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| PATINACK FARM’S “AWESOME FOURSOME” AT FLEMINGTON |
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Patinack Farm’s aim to be a leader in thoroughbred racing in Australia has been further enhanced with the announcement that the “new face” of breeding and racing has entered into a partnership with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC).
Patinack has signed an agreement to sponsor four Group races run at
Flemington across both the spring and autumn seasons. The races involved and their new names are:
Patinack Let’s Elope Stakes (G3) – to be run on 6 September, 2008 (Decjuba Girls Day Out featuring the Makybe Diva Stakes)
Patinack Turnbull Stakes (G1) – to be run on 4 October, 2008 (Melbourne Cup Carnival Preview Day)
Patinack Farm Classic[1] (G1) – to be run on 8 November, 2008 (Emirates Stakes Day)
Patinack Farm Stakes[2] (G3) – to be run on 14 March, 2009 (Blamey Stakes Day)
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, August 19 @ 16:42:35 EST
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| Jackpot Saturday |
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More than $350,000 has ac*****ulated in the jackpot pools across all three codes of racing for this Saturday’s Jackpot Saturday. TAB betting information follows.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, August 14 @ 13:58:56 EST
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| 2007/08 record NSW TAB dividends |
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Tabcorp today released its annual list of the biggest NSW TAB dividends for the year.
The list is based on the dates of the 2007/08 thoroughbred racing season (1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008).
The blowout results on last November’s Emirates Stakes Day resulted in the biggest First 4, Quaddie and Trifecta dividends of 2007/08. The Emirates Stakes day Quaddie of $1.391 million eclipsed the biggest NSW TAB dividend of the 2006/07 racing season, which was a $701,993.60 First 4 on the Caulfield Cup.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, August 13 @ 05:19:04 EST
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| COX PLATE: SCENIC BLAST BACK TO WIN NEARLY $2M |
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Western Australian star Scenic Blast is being tipped to be the surprise star of the Spring by punters who have backed the gelding to win nearly $2m in the Cox Plate with Sportingbet Australia.
The four year old gelding was backed from $101 to $35 with Sportingbet Australia on Friday as three huge wagers arrived for the Daniel Morton trained galloper.
Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said Scenic Blast did have the right credentials to be a star in the Spring.
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Posted by admin on Monday, August 11 @ 18:14:54 EST
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| Beware the Hussler.. |
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Weekend Hussler may have had a slight set back in track work..
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Posted by admin on Monday, August 11 @ 10:11:19 EST
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| RACER’S EDGE DOES IT AGAIN |
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The evergreen Racer’s Edge has entered the new breeding season with a definite spring in his step. The ever versatile son of Rory’s Jester cracked the $1 million benchmark in progeny earnings for the seventh consecutive season. Last season Racer’s Edge produced 47 individual winners of 84 races for $1,043,970 in prizemioney. The $1 million mark was achieved through the deeds of Gotta Keep Cool, on Sunday 6th of July at Ballarat. The Darren Weir trained charge has since completed a hat-trick of wins, his last two at Adelaide metropolitan level.
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Posted by admin on Friday, August 08 @ 14:16:35 EST
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| CHATSWOOD WELCOMES EARLY ARRIVAL |
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Chatswood is delighted with the arrival of their first foal in 2008, a stunning Niello filly from the lightly raced Fusaichi Pegasus mare – Flying Foxtrot. The striking unmarked brown filly bears all the qualities that her 3-time Group 1 winning sire offers breeders.
Niello’s oldest progeny are now of racing age and he will endeavour to outgun older brother Lonhro’s recently completed first season that included 6 individual winners, 1 Stakes Winner and 3 Stakes Placed horses. Lonhro finished third on the Australian First Season Sire Classification behind Exceed and Excel and Falbrav. Niello is primed to surpass his brother’s achievements in the coming racing season. |  |
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Posted by admin on Friday, August 08 @ 14:11:30 EST
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| $214 million in returns for NSW racing, despite EI |
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Tabcorp Holdings Limited today announced that financial distributions to NSW’s thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing codes totalled $214 million in 2007/08.
The contribution was down only 4.4% on the previous year, despite the significant impact of the equine influenza outbreak on the national racing industry.
“Despite the biggest modern day crisis in NSW racing’s history, TAB returns were almost in line with 2006/07. It shows the resilience of the NSW racing industry and the strength of its partnership with Tabcorp. It is a great credit to all participants,” said Tabcorp Chief Executive Officer, Elmer Funke Kupper. |  |
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Posted by admin on Thursday, August 07 @ 10:00:00 EST
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| Jackpot Saturday |
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NSW TAB’s second Jackpot Saturday will be held this Saturday 2 August. More than $330,000 has acc umlated in the various jackpot pools, giving NSW TAB customers many opportunities to ‘win plenty’.
Under Tabcorp’s new jackpot policy for Quaddies and First 4s, one Saturday every month is 'Jackpot Saturday', giving TAB punters bigger, juicier jackpot pools on Quaddies and selected First 4s.
Jackpot Saturday will feature the Group 3 Missile Stakes meeting from Rosehill Gardens, which also features the $101,000 ClubsNSW Winter Championship. |  |
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Posted by admin on Saturday, August 02 @ 08:06:50 EST
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| STARCRAFT DELIVERS FIRST POST-EI FOALS |
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 | Starcraft (NZ), the only Southern Hemisphere horse to win two Group 1 races in Europe, is the sire of Arrowfi eld’s first two foals of the 2008 crop. The fi rst post EI foal born at Arrowfield is a nice colt delivered on 28 July out of the Tabasco Cat mare Burningwood (USA). The mare, owned by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, Japan, is a daughter of Group 2 winning mare Wood So and is a half-sister to multiple stakeswinner Iwoodifi could. |  |
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Posted by admin on Friday, August 01 @ 08:08:08 EST
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| Sky Channel launches nation-wide search for race caller |
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An Australia-wide search for new race calling talent has been launched by Sky Channel with the John Tapp Scholarship.
