February 2024
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Port Lincoln Cup Preview
John Dunn and Krystal Bishop have dominated racing on the west coast in recent years, but the $70,000 Port Lincoln Cup remains a race that has eluded them. They take no short of five runners into Friday’s Eyre Peninsula feature led by topweight I Need A Drink who is chasing...
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2024 TAB Adelaide Cup nominations are in!
Last year’s Adelaide Cup runner-up Aurora’s Symphony headlines nominations for Monday week’s $350,000 Group 2 feature at Morphettville. The Symon Wilde trained galloper was one of 31 nominations for the two mile feature that closed with Racing SA today. Aurora’s Symphony will be having is third crack at an Adelaide...
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Lincoln Moore's Gawler Punt Preview (28/02)
BEST BET HOLMES (Race 1) SANDASTAN (Race 4) EACH-WAY EXTRA HOT (Race 5) RACE 1 - 1:40PM Adelaide Plains Bloodstock Maiden Plate (1700 METRES) HOLMES has been placed at his past three, the latest when 3rd behind The Penske File at Murray Bridge. That looks good form for this, and...
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Final Determination: A Lindsay
RAT 12/2023 More Information
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Oxlade hints at what's next for stable stars
Shane Oxlade has finally had a chance to reflect on the momentous day for his family stable after his Group 1 success in Saturday’s $750,000 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. “It’s been a busy few days,’’ Oxlade said. “The phone hasn’t stopped really and it wasn’t until Monday (night) I had...
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Jamie Kah booked for The Map's Adelaide Cup dream
10-time Group 1 winning jockey Jamie Kah is booked to ride talented South Australian stayer The Map in Monday week’s $350,000 Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville. Kah will reunite with the Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray-trained mare for the first time since they combined for a dominant victory...
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Apprentice Academy SA finalises National Apprentice Race Series team
The Racing SA Apprentice Academy has finalised a team of five for the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) which kicks off at the Thomas Farms Racecourse Murray Bridge on Wednesday, March 20. Caitlyn Munro will ride the opening leg on debut for South Australia. Four days later Caitlin Tootell travels...
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Racing Rewards SA announce changes to ownership scheme
Racing Rewards SA have announced changes to the ownership scheme from the 2024-25 season. Racing SA have removed the 50 per cent ownership rule opening the doors for interstate and overseas owners to enhance their investment in the South Australian industry. The stipulation is that when interstate or overseas owners...
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Weekend Wrap: Queman is SA's first Group 1 winner in over 3 years, young trainer wins Group 3
Saturday was a day to remember for the Oxlade family with the South Australian father and daughter training combination of Shane and Cassie claiming Group 1 success in Melbourne with Queman. Jockey Harry Coffey gave the one time bad boy of their Strathalbyn stable a perfect ride before he nailed...
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$20,000 bonus on the line for Travis Doudle & Struck By
The $20,000 Summer Sprint Series Bonus is on the line for Travis Doudle when Struck By tackles the $120,000 City Of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Struck By returns to Morphettville after two Melbourne runs when third in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington on New Years Day before he...
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Morphettville track report and speed maps
Track rating: Good 4 Grass Coverage: Good Water: Irrigation last 24 hours – 5mm, last 7 days – 28mm. Rainfall last 24 hours – nil, last 7 days – nil. Rail position and why: 8mts from the 1200m to the winning post, 5mts remainder. Moving away from True position to...
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Lincoln Moore's Bordertown Best Bets
EACH-WAY PLAYS EIGHT UNDER (Race 3, No. 7) Ballarat galloper jumping the border and had specking at odds big odds at his debut when beaten 3.55 lengths at Ararat after he got back along the inside. Draws OK in a race where there should be some good early speed and...
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Could there be another Clarken name on the Blue Diamond trophy?
Will Clarken will try and emulate the deeds of his cousin Dan when promising filly Kuroyanagi chases a $2m Blue Diamond dream at Caulfield on Saturday. It’s 11 years since Dan Clarken’s brilliant filly Miracles Of Life claimed the Blue Diamond with Lauren Stojakovic in the saddle and Kuroyanagi heads...
