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August 2023

  • New two-year-old race on Murray Bridge Gold Cup Day

    The Murray Bridge Racing Club has announced a new $50,000 feature for Murray Bridge Gold Cup Day – The Moorundi. The $50,000 race will be run over the 900m short-course at Gifford Hill and be the opening two-year-old race of the 2023-24 racing season in South Australia. In addition Murray...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Saturday Preview

    BEST BETS HE’S OUR BONNEVAL (Race 3) SEMILLION (Race 6) EACH-WAY SET TO PROPHET (Race 8)     RACE 1 - 12:17PM Spring Racing Carnival at Morphettville - (Oct. 14th - Nov 11th) Handicap (1200 METRES) AIR ASSAULT is a promising horse resuming here from his win in the G3 Sires’ Produce...

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  • Thorough Care SA amps up partnership with the Royal Adelaide Show

    Thorough Care SA has amped up its partnership with the Royal Adelaide Show. Along with having a presence on site, Thorough Care SA – the welfare arm of Racing SA - is sponsoring the four Racehorse to Show Horse classes. There’s also a bonus $2500 up for grabs if the...

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  • Amendment 2 – 2023/24 Racing

    Racing SA wishes to advise that due to a gap in the program, the following races have been amended for Murray Bridge on Wednesday the 27th of September.   Race 5 WAS $25,000 Four-Year-Old & Up Mares Maiden Plate 1000m NOW $25,000 Three-Year-Old & Up Fillies & Mares Maiden Plate 1000m  ...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Mount Gambier Preview

    BEST BETS GADIDAE (Race 3) HANDSHAKE (Race 6) MARACOURT (Race 7) FINAL FIELDS    RACE 1 - 12:45PM Matthews Petroleum Maiden Plate (1210 METRES) HASTA LA SPAKLE made ground behind Cry Cry Baby at Bordertown on debut and draws a middle gate. The jump in distance looks ideal. AWEN was beaten...

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  • Local Rules of Racing as of 25/8/2023

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  • Weekend wrap: Seonee claims Macdonald Stakes

    In-form Victorian mare Seonee claimed the scalp of favourite See You In Heaven in a driving finish to win the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday. Despite losing the backs of the leaders on the home turn when See You In Heaven levelled up Savatoxl, Seonee’s superior race...

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  • All eyes on See You In Heaven in Saturday's Macdonald Stakes

    An awkward barrier is standing between class mare See You In Heaven and victory in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. See You In Heaven couldn’t have been more impressive in her four-year-old return when she sat wide and was too smart for a class field of...

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  • Morphettville Parks track report and speed maps

    Winning Post-1500m: Racing returns to the Parks track again tomorrow for the running of the Listed Leon MacDonald Stakes, being consecutive weeks as the main track gets a break. With 17 mls of rain in the last week, the track walked in the Soft 6 range late on Thursday afternoon...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Parks Preview

    BEST BETS INSULATION (Race 4) SEE YOU IN HEAVEN (Race 8) VALUE FALAISE (Race 5) FINAL FIELDS   RACE 1 - 12:17PM The Fotobase Group Handicap (1550 METRES) PRINCE JOFRA was good first-up for Travis Doudle when narrowly beaten by El Cordobes last week. He draws a nice gate and looks...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Murray Bridge Preview

    BEST BETS LADYMEANS BUSINESS (Race 2) FOX DUNNETT (Race 7) EACH-WAY FIELDS OF ATHENRY (Race 5) FINAL FIELDS   RACE 1 - 12:45PM Moods & Sads - Cup Launch 1st September Colts, Geldings & Entires Maiden Plate (1400 METRES) LITTLE CHICAGO was game in defeat at Balaklava last time when beaten...

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  • Amendment 1: 2023/24 racing season

    Due to a clerical error in the program section of the August edition of the Home Turn magazine, Race 5 on Sunday 27 August (page 47) should be Rating 0-54 1200m, as advertised on Racing Australia. 

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  • NZ apprentice touches down at Hickmott stable

    IMAGE: Megan Liefting   New Zealand apprentice Kelsey Hannan will make her South Australian riding debut at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. The 20-year-old is on loan to trainer Michael Hickmott. “South Australia just provides really good opportunities at the moment,” said Hickmott. “It’s a place where Kelsey can walk in as...

