Horse Racing History: Today In Racing 29th April

This day 29th April 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.


Affaire A Suivre proves too strong in Group 1 Australasian Oaks

Affaire A Suivre proves too strong in Group 1 Australasian Oaks

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and John Allen have combined with Affaire A Suivre to take out the Group 1 ...
Kovalica shows his class in Queensland Guineas win

Kovalica shows his class in Queensland Guineas win

Kovalica has taken out the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm following an inch-perfect ride from Nash Rawiller on ...
Rothfire staves off his rivals in gutsy Victory Stakes win

Rothfire staves off his rivals in gutsy Victory Stakes win

Robert Heathcote and Nash Rawiller have combined with Rothfire to take out the Group 2 Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm ...
Aromatic dominant in Travis Stakes

Aromatic dominant in Travis Stakes

Progressive mare Aromatic rounded out her current campaign with another impressive victory when she cruised home in the Group 2 ...
Denby Road delivers in Breeders’ Stakes

Denby Road delivers in Breeders’ Stakes

Commentator George Simon will be the first to admit he didn’t cover himself in glory in the final stages of ...
Butterfly floats to seventh victory

Butterfly floats to seventh victory

A quick back-up could be on the cards for talented stayer Irish Butterfly, who landed the seventh victory of his ...
Wewillrock back to winning form

Wewillrock back to winning form

Wewillrock, one of last season’s progressive three-year-olds, bounced back to winning form on his home track on Saturday ...
Dubai Honour chases third straight Group 1 win in QEII Cup

Dubai Honour chases third straight Group 1 win in QEII Cup

Seven races in three countries and some 16 months have passed since William Haggas-trained Dubai Honour was first set for ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2023

11 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at ...
NT apprentice Jade Hampson

Hampson seals victory on Madam Mischief in Queen Of The Desert

The Darwin apprentice Jade Hampson has made a serious impression in the NT, and now can add the Queen Of ...
Watch out Alice Springs if Davis lands feature double

Watch out Alice Springs if Davis lands feature double

Wayne Davis age 52 looks to complete the feature double at the Alice Springs Cup Carnival as he is set ...
Brodie Loy racing news

Happiness the key for in-form hoop Brodie Loy

Star young New South Wales jockey Brodie Loy believes the key to his success this season has been how happy ...
My Whisper racing news

My Whisper a roaring favourite in Australasian Oaks betting

An outstanding lead-up win, a perfect draw and the best hands in the business have favourite My Whisper ($3.80) primed ...
Nature Strip

Nature Strip out to conquer The Everest again

Reigning champion Nature Strip has been secured to take his place in the 2022 edition of The Everest, with trainer ...
Bendigo racing preview

Bendigo racing preview & best bets | Sunday, May 1

Bendigo Jockey Club is set to host a competitive eight-race card on Sunday afternoon, and HorseBetting.com.au brings you best bets, ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2022

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2022

Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free ...
Shelby Sixtysix

Punt Drunk: Cult hero status wearing thin for Shelby Sixtysix?

On today's edition of Punt Drunk, we look at a jockey who smashed it on reality TV, while Elon Musk's ...
Former Savatoxl trainer Will Savage eyes Alice Springs feature

Former Savatoxl trainer Will Savage eyes Alice Springs feature

AS the trainer of Savatoxl at the start of his illustrious career, Alice Springs trainer Will Savage certainly enjoyed a ...
Alice Springs preview

Alice Springs betting preview, tips & quaddie picks | 29/04/22

Alice Springs Turf Club will host the five race meeting on Friday April 29th, 2022. Norther Territory specialist David White ...
Enjoying

Enjoying steps up for Queen Mother Memorial Cup

Enjoying’s career in Hong Kong hasn’t been straightforward but trainer Chris So is optimistic the Dundeel gelding can expel stamina ...
Charms Star

Charms Star set to shine in Travis

Charms Star has quickly returned to winning form to lay a disappointing spring to rest and she will front up ...
Lily Sutherland

