August 2024
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Lincoln Moore's Naracoorte Best Bets
BEST BET KING WALDO Race 1, No. 4 Lightly-raced Victorian who has been working towards a win. Ran 4th on the Ballarat synthetic behind Patriot Star two runs back and was then a $3.70 chance when he led and was beaten 1.75 lengths behind Vixenette there last time. Draws out...
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Morphettville Track Report & Speed Maps (31/8)
Track Rating: Soft 6 Grass Coverage: Good, with some minor damage from last meeting, one to two off the fence in the back straight and approaching the 600 metre mark. Water: Irrigation last 24 hours – Ni, Irrigation last 7 days – Nil Rainfall last 24 hours – Nil, Rainfall...
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Sir Sway Kicks Off Spring Campaign
Progressive four-year-old Sir Sway kicks off his spring campaign geared towards the Wylie Handicap at Morphettville on Saturday. The Sue and Jason Jaensch-trained galloper went from winning a Naracoorte maiden in December to claiming the Listed Redelva Stakes at Morphettville less than four months later, going to the paddock after...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Punt Preview (31/8)
BEST BETS DUCHESS OF SUSSEX (Race 2) VALUE SHEARMAN DYER (Race 4) WHISKEY HANGOVER (Race 8) RACE 1 - 12:17PM Maughan Thiem Ford Handicap (1200 METRES) ZARKANA was well found in betting first-up from a break when she got well back and was beaten 0.8 lengths behind Voltage Point here....
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Richard Jolly Racing Star Seeks Melbourne Group 3
Promising mare Aviatress is expected to head to Melbourne on Saturday in search of a change in fortunes following two luckless runs since returning from a spell. The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained four-year-old was narrowly beaten first-up from an awkward draw when third behind Lingani in the Listed Lightning Stakes...
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Kayla's Balaklava Cup Dilemma
Leading jockey Kayla Crowther is faced with a difficult decision ahead of next month’s $120,000 Balaklava Cup. Crowther has started the 2024-25 season in a blaze with eight winners from just 33 rides, has the pick of two leading contenders - Leon Macdonald Stakes winner Second To Nun and progressive...
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Lincoln Moore's Strathalbyn Punt Preview (28/8)
BEST BET TOGETHERFOREVER (Race 3) SAVSONIC (Race 4) EACH-WAY PINCHBECK (Race 8) RACE 1 - 12:10PM Sportsbet Same Race Multi Maiden Plate (1600 METRES) PAPPIANA comes off a good effort beaten 4.6 lengths behind Goldrush Guru at Morphettville on the Parks. She draws a middle gate, jumps from 1250m to...
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Amendment 4 - 2024/25 Season
Racing SA wish to advise that in consultation with the Port Augusta Racing Club, the postponed meeting from Sunday 25th August has been rescheduled for Sunday 1st September. New nominations will be taken for this meeting, closing times with the RISA Service Centre as below: Nominations - 12pm Tuesday 27th...
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Weekend Wrap: First black-type for the Nun, MacMillan & Toeroek doubles
Second To Nun continued an amazing 2024 when she upstaged her more fancied rivals to win the $120,000 Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes at Morphettville on the weekend. The Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea-trained mare has won seven of 13 starts this year but none more significant than Saturday when she...
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Who will win the Listed Leon MacDonald Stakes?
The Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable are confident star mare See You In Heaven is ready to go one better than last year in Saturday’s $120,000 Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. See You In Heaven was ultra impressive winning her second successive Behemoth (Spring) Stakes first-up from a lengthy...
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Morphettville Parks Track Report & Speed Maps (24/8)
Track Rating: Soft 6 Grass Coverage: Good, with some minor damage from last week, to two off the fence an wider in the straight. Water: Irrigation last 24 hours – Nil, irrigation last 7 days – Nil Rainfall last 24 hours – Nil, rainfall last 7 days – 11 mm...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Parks Punt Preview (24/8)
BEST BETS THE GOLDEN FIST (Race 1) KHOR (Race 4) EACH-WAY MUSGRAVE (Race 5) PLUS FOURS (Race 9) RACE 1 - 12:17PM Sportsbet Nobody Does It Better Maiden Plate (1250 METRES) THE GOLDEN FIST was narrowly beaten behind Everly on debut here last August and was well tried first-up to...
