Horse Racing History: Today In Racing 5th December

This day 5th 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.


Follow Files blackbook tips

The Follow Files: Magic Millions filly on track for 2YO Classic

In this week’s Follow Files, we have found two horses from the Caulfield and one from Rosehill on Saturday afternoon ...
Geelong racing preview

Geelong races free betting tips & quaddie | December 7, 2023

Racing heads to Geelong Racecourse on Thursday afternoon for an eight-race meeting. Check out HorseBetting's free betting preview and quaddie ...
Gosford racing preview

Gosford Thursday tips & quaddie picks | December 7, 2023

HorseBetting.com.au brings you free horse racing tips and quaddie selections for the Gosford races on Thursday, December 7 ...
Black-type quest for promising filly

Black-type quest for promising filly

Steven Cole is hoping to kill two birds with one stone when he heads to Trentham on Saturday with Hard ...
Staying star set for another feature Cup

Staying star set for another feature Cup

Well-performed stayer Uareastar is back in work with Marton trainer Fraser Auret to build toward another extreme distance target ...
Aegon to make NZ return

Aegon to make NZ return

New Zealand punters will see Aegon step out on raceday in his homeland when the gelding lines-up in the Group ...
High-priced Karaka purchase set to make debut

High-priced Karaka purchase set to make debut

High-priced Karaka purchase Mad Max is set to make his much-anticipated debut this week, but where is yet to be ...
Happy Valley racing tips

Happy Valley Wednesday racing tips & quaddie | IJC 2023

The International Jockeys'Championship takes centre stage at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. See our free HK racing tips here ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2023

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2023

Three horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at ...
Horse racing at Thoroughbred Park, ACT

Canberra Racing Club unveils $400k Speed Series for two-year-olds

Some prominent trainers have left the ACT this year, but in better news, the Canberra Racing Club was delighted to ...
Warwick Farm betting tips

Warwick Farm racing preview & best bets | Wednesday 7/12/2022

We’re back to racing at Warwick Farm on Wednesday afternoon for a competitive seven-race program. HorseBetting's Nathan Keven shares his ...
Bathurst betting tips

Tuesday’s Bathurst racing tips & quaddie | December 6, 2022

Bathurst is the place to be on Tuesday afternoon as we have a seven-race program to dissect out of the ...
Sandown racing tips

Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | December 7, 2022

Racing returns to Sandown Racecourse on the Hillside track this week with a competitive eight-race twilight program. See our best ...
Eulogy tilt on cards for in-form filly

Eulogy tilt on cards for in-form filly

Impressive Trentham winner Tivaci Princess is on target for a quick return to action in her home track feature this ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2022

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2022

Three horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free ...
Zac Purton limbers up for IJC with treble at Sha Tin

Zac Purton limbers up for IJC with treble at Sha Tin

Eager to build momentum after missing two meetings recently, Zac Purton reasserted his dominance over the Hong Kong jockey ranks ...
Group One gamble pays off for Nickalls

Group One gamble pays off for Nickalls

Manawatu trainer Stephen Nickalls was overwhelmed with excitement after Chase ran home for third in the Group 1 Captain Cook ...
Satisfying victory for talented Dragon Leap

Satisfying victory for talented Dragon Leap

Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap camp following the six-year-old’s stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end ...
Tuncurry racing preview

Tuncurry tips, quaddie & value bets | Monday, December 6

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Tuncurry race meeting on Monday, December 6, 2021 for Tuncurry-Forster Cup Day ...
Today's horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2021

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 5, 2021

Eight horse racing meetings are scheduled around the country today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections here ...
Murray Bridge

Murray Bridge Racing Tips & Best Bets, November 6 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Sunday's race meeting at Murray Bridge in South ...
Sunshine Coast racing tips

Sunshine Coast Racing Tips & Best Odds – Sunday 6th December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Sunday's race meeting at Sunshine Coast in Queensland, ...
Shazee Lee wins at Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury Racing Tips & Best Bets – Sunday, 6 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Sunday's race meeting at Hawkesbury in New South ...
Attorney

Rawiller’s Holiday Rewarded With Cup Win

Both jockey Nash Rawiller and trainer Matthew Smith predict a big future for former French stayer Attorney after his gutsy ...
City Win Has Significance For Cunningham

City Win Has Significance For Cunningham

Significance, a son of champion Frankel, has been a work in progress for trainer Claire Cunningham but he finally put ...
No Fairytale Ending For Retiring Webster

