Horse Racing History: This day in Racing 28th January

This day 28th January in horse racing news history

From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time.


Te Akau land early milestone

Te Akau land early milestone

After reaching the 99 mark on Wednesday at Matamata, Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson were swift in recording their 100th ...
Akrotiri passes Moonee Valley staying test

Akrotiri passes Moonee Valley staying test

Up-and-comer Akrotiri passed his first staying test with flying colours at Moonee Valley on Saturday, heading a New Zealand-bred trifecta ...
Jade Hampson stars with Pioneer Park double

Jade Hampson stars with Pioneer Park double

Jade Hampson starred with a winning double at Pioneer Park on Saturday as the Alice Springs Turf Club and NT ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2024

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2024

Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at ...
Mariamia storms clear to take out Expressway Stakes

Mariamia storms clear to take out Expressway Stakes

From stud duty prospects to Group 2 winner, Mariamia has bolted up to take out the Expressway Stakes in stylish ...
Jigsaw puts a space on rivals in Group 2 Australia Stakes

Jigsaw puts a space on rivals in Group 2 Australia Stakes

Daniel Moor and Cindy Alderson combine with Jigsaw to win the Group 2 Australian Stakes at Moonee Valley, with the ...
Vincent Ho open-minded ahead of riveting Stewards’ Cup encounter

Vincent Ho open-minded ahead of riveting Stewards’ Cup encounter

Alert to the tactical challenges looming in a blockbuster HK$12 million Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m), Vincent Ho is prepared ...
Learning To Fly wins Widden Stakes

Learning To Fly shows class in Widden Stakes victory

Learning To Fly has produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes on Saturday afternoon ...
Latta gets doozy of a result in Thorndon Mile

Latta gets doozy of a result in Thorndon Mile

Trainer Lisa Latta has always had faith that five-year-old galloper He’s A Doozy had potential and she was proven right ...
Mazzolino too tough in Desert Gold Stakes

Mazzolino too tough in Desert Gold Stakes

Rugged filly Mazzolino showed just how tough she is when she dominated the finish of the Group 3 Desert Gold ...
Red Resistance leads all the way in Group 3 Canonbury Stakes

Red Resistance leads all the way in Group 3 Canonbury Stakes

Red Resistance has beaten the Golden Slipper favourite, Kings Gambit, in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes on Saturday at Rosehill ...
Waikuku’s on another giant-slaying mission

Waikuku’s on another giant-slaying mission

John Size will chase a pair of remarkable feats with Waikuku when his stable star lines up to contest a ...
Geelong racing preview

Geelong best bets & quaddie tips | January 29, 2023

Geelong Racecourse will host an eight-race card on Sunday afternoon and Horsebetting's James Herbert presents his best bets and free ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2023

Horse Racing on Saturday, January 28 will feature 13 meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found ...
Alice Springs top horse of 2022 eyes further success

Alice Springs top horse of 2022 eyes further success

Flying Start, the deserved Alice Springs Horse of the Year for 2022, will aim to return to his winning ways ...
Sapphire Coast preview

Sapphire Coast racing tips & top odds | Sunday, January 30

It's Bega Cup Day this weekend, and HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst has picked out his best bets and ...
Sale racing preview

Sale betting tips, value bets & quaddie | Monday, January 31

HorseBetting.com.au's James Herbert brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for the eight-race card at Sale on ...
Jason Holder suspended from riding for five months

Jason Holder suspended from riding for five months

Current Adelaide Jockey Premiership leader Jason Holder has been suspended for five months following a positive swab taken in December ...
Anamoe

Punt Drunk: Can anyone get near Anamoe this weekend?

In this Friday’s edition of Punt Drunk, we look ahead to the highly anticipated return of Anamoe in Saturday’s Expressway ...
Rosehill betting tips

Rosehill race-by-race preview & top tips | Saturday, January 29

Rosehill Gardens will host a 10-race card on Saturday, headlined by the return of Anamoe in the Group 2 Expressway ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2022

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | January 28, 2022

Six horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections here at ...
Ascot WA betting tips

Ascot betting preview, tips & quaddie | Saturday, January 29

HorseBetting’s Western Australian form analyst has previewed Ascot’s nine-race card on Saturday, January 29, and brings you his best bets ...
Fa Fa

Fa Fa looms large for Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Mile

Taking a less than traditional route with Fa Fa, trainer Frankie Lor believes his Happy Valley maestro is capable of ...
The Chosen One

