Horse Racing History: This Day In Racing 4th December

Today 4th December 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.


Warwick Farm betting preview

Warwick Farm betting tips & quaddie | Wednesday, December 6

Sydney metropolitan racing heads to Warwick Farm on Wednesday afternoon for a quickfire six-race program. See our free NSW racing ...
Sandown Lakeside preview & quaddie tips | Wednesday, December 6

Sandown Lakeside preview & quaddie tips | Wednesday, December 6

Racing heads to the Lakeside track at Sandown for an eight-racing meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Check out HorseBetting's free preview ...
Defibrillate retired

Defibrillate retired

Talented middle-distance specialist and million-dollar earner Defibrillate has been retired following a disappointing effort in the Wanganui Cup ...
Capo Dell Impero grips on to claim Cromwell Cup

Capo Dell Impero grips on to claim Cromwell Cup

Brian and Shane Anderton’s classy performer Capo Dell Impero added the Cromwell Cup (2030m) to his impressive record on Sunday ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | December 4, 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 4, 2023

Two horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at ...
Waitak returns a winner at Te Rapa

Waitak returns a winner at Te Rapa

Waitak made a powerful statement at Te Rapa on Saturday afternoon when he opened his summer campaign with a comfortable ...
Highfield Princess to throw down gauntlet to Hong Kong’s best

Highfield Princess to throw down gauntlet to Hong Kong’s best

Trainer John Quinn is hoping his star sprinter Highfield Princess can give Great Britain a first win in the Group ...
Alexis Badel eyes HKIR features after Sha Tin double

Alexis Badel eyes HKIR features after Sha Tin double

Chasing breakthrough Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) success on Sunday, Alexis Badel laid down a positive marker with a double ...
Alice Springs racing tips for October 1, 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 4, 2022

Eight horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | December 4, 2021

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 4, 2021

14 horse racing meetings are scheduled around the country this afternoon headlined by the Kingston Town Classic at Ascot, and ...
Factory Warrior racing news

Toowoomba racing tips & best odds – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie picks for Saturday's race meeting at Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia ...
Glen Boss

Boss Continues His Wild Ride At Rosehill

Almost 35 years to the day since Glen Boss rode in his first race, the champion jockey remains at the ...
Our Big Mike

Pakenham Cup Day racing tips & odds – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Saturday's race meeting at Pakenham in Victoria, Australia ...
Avdulla Cleared Over Starlight Stakes Ride

Avdulla Cleared Over Starlight Stakes Ride

Stewards have opted not to lay charges against Brenton Avdulla over his Starlight Stakes ride on Passage Of Time but ...
Morphettville racing tips

Morphettville racing tips & best bets – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Saturday's race meeting at Morphettville in South Australia ...
Rockhampton racing news

Rockhampton racing tips & value bets – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Saturday's race meeting at Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia ...
Coyle Mare Ready To Capture Winning Spirit

Coyle Mare Ready To Capture Winning Spirit

Trainer Jason Coyle has deliberately targeted the summer races with classy mare St Covet's Spirit in a bid to lift ...
Outback Barbie

Jonker On Song For George Moore Stakes

Jonker is on track to challenge his own track record at Doomben in the Group Three George Moore Stakes, according ...
Creedence

Pakenham Cup 2020 betting tips, odds & form

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for the 2500m Listed Pakenham Cup on Saturday, December 5, 2020 ...
Isotope

Mode Plate 2020 betting tips & best odds

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for Saturday's Listed Mode Plate at Doomben in Queensland, Australia ...
Tambo's Mate

George Moore Stakes 2020 betting tips, odds & form

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for Saturday's Group 3 George Moore Stakes at Doomben in Queensland, ...
Inspirational Girl horse racing news

Kingston Town Classic 2020 betting tips & best odds

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for Saturday's Group 1 Kingston Town Classic at Ascot in Western ...
Times Ticking

Times Ticking for Group 1

Opaki trainer Alby MacGregor has always been proud of his Scottish heritage, so much so that his horses sport the ...
Explosively

Bonecrusher test for Explosively

With an overseas sale off the agenda for now, Te Awamutu trainer Stephen Ralph is free to dream big with ...
Sure Knee

Doomben racing tips & best bets – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Saturday's race meeting at Doomben in Queensland, Australia ...
Our Big Mike

Our Big Mike Chases Second Pakenham Cup

Brett Scott will be trying to win his third country feature in recent weeks when Our Big Mike lines up ...
Admire Mars

Win Bright and Admire Mars shoot for a Hong Kong International Races repeat

The one thing we have seen of the Japanese racing in the past decade is a growing hunger to travel ...
Stormy