No Fairytale Ending For Retiring Webster

Happy Clapper's trainer Pat Webster has saddled up his last runner with Kosciusko finishing a brave second at Newcastle ...
Luck Finally Goes The Way Of Tavidance

Luck Finally Goes The Way Of Tavidance

Mick Price has a big opinion of Tavidance so he was relieved to see the horse finally have some luck ...
Waller To Rev-Up Elanora For Grand Prix

Waller To Rev-Up Elanora For Grand Prix

Chris Waller will happily follow the carnival train to Brisbane this summer as he chases more black-type for Rosehill winner ...
Written Miss

Jennings’ Surreal Run Of Wins Continues

Caroline Jennings' great week continued with filly Written Miss leading throughout to win at Pakenham, breaking a long city drought ...
Rosehill Winners On Road To Magic Millions

Rosehill Winners On Road To Magic Millions

The Rosehill meeting has unearthed two genuine Magic Millions Guineas prospects in the Chris Waller-trained Oscar Zulu and emerging talent ...
Werribee quarantine

Werribee Cup Day racing tips & odds – Sunday, 6 December 2020

HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Sunday's race meeting at Werribee in Victoria, Australia ...
Karis Teetan

Teetan ‘hungry’ as ever ahead of International Jockeys’ Championship defence

A determined Karis Teetan will defend his LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship crown next Wednesday (9 December) at Happy Valley against ...
John Size

Size hopes history repeats on two fronts at the Hong Kong International Races

John Size is banking on Waikuku’s class to offset a lengthy absence from competition as the 11-time champion trainer prepares ...
Michael Rodd

Punt Drunk: Rodd wins at Ipswich in Queensland return

Punt Drunk takes a look at the top stories going around the racing and gambling world, including Michael Rodd's successful ...
Will Power

Will Power aims to keep on rising in hot Sha Tin feature

Karis Teetan is optimistic that an improved Will Power can continue his ascent up the ratings with a third consecutive ...
Young Rascal

Haggas has international aims for reformed Young Rascal

William Haggas believes you need a fresh horse to compete in horse racing’s international winter prizes and in “reformed character” ...
Aethero

Moore happy with the draws for Hong Kong International Races

There was a smile on John Moore’s face as he discovered the fate of his latest sensation Aethero at the ...
Caspar Fownes

It’s a family affair as Caspar Fownes readies for the HKIR

Three champion trainer titles; a raft of major race winners at home and in Singapore and a surname synonymous with ...
In Her Time

In Her Time draws barrier four in Sprint

The Kris Lees-trained In Her Time has come up with barrier four for the Group One Hong Kong Sprint at ...
Beauty Generation

Tweaks have Moore believing Beauty Generation is primed

“Let the show begin!” John Moore said after Beauty Generation worked through his final fast gallop before Sunday’s (8 December) ...
Fun Fact

Fun Fact set to relish distance rise

Bjorn Baker is confident Fun Fact is warming towards a return to the winner's stall as the Group Three performer ...
Aethero

Aethero’s ready to fly in the Hong Kong Sprint

Aethero worked solo down the turf track’s back straight at Sha Tin this morning (Thursday, 5 December) in a manner ...
Randwick meeting threatened by poor air

Randwick meeting threatened by poor air

Racing NSW will continue to monitor Sydney's air quality before deciding if racing will go ahead at Randwick ...
Called To The Bar

Pia Brandt and Called To The Bar follow Pride’s Hong Kong lead

Pia Brandt will not necessarily be a familiar face for many Hong Kong racing fans but aficionados are far more ...
Winx

Winx reported to be carrying first foal

Connections of champion Winx will wait until a confirmatory scan to announce she is carrying her first foal by I ...
Burning Crown

Drought could put end to Crown’s campaign

Consistent sprinter Burning Crown is likely to wind up his preparation at Rosehill with trainer Sue Grills going cold on ...
Spectroscope

Spectroscope to stay in Qld for summer

Trainer Natalie McCall has cancelled a Sydney trip for Spectroscope who will concentrate on the Brisbane summer carnival ...
Galaxy Raider

Galaxy Raider ready for Pakenham return

After being sparingly raced over the past 18 months, Galaxy Raider has been given a steady build-up for his racing ...
Zareeba

New association off to a winning start

The recently established association between Valachi Downs and newly retained rider Craig Grylls got off to a winning start at ...
Spurcraft

Spurcraft set for return in Bribie Handicap

Flying gelding Spurcraft has had two jump-outs in preparation for his return in the Bribie Handicap at Doomben ...
Mr Stunning