Cameron hoping he’s on the right one for Thorndon

Gun jockey Matthew Cameron is hoping all the pieces of the puzzle that is Saturday's Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile ...
La Crique

Trentham trip to decide filly’s end goal

Gifted filly La Crique will be the mistress of her own destiny and her performance at Trentham on Saturday will ...
Rain Could Help Harpo Marx Go The Distance

Rain Could Help Harpo Marx Go The Distance

Imported stayer Harpo Marx will be out to continue his summer form surge when he returns to the scene of ...
Rockhampton racing news

Rockhampton horse racing tips & best value bets – 29/1

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Friday's race meeting at Rockhampton in Queensland ...
Construct Out To Build On Slipper Claims

Construct Out To Build On Slipper Claims

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden will have a strong hand in the Canonbury Stakes with favourite Construct and first starter ...
Desleigh Forster

Forster Couldn’t Refuse Coast Mission

A lack of tempo does not unduly concern trainer Desleigh Forster as she prepares Couldn't Refuse to chase a hat-trick ...
Tagaloa

Tagaloa Back To Happy Hunting Ground

Last year's Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa returns to racing in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield and his trainers believe ...
Gerald Ryan

Standout No Certainty To Tackle Expressway

Track conditions at Rosehill will determine whether Standout resumes in the Expressway Stakes or waits another fortnight to kick off ...
Country Cups Winner Bobs Up At Caulfield

Country Cups Winner Bobs Up At Caulfield

Stawell horseman Andrew Bobbin will have his second city runner as a trainer when his dual country Cups winner Dubai ...
Golden Sixty

Golden Sixty into top 10 as Hong Kong figures prominently in World’s Best rankings

Golden Sixty is within touching distance of status as the world’s premier miler based on the 2020 LONGINES World’s Best ...
Canterbury racing tips

Canterbury racing preview, best bets & quaddie numbers – 29/1

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Friday's race meeting at Canterbury Park in Sydney, ...
General Beau wins at Flemington

Flemington horse racing tips, value bets & top odds – 29/1

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Friday's Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington in Melbourne, ...
Delightful Laos

Delightful Laos emerges as a potential Hong Kong Derby hopeful

Tony Cruz will aim to add further lustre to his extraordinary BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) record after Delightful Laos ...
Punt Drunk - January 28, 2021

Punt Drunk: Bivouac and Nature Strip back on the track

Punt Drunk takes a look at the latest headlines in local and international horse racing, including Racing Victoria's new whip ...
Aegon

Aegon ready to embark on familiar path

Aegon’s career looks set to mirror that of his sire Sacred Falls for a little while yet, with a trip ...
Super Strike

Collett star resting up before Easter challenge

Promising miler Super Strike has another week to go on his summer holiday before trainer Richard Collett gets serious about ...
Gorbachev

Cup meeting holds fond memories for Elliot

The Wellington Cup meeting holds fond memories for jockey Ryan Elliot and he is hoping to create some more at ...
Barend Vorster

Surgery for Vorster following Valley fall

Doctors have decided the best course of action for Barend Vorster's fractured collarbone is to undergo surgery ...
Bivouac

Bivouac, Kiamichi win trials at Rosehill

Godolphin's Bivouac and Kiamichi have starred at the Rosehill barrier trials ahead of their autumn campaigns ...
Kolding

Kolding added to Expressway entries

Star four-year-old Kolding is one of four late nominations for the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill with defending titleholder ...
Free Of Debt

Free Of Debt ready for Caulfield return

The Group Three Manfred Stakes at Caulfield heralds the return of last year's Blue Diamond Stakes placegetter Free Of Debt ...
Ball Of Muscle

Ball Of Muscle nearing return with Pride

Joe Pride hopes veteran sprinter Ball Of Muscle can reap more stakes success but is wary of the three-year-old crop ...
Earlier start for Stony Creek race meeting

Earlier start for Stony Creek race meeting

The expected hot weather in South Gippsland has resulted in an earlier start and finish for the Stony Creek meeting ...
Robert Heathcote

Heathcote puts health scare behind him

Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote has returned to track work four days after undergoing heart surgery ...
Rulership

Zahra to replace Rawiller aboard Rulership

After guiding Rulership to an easy debut victory at Randwick, Nash Rawiller has been replaced by Mark Zahra in the ...
Hardly Swears

