January 2022
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Weekend Wrap: Kemalpasa stars, Resurge claims Strathalbyn Cup
Top class sprinter Kemalpasa added a second Listed Durbridge Stakes to his resume upsetting Behemoth in the 1100m feature at Morphettville on Saturday on the back of a tactically brilliant ride by top jockey Paul Gatt. Gatt was able to pinch a midrace breather and leave enough in the locker...
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Gytrash ramps up preparation for Lightning
19-time Group 1 winning rider Mark Zahra has been booked to ride star South Australian sprinter Gytrash when he resumes in the $1m Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on February 19. Gytrash hasn’t raced since running down the track in the $1m Classique Legend Stakes behind Eduardo at...
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Bonuses increase as Racing Rewards SA ramps up
Racing Rewards SA will ramp up with an increase in bonuses in February. Kicking off at Murray Bridge this Wednesday, Racing Rewards SA bonuses will be increased by 50 per cent across the board offering a significant financial reward to all facets of the industry. Racing SA Chief Operating Officer...
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Lincoln Moore's Strathalbyn Selections
BEST BETS MISS MUCINNI (Race 5) Talented mare who was very impressive winning on debut last March and Murray Bridge. Her three runs last campaign were all OK, she’s trialled nicely for her return. The blinkers are off, she’s drawn out and can finish off over the top of rivals....
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Kemalpasa to lock horns with Behemoth again
Two of South Australian racing’s heavy hitters will lock horns again in Saturday’s $107,250 Listed Durbridge Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville. Behemoth and Kemalpasa will do battle for a third time, the latter again the underdog at $3.30 with tab.com.au with Behemoth a $1.85 favourite. Kemalpasa won the 2019 Durbridge Stakes,...
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Pat and Elga Barns reflect on 60 wonderful years
After 60 years of marriage its little wonder that Pat and Elga Barns finish each other’s sentences, but it’s their sense of humour that really cuts through. The couple have lived in the same Bray Street home over-looking Morphettville Racecourse their entire married life, and Elga jokes that when Pat...
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Jones, Clarken pair set for Dubai debuts
Caitlin Jones will be hoping for a Dubai fairytale in the early hours of Saturday morning when South Australian pair Parsifal and He’s A Balter race at Meydan. The Will Clarken-trained duo will try and bookend the meeting with He’s A Balter drawing barrier four in the opening race –...
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Amendment 33 - Racing Amendment
Racing SA wish to advise the following amendments to racing on the Eyre Peninsula Penong Saturday 12 February 2022 Racing SA in conjunction with the Penong Racing Club wish to advise due to Covid in the community this meeting has been abandoned for 2022. Port Lincoln Sunday 20 February 2022...
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James Jordan's Saturday Speed Maps + Track Report
Metro racing returns to Morphettville on Saturday for Durbridge Stakes day! Check out JJ's speed maps and an all-important track report ahead of the big day. TRACK REPORT Winning Post-1600m: Really clean ground here, no real marking to speak of. Long length of grass at the time of walking but...
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Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview
BEST BETS BEA TEMPTED (Race 5) BEHEMOTH (Race 8) EACH-WAY CALL ME SHAMUS (Race 7) Click here for final fields RACE 1 - 12:22PM Weslo Security Handicap (1200 METRES) Interesting race, FOX GEM was an eye-catcher on debut when held-up for a smooth run in the straight behind Water Into...
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Jolly big week for David and crew
David Jolly is set for a hectic week with his Goolwa stable. After taking eight horses to the Morphettville trials on Monday, including All-Star Mile hopeful Behemoth, Jolly has runners at Murray Bridge and Caulfield on Wednesday before a big weekend back in SA. Streetcar Stranger will fly the flag...
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Paula's 20-year passion for KI racing
Twenty years since her first winner at Kangaroo Island, Morphettville trainer Paula Trenwith secured a maiden treble, made all the more special because it occurred on one of her favourite race tracks. Each year the two-time KI Cup winner combines the carnival with a holiday on the island, and the...