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  • Gluyas puts pair forward for Macdonald Stakes

    Andrew Gluyas has two nominations in the race named in honour of his father-in-law and former training partner Saturday’s $120,000 Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. Gluyas has Hopon Harry and Manhatten Times nominated for the race formerly named the Penny Edition Stakes, the stable searching for a second successive...

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  • Weekend wrap: Chicago Storm shines, milestones aplenty at Quorn

    David Aldridge has his eyes on the upcoming South Australian country cups with talented galloper Chicago Storm following his brilliant return to racing at Morphettville on Saturday. Chicago Storm has now recorded five wins and seven placings from his 14 starts, his ability on the track overshadowing the difficulties he...

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  • Morphettville Parks Track Report and Speed Maps

    Winning Post-1500m: Racing returns to the Parks track again tomorrow, the first of consecutive weeks given the break from racing on the Main track. With 7 mls of rain overnight and 21 mls in the last week, the track walked in the genuinely Soft 7 range on Friday morning. The...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Preview

    BEST BET RUN LIKE HELL (Race 5) EACH-WAY RICH GINA (Race 5) VALUE RUBINI (Race 7) NOSTRYIA/FOXY FEMME (Race 8) FINAL FIELDS   RACE 1 - Benchmark 80 Handicap (2250 METRES) THE NEPHEW bring solid Victorian form here to Adelaide and is a winner at his only try at the trip....

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  • Black type on Blanch's agenda for Rich Gina

    Peter and Belinda Blanch are hoping to secure Stakes success with talented mare Rich Gina this spring. The five-year-old has been placed in Listed company twice in her 15 start career and Peter Blanch said grabbing some black type was the ultimate goal this campaign. Rich Gina finished third in...

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  • Grantham takes home Racing Rewards bonuses

    The upset win by Dragonface at Morphettville in July was a momentous occasion for his Strathalbyn trainer Lewis Grantham the win, his first training success at metropolitan level and his second win from only a handful of runners. The victory also banking Dragonface’s connections a $26,800 Racing Rewards SA bonus...

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  • Lincoln Moore's Gawler Preview

    BEST BETS CRIMSON VINE (Race 1) VALENTINA CHARM (Race 3) EACH-WAY PLAY OUT OF AFLICA (Race 5) FINAL FIELDS RACE 1 - 1:20PM Coopers Brewery Maiden Plate (2100 METRES) CRIMSON VINE is knocking on the door running 2nd behind Prickley Prince at Murray Bridge two starts back before running 4th...

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  • Jump Out Journal: Morphettville 15 August 2023

    Lincoln Moore has cast his eye over this morning's jump outs at Morphettville. ALL RESULTS AND REPLAYS JUMP OUT 1: NOSTRYIA Resumed and was well beaten in the Listed Lightning Stakes behind La Daneuse Rouge but plenty to like about his gallop against some seasoned performers. He was too good...

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  • Weekend wrap: See You In Heaven back with a bang

    Smart mare See You In Heaven will have one more start in Adelaide before eyeing off the $1m Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day. Last year’s Sandown Guineas winner couldn’t have been more impressive in her return to racing when she sat wide and scored a...

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  • Katie & Katelle aiming for back-to-back Australian titles

    Thorough Care SA is sponsoring Katie Clark as she and her mount Katelle Grand attempt to be crowned the Off-The-Track Australian Show Jumping Champions for the second year running. Queensland Racing is staging the Off-The-Track-Program Showcase at the Royal Brisbane Show with $50,000 of prize money on offer, including $10,000...

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  • Bain/Taylor galloper takes on Moonee Valley

    South Australian apprentice Jacob Opperman has the task of navigating a sticky barrier at Moonee Valley aboard Metro Legend on Saturday. The Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor-trained galloper has drawn gate nine for his Victorian debut and is marked a $14 chance with tab.com.au. “I would have liked to have...

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  • Thoroughbreds on show at Mallala Winter Series Final

    A host of thoroughbreds will be in competition this Friday at the Mallala Night Show – Final of Winter Series. 15 thoroughbreds will be competing in the Bendigo Bank Winter Series Qualified Combination including former Tony McEvoy-trained galloper Big Memory in the senior category. The imported horse won a Group...

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