Hardly Swears shoots for four in a row at Happy Valley

A hot nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday (29 January) night is the stage for an attempted four-timer when ...
Yearn

Local assignment next stop for Yearn

A new addition to the Matamata Breeders Stakes meeting will be the next step on a path to a further ...
Harlech

Australian campaign looms for Harlech

Consistent three-year-old Harlech has been sent for a small break after his fourth-placing in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m) at ...
Happy Valley

Arrangements for the Happy Valley race meeting on 29 January 2020

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has reviewed the special arrangements of the Chinese New Year Raceday today as well as ...
Golden Sixty

Golden Sixty leads Lui one-two in Hong Kong Classic Mile

Golden Sixty burst into clear ground at the head of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pack with an impressive win in the ...
Exultant

Exultant takes Centenary Vase again as Cruz eyes Dubai

Exultant imposed his authority on his local rivals and moved a step closer to a night in Dubai with a ...
Manfred Stakes attracts 19 nominations

Manfred Stakes attracts 19 nominations

The Group Three Manfred Stakes has attracted 19 nominations including the Darren Weir-trained stablemates Extra Brut and Ringerdingding ...
Victory Kingdom dominant in maiden win

Victory Kingdom dominant in maiden win

A step up to stakes class is on the radar for three-year-old filly Victory Kingdom after a convincing win in ...
Etymology wins Listed Australia Day Cup

Etymology wins Listed Australia Day Cup

Etymology has claimed his third consecutive win, claiming the Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm ...
Lanciato in tough Expressway test

Lanciato in tough Expressway test

Lanciato will take on a tough field featuring four Group One winner when he resumes in the Expressway Stakes at ...
Bella Rosa to resume in Chairman's Stakes

Bella Rosa to resume in Chairman’s Stakes

Stakes winner Bella Rosa will be among the juveniles out to press their Blue Diamond claims in the Group Three ...
Es Ajeeb Takes Speed To The Turf In Abu Dhabi’s G3 Al Ruwais

Es Ajeeb Takes Speed To The Turf In Abu Dhabi’s G3 Al Ruwais

Racing at Abu Dhabi on Sunday is highlighted by a quality renewal of the 1200m Group 3 Al Ruwais in ...
Money Burns Opposition In Abu Dhabi Feature

Money Burns Opposition In Abu Dhabi Feature

Racing at Abu Dhabi on Sunday was highlighted by a quality renewal of the 1200m Group 3 Al Ruwais and ...
She Shao Fly races to Sandown win on debut

She Shao Fly races to Sandown win on debut

The Tony McEvoy-trained two-year-old filly She Shao Fly has made an encouraging start to her career with victory at Sandown ...
Victor Espinoza nearing a return to saddle

Victor Espinoza nearing a return to saddle

Star American jockey Victor Espinoza is nearing a return to the saddle after a long lay-off because of neck and ...
Bowman wins HK Classic Mile on Furore

Bowman wins HK Classic Mile on Furore

Hugh Bowman has won the Hong Kong Classic Mile on the former Kris Lees-trained Furore but has also copped a ...
Furore for Lor in Hong Kong Classic Mile

Furore for Lor in Hong Kong Classic Mile

Frankie Lor is shaking things up around Sha Tin. The second season handler landed his initial Group 1 last month ...
Seasons Bloom & Joao Moreira

Seasons Bloom & Joao Moreira too good in Stewards Cup

Seasons Bloom completed his Group 1 germination in the HK$10 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon, ...
DB Pin

John Size trifecta in G1 Centenary Sprint Cup as DB Pin wins

Trainer John Size once again showed the depth of the top-line sprinters in his stable as he prepared the first ...
Lot 84 More Than Ready colt

More Than Ready colt sells for $500,000 to be equal Day 1 top lot

A solid finish to the selling action on Day One of the annual Karaka Yearling Sale saw a More Than ...
Werther's full sister sells for $500k

Werther & Milseain’s full sister sells for $500,000 at Karaka

Experienced bloodstock agent Dean Hawthorne played a superb game of brinkmanship to secure a royally-bred filly on the first evening ...
No rush for Hugh Bowman's Winx replacement

No rush for Hugh Bowman’s Winx replacement

Connections of Winx are likely to include Hugh Bowman in the decision as to who will replace him aboard champion ...
Steve Tregea's determination pays off with Bergerac