December warrior Mr Stunning seeks a Hong Kong Sprint hat-trick

Mr Stunning has never held the official title of Hong Kong’s champion sprinter, yet when December rolls around he is ...
John Sargent

No Villiers Stakes for House Of Cartier

While John Sargent has gone back to the drawing board with House Of Cartier, barn mate Tinkermosa takes the next ...
Scorpz

Scorpz salutes in Group 3 for Jomara

A colt who failed to meet his reserve at Karaka in 2018 is rewarding his breeders Jomara Bloodstock. The colt, ...
Exultant

Exultant is no second fiddle to Beauty Generation

Tony Cruz believes Exultant could prove to be the best stayer Hong Kong has ever produced. That may be so, ...
Stuart Kendrick

Blinkers to help Way Beyond’s Millions aim

Trainer Stuart Kendrick has added blinkers to Way Beyond's race gear as he chases a place in the Magic Millions ...
Jason Warren

Warren mares on Magic path, via Sydney

Jason Warren has set his sights on plundering some Sydney prize money with two talented mares, en route to the ...
Secret Blaze

Secret Blaze up for Pakenham Cup assault

Secret Blaze has given trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy all the signs following his success at The Valley that he ...
Matthew Williams

Gailo Chop lures Matthew Williams to Perth

Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams will make his first trip to Perth to watch Gailo Chop line up in the Group ...
Eagle Way

Guy has dual attack on Eagle Way series

Co-trainer Bryan Guy has two chances in a heat of the Eagle Way series at Doomben named for the 2016 ...
Not An Option

Failure isn’t an option for gun Pike colt

There's no denying Cambridge trainer Tony Pike's strong personal attachment to a two-year-old he believes is his best chance of ...
Coldstone

Gollan left with one Brisbane Handicap runner

Trainer Tony Gollan has been left with one runner in the Brisbane Handicap after an injury to Silvera and a ...
Karis Teetan

Teetan shrugs off the pressure to land maiden IJC crown

Karis Teetan secured his first LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, seeing off Ryan Moore thanks ...
Riodini

Tiley gunning for back-to-back Bonecrusher Stakes wins

Trainer Nigel Tiley is bullish about the chances of unbeaten three-year-old Riodini in Saturday’s Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes ...
Hot King Prawn

Timing is right for Hot King Prawn

John Size has been Hong Kong champion trainer 11 times and already wears the mantle of an ‘all-time great’ and ...
Karis Teetan

Karis Teetan wins Hong Kong jockey challenge

Karis Teetan has beaten the world's best riders in the International Jockeys Championship in Hong Kong with premier Sydney rider ...
Japan’s raiders dash with colour on the Sha Tin turf

Japan’s raiders dash with colour on the Sha Tin turf

Leg wraps were the talk of the commentary booth at Sha Tin Racecourse this morning as five horses from Japan’s ...
Noel Callow in hospital after Sandown fall

Noel Callow in hospital after Sandown fall

Noel Callow has been involved in a race fall at Sandown and has been taken to hospital complaining of back ...
Re-handicap for Age Of Fire at Pakenham

Re-handicap for Age Of Fire at Pakenham

Age Of Fire has been re-handicapped for the David Bourke Memorial Handicap at Pakenham because of mistake involving the horse's ...
Lees stable loses top filly Smart Melody

Lees stable loses top filly Smart Melody

Trainer Kris Lees has lost top-flight filly Smart Melody due to complications following colic surgery, ...
Trainer Matthew Leek fined over conduct

Trainer Matthew Leek fined over conduct

The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has fined trainer Matthew Leek $5000 after he pleaded guilty to a conduct charge ...
River House impresses in Sandown victory

River House impresses in Sandown victory

River House remains unbeaten in his current campaign, scoring a runaway victory in the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap at Sandown ...
RV CEO responds to new Sydney spring races

RV CEO responds to new Sydney spring races

Racing Victoria's chief executive has issued a response to the announcement of more feature races in NSW during the spring ...
Spring riches to stimulate racing industry

Spring riches to stimulate racing industry

Gary Portelli is excited about the changes taking place in Sydney racing and believes his stable is well position to ...
Really Swish gets maiden win at Sandown

Really Swish gets maiden win at Sandown

Despite getting to the front too soon, Really Swish has held off the late finishers to score his maiden win ...
Hong Kong International Races - Wednesday, December 5 track notes