Sutherland scores first win

It was an exciting day for Lily Sutherland at Hawera on Wednesday when she recorded her first riding win. The ...
Sinarahma

Swansongs for Sharrock pair

Closely-related mares Sinarahma and Our Hail Mary may be signing off on their racing careers this weekend. Trainer Allan Sharrock ...
Sunshine Coast betting tips, odds & quaddie | Friday, April 30

Sunshine Coast betting tips, odds & quaddie | Friday, April 30

Sunshine Coast will host a seven-race card on Friday, April 30. See all of Queensland tipster Nicholas Lloyd's best bets, ...
Cranbourne Punters Preview

Cranbourne tips, best odds & quaddie picks | Friday 30/4/2021

Cranbourne plays host to an eight-race card on Friday, April 30. See the betting preview, top tips, best odds available ...
Grafton horse racing

Grafton betting preview, top tips & odds | Friday 30/4/2021

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Grafton races on Friday, April 30. See all the top tips, value ...
King Klaus and trainer Gary Clem

King Klaus reigns supreme with Toowoomba win

King Klaus made it back-to-back wins on Wednesday in an Open Sprint at Toowoomba as he claimed his eighth career ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2021

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 29, 2021

Horse racing around the country sees five meetings scheduled for this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have ...
James McDonald

Punt Drunk: McDonald raises the bat for third year running

Punt Drunk takes a look at some of the major talking points from the last 24 hours in racing, including ...
Circus Maximus

Champion miler Circus Maximus to Windsor Park

Triple Group One winning miler Circus Maximus has been secured to stand at Windsor Park Stud for the 2021 breeding ...
Twilight Payment

The Melbourne Cup is in danger of losing its status in Australian racing culture

The Melbourne Cup is without a doubt the biggest and best race in Australia each and every year. But, is ...
Red Majesty

Zac Purton logs 100th winner of the season

On a night of milestones, Zac Purton registered a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the sixth ...
King's Legacy

Coolmore Announces 2021 Stud Fees

With the breeding season fast approaching, Coolmore Stud have released the service fees for their star studded 2021 roster. Coolmore’s ...
cup

Racing Victoria Makes Big Changes To The Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup, it is the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday of November and it is ...
Bailey Rogerson

Rogerson scores Rotorua double

It was a memorable day for Bailey Rogerson at Arawa Park on Wednesday, with the Hamilton horsewoman not only riding ...
Satono Aladdin

Rich Hill to welcome back Satono Aladdin

Japanese Group One winner Satono Aladdin will return to Rich Hill Stud for the upcoming breeding season. The progeny of ...
Tiptronic

Queensland campaign for Tiptronic

Group One winner Tiptronic has arrived in Queensland ahead of a three-start winter campaign. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained ...
US Navy Flag

US Navy Flag joins the Oaks Stud

Multiple Group One winner US Navy Flag will bolster The Oaks Stud’s stallion roster for the forthcoming breeding season, where ...
Marboosha makes it two from two at Farm

Marboosha makes it two from two at Farm

Two-year-old filly Marboosha has made it two wins from as many starts with her first city victory at Warwick Farm ...
Mark Newnham

Randwick best for Gone Bye: Mark Newnham

Trainer Mark Newnham says Gone Bye is likely to run at Randwick's Kensington track meeting where he will try to ...
Russian Camelot

SA Derby fancy to jump-out at Flemington

Leading South Australian Derby contender Russian Camelot is set to have a jump-out at Flemington over 800m in preparation for ...
Thunder Mania earns Group 1 JJ Atkins campaign

Thunder Mania earns Group 1 JJ Atkins campaign

An impressive win at the Sunshine Coast has earned two-year-old Thunder Mania a tilt at the Group One JJ Atkins ...
Matthew Cartwright

Apprentice lands winner at first city ride

Matthew Cartwright has guided Mockery to an all-the-way victory at Sandown in the apprentice's first ride on a metropolitan track ...
Lyre