Steve Tregea’s determination pays off with Bergerac

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea's determination to get broodmare Miss Argyle has given him a smart horse in Bergerac ...
Winston Peters

Karaka 2018 is off and running and bidding keen from the start

The 92nd edition of the New Zealand National Yearling Sale kicked off at Karaka on Sunday evening with Deputy Prime ...
Trapeze Artist ready to begin campaign in Expressway Stakes

Trapeze Artist ready to begin campaign in Expressway Stakes

Trainer Gerald Ryan will study the entries before committing three-year-old Trapeze Artist to a start against older horses in the ...
Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign over injury scare

Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign over injury scare

She Will Reign is showing no signs of the minor swelling in a fetlock that threw a scare into her ...
Another Blue Diamond in sight for Lindsay Park with Long Leaf

Another Blue Diamond in sight for Lindsay Park with Long Leaf

A win in the Preview has stamped Long Leaf as a genuine contender to give Lindsay Park another Blue Diamond ...
Sky Jockey & Richard Mullen

Treble for Richard Mullen on Al Ain racecard including Sky Jockey

Champion Jockey, Richard Mullen, was the man to follow at Al Ain on Saturday evening, riding a treble, including landing ...
Shamaal Nibras

Shamaal Nibras gets better of Forjatt in Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile

Friday’s Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile, the biggest race of the entire Jebel Ali season, was fought out by the ...
Mr Stunning winning the G2 Jockey Club Sprint

Nash Rawiller confident Mr Stunning can win Centenary Sprint Cup

Jockey Nash Rawiller is confident that Mr Stunning can once again live up to his billing as the best horse ...
Beauty Only

Beauty Generation vs Beauty Only in Hong Kong G1 Stewards Cup

Beauty Only enjoyed an unchallenged position as the Kwok family’s leading light in recent seasons but that changed last month ...
Miroslava & Parvesh Shaikh

Parvesh Shaikh finishes apprenticeship with a win on Miroslava

A filly who “lost the plot” in her last start helped provide Parvesh Shaikh with a memorable last day as ...
Boots ‘N’ All

Boots ‘N’ All wins Listed Timaru Stakes for Lance Robinson

Boots ‘N’ All came close to proving a point for Lance Robinson at Riccarton last November and was duly rewarded ...
Irish Flame

Irish Flame keeps G1 New Zealand Derby with Trentham win

Taranaki three-year-old Irish Flame kept his Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) hopes alive with a win at Trentham on ...
Solseifei

Soleseifei wins Trentham Summer Cup for Jaimee-Lee Lupton

Waverley trainer Jaimee-Lee Lupton missed an opportunity to follow in the Wellington Cup footsteps of her grandfather this month, but ...
Sydney trip in doubt for Showus Ya Diamonds after failure

Sydney trip in doubt for Showus Ya Diamonds after failure

A trip to Sydney for promising Showus Ya Diamonds is in doubt after she pulled up sore after being beaten ...
Thee Auld Floozie wins Westbury Classic

Thee Auld Floozie wins Group 2 Westbury Classic

A decision to keep Thee Auld Floozie in training was richly rewarded at Ellerslie on Saturday. The six-year-old had been ...
Avantage wins Karaka Million

Te Akau Racing win back to back Karaka Millions with Avantage

Te Akau Racing secured their second consecutive Listed Karaka Million (1200m) when flying filly Avantage carried their tangerine and blue ...
Scott Base winning the Karaka 3yo Classic

Scott Base scores upset win in Karaka Million 3yo Classic

A devastating finishing burst has carried Scott Base to an upset victory in the inaugural running of the $1million Karaka ...
Julius

Julius wins Group 3 Concorde Handicap on Karaka Million raceday

Lightly raced sprinter Julius delivered an emphatic statement when he captured his first stakes victory in the Group 3 Brighthill ...
Charles Road

Charles Road repays Jake Bayliss’ effort to waste for Auckland Cup

A lean and hungry Jake Bayliss was rewarded at Ellerslie for his belief. The Australian jockey’s New Zealand stint gained ...
Gun Runner wins the Pegasus World Cup - retired to stud

Gun Runner wins the Pegasus World Cup – retired to stud

United States champion Gun Runner has ended his career with victory in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational ...
Melody Belle