Pike braving the Trentham Storm

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will head south to Trentham on Saturday to a wet welcome, with rain forecast for the ...
Brandenburg

Rosehill racing tips & value bets – Saturday, 5 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Saturday's race meeting at Rosehill Gardens in NSW, ...
Enzo’s Lad

Enzo on path to another Telegraph

Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman will have numbers in their favour as per usual at their home track meeting ...
Rekindling racing news

Punt Drunk: No love for Rekindling at Newmarket sales

Punt Drunk takes a wry look at today's top racing and gambling stories, including Chris Judd's successful venture with debut ...
Moana

Ellerslie rivals to make way for Moana

Chad Ormsby has no doubt that promising filly Moana has returned from a spring spell a far superior version of ...
Edisa

French master Royer-Dupre commands respect at home and abroad

There are certain trainers that have acquired a real knack of travelling their horses for the biggest international events, while ...
Merited

Bright future for Merited with Sandown win

Co-trainer Mick Kent Jr predicts Merited will go to a higher level after making it two-from-two in the Ladbrokes Odds ...
Aethero

Tyreel’s young giant is Moore’s latest great hope

Hong Kong’s latest sprint sensation Aethero was perhaps destined to be a giant - in every sense - of the ...
Ben Currie

Ben Currie appeal decision reserved

A decision has been reserved in trainer Ben Currie's appeal of his convictions of bringing racing into disrepute ...
Kozzi Asano

In Kozzi we trust

The revelation that is Canterbury apprentice Kozzi Asano continued his winning roll at Riverton on Wednesday, riding five winners on ...
Unition

Visitor draws for Cambridge duo

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will be hoping 10 is their lucky number this weekend. The Cambridge training partnership have ...
Catalyst

Kiwi Catalyst an All-Star Mile contender

The Australian Guineas and the All-Star Mile are targets for up-and-coming New Zealand star Catalyst ...
Supera

Supera set to peak in Captain Cook

High-class mare Supera is likely to start a short-priced favourite to win her maiden Group One when she contests the ...
Xpression

Lowry Xpressing interest in Telegraph

The broodmare paddock is beckoning Xpression, but one final Group 1 tilt remains in the offing for the daughter of ...
Frankie Dettori

World’s top two, Dettori and Purton, clash in IJC

The world’s two top jockeys, the evergreen and effervescent Frankie Dettori and Hong Kong’s own Zac Purton, head a stellar ...
Gollan continues winning run on all tracks

Gollan continues winning run on all tracks

Trainer Tony Gollan's policy of travelling horses to tracks where they can win has continued, with Sizzling Power winning at ...
Brad Widdup

Tycoonist puts Millions hopes on the line

Tycoonist will be out to cement a place in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast when ...
Vincent Ho

Vincent Ho represents Hong Kong’s ‘homegrown’ high-flyers

Vincent Ho will take on some of the world’s best this week with a full book in Sunday’s Group 1 ...
Glenn Thornton

Thornton fined over Baster altercation

An altercation with jockey Stephen Baster has resulted in a fine for trainer Glenn Thornton after a hearing by Racing ...
Andrew Forsman

Rhaegar to get back to form at home in NZ

Training partners Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are looking to get Rhaegar's campaign back on track at home after a ...
Etah James

Matt Cumani settles on Pakenham Cup option

With a long-range target of the Adelaide Cup, trainer Matt Cumani says he plans on spacing the races for Etah ...
Test results disappointing: integrity boss

Test results disappointing: integrity boss

Queensland's integrity boss Ross Barnett says he's disappointed with the number of positive drug and alcohol positive results from random ...
Robert Heathcote

Heathcote chases another Brisbane Handicap win

Robert Heathcote is chasing a fifth win in the Listed Brisbane Brisbane Handicap, which would give him his 80th stakes ...
Best Of Days

Two Godolphin chances in Group 1 Kingston Town

Godolphin has two hopes for the final Group One race of the year, the Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot, represented ...
Barry Baldwin

Baldwin hopes to avoid ankle surgery

Trainer Barry Baldwin has been preparing The Candy Man for the Brisbane Handicap while on crutches after breaking an ankle ...
Dusty Tycoon

Big money needed to qualify for Millions

Two-year-olds are likely to need at least $50,000 in prize money to qualify for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in ...
Lys Gracieux

Damian Lane to ride Lys Gracieux in Arima

Australian jockey Damian Lane has been given a one-day licence to partner Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux in the Arima ...
Lim's Cruiser

Gray happy to buddy up Cruiser with Comin’ Through

Singapore trainer Stephen Gray was happy to help out a fellow kiwi this morning as his HK$20 million Group 1 ...
Racing NSW to announce new spring races