Blinkers on for Lyre in Group 1 Sangster Stakes

Blue Diamond Stakes-winning filly Lyre will race in blinkers for the first time when she bids for her second career ...
Ancestry

Ancestry chasing fourth consecutive win

The Phillip Stokes-trained Ancestry will be chasing his fourth straight win when he runs under a big weight in a ...
Zac Spain

Isolation has Spain keen for Group 1 rides

Melbourne jockey Zac Spain is nearing the end of an isolation stint ahead of his bid for Group One success ...
Trainers rely on colleagues for big races

Trainers rely on colleagues for big races

Interstate trainers are relying on the help of local handlers to stable and saddle their horses ahead of major Group ...
Fighting Teo

Fighting Teo set to battle for top billing

Fighting Teo can confirm his rating as potentially one of Queensland's best stayers when he takes on small but select ...
Vega One

Brisbane Group 1 ballot-free races confirmed

Racing Queensland has confirmed the ballot-free races for the two Group One races left in the winter carnival ...
BRC supports free-to-air slot for races

BRC supports free-to-air slot for races

The Brisbane Racing Club will not stand in the way of free-to-air telecasts of its meetings as officials attempt to ...
Robbie Fradd

Fradd back with quality Gold Coast rides

Top jockey Robbie Fradd has finished his self-isolation to take six rides at the Gold Coast metropolitan meeting ...
Jockey banned for hitting horse on head

Jockey banned for hitting horse on head

Country-based Queensland jockey Chris McIver has been disqualified for seven months after admitting he hit his mount on the head ...
Edouard Philippe

Hopes for early racing return in France

Racing remains on course to return in France despite French prime minister Edouard Philippe announcing other professional sport is still ...
Flash Famous

Flash Famous shoots for a five-star night at the Valley

Frankie Lor heads into today’s (29 April) Happy Valley meeting with course specialist Flash Famous looking to become the first ...
Vernazza

Vernazza leads quality cast for boutique Noble team

Karaka trainer Lance Noble has an eye to the future as he welcomes the next batch of well-bred youngsters to ...
Trench Warfare

Debut victory for Trench Warfare

Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is looking forward to the future with promising three-year-old Trench Warfare after his debut win over ...
Couldn't Refuse heading to Gold Coast

Couldn’t Refuse heading to Gold Coast

Promising two-year-old Couldn't Refuse is headed to the Ken Russell Memorial at the Gold Coast after trainer Desleigh Forster opted ...
O'Brien/Williams win Vintage Crop Stakes

O’Brien/Williams win Vintage Crop Stakes

Master Of Reality has produced a fine front-running display to cause a major upset in the Vintage Crop Stakes at ...
Adelaide Cup winner to start at Flemington

Adelaide Cup winner to start at Flemington

Surprise Baby starts his bid for a free entry into the Melbourne Cup when he has his first run since ...
Menari to gallop at Warwick Farm

Menari to gallop at Warwick Farm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking ahead to Randwick but first is keen to see how Menari performs in a race ...
White Robe lead the way at southern sale

White Robe lead the way at southern sale

Mosgiel stud farm White Robe Lodge had another memorable result at New Zealand Bloodstock’s South Island Sale on Monday. The ...
$137 outsider Snipselva stuns them at Narromine

$137 outsider Snipselva stuns them at Narromine

It is not often you see a triple figure winner salute on the race track but that's exactly what Dar ...
Injured Vic jockeys released from hospital

Injured Vic jockeys released from hospital

Injured jockeys Braidon Small and John Keating have been released from their respective hospitals to recover from race falls at ...
Increased interest in Speedy Meady

Increased interest in Speedy Meady

Morrinsville owner Russell Mead has a big decision to make following the upset deadheat victory of his under-rated three-year-old Speedy ...
Gold Medals chasing second Brierly victory

Gold Medals chasing second Brierly victory

Locally trained Gold Medals is attempting back-to-back wins in the Brierly Steeplechase on the opening day of Warrnambool's three-day carnival ...
Sunlight ruled out of G1 Sangster Stakes