Melody Belle wins Group 3 Mongolian Khan Trophy

Melody Belle has again produced a faultless performance on the Karaka Million stage. Twelve months ago, the top filly was ...
Panya breaks collarbone in Rosehill fall

Panya breaks collarbone in Rosehill fall

Apprentice jockey Deanne Panya has broken her collarbone after falling off Sebring Express in the Widden Stakes at Rosehill ...
Tivaci too strong first-up at Flemington

Tivaci too strong first-up at Flemington

Stronger races are on the agenda for Tivaci after he returned to racing with an impressive stakes win at Flemington ...
Music Magnate in tune in G2 Expressway win

Music Magnate in tune in G2 Expressway win

Trainer Bjorn Baker has breathed a sigh of relief after Group One winner Music Magnate resumed a winner in the ...
Steve O'Dea produces a moment to remember

Steve O’Dea produces a moment to remember

Steve O'Dea has celebrated a return to stakes winning form by Sir Moments in the Sunshine Coast Cup ...
Tivaci

Tivaci exudes class with Kensington Stakes win at Flemington

TIVACI proved the class is permanent when the four-year-old kicked off a new campaign with a win in the $120,000 ...
Perpetual Crisis lands big Inglis prize

Perpetual Crisis lands big Inglis prize

A $20,000 yearling has given his owners a healthy pay day with a sales-restricted race win at Flemington ...
Music Magnate

Baker taking wait and see approach with Expressway Stakes winner

FORMER group one-winning gelding Music Magnate has made a positive return to racing on Saturday after taking out the Group ...
Perpetual Crisis

Perpetual Crisis causes boilover in $250,000 Inglis Dash

A $20,000 sales purchase at the Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale has netted a big team of owners the $250,000 ...
Corey Brown back in town with Sydney win

Corey Brown back in town with Sydney win

Jockey Corey Brown has ridden a winner on Royal Navy at his first meeting since moving back to Sydney to ...
Goldstream gets on the board at Flemington

Goldstream gets on the board at Flemington

Italian Derby winner Goldstream has broken through for his first Australian victory with an all-the-way win at Flemington ...
Madame De Ban electric in Highway victory

Madame De Ban electric in Highway victory

Matthew Dunn has set a new benchmark after Madame De Ban gave the trainer his seventh Highway victory ...
Snitzkraft to be aimed at winter carnival

Snitzkraft to be aimed at winter carnival

Kelso Wood will recommend two-year-old Snitzkraft misses the autumn carnivals to run in the winter and spring ...
Madame De Ban

Madame De Ban toughs it out in Highway Handicap Plate

HUGH Bowman has two wins from four races at Rosehill as the master-jockey steered favourite Madame De Ban to a ...
Portman

Portman continues winning campaign with Flemington romp

PORTMAN was one of the best-backed runners on the card at Flemington on Saturday and it didn't disappoint punters. The ...
Teaspoon fights back to win Widden Stakes

Teaspoon fights back to win Widden Stakes

Trainer Michael Freedman has won his first Group race in Australia with Teaspoon taking out the Widden Stakes ...
Deanne Panya

Deanne Panya taken to hospital after horror fall at Rosehill

ALL races at Rosehill have been moved back 30 minutes after apprentice jockey Deanne Panya was taken to hospital after ...
Navagio

Drop in grade proves vital for Flemington winner Navagio

THREE-year-old filly Navagio found life tough in the Red Roses last start when finishing 14th, but after a break in ...
Pariah stakes Blue Diamond claims

Pariah stakes Blue Diamond claims

Trainer Peter and Paul Snowden have unveiled another promising two-year-old colt after Pariah made a winning debut in the Canonbury ...
San Telmo confirms top rating at Coast

San Telmo confirms top rating at Coast

Lightly raced San Telmo has confirmed his rating as a future star stayer with his win in an open handicap ...
Apprentice Panya conscious after fall

Apprentice Panya conscious after fall

Apprentice jockey Deanne Panya is in a stable condition after a fall in the Widden Stakes at Rosehill ...
Navagio impresses first-up at Flemington

Navagio impresses first-up at Flemington

Lightly raced three-year-old filly Navagio has made a winning return to racing with victory in the Doriemus Handicap at Flemington ...
Karaka Million

2017 Karaka Million Day form, odds and tips, Sunday January 29

THE Karaka Million is New Zealand's richest race and the action happens this Sunday at Ellerslie. The $1 million sprint ...

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