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  • Carnival a success – from all racing metrics

    The information is in and it’s official – the 2020 Adelaide Autumn Carnival was an outstanding success, from all racing metrics, as the graphic below shows. The social and digital engagement numbers, TV viewing figures and race statistics (including total number of starters) all paint the picture. The carnival was...

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  • Paula’s roller-coaster: High-profile guests & high winds

    Having a few million dollars’ worth of somebody else’s horseflesh in your backyard would heighten most people’s anxiety – but Morphettville trainer Paula Trenwith handled the pressure with aplomb during the 2020 Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival. Paula’s stable acted as home base for a string of high-profile runners from the...

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  • Best win of the Adelaide Carnival? Best ride?

    Highlights flowed from the 2020 Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, which ended with another brilliant day of racing at Morphettville last Saturday.  The carnival showcased some of Australia’s top thoroughbred talent, along with some rising stars of the turf, and a slew of talented jockeys.  So, what performances stood out?  Ours...

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  • Trekking’s exclamation mark on outstanding carnival

    The 2020 Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival concluded in spectacular style at Morphettville on Saturday, when an outstanding program of black-type racing was highlighted by Trekking wearing down gallant home-town hope Gytrash to win the Group 1 Furphy Goodwood (1200m). The victory, in the shadows of the post, gave the James...

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  • James Jordan's Furphy Goodwood Preview

    One of the deepest Goodwood’s I can remember. There should be good tempo on with Xilong drawn in and Jungle Edge drawn out. Every