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The Map highly touted for Lord Reims Stakes
Talented stayer The Map can continue a massive week for the Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray stable in Saturday’s $150,000 Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) at Morphettville. The stable had plenty of reasons for a midweek celebration when their apprentice Tala Hutchinson was successful aboard Dunmaghlas at her first...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Punt Preview (24/2)
BEST BET MARIMENKO (Race 2) VALUE MARACOURT/WALY WEST (Race 9) RACE 1 - 12:27PM Happy 21st Darcy Gluyas Handicap (1600 METRES) FLOSSING resumes she was narrowly beaten in a recent trial by Jennilala who won impressively first-up at Flemington last weekend. She draws a good gate, her fresh record is...
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Two horses in one Group 1 a reality for Shane Oxlade
Strathalbyn trainer Shane Oxlade can’t deny he has had to pinch himself heading into Saturday’s $750,000 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) with two live chances. Oxlade and daughter Cassie have Sghirripa (Craig Newitt) and unheralded stablemate Queman (Harry Coffey) taking on the Caulfield sprint feature, both on the back of...
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Racing Rewards SA raising the stakes
Racing Rewards SA will be celebrated on Auraria Stakes Day at Morphettville on April 13 in the build up to the 2024 Adelaide Racing Carnival. Three additional Racing Rewards Bonus Races will accompany the six Stakes Races on the day where connections can secure a $28,500 metropolitan bonus which is...
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Vale Graham Harvey
We are saddened to learn of the passing of West Coast Deputy Steward, Graham Harvey. Harvey commenced working as part of the outside team in the early 1990’s before being appointed as the District Steward in 2003, a position he held until his full time employment took him out of...
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Lincoln Moore's Strathalbyn Punt Preview (20/2)
BEST BETS UNDER THE CONE (Race 1) DUNMAGHLAS (Race 7) VALUE LITTLE CHICAGO (Race 2) RACE 1 - 1:40PM Roadside Services & Solutions Maiden Plate (1600 METRES) UNDER THE CONE was placed at Strathalbyn behind Eroica three runs back before he was narrowly beaten by The Penske File at Murray...
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A look at the Group 3 Lord Reims nominations
GRAND Promenade headlines nominations for Saturday’s $150,000 Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) at Morphettville. Grand Promenade finished third in last year’s feature as a $3.50 favourite when in the care of Ciaron Maher and will be having his third run for new trainer Shane Jackson this year. He’s one...
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Weekend Wrap: Plenty of fuel left for Collett, Tootell wins first cup in Kingscote
MAGGIE Collett’s impressive form in the saddle continued at Morphettville on Saturday with a riding double in combination with in-form horseman Peter Hardacre. Progressive staying mare Dual Fuel made it three wins in succession when she overcome a tardy start to power over the top of rivals in the opening...
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Lincoln Moore's Port Lincoln Best Bets
BEST BET DIAMENTE TAGLIATO Race 1, No. 3 Staying with this lightly raced galloper who was good two runs back when he was beaten 0.8 lengths behind Jamaican Gold here before he led and couldn’t match Lion’s Impact last time. Gets an inside gate and should be fighting out the...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Preview (17/2)
BEST BET APACHE DISCREET (Race 6) EACH-WAY PLAYS SECRET WAR (Race 8) MARVELOUS NIGHT (Race 9) Final Fields RACE 1 - 12:27PM Stonehaven Wines Handicap (2250 METRES) YURI ROYALE was a good 2.1 length winner here last time beating DIXIE WHISTLER and he maps well. DUAL FUEL is a mare...
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Lincoln Moore's Kangaroo Island Cup Day Best Bets
BEST BETS FINAL CHANCE Race 3, No. 2 Perfectly ridden to get over the top of his rivals and score at Naracoorte last time. He gets in here well after the claim for Caitlin Tootell, perfectly drawn and can win again. CRY CRY BABY Race 5, No. 6 Staying with...
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Splash Some Cash Eyeing Off Third Kangaroo Island Cup
Splash Some Cash returns to Kingscote for his fifth tilt at a $40,000 Kangaroo Island Cup on Saturday. The David Page-trained galloper has had seven starts on the island winning four races and running two seconds, his only unplaced effort coming at his first Cup attempt in 2020 when he...
