November 2023
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Darren McLeod to roll the dice with Danish Fortune in Group 3 Eclipse Stakes
GAWLER trainer Darren McLeod is poised to roll the dice with Danish Fortune in this weekend’s $200,000 Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Sandown. Danish Fortune landed the first punch on the nose of favourite punters on TAB Finals Day when he upstaged his more fancied rivals with a last...
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WA horseman Simon Miller looking at Adelaide with Amelia’s Jewel
STAR West Australian mare Amelia’s Jewel could be Adelaide bound. Trainer Simon Miller is looking east in 2024 with the four-year-old and the Group 1 Sangster Stakes and Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville are attractive options for the leading horseman. Amelia’s Jewel hasn’t race since she was flattened in the...
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Linc Moore's Morphettville Parks Punt Preview (2/12)
BEST BETS ARUGAMAMA (Race 4) VALUE EXALTED DAME (Race 6) HUMBOLT (Race 9) RACE 1 - 11:47AM Twilight Races at Morphettville - Friday December 15th Three-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1000 METRES) MOON TREATY is a $180k yearling on debut for the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable and has been $4.40 into...
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Secret War chasing another first for the Searle/Callanan stable on Saturday
SECRET War will chase another first at Morphettville on Saturday. The speedy galloper gave the Searle/Callanan stable their first ever Melbourne winner when he scored at Moonee Valley over the 955m on November 17, he’ll now be chasing his first win on the Parks track. “That was magnificent,’’ Gary Searle...
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Linc Moore's Wednesday Punt Preview
BEST BET PROVEN CORRECT (Race 3) VALUE DIVINE BREW (Race 5) RACE 1 - 1:20PM Holdfast Insurance Brokers Mares Maiden Plate (1100 METRES) PULAMBI was placed at four runs before a break and was in the market first-up when beaten 5.4 lengths behind Losesomewinmore at Morphettville in October. She’s been...
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Amendment 15 - 2023/24 Season
Racing SA wishes to advise that due to additional demand, the following races have been added to Mount Gambier 1st December and Port Lincoln 20th December. Mount Gambier 1st December Race Added: $23,000 Three-Years-Old & Up Class One Plate – Set Weights 900 metres Port Lincoln 20th December Race Added:...
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Amendment 16 - 2023/24 Season
Racing SA wishes to advise that due to additional demand, the following races have been altered on the Murray Bridge program on 10th December. Murray Bridge 10th December Was: $25,000 Mares Benchmark 58 Handicap (Four-Years-Old & Over) 1400 Metres Now: $25,000 Fillies & Mares Benchmark 58 Handicap (Three-Years-Old & Over)...
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TAB Finals Day Wrap
TAB Finals Day lived up to expectations at Morphettville on Saturday unearthing some potential stars of the future while some of South Australia’s smaller stables produced some big upsets. The Peter and Belinda Blanch stable will continue to raise the bar with exciting four-year-old Validated who unleashed a powerful finish...
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Lord Vladivostok chasing a change of luck in Cranbourne Cup
MICHAEL Hickmott is Victoria bound on Saturday chasing Cranbourne Cup success with Lord Vladivostok coming off two luckless Flemington runs during Melbourne Cup week. The seven-year-old was badly held-up when beaten 1.8 lengths behind Cause For Concern in the Damien Oliver on Derby Day before backing up three days later...
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Queman chasing clean sweep of Gytrash Series
A wide gate stands between Queman and an unbeaten Gytrash Series on TAB Finals Day at Morphettville on Saturday. The Shane and Cassie Oxlade trained galloper has claimed two heats ahead of the $105,000 Final (1200m) and has eased from $2.80 out to $3.30 from barrier eight. Shane Oxlade said...
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Naracoorte meeting postponed
Due to the state of the track following significant rain after scratching time the Naracoorte meeting scheduled for Friday 24 November 2023 has been postponed. Further updates will be provided.
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TAB Finals Day track report and speed maps
Track rating: Soft 7 Grass Coverage: Good and even cover with the rail back to the true position. Fresh ground and hardly marked out wider. Water: Nil rainfall in last seven days up to 9am this morning. Irrigation –Nil in last 24 hours, 20mm in last seven days. Rail position...
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Delcredere seeks to follow up on an emotional win, heads to TAB Finals Day
MOUNT Gambier trainer Rob Lepley is hoping promising four-year-old Delcredere can put some more quality on the pedigree page of his full-sister when he tackles the $105,000 Riziz Series Final (1100m) at Morphettville on TAB Finals Day this Saturday. Lepley will sell a full-brother to Delcredere and his Listed class...
