets a Christmas cracker for Jack's next mission 

    The Christmas Handicap is the next mission for smart Strathalbyn sprinter One More Jack following his City Of Marion success last weekend.  Trainer Shane Oxlade said the horse had pulled up perfectly from his last-stride victory and would now try and become the first horse since Trevor Dansie’s Hidden Value...

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  • Murray Bridge mare a worthy Jericho Cup warrior

    Given she fought a life-and-death battle to survive birth, a Matas victory in today’s epic three-mile Jericho Cup at Warrnambool would be a fitting result – and a first for South Australia. Revived by Victorian businessman and philanthropist Bill Gibbins in 2018, the modern-day Jericho Cup honours the Aussie soldiers...

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  • Chipping Away at the final product

    Border-hopper Just Chipping Away is out to achieve a career first at Morphettville today: back-to-back wins. Trained by Darryl Dodson just over the Victorian border at Telopea Downs, Just Chipping Away scored a fast-finising win over 1250m at Morpettville Parks last start, overhauling the much-improved Trip in the shadows of...

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  • Suzy Grey: Fan favourite on City of Marion honour roll

    Schillaci, Gunsynd, Subzero, Chautauqua… something about grey horses captures the racing public’s collective hearts. Morphettville will stage the City of Marion Stakes this Saturday and 19 years ago the race was taken out by a grey – who happened to be one of Australia’s most popular horses at the time....

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  • Jack looking to jump into Listed success

    An ideal barrier has given Strathalbyn sprinter One More Jack a perfect chance at Listed success in Saturday’s $100,000 City of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Trainer Shane Oxlade said he couldn’t be happier with five-year-old, who has drawn barrier two in a race where there looks to be some...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview

    BEST BET: More Than Ever (Race 2) EACH-WAY: Aten (Race 9) VALUE: Li’l Hank (Race 8)   RACE 1 - 12:36PM Adelaide Galvanising Two-Year-Old Plate (1050 METRES) GULF OF SUEZ was impressive on debut here, leading throughout to defeat Bolsonaro. He’ll take some beating with benefit of racing experience. His stablemate...

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  • SA feature double on radar for Jolly & Grand Syndicates

    David Jolly and Grand Syndicates are trying to complete a massive year by claiming two South Australian features across the weekend. The pair enjoyed a brilliant spring with stable star Behemoth and will have Bajan in Sunday’s $22,500 Langhorne Creek Vigneron’s Cup (1300m) at Strathalbyn, while in-form mare Trip is...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Balaklava Preview

    BEST BET: MUSTARI (Race 2) EACH-WAY: ICECRUSHER (Race 6) VALUE: AMBER HAZE (Race 3)   RACE 1 - 12:45PM Coopers Brewery Benchmark 62 Handicap (2200 METRES) HAPPY ATOM was a winner over 2000m at Murray Bridge four starts back and she plugged away behind Galahad Guru last time at Strath and...

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  • It’s weight over gate for promising Alleboom

    Richard and Chantelle Jolly have opted for weight over a sticky gate with exciting three-year-old prospect Alleboom. The stable will stay at home in Adelaide with the impressive last-start Flemington winner. He will lug 60kg after the claim for Caitlin Jones over 1100m on his home track in preference to...

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  • TRSA monitoring extreme weather forecast

    Thoroughbred Racing SA is monitoring weather forecasts for tomorrow’s meeting at Port Lincoln and Saturday’s meeting at Morphettville. Any decisions relating to these meetings will be made in accordance with TRSA’s Hot Weather Policies which can be viewed here. Hot weather policy: Horses. Hot weather policy: Riders.

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  • TRSA welcomes Murray Bridge funding announcement

    Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA) has welcomed the announcement of a $5 million funding commitment for the Murray Bridge Racing Club as another important step in its long-term strategy to grow horse numbers in South Australia. The State Government grant, which was announced in the State Budget, will help create up...

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  • TRSA boosts vital SABOIS scheme

    SABOIS – the innovative Breeders and Owners’ Incentive Scheme for the South Australian industry – has received a major boost with a range of changes announced by the Board of Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA). The headline is a 43% increase in the SABOIS Bonus Pool which grows from $1.4 million...

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  • Freedmans favouring Adelaide return for gun sprinter

    The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable are looking at a return to Adelaide with Prophet’s Thumb in Saturday’s $100,000 City Of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Top jockey Todd Pannell has been booked for the ride, but the stable also accepted in Melbourne in the $140,000 Carlyon Stakes over 1100m...

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  • TRSA Announces Prizemoney Increases 

    Thoroughbred racing in South Australia will benefit from a return to pre-COVID prizemoney levels in a series of funding decisions announced today by the Board of Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (TRSA). The new prizemoney levels – which come into effect on 1 December – also include an increase equal to...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Parks Preview

    BEST BET: RENEGADE (Race 4) EACH-WAY: FUGA (Race 8) VALUE: FLORIANO (Race 6)   RACE 1 - 12:10PM Holdfast Insurance Handicap (1550 METRES) PELOTON has been on speed at the majority of his Australian starts. He led throughout to beat East Indiaman this track and trip three runs back. He was...

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  • A conversation with: Sophie Logan

    Sophie Logan has made steady progress since moving to South Australia and taking up an apprenticeship with trainer Grant Young at Murray Bridge. The now 26-year-old has worked hard to earn a reputation as a solid rider, but was always destined to be involved in the industry in some capacity.  ...

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  • Amendment 21 - Meeting Transferred

    TRSA in conjunction with the Clare Valley Racing Club wish to advise the Clare Cup meeting originally programmed for Sunday 22 November 2020 will now be run on Monday 25 January 2021. The race program for the meeting will be Race 1 - $22,500 Clare Valley Cup             1800m         SABOIS Plus...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Naracoorte Preview

    RACE 1 NO. 8 YANKEE PRINCESS Did enough in a recent Murray Bridge trial when she led and was pressured throughout and only beaten 1.2 lengths behind Short Stories and wasn’t punished late. Looks like leading from barrier three and will give them something to run down. The 3.50 in...

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  • Festival focus for Balfour’s Tradewind

    Ryan Balfour will target some feature races during the Adelaide Festival of Racing with promising three-year-old Tradewind after his win in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade at Ballarat on Saturday. The son of Trust In A Gust, who won the same race seven years earlier, has banked his connections...

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  • SA racing to resume this week

    Following on from Friday’s State Government announcement of the lifting of the Stay at Home lockdown from midnight Saturday night (21 November) and the further easing of restrictions, Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA) wish to advise that race meetings will recommence from Wednesday 25 November as below; Wednesday 25 November 2020...

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  • COVID Update - Naracoorte Rescheduled

    Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA) wish to advise that the meeting previously scheduled at Naracoorte for Friday 19 November has been rescheduled for Tuesday 24 November at Naracoorte. The fields have been transferred from Friday 19 November and scratchings have been reinstated. Race times to be advised.

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  • Mac attack on Victoria this weekend

    Tony and Calvin McEvoy have some key runners at Moonee Valley tonight, led by speed machine Meteorite as well as a strong chance in tomorrow’s Ballarat Cup with Game Keeper. Here what the Tony thinks about his key runners over the weekend: MOONEE VALLEY METEORITE (Race 4) “He wanted to...

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