New talent is being sought for training in the art of calling races and all other aspects of television presentation.
The scholarship will be awarded to the outstanding applicant, who submits a formal application along with a personal photograph and an audio tape of three races they have called.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 16 @ 17:06:12 EST
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| Appointment to Tabcorp’s proposed Northern Territory operation |
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Tabcorp today announced that Stephen Brassel would join the company to take up a key role in its proposed Northern Territory racing and sports bookmaking operation.
Mr Brassel joins Tabcorp following 14 years with the Sydney Swans AFL Club, where he was most recently Media and Public Relations Manager. Other key appointments to the Northern Territory business will be announced in due course.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 16 @ 17:00:13 EST
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| Changes to New Zealand protest rules and track ratings |
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Tabcorp customers are advised of recent changes to New Zealand thoroughbred racing protest rules and its track rating system.
A key factor behind the changes introduced by the New Zealand Racing Board has been to provide greater consistency for punters betting on New Zealand racing on both sides of the Tasman.
NSW and Victorian TAB punters bet $257 million on New Zealand thoroughbred racing in 2007/08. Tabcorp covered 4375 thoroughbred, harness and greyhound races from New Zealand in 2007/08.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 15 @ 16:01:09 EST
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| STRONG AUSTRALIAN & NZ FLAVOUR TO 2008 SINGAPORE DERBY |
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Sportingbet Australia is betting on the $1,000,000 GROUP 1 EMIRATES SINGAPORE DERBY. The feature race on Sunday July 13 is the held over 2000m on the turf track at Kranji Racecourse, Singapore.
This year there is a distinctly Australian and NZ flavour about the Derby with the even money ($2) favourite TOP SPIN, bred by WOODLANDS STUD in NSW, and ridden by Australian hoop Noel Callow. Callow is no stranger to Derby success having won the VRC Derby aboard BENICIO in 2005 for Lee Freedman.
Sportingbet Australia punters are excited about the Laurie Laxon trained TOP SPIN, (by ARENA out of the STRATEGIC mare GAS). It has contested 6 successive Group races leading into the Derby on Sunday, having won 4 of the 6 and being unplaced in just one of those runs. He won his last start, the DERBY TRIAL, almost 3 weeks ago by 2-1/4L beating stablemate ACE AND ACES ($7.50) with FANTASTIC OWNERS ($13) filling the minor placing.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, July 12 @ 08:56:36 EST
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| NSW’s first Jackpot Saturday |
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NSW TAB customers get their first chance to win plenty through TAB's Jackpot Saturday promotion this week.
More than $370,000 has accu mulated from Quaddie and last race First 4 jackpots in June and will be returned to customers this Saturday, as part of Tabcorp's new jackpots policy.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, July 03 @ 21:18:19 EST
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| Tabcorp welcomes race fields announcement |
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Tabcorp has welcomed the approval of the Racing Administration Amendment (Publication of Race Fields) Regulation 2008, which will ensure that appropriate product fees are paid to the NSW racing industry.
The regulation will allow for the NSW racing industry to be paid for its product by wagering operators who bet on NSW thoroughbred, greyhound or harness racing.
Tabcorp believes the application of a non-discriminatory and uniform fee, set by racing’s governing bodies, will commence addressing distortions in the wagering market caused by corporate bookmakers and betting exchanges who utilise NSW racing data without paying for the raw product.
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Posted by admin on Monday, June 30 @ 14:40:37 EST
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| A QUARTER OF A MILLION REASONS TO CHEER HOME THE HUSSLER |
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One Sportingbet Australia punter has staked a massive $50,000 each way at $5.00 on Weekend Hussler in this year’s Cox Plate.
Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said he was happy to take on the punter four months out from the race.
“There’s no doubt that Weekend Hussler has the makings of one of the greats of the turf,” said Sullivan.
“But this race is not marked definite on his agenda and plenty can happen in four months.
“We love to take on the champions and were more than happy to accommodate our punter.”
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Posted by admin on Friday, June 13 @ 11:31:58 EST
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| Triple Crown Drought Continues |
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It will be at least one more year before horseracing fans will have an opportunity to celebrate a Triple Crown winner as Saturday’s 4-1 favorite at the Belmont Stakes, Big Brown, was pulled up after the far turn and the long shot Da’Tara won the blanket of carnations.
Big Brown was bidding to become the first horse since 1978 when Affirmed took the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown.
Big Brown had been holding third for the majority of the race yet it became apparent towards the final turn that he would not be making a final push for history. |  |
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Posted by admin on Sunday, June 08 @ 13:26:47 EST
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| Big Brown Odds-On Favorite for Belmont Stakes |
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Big Brown, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, will race out of Post 1 in the 2008 Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
Big Brown, who was the odds-on favorite for both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, will be the favorite again in the 140th Belmont Stakes.
Post 1 has produced the most winners of the Belmont Stakes (23) since 1905.
Big Brown was installed as the early 2-5 favorite against nine horses Wednesday for the 1 1/2 mile race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Big Brown is 5-0, winning by a combined 39 lengths. If he wins the Belmont, he will become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed did it 30 years ago. | |
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Posted by admin on Thursday, June 05 @ 11:00:00 EST
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