Hong Kong International Races – Wednesday, December 5 track notes

THE competitors hit the track in anticipation for Sunday's Hong Kong International Races and Horse Betting has the latest from ...
McKay favours Cavallo Veloce

McKay favours Cavallo Veloce

Jockey Shaun McKay has elected to ride Cavallo Veloce over stablemate Langkawi in the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at ...
Miller scores first win with bargain buy

Miller scores first win with bargain buy

Matamata trainer Daniel Miller made his first start as a trainer a winning one when Sheezallmine scored on debut in ...
Ipswich win a boost for unknown stallion

Ipswich win a boost for unknown stallion

The win of Chill The Beer at Ipswich has been a boost for little-known but well-bred sire Straight ...
Rosina Kojonup adds to family reputation

Rosina Kojonup adds to family reputation

Rosina Kojonup, a half-sister to Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign, is well on the way to leaving her own ...
The Autumn Sun opens as favourite for the Golden Eagle

The Autumn Sun opens as favourite for the Golden Eagle

IT didn't take long for the online bookmakers to frame a market for Australia's newest marquee race after The Autumn ...
Lord Fandango presses on to Pakenham Cup

Lord Fandango presses on to Pakenham Cup

Archie Alexander is hoping for firmer footing in the Pakenham Cup for Lord Fandango after the stayer failed in the ...
Williams trio hit the Highway to Rosehill

Williams trio hit the Highway to Rosehill

Trainer Danny Williams will have a strong presence in the Highway Handicap at Rosehill with three runners, all of them ...
Emperor hoping to take the Group 1 throne

Emperor hoping to take the Group 1 throne

Matamata horseman Gary Hennessy knows what it takes to win at the elite level and he has in-form galloper Ocean ...
In-form Sam Slick set for biggest test yet

In-form Sam Slick set for biggest test yet

Progressive four-year-old Sam Slick will be out to continue his unbeaten preparation when he steps up in class in the ...
Grade 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies preview

Grade 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies preview

This coming Sunday and next, the JRA turns the spotlight onto the budding talent – this year’s 2-year-olds. It’s ladies ...
Kah has chance for second Brisbane Hcp win

Kah has chance for second Brisbane Hcp win

Jamie Kah will chase back-to-back Brisbane Handicap victories for trainer Ben Currie ...
Fownes’s Legend faces a tough task as Beauty Generation’s aura swells

Fownes’s Legend faces a tough task as Beauty Generation’s aura swells

When Southern Legend enters his allotted barrier for the HK$25 million Hong Kong Mile on Sunday (9 December), the bay ...
International Jockeys Challenge to set the Valley alight tonight

International Jockeys Challenge to set the Valley alight tonight

They may be some of the world’s best jockeys, battling for one of the great jockeys’ prizes in the racing ...
Alizee

All-Star Mile on autumn radar for Alizee

Dual Group One winner Alizee is set to be up and running during summer in the build-up to the autumn ...
New $7.5 million event for Sydney racing

New $7.5 million event for Sydney racing

Sydney is to get a new $7.5 million race called the Golden Eagle for four-year-olds to be run over 1500 ...
Dry track to help Sold For Song at Doomben

Dry track to help Sold For Song at Doomben

Trainer Kevin Kemp is hoping Sold For Song will get a dry track to show her best in the Brisbane ...
$7.5 million Golden Eagle for Sydney

$7.5 million Golden Eagle for Sydney

Sydney is to get a new $7.5 million race called the Golden Eagle for four-year-olds to be run over 1500 ...
A Showdown looms for 2YOs at Caulfield

A Showdown looms for 2YOs at Caulfield

After squaring off in the boxing ring a real Showdown looms on the racetrack for trainers Troy Corstens and Henry ...
The Showdown a great initiative: Dwyer

The Showdown a great initiative: Dwyer

A new $1 million race will be the highlight for the fifth annual Victorian Owners and Breeders Incentive Scheme race ...
Hunter studs up in arms over mine decision

Hunter studs up in arms over mine decision

The NSW government has renewed an underground exploration licence at the Drayton South site in the Upper Hunter, while ruling ...
Neds $500 sign-up offer

The Tin Man out of HK Sprint

DIAMOND Jubilee Stakes winner The Tin Man has been withdrawn from the Hong Kong Sprint after returning an elevated temperature ...
Trainer Garry Kirkup undergoes 2nd surgery

Trainer Garry Kirkup undergoes 2nd surgery

Canberra trainer Garry Kirkup has undergone a second abdominal surgery for injuries he suffered in a car accident in which ...
$1 million The Showdown set for Caulfield