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Linc Moore's Best Bets for Naracoorte
MR WHITACRE (Race 7, No. 5) Has been knocking on the door with three seconds from his past four starts and a good effort in city class behind Street Delight wedged in the middle. Draws out wide but this does look his chance to break through for Sarah Rutten. MR...
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Three Legends of SA racing join Hall of Fame
A trailblazing jockey, a favourite horse of one of Australia’s legendary trainers, and a world class breeder and administrator are being inducted into South Australian racing’s Hall of Fame this Saturday at Morphettville. The event coincides with TAB Finals Day which is a culmination of heats run right across South...
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Lincoln Moore's TAB Finals Day Preview
BEST BETS THE MAP (Race 5) EACH-WAY SECOND TO NUN (Race 8) RACE 1 - 12:17PM Fileur Country Mile Final (Qualified Horses) (1600 METRES) MIDNIGHT MASS is racing in great form winning at Naracoorte and then claiming the scalp of Thirsty Guest before another solid effort here last week when...
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Morphettville horseman Stuart Gower to saddle up three leading chances on TAB Finals Day
Pictured: Jason Holder aboard Gower's Left Turn Clyde after a win at Morphettville on 11th November 2023. STUART Gower will take a trio of chances to TAB Finals Day at Morphettville on Saturday. The boutique Morphettville stable has qualified three horses for $105,000 Finals, led by promising three-year-old Anotherhouse in...
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Linc Moore's Balaklava Punt Preview
BEST BETS AND EACH-WAY PLAYS INSIDE - Make sure to read! BEST BETS FLEURIEU FLIPPER (Race 4) EACH-WAY ROCK HARD (Race 5) RACE 1 - 1:20PM Audrey's Accommodation, Mallala Four-Years-Old and Over Maiden Plate (1050 METRES) RICH LADY has placed at two of six runs and was good first-up when...
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Weekend Wrap: Talented young jockey wins a treble, in-form stable has a memorable Saturday, Poison Chalice is "only winding up"
JACOB Opperman had a day out at Morphettville on the weekend with a riding treble. The talented young jockey combining with the in-form Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor stable to get former Victorian Shootoose his first win since crossing the border. The former Simon Zahra-trained galloper caught the eye at...
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TAB Finals Day: The Map will compete after Flemington success
DAN Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray are poised to play a big hand on TAB Finals Day at Morphettville on Saturday. The training partnership are coming off their biggest win following The Map’s dominant victory over 2800m at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. “Flemington was a great result, winning on the...
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Linc Moore's Saturday Punt Preview
BEST BET POISON CHALICE (Race 2) ALL SO CLEAR (Race 4) EACH-WAY CHIPSON (Race 7) VALUE WINNING REVOLUTION (Race 9) RACE 1 - 12:32PM Zonte's Footstep Handicap (Heat of TAB Happy Trails Series) (1600 METRES) THIRSTY GUEST got well back behind Chicago Storm in the Gawler Cup two runs back...
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Talented SA galloper heads to Caulfield as a bookies' favourite
SHANE and Cassie Oxlade will chase their first Melbourne winner since forming their training partnership when in-form galloper Sghirripa returns to Melbourne on Saturday. The four-year-old’s impressive South Australian form hasn’t been missed by bookmakers who have installed the galloper favourite in the Listed Neds Village Stakes over the 1100m...
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Morphettville track report and speed maps
Track rating: Good 4 Grass Coverage: Good. Water: Irrigation last 24hrs – nil. Last 7 days – 24mm Rail position and why: 12mts from the 1200m to the winning post, 9mts the remainder. Moving away from the 6mt position of the last course proper meeting to use fresh ground and...
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Roaring into Clare Cup
Whether he’s catering to jockeys at the Clare Valley Racing Club or managing rockstars at the Adelaide 500 – Peter Darwin’s approach is the same. “It’s very similar. To me an event is an event is an event. In the horse racing world, I’m catering to jockeys and patrons and...
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Popular stable thirsty for another win from progressive galloper
DAN Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray are confident progressive galloper Thirsty Guest can atone for his last start defeat as an odds-on favourite in a heat of the Happy Trails Series at Morphettville on Saturday. Nothing went to plan for the lightly raced four-year-old last start who never looked comfortable before...
