September 2021
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Friday night lights the stage for Smokin' Val's return
Morphettville trainer Jon O’Connor is hoping smart mare Smokin’ Val can boost her rating when she returns under lights to Moonee Valley on Friday night. O’Connor has some mares features at Caulfield on his radar, but believes Smokin’ Val needs to climb up the ratings to guarantee a start as...
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Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview
BEST BET: TOTALLY DISCREET (Race 3) EACH-WAY: ECHO BOOMER (Race 9) VALUE: SHEBRINGZIT (Race 5) RACE 1 - 12:22PM Furphy Handicap (Heat 7 Rebel Raider Series) (1250 METRES) KARACASU was impressive coming off the speed and racing away from rivals with a big weight first-up from a spell. He gets...
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Hasta La War's Melbourne Cup dream
South Australian stayer Hasta La War will have to play the waiting game as he tries to secure a fairytale start in the $7.75m Melbourne Cup. The comeback galloper’s low rating means trainer Sue Murphy and connections will have to be patient as they seek a qualifying race that can...
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Track enhancements set tone for successful Lincoln season
When the Port Lincoln racing season gets underway this Sunday, October 3, participants and punters may note there’s been a number of enhancements made to the facilities at the regional track. During the off season, Racing SA and the Port Lincoln Racing Club acquired a block of land adjoining the...
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Lincoln Moore's Balaklava Preview
BEST BET: FIGHTING MCLAREN (Race 2) EACH-WAY: YEELANNA (Race 4) VALUE: HARBOURING (Race 6) RACE 1 - 1:20PM Adelaide Galvanising Industries Maiden Plate (1050 METRES) PEDIRKA made ground on debut behind The Partisan at Gawler before another good effort closing late behind Ultimate Addiction here. He draws a nice barrier...
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Price's watershed moment at Morphettville
The rapid rise of Ben Price continued at Morphettville on Saturday, as the apprentice dominated with four winners. After a slow end to last season and still in his first year of race riding, securing his metropolitan licence has bolstered his confidence and increased opportunities which sees him sitting top...
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Final Determination: D Caboche
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Behemoth, Instant Celebrity honoured for 2020/21 seasons
South Australian gallopers Behemoth and Instant Celebrity have been named as finalists for the prestigious Australian Racehorse of the Year in recognition of their outstanding 2020/21 seasons. Racing NSW announced the finalists across the seven categories of the Australian Racehorse of the Year awards on Sunday. Each category finalist is...
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Lincoln Moore's Naracoorte Preview
BEST BET: CATHARTES (Race 3) EACH-WAY: JAYWICK (Race 5) VALUE: MULGA LIL (Race 7) RACE 1 - 1:44PM Local Trainers Murphy, Jaensch, Black Benchmark 68 Handicap (1100 METRES) Even race on paper. THANASI has won two (placed one) of four starts here and maps to get a nice run. He...
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'Fresh and fit' Ironclad ready for next test
Will Clarken has his fingers crossed with high class import Ironclad heading to Sandown on Saturday. It’s a been a rollercoaster spring campaign for the horse nominated for the big three – Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup – magnified by a first-up failure in the Leon Macdonald Stakes....
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James Jordan's Saturday Speed Maps + Track Report
Racing.com's James Jordan has the key information ahead of tomorrow's meeting at Morphettville! Check out a full track report and speed maps here. TRACK REPORT Winning Post-1500m: This section won't have a bearing on the way races are run nor finishing position unless there was abnormal findings. That wasn't the...
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Amendment 17 - Race Added
Racing SA wish to advise an additional race to the program at Gawler on Monday 4 October $21,800 Distance Maiden Plate 2100 m Racing Rewards SA
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Jolly opts to keep Alleboom in Adelaide
Richard and Chantelle Jolly will avoid a wide gate at Moonee Valley on Friday night with Alleboom. Narrowly beaten by subsequent Wylie winner Free Of Debt first-up from a spell before an impressive win at Morphettville, Alleboom was accepted in the opening heat of the Moonee Valley 55 Second Challenge...