Sunlight ruled out of G1 Sangster Stakes

After a campaign netting two Group One wins, three-year-old filly Sunlight is heading to the paddock before being prepared for ...
Outback Barbie to race in blinkers

Outback Barbie to race in blinkers

Talented filly Outback Barbie will race in blinkers and be ridden for the first time by Jeff Lloyd in the ...
Michael Hackett remains in induced coma

Michael Hackett remains in induced coma

Michael Hackett, one of three jockeys injured in a fall at Tomingley, remains in an induced coma in a Sydney ...
Anderson Heathcote partnership starts

Anderson Heathcote partnership starts

The new Robert Heathcote and Chris Anderson training partnership has six runners at the Eagle Farm midweek meeting ...
Mystic Journey set to return to work

Mystic Journey set to return to work

The Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield will be the likely return of star filly Mystic Journey who is about to start ...
Wheeler shooting for another Warrnambool double

Wheeler shooting for another Warrnambool double

John Wheeler is again in Warrnambool and quietly confident in the countdown to another attempt at the local feature double ...
Beauty Generation

Nine straight for Beauty Generation

New Zealand-bred galloper Beauty Generation showcased why he is the world’s highest rated active racehorse when he trounced his opposition ...
Beat The Clock’s battles Rattan to win Chairman's Sprint

Beat The Clock’s battles Rattan to win Chairman’s Sprint

The home team was one down, with Mr Stunning’s late enforced absence, but it mattered not as the ever competitive ...
Records tumble as Beauty Generation saunters home

Records tumble as Beauty Generation saunters home

Records aplenty fell as Hong Kong’s current racing sensation and the world’s highest rated active racehorse Beauty Generation literally ambled ...
Horse racing

High-profile bi-carb case to get underway

The inquiry into alleged systematic race day treatments of horses by former trainer Robert Smerdon and several others is set ...
Freedman filly headed to Queensland Oaks

Freedman filly headed to Queensland Oaks

The Anthony Freedman-trained Cabierro has won at the Sunshine Coast to confirm a Queensland Oaks path while Japanese import A ...
Volpe Veloce

NZ G1 winner Volpe Veloce set for Brisbane

New Zealand Group One winner Volpe Veloce will head to Brisbane for major winter sprint races ...
Gallant Victorem to miss Scone Carnival

Gallant Victorem to miss Scone Carnival

Victorem will be given time to recover from his tough run in the Hawkesbury Guineas before trainer Jenny Graham picks ...
Top stayers to miss Doomben Cup

Top stayers to miss Doomben Cup

Queensland's chances of breaking a 35-year drought in the Doomben Cup look remote with Rudy retired and Honey Toast would ...
Weir has three shots at Australasian Oaks

Weir has three shots at Australasian Oaks

Sopressa, Pleasuring and Think Bleue will be aiming to join May's Dream as Darren Weir-trained winners of the Australasian Oaks ...
Champions Mile win puts Beauty Generation in Horse of the Year frame

Champions Mile win puts Beauty Generation in Horse of the Year frame

Beauty Generation put himself into the picture for Hong Kong Horse of the Year honours after confirming his place as ...
Pakistan Star returns to action

Pakistan Star rises in the QEII Cup

Hong Kong’s wayward son came of age at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 29 April), and oh, how the crowd ...
Champions Day delivers as big crowd relishes Group 1 quality

Champions Day delivers as big crowd relishes Group 1 quality

Champions Day drew 48,242 race-goers on Sunday, 29 April and the buoyant crowd was treated to an afternoon of outstanding ...
Smart Rayas Rotorua-bound

Smart Rayas Rotorua-bound

Gifted mare Rayas is on the hunt for more black type. She finished runner-up in last season’s Group 3 Wellington ...
Thee Auld Floozie wins Westbury Classic

Thorndon Mile winner retired

Group 1 winner Thee Auld Floozie has run her last race. The six-year-old signed off on Saturday when she finished ...
Houtzen confirmed for Doomben 10,000