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Lincoln Moore's Balaklava Punt Preview (21/8)
BEST BETS BLIZTEN (Race 7) EACH-WAY RICH LADY (Race 2) RACE 1 - 1:20PM Phillip Greatbatch Memorial Three-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1050 METRES) WILD WINNER debuts for the Andrew Gluyas stable and was narrowly beaten by Mister Hockey in a recent Morphettville trial but draws out here. OUTDOOR CAT debuts for...
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Amendment 3 - 2024/25 Season
Racing SA wishes to advise that the postponed Bordertown meeting scheduled on Sunday 18th August has been Abandoned. Racing SA will look to divide races in the coming weeks where possible.
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Weekend Wrap: Lingani keeps impressing, Lai picks up another cup
Exciting mare Lingani continued her rapid progression lugging a big weight to her fifth win from just nine starts at Morphettville on the Parks at the weekend. While many were predicting the swing in weights would give the Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained Aviatress a chance of turning the tables, the...
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Statement from Racing SA CEO, Vaughn Lynch
On behalf of Racing SA I would like to offer the industry a sincere apology for the events pertaining to yesterday’s abandoned meeting at Bordertown. The decision not to race at Bordertown yesterday was the correct decision given the state of track after heavy rain. However, Racing SA should have...
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Stars are out for the Listed Leon MacDonald Stakes
Star South Australian mare The Map will kick off her Melbourne Cup campaign in Saturday’s $120,000 Sportsbet Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. The Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray-trained galloper hasn’t raced since she booked her ticket into the race that stops the nation by winning the $500,000 Listed...
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Lincoln Moore's Bordertown Best Bets
BEST BET FINE FUTURE Race 2, No 3 Japanese import who had three runs in Victoria for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. He was a $4.40 chance when 3rd Terang on debut in February, beaten 2.56 lengths in 3rd at second start at Benalla before going to Wangaratta when he...
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Star jockey Lyle Hewitson set to ride in Adelaide
Star international jockey Lyle Hewitson will ride in Adelaide on August 24. Hewitson has been booked to ride Nicolini Vito for the Ben, Will and JD Hayes stable in the Listed Leon MacDonald Stakes (1400m). A seven-time Group 1 winner, the South African jockey has ridden more than 1000 winners,...
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Kuroyanagi steps out as favourite in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes
South Australian filly Kuroyanagi finds herself the $2.80 favourite for the $200,000 Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday after the scratching of pre-post fancy Arabian Summer. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Arabian Summer was withdrawn on Thursday after the stable reported she was suffering with abscesses in...
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Morphettville Parks Track Report & Speed Map
Track Rating: Heavy 8 Grass Coverage: Good, with winter rye emerging from kikuyu. Water: Irrigation last 24 hours – nil, Irrigation last 7 days – nil Rainfall last 24 hours – 20mm, Rainfall last 7 days – 24.5mm Rail position and why: Out 3 metres for the circumference to avoid...
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2024 Sportsbet Finals Day Lead Ups Revealed
Racing SA has today released the important lead up races to their Spring feature race meeting, Sportsbet Finals Day, to be run at Morphettville on Saturday 23rd November, 2024. With a total of nine finals on the day, six at prizemoney of $105,000, almost $1 million prizemoney is up for...
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Lincoln Moore's Morphettville Parks Punt Preview (17/8)
BEST BET AVIATRESS (Race 8) RACE 1 - 12:07PM Quayclean Handicap (1000 METRES) MESROUR was a good winner at Murray Bridge two starts back beating Snoopy Now and then followed up with a good effort beaten 3.3 lengths behind Lingani in the Lightning Stakes at Morphettville at Listed level last...
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Lingani Preps Towards W H Wylie Handicap
Peter and Belinda Blanch have their eyes on next month’s W H Wylie Handicap (1100m) with progressive mare Lingani. The locally-bred four-year-old returns to the races on Saturday following her brilliant Lightning Stakes win at Morphettville last month where she upstaged Blue Diamond placegetter Kuroyanagi and Aviatress to record her...
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Matthew Barkla to Saddle Up First Runner
Matthew Barkla will saddle up his first runner when Radiant Knight steps out at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. Barkla has had a long career in racing. Limited opportunities and weight halted a career in the saddle, while he’s trained and driven harness racing winners and worked for the likes of...