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Lincoln Moore's Murray Bridge Preview
BEST BETS STARS THE LIMIT (Race 2) TWO ODD SOX (Race 4) EACH-WAY PLAY ST JUST (Race 6) VALUE BACK POCKET (Race 7) RACE 1 - 1:37PM Long's Sand & Metal Benchmark 58 Handicap (2500 METRES) Peter Blanch has two leading chances here. MUFFLA finally got the job done at...
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Vorster stays hot, Doyle breaks through, Callow's KI treble
The red-hot run of Barend Vorster extended to a rain-soaked Gawler on Saturday with a winning treble. The leading hoop has now banked eight city winners in two weeks, riding at 42 per cent runners to winners in 2022. Vorster has moved just three wins behind Jason Holder on the...
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Behemoth headlines SA All-Star Mile noms
Star South Australian galloper Behemoth will kick start his All-Star Mile campaign in Saturday’s 107,250 Listed Durbridge Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville. The David Jolly-trained galloper headlines SA’s nominations for the All-Star Mile at Flemington on March 19 which include the Will Clarken trio of Beau Rossa, Ironclad and Second Slip....
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Trial Trio: Morphettville
Racing SA's Lincoln Moore has run his eye over the trials from Morphettville this morning, and given you his trial trio to follow. QUIETLY DISCREET (Trial 4) Handy mare who has won three of her 10 starts and she looked very good free rolling in the lead and winning by...
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Amendment 32 - Racing Amendment
Racing SA wishes to advise the following racing amendment Morphettville Parks Saturday 5 February $40,250 Two-Year-Old Maiden Plate 1000 m NOW $40,250 Two-Year-Old Class 1 Plate 1000 m Weights Colts or Geldings: Class 1 58.0 kg Maiden 56.0 kg Fillies: Class 1 56.0 kg Maiden 54.0 kg
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Lincoln Moore's Penola Selections
BEST BET SEBONNA (Race 5, No. 1) Held-up at a crucial stage when the winner gained momentum out wide before closing sharply behind Cuban Toonite in the Coonawarra Cup here last time. The extra trip appeals and he gets in nicely after the Ben Price claim. He is short but...
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Lincoln Moore's Port Lincoln Bets
Lincoln Moore has two best bets for today's Port Lincoln program. KOVA (Race 1, No. 4) Well backed when placed on debut and the money has been strong to suggest he will be breaking through today. IRISH MINT (Race 6, No. 2) Solid run first-up and second-up record is very...
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James Jordan's Saturday Speed Maps + Track Report
We head to Gawler for Saturday racing tomorrow, and Racing.com's James Jordan has your key info for a big day of racing. TRACK REPORT Winning Post-1500m: Not a lot to report here, there's some minor wear across lanes 1 and 2 but nothing that will have any impact on the...
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Kah partners in-form Great Leveller
Jamie Kah has the job of trying to maintain the unbeaten run of South Australian galloper Great Leveller at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Trainer Jon O’Connor has opted to head to Melbourne with the in-form four-year-old who has won three races in succession since resuming in December. Also an acceptor...
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Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview
BEST BET MONTIGN (Race 8) EACH-WAY MISS LANGTRY (Race 3) VALUE PLAY AZZUREOUS (Race 5) Click here for full fields. RACE 1 - 12:22PM Coopers Brewery Two-Year-Old Plate (1100 METRES) IN THE NAVY is from the Stokes stable and was runner-up in a Pakenham trial. She draws a nice barrier...
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Bain buzzing for thoroughbred debut
Dual-code horseman Aaron Bain will saddle up his first thoroughbred runner at Port Lincoln on Friday. Bain, who has enjoyed plenty of success in harness racing, has the well-travelled Malaise debuting for his Gawler stable. The former Darley galloper has had eight trainers during his 32-start career which started with...
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Amendment 31
Racing SA wishes to advise following consultation with the Oakbank Racing Club and the Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club, the trials scheduled for Oakbank on Monday 7 February 2022 will now be conducted at Gawler on Thursday 10 February 2022. Nominations close with Racing Australia at 11.00am on Tuesday 8...
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Red-hot mare shooting for Oakbank hat-trick
When it comes to horses for courses there may be no better example than The Trance Factor. The Ron Daniel and Trish Stanbury-trained mare took 37 starts to break her maiden status at Oakbank on December 22 before making it consecutive wins there last Wednesday. Daniel said he never gave...