Houtzen confirmed for Doomben 10,000

The decision to run filly Houtzen in the Doomben 10,000 has set up a fascinating three-state tussle in the Group ...
Nina Carberry retires from riding

Nina Carberry retires from riding

Nina Carberry has announced her retirement from the saddle after riding Josies Orders to victory at Punchestown ...
Australian gambling on horses

Trainer Clinton Garland outed over cobalt

Rockhampton trainer Clinton Garland has been disqualified for 18 months after one of his horses returned a positive to cobalt ...
Star Exhibit wins at Caulfield with Brad Rawiller onboard

Star Exhibit impresses in Victorian debut

Perth Cup winner Star Exhibit has feature races in Queensland on his agenda after winning a Listed race in Victoria ...
Rhythm To Spare

Rhythm To Spare deals Fastnet Latina first Australian defeat

IT was a day of upsets at Caulfield and it continued till the last race when Rhythm To Spare handed ...
Fabrizio wins Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup

Fabrizio wins Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup

A barrier trial five days out from the race has worked wonders for Fabrizio in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup ...
Fox Hall

Fox Hall flies home to take out H C Nitschke Stakes

TONY McEvoy-trained three-year-old Fox Hall has defied the odds to win the H C Nitschke Stakes after finding the front ...
Shazee Lee wins at Hawkesbury

Shazee Lee wins Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas

Scott Singleton has celebrated the most important win of his training career with an owner who has been with him ...
Grey Street gives McArdle some consolation

Grey Street gives McArdle some consolation

Grey Street has turned around the fortunes of trainer John McArdle with a strong win at Caulfield ...
Wise Hero returns a winner at Caulfield

Wise Hero returns a winner at Caulfield

Lightly raced three-year-old Wise Hero has made it three wins from four starts with a first-up victory over 1200m at ...
Plenty of fight in Gunsynd win

Plenty of fight in Gunsynd win

Dreams APlenty has shown his fighting qualities to win the Group Three Gunsynd Classic by a nose in a thrilling ...
Shazee Lee

Provincial Championship form shines at Hawkesbury with Shazee Lee

LOCAL filly Shazee Lee created the biggest upset of the day at Hawkesbury when taking out the Group 3 Hawkesbury ...
Kobayashi topples favourite at Caulfield

Kobayashi topples favourite at Caulfield

Kobayashi has led all the way to record a second straight win at Caulfield in the Thoroughbred Club Cup with ...
Music Magnate

Doomben 10,000 awaits as Music Magnate dominates Victory Stakes

BJORN Baker-trained Music Magnate has made a successful return to the track on Saturday, effortlessly torching its rivals at Eagle ...
Jeff Lloyd racks up Group Two victory

Jeff Lloyd racks up Group Two victory

Jeff Lloyd has produced another clever front running ride to guide Music Magnate to win the Group Two Victory Stakes ...
Shillelagh delivers knockout Crown result

Shillelagh delivers knockout Crown result

The Chris Waller-trained Shillelagh has produced a a strong finish to beat Daysee Doom in the Godolphin Crown ...
Kobayashi

Kobayashi downs hot-pot to win Thoroughbred Club Cup

ALL the pre-race talk was about debut winner Doubt I'm Dreaming, but punters quickly came back to reality when Kobayashi ...
Snitty Kitty wins at Caulfield for Mertens

Snitty Kitty wins at Caulfield for Mertens

Leading apprentice Beau Mertens has guided Snitty Kitty to victory at Caulfield with the filly defeating her Henry Dwyer-trained stablemate ...
Saint Patricks Day

Saint Patricks Day salutes in the Dalrello Stakes

THE Chris Munce-trained colt Saint Patricks Day has caused a boil-over in the Dalrello Stakes at Eagle Farm, edging out ...
Scone Guineas on the agenda for Mr Sneaky

Scone Guineas on the agenda for Mr Sneaky

Mr Sneaky will be given a shot at the Scone Guineas after scoring a strong win against older horses at ...
Munce wins another stakes race