$1 million The Showdown set for Caulfield

A new $1 million race for two-year-olds will be the feature of the fifth annual Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday ...
Newnham aims newcomer at Magic Millions

Newnham aims newcomer at Magic Millions

Mark Newnham will unveil debutante Carnina at Rosehill for the first of two possible attempts to qualify for the Magic ...
The Tin Man withdrawn from HK Sprint

The Tin Man withdrawn from HK Sprint

English horse The Tin Man has been taken out of the Hong Kong International Sprint after arriving with a temperature ...
Grey Lion out to break through at Pakenham

Grey Lion out to break through at Pakenham

The Pakenham Cup will be import Grey Lion's latest chance to break through for his first Australian win after his ...
Lake Lugarno has third crack at metro win

Lake Lugarno has third crack at metro win

Lake Lugarno will make the trip from Forbes to Sydney for the third time in search of a long-awaited metropolitan ...
Scott Jones out of coma after gas blast

Scott Jones out of coma after gas blast

Lismore Turf Club manager Scott Jones is out of an induced coma about two weeks after suffering burns to 45 ...
Black Heart Bart favourite for Perth G1

Black Heart Bart favourite for Perth G1

Black Heart Bart is favourite to claim his sixth Group One win in the weight-for-age Kingston Town Stakes in Perth ...
Jones fatal fall an accident: stewards

Jones fatal fall an accident: stewards

Racing NSW stewards have concluded the Warialda fall in which popular country jockey Darren Jones suffered fatal injuries, was an ...
International jockeys' championships in HK

International jockeys’ championships in HK

A look at the 12 jockeys taking part in the International Jockeys' Championship in Hong Kong, including Australian Hugh Bowman ...
Blizzard at the HKIR meet in 2016

Sushi on the menu for Blizzard post-HK Sprint

Trainer Ricky Yiu, who has three HK Sprint wins to his name already, is expecting a strong run from six-year-old ...
tiberian

Tiberian out for redemption in HK Vase

For connections of Tiberian, Sunday's run in the Hong Kong Vase marks but another chapter in the most unlikely of ...
Setback for star NZer Gingernuts

Setback for star NZer Gingernuts

Triple Group One winner Gingernuts has had a setback after surgery to repair a broken pastern ...
Pakenham Cup meeting a success: Racing Vic

Pakenham Cup meeting a success: Racing Vic

Racing Victoria says the Pakenham Cup meeting has recorded positive turnover figures along with good attendance numbers ...
Rebel Dane arrives in Hong Kong

Rebel Dane arrives in Hong Kong

Rebel Dane has travelled well to Hong Kong despite losing weight on the flight from Sydney ...
Our Renaissance punching ahead to Rosehill

Our Renaissance punching ahead to Rosehill

Trainer Jason Deamer is sending impressive first-up winner Our Renaissance down the highway to Rosehill for a benchmark handicap on ...
Griffiths eyes straight race for Deja Blue

Griffiths eyes straight race for Deja Blue

Trainer Robbie Griffiths will be pinning his hopes on Deja Blue in a fillies and mares straight 1000m race at ...
Horse confirmed with ice positive

Horse confirmed with ice positive

Racing NSW stewards have confirmed a second sample taken from the Chris Waller-trained Betcha Thinking is positive to methamphetamine ...
Smith defends Whyte over G1 ride in Perth

Smith defends Whyte over G1 ride in Perth

Trainer Lindsey Smith has defended Douglas Whyte's controversial ride on Scales Of Justice in the Group One Kingston Town Classic ...
Lloyd to continue run for Nolan

Lloyd to continue run for Nolan

Jeff Lloyd and Michael Nolan are set to continue their better than 50 per cent win strike rate with Sir ...
Midweek Tips

Sandown racing form and free selections, Wednesday December 7

MIDWEEK racing continues at Sandown this Wednesday with a quality eight-race card which features some rising stars of the turf ...
Pakenham a part of Lindsay Park's future

Pakenham a part of Lindsay Park’s future

Lindsay Park is looking to consolidate its future, buying two training plots at Pakenham to complement its other training bases ...
Jockeys line up for Origin series

Jockeys line up for Origin series

At least 10 interstate jockeys have indicated they want to take part in the State of Origin series in Queensland ...
Rebel Dane

Melham keen to make impact in Hong Kong Sprint

AUSTRALIAN jockey Ben Melham isn't just making up the numbers in next Sunday's Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint, he wants ...

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