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Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview
BEST BET: GAZE GRISE (Race 5) EACH-WAY: MORIALTA (Race 9) VALUE: TAKEN OFF (Race 8) RACE 1 - 12:28PM Spring Racing Carnival at Morphettville - Oct. 9 - Nov 6 Handicap (1550 METRES) Tricky little race. Danny O’Brien sends two runners over the border. MAN OF HEART was sent out...
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SAASTA students go behind-the-scenes
Students from the South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy (SAASTA) had a behind-the-scenes look at what happens in racing stables and at trackwork this week with Racing SA Industry Development and Training Officer and former top jockey Clare Lindop. The ‘Racing Industry Career Exploration Activity’ aimed to provide students with...
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Lincoln Moore's Oakbank Preview
BEST BET: KUNGKA MARU (Race 4) EACH-WAY: BRIABELLA (Race 6) VALUE: SENTRY GATE (Race 7) RACE 1 - 1:20PM O’Leary Walker Maiden Plate (1900 METRES) Open race to start the day. DOROTHY ROSE has been runner-up her past couple the latest behind Conquest Of Tears at Balaklava, she is back...
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A conversation with: Nina Selleck
Nina Selleck has been working in the SA thoroughbred racing industry across various roles for many years. A trackwork rider and strapper with the McEvoy stable, she’s just started a new part-time role as Clerk of the Course and also recently gained her restricted trainers permit. We caught up with...
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Free Of Debt shines in the Wylie
Free Of Debt completed his successful return to the top winning Saturday’s Listed Wylie Handicap at Morphettville. It’s been a bumpy road for the one-time Blue Diamond placegetter. Hopes the horse would turn into a stallion prospect hindered his progression, former owners Aquis Farm sold their share, and the decision...
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Lincoln Moore's Mindarie-Halidon Preview
BEST BET: SPANISH HEIRLOOM (Race 4) EACH-WAY: ROYAL BOWER (Race 6) VALUE: MAORI MAGIC (Race 7) RACE 1 - 1:45PM Kelvin Westbrook Transport & Feedlot / Loxton Irrigation Centre Maiden Plate (1800 METRES) SHEZOURCASH comes up short here for a horse who went around at massive odds last time but...
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James Jordan's Saturday Speed Maps + Track Report
Racing.com's James Jordan has the key information ahead of tomorrow's meeting at Morphettville! Check out a full track report and speed maps here. TRACK REPORT WP-1800: Thought that hard up against the fence would be slower ground but unlikely to have much of a bearing given the section. The growth...
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From Morphettville to Mindarie: Jolly's big weekend
Richard Jolly is mindful of Kemalpasa’s big weight heading into the $107,250 Listed Wylie Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Jolly said the horse was in good order but also cautious with a host of rivals on the minimum and plenty of improvement to come with the Melbourne Spring Carnival...
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Beau Rossa and Behemoth to resume hostilities in G1 test
Saturday's Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield will be Round 3 in the battle between South Australian pair Behemoth and Beau Rossa. A combined margin of a neck has separated the two horses in their past two encounters as Behemoth chases a slice of Australian racing history as...
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Amendment 16 - Racing Amendment
Racing SA wish to advise the following program amendment Morphettville Parks Saturday 25 September Race 1 $54,750 Three-Metropolitan-Wins Last Year 1250 m Now $54,750 Benchmark 86 Handicap 1250 m
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Gytrash's first big spring test
Gordon Richards is confident star South Australian sprinter Gytrash can defy his price in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 2 Shorts (1100m) in Sydney. First-up since his luckless Queensland raid in the winter, Gytrash will again be trying to spring a Sydney surprise after he blew past star sprinter Nature Strip to...
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Enchantingly chasing black type success
Scott Westover will saddle-up his first Melbourne runner when in-form mare Enchantingly chases a third win in succession in the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The former Sydney mare has come back from a short break in career best form winning first-up at Morphettville by...