Racing NSW to announce new spring races

Racing NSW is set to announce plans to further enhance the spring carnival in Sydney including more rich races ...
Underweight placegetter disqualified

Underweight placegetter disqualified

The jockey on a placegetter in a benchmark race at Hamilton has weighed in light and the horse subsequently disqualified ...
Terry/Karina O'Sullivan appeal cobalt bans

Terry/Karina O’Sullivan appeal cobalt bans

Training partners Terry and Karina O'Sullivan have lodged appeals against their cobalt disqualifications imposed by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary ...
Prince Of Arran on target for HK Vase

Prince Of Arran on target for HK Vase

Prince Of Arran, third in the Melbourne Cup, has had a leisurely canter at Sha Tin ahead of the Hong ...
Pakenham Cup in the sights of Our Big Mike

Pakenham Cup in the sights of Our Big Mike

New Zealander Our Big Mike will have his first try at 2500 metres when he lines up in the Pakenham ...
Popular grey Albumin primed for return

Popular grey Albumin primed for return

Trainer Gerald Ryan will have four runners at Rosehill headed by popular grey Albumin who won three of four starts ...
Apprentice jockey Michael Poy

Horse disqualified at Hamilton after jockey weighs in light

JUST when you thought getting a return on your bet was hard enough the great game throws up another reason ...
Hong Kong International Races: Tuesday, December 4 track notes

Hong Kong International Races: Tuesday, December 4 track notes

THERE'S less than a week to go until the Hong Kong International Races and the gallopers are starting to hit ...
Maximus Mischief manages Remsen rivals

Maximus Mischief manages Remsen rivals

The preparation might have been off heading to the stalls for Maximus Mischief, but the colt wasn’t fooling around when ...
New Year brings a new start for McCulloch

New Year brings a new start for McCulloch

Jockey Kelly McCulloch is looking forward to taking on a new challenge in the new year. The Group 2-winning jockey ...
Danzdanzdance on song for Trentham

Danzdanzdance on song for Trentham

Ruakaka trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley are delighted with their talented four-year-old mare Danzdanzdance who will line up in ...
Alexandria aiming for Sandown victory

Alexandria aiming for Sandown victory

After an impressive debut win at Bendigo, Alexandria heads to Sandown looking to keep her record intact over 1600m ...
Kaharau thriving down south

Kaharau thriving down south

Seven-year-old stayer Kaharau bounced back to winning form on Sunday for Ruakaka trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, winning the ...
Kingston Town Classic 2018 news: Trap For Fools to wear concussion plates

Kingston Town Classic 2018 news: Trap For Fools to wear concussion plates

GROUP 1 winning gelding Trap For Fools will wear concussion plates heading into this weekend's Kingston Town Classic at Ascot ...
Our Abbadean set for Captain Cook

Our Abbadean set for Captain Cook

Connections of dual Group 2 winner Our Abbadean are hoping their runner can breakthrough for her maiden Group 1 victory ...
Eagle Farm passes first serious test

Eagle Farm passes first serious test

The new Eagle Farm track has passed its first major test with 14 horses galloping on the surface ...
Jockey killed, partner inured in accident

Jockey killed, partner inured in accident

Canberra trainer Garry Kirkup remains in an induced coma after a car accident in which his partner, track rider and ...
Randwick to host second Chinese Festival

Randwick to host second Chinese Festival

The Chinese Festival will again be held at Randwick, coinciding with the possible return of Winx ...
Jamie Kah called up for NZ jockeys' series

Jamie Kah called up for NZ jockeys’ series

South Australian jockey Jamie Kah will replace the suspended Blake Shinn in the Jockeys' World Cup Prelude in New Zealand ...
Chris Waller happy with Tom Melbourne

Chris Waller happy with Tom Melbourne

Tom Melbourne's Group One efforts haven't always pleased punters but his trainer Chris Waller is happy with him ahead of ...
Paul Harris

Monday NZ Briefs: Huge overseas interest in Matchbreaker

Overseas buyers are circling around the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) winner Matchbreaker. “There has been a hell of a ...
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Undeclared illness could derail Kiseki’s HK Vase hopes

JAPANESE import Kiseki looks set to have a few hurdles to jump through if it is to compete in the ...
HB Twitter wrap

Twitter Racing Wrap – Viddora finally breaks interstate hoodoo

AS the Perth Summer Racing Carnival kicks into overdrive, all the nation's focus shifted to the west of the country ...
Markets released for big Sydney races

Markets released for big Sydney races

Markets have been released for feature races at Randwick during The Championships and the second running of The Everest ...
Portelli hoping for drying weather

Portelli hoping for drying weather

Trainer Gary Portelli will keep an eye on the weather before committing Single Bullet to a start at Rosehill ...
Oncidium Ruler on target for Pakenham Cup

Oncidium Ruler on target for Pakenham Cup

Trainer Mick Kent is expecting the 2500 metres of the Pakenham Cup to suit in-form stayer Oncidium Ruler ...
Midweek tips

Full form & free tips, Tuesday at Wangaratta, December 5

RACING returns to rural Victoria this Tuesday as Wangaratta hosts an eight race card. After looking like the area would ...
Rudy heads entries for Brisbane Handicap

Rudy heads entries for Brisbane Handicap

Trainer Helen Page has confirmed stable star Rudy will run exclusively in Brisbane this summer ...
Devise

Ritchie Devising Boxing Day plan

HIGHLY-TOUTED mare Devise’s connections are hoping for a late Christmas gift on Boxing Day. The daughter of Darci Brahma finished ...
Dijon Bleu

Homestay planned for Latta’s Dijon Bleu

GROUP one performer Dijon Bleu will be sticking closer to home during the summer. The horse is back in work ...
Persian Empire

Persian Empire set to reign in the NZ Derby

CONNECTIONS of the promising three-year-old Persian Empire are keen to send the horse home on a group one mission. The ...
Taylor Marshall

Taylor Marshall gets suspension relief

The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has shaved four meetings off a careless riding suspension incurred by apprentice Taylor Marshall ...
Vlad Duric claims first Singapore title

Vlad Duric claims first Singapore title

A winning double at the final meeting has cemented Australian Vlad Duric's first Singapore jockeys' premiership ...
Midweek tips

Free racing tips, odds and form guide for Bendigo, December 6

THE storm in Melbourne has passed and punters are getting good-size fields for the midweek meeting at Bendigo this Wednesday ...
Fradd wins jockey series in Mauritius

Fradd wins jockey series in Mauritius

Brisbane rider Robbie Fradd has won an international jockeys' challenge in Mauritius representing his native South Africa ...
Rider killed, partner injured in crash

Rider killed, partner injured in crash

Canberra trainer Garry Kirkup is in a critical condition after a car accident in which his partner, track rider and ...
Hot King Prawn

Hot King Prawn likely to spell after remaining unbeaten

THE future looks bright for emerging Hong Kong star Hot King Prawn, but it's likely that punters won't see the ...
Elliott forges ahead of Mullins

Elliott forges ahead of Mullins

Gordon Elliott is refusing to get carried away by talk of a first Irish trainers' title despite claiming all three ...
I Am A Star has autumn Group One aims

I Am A Star has autumn Group One aims

Myer Classic winner I Am A Star is ready to return to work to begin building up for feature races ...
Takedown

Aussies that have conquered the Hong Kong Sprint

THE Hong Kong International Series is the last true set of Group one races in the world, and the crown ...
So Si Bon set for shorter autumn races

So Si Bon set for shorter autumn races

Robbie Laing has picked out the Australian Guineas as an autumn assignment for So Si Bon before he heads to ...
Rupert to continue winning streak

Rupert to continue winning streak

Winnng Rupert keeps living up to his name as he heads towards a rich pay day in Queensland ...
Jockeys OK after Kilcoy fall

Jockeys OK after Kilcoy fall

Three jockeys have had lucky escapes from serious injury after their mounts all came down at Kilcoy in Queensland ...
Liam Birchley plots Millions course

Liam Birchley plots Millions course

Trainer Liam Birchley is studying the options to try to qualify three of his stable's horses for the Magic Millions ...
Douglas Whyte

Douglas Whyte charged for not riding out Kingston Town favourite

CHAMPION jockey Douglas Whyte produced one of his most embarrassing moments of his career at Ascot on Saturday. The South ...
Douglas Whyte pleads not guilty to charge

Douglas Whyte pleads not guilty to charge

Internationally renowned rider Douglas Whyte has pleaded not guilty to a charge relating to his ride on Scales Of Justice ...
Interstate summer targets for Loyalty Man

Interstate summer targets for Loyalty Man

The Mike Moroney-trained Loyalty Man is heading to the Group Two Villiers Stakes in Sydney ahead of a planned start ...
Mode Plate added to Eagle Farm program

Mode Plate added to Eagle Farm program

The Mode Plate has been added to the next Eagle Farm meeting after being called off by bad light ...
BHA withdraws charge against jockey

BHA withdraws charge against jockey

The British Horseracing Authority has been criticised after admitting jockey Martin Harley should never have been charged with a handling ...

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