January 2023
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Lincoln Moore's Murray Bridge Preview
BEST BETS KATE’S REBEL (Race 1) EACH-WAY FINNEY (Race 4) BRAZANO (Race 5) RACE 1 - 1:40PM Northpoint Murraylands Three-Years-Old and Over Maiden Plate (2000 METRES) KATE’S REBEL won’t get a better chance to win her maiden than this. She was runner-up behind Gmork at Oakbank in maiden grade before...
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Racing returns to Port Lincoln
Racing will make a return at Port Lincoln on February 3. Racing SA Industry Track Manager Ian Ricardo and Stewards inspected the Port Lincoln Racing Club surface this week and were more than happy with the recent work undertaken to get back racing in time for the 2023 Port Lincoln...
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Weekend wrap: Shamino stars, Livesey claims Strathalbyn Cup
Dual Adelaide Cup winning trainer Phillip Stokes picked the perfect time to return home with the stable dominating Durbridge Day at Morphettville on Saturday. The Stokes stable trained a treble, led by underrated galloper Shamino who produced another brilliant finishing burst to power past his more fancied rivals in the...
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SA quintet in the hunt for 2023 All Star Mile
South Australia has five nominations for the $5m All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley on March 18. SA’s newest training combination Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea have three - Ironclad, Beau Rossa and Noname Lane, with exciting filly See You In Heaven from the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable and Sam...
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Lincoln Moore's Strathalbyn Selections
BEST BET: LORD MORTON (Race 3, No. 7) A former Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained galloper who was beaten by Rushaway Lad at Morphettville on debut. Went to the paddock and had two more runs, the latest at Penola last March when narrowly beaten in a maiden which has proven a...
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Doyle hoping to keep Bushy Series in the family
Jade Doyle will be hoping to extend her lead in the inaugural Bushy Trenowden Eyre Peninsula Apprentice Series at Ceduna on Saturday. Doyle is a great niece of the legendary local horseman who passed away in 2022 aged 77 after a decorated career which included more than 400 training victories...
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Sebonna set for Strathalbyn Cup
The 100th running of the Strathalbyn Cup will launch a campaign geared towards the Adelaide Cup for talented stayer Sebonna. Mount Gambier and Murray Bridge trainer Peter Hardacre has the two-mile Group 2 feature in his sights with Sebonna who will have to lug a 60kg top weight from barrier...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Preview
BEST BETS MISS MUCINNI (Race 3) SABERMETRIC (Race 9) EACH-WAY BEAU ROSSA (Race 8) VALUE IN THE DARKNESS/MALINONG CLUB (Race 5) RACE 1 - 12:17PM Grand Syndicates Handicap (1600 METRES) LACRIMA is chasing three wins on end for the in-form Michael Hickmott. She was too good for Tubby Two Tracks...
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Annells' Apple Isle adventure
Lizzie Annells’ Tasmanian adventure is about to become permanent. The apprentice jockey is planning a move to the Apple Isle in March, to ride for trainer Sarah Cotton. The decision came about after she recorded her first Tasmanian double at Hobart on Sunday. “I’ve been umming and ahhing for a...
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Moonee Valley beckons for in-form Wong
In-form apprentice Ellis Wong will get his chance on the big stage when he rides at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Wong, who debuted in early 2021 has already ridden 81 winners and been a rapid improver in his second full season in the saddle having already ridden 36 winners, the...
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Clarken, O'Shea chasing SA/VIC features
Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea will chase a two state feature race double on Saturday. South Australian racing’s newest partnership head to Melbourne for the $350,000 Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) with Ironclad while they’ve opted to keep Beau Rossa in Adelaide for the $107,250 Listed Durbridge Stakes (1100m) at...
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Morphettville track report and speed maps
Track walked at 11am, Thursday 26 January. Winning post-1800 metres: Metropolitan racing returns to the Morphettville course proper for the first time in 2023. With the rail back in the true position for the first time since October 22, the inside pad presents well and walks consistently, with good cover,...
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Jones dreaming of Saudi double
Caitlin Jones is confident she has enough time to be ready to defend the International Jockeys Challenge title she won at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh last year. The South Australian jockey hasn’t raced since September 17 due to a back injury but has been given the all clear...
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Lincoln Moore's Murray Bridge Preview
BEST BET HUNTLEY LADY (Race 6) EACH-WAY DASH IT (Race 7) RACE 1 - 1:37PM Vale - Johno, Johnboy O"Neil Maiden Plate (1800 METRES) LINDA BRAVE is lightly-raced and ran well first-up from a break when 3rd behind Famous Prince at Strathalbyn. She draws an inside gate and the jump...
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Jump Out Journal: Morphettville 24 January
UNNAMED (Rubick – Euro Chic) – Jump Out 1 Phillip Stokes-trained two-year-old who was slow to find her feet early but once in her rhythm looked to be cruising behind them. There was a lot to like about the way she worked through the line under Kayla Crowther. AITCH TWO...
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Weekend wrap: Red hot Hickmott, Annells makes waves in Tasmania
Murray Bridge trainer Michael Hickmott’s imposing strike-rate in season 2022-23 continued over the weekend. Just over a week since he added a $1.1m yearling to his stable from the Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast, Hickmott had four metropolitan victories and is striking at 23.4 per cent runners...
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Jolly pair, Clarken/O'Shea quartet headline Durbridge noms
Contrasting Autumn campaigns will kick off when racing returns to Morphettville for the first time in 2023 in the $107,250 Listed Durbridge Stakes on Saturday. The 1100m feature will see the return to racing of exciting Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained three-year-old filly See You In Heaven who is headed towards...
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Tootell to make race riding debut
Considering her mum didn’t let her ride a thoroughbred until she was 16, Caitlin Tootell has come a long way in nine years. The Racing SA Apprentice Academy jockey is about to make her race riding debut on Australia Day this Thursday at Murray Bridge. She’ll kick off her career...
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Gawler Track Report and Speed Maps
Racing SA's Track Report Winning Post to the 1500m: The rail comes out 2m to avoid some minor traffic from the previous meeting, however this section of the track walks much batter with some solid regrowth in key areas and has some good lush cover across the track and evenly...
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Lincoln Moore's Murray Bridge Preview
BEST BETS BOSS LADY ROCKS (Race 2) BIGNOTA (Race 10) EACH-WAY RICHED (Race 8) VALUE SEAFARING (Race 7) RACE 1 – 2:10 PM TAB Handicap (2000 METRES) CALL ME SHAMUS comes off a good run when 2nd behind Rebel Lee. He’s been knocking on the door and looks well placed...
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Seyers stays in SA for 1500m test
Matthew Seyers has again opted to stay local with talented three-year-old Test The Law. Test The Law was an acceptor at Moonee Valley with 59kg and Jamie Kah booked to ride, but Seyers said the option of staying in SA and running at Gawler from a good gate and utilising...
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Diamonds dreaming of Gold Coast Millions
Chris Bieg is optimistic SA mare Diamonds can make her presence felt in today’s TAB Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) on the Gold Coast. A track upgrade to a Soft 6 on Thursday morning was welcomed by connections of Diamonds who will jump from a wide gate in the...
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Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview
BEST BETS EAST INDIAMAN (Race 6) EACH-WAY BUNDLE OF FUN (Race 7) VALUE BLONDE VENTURE/STORM VOYAGER (Race 9) RACE 1 - 12:17PM 4 Ways Fresh Produce Plate (1100 METRES) Matt Seyers’ SANTASTICO looked very good winning a recent Murray Bridge trial softly, AIR ASSAULT, from the Macdonald/Gluyas stable was 7.5...
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Rayson commences welfare role
Keely Rayson has started in her new role as Racing SA Equine Welfare Coordinator to assist in the delivery of best practice equine welfare standards across the South Australian Thoroughbred Racing Industry. Keely’s genuine love and care for Thoroughbreds shone through during her time working as a Cadet Steward. “I’m...
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Tomlinson set for fresh start for SA's leading stable
Former Queensland and New South Wales apprentice Sheriden Tomlinson will make his South Australian riding debut at Gawler on Saturday. Tomlinson, 23 is on a three month loan to the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable from Scone trainer Brett Cavanough and has done the bulk of his riding in Queensland...