Munce wins another stakes race

Trainer Chris Munce has claimed his fourth two-year-old stakes win of the season with Saint Patricks Day's victory in the ...
Trainer John O'Shea speaks to the media

John O’Shea resigns as Godolphin trainer

John O'Shea has stepped down as Godolphin's head trainer in Australia, according to reports ...
Odeon stamps SA Derby credentials

Odeon stamps SA Derby credentials

Odeon has confirmed South Australian Derby plans with his victory over 2000m at Caulfield ...
Mr Sneaky

Mr Sneaky stalks rivals before kicking clear at Caulfield

THERE was nothing sly about the win of Mr Sneaky at Caulfield on Saturday, as the underrated gelding continued its ...
Two wins from two rides for Cahill

Two wins from two rides for Cahill

Veteran jockey Michael Cahill has made the most of his only two rides at Eagle Farm winning on Punta Norte ...
Wanna Get A What wins Highway Handicap

Wanna Get A What wins Highway Handicap

Wanna Get A What has lived up to trainer Gratz Vella's confidence with a regulation win in the Highway Handicap ...
Go Daddy Go wins in Clarendon Stakes upset

Go Daddy Go wins in Clarendon Stakes upset

Go Daddy Go has appreciated a firm racing surface to score a last-stride win in the Clarendon Stakes at Hawkesbury ...
Blinkers do the trick with He Ekscels

Blinkers do the trick with He Ekscels

Blinkers have helped Ekscels break through for an impressive win at Caulfield ...
O'Shea leaves Godolphin

James Cummings the Godolphin replacement favourite at Crownbet

IT did not take long for the online bookmakers to throw up a Godolphin head trainer market after news filtered ...
Trainer Darren Bell is out of his misery

Trainer Darren Bell is out of his misery

Darren Bell has been swamped with well wishers after winning his first Saturday metropolitan race since his stables were reopened ...
He Ekscels

He Ekscels over more distance to break maiden status at Caulfield

THREE-year-old gelding He Ekscels came into Saturday's Ern Jensen Funerals 3YO with four starts for four placings, but leaves Caulfield ...
Wicklow Brave wins Irish Champion Hurdle

Wicklow Brave wins Irish Champion Hurdle

Wicklow Brave has run out a surprise winner of Irish Champion Hurdle for trainer Willie Mullins ...
NSW racing news

Hutchings style a big boost for Coyle mare

Rory Hutchings has answered the call from trainer Jason Coyle to take the ride on Berry Delicious in the $175,000 ...
NSW racing news

$50,000 increase in Tavistock service fee

Tavistock has risen to the top of the Cambrdige Stud roster with his service fee increasing by $50,000 to $65,000 ...
Vic racing

Entre Nous has paid price for consistency

Gerald Egan heads to town with the consistent Entre Vous looking for a second metropolitan win at Caulfield ...
Queensland news - Yellow Brick set to race in Group 3 company at the Sunshine Coast

Peter Robl after training milestone

Former jockey Peter Robl is chasing his first stakes win as a trainer with Glenbawn Dame in the Bribie Handicap ...
Queensland news - Yellow Brick set to race in Group 3 company at the Sunshine Coast

Didntcostalot Gollan’s hope for Victory

Trainer Tony Gollan admits the Victory Stakes is a tough assignment for Didntcostalot but expects him to make his presence ...
Vic racing

25 nominations for Warrnambool Cup

Victoria's premier trainer Darren Weir has three of the 25 nominations for the Warrnambool Cup as he looks to win ...
Vic racing

Trainer Kane Harris fined $3000

Victorian trainer Kane Harris has been fined $3000 after Crooner returned a positive swab to a prohibited corticosteriod ...
UK News

Air Force Blue odds-on for 2000 Guineas

Air Force Blue remains the odds-on favourite to win the 2000 Guines but bookmakers are wary of Galileo Gold ...
Vic racing

Tahlia Hope to ride in Chantilly race

Victorian apprentice Tahlia Hope will compete in an apprentices' invitation race at Chantilly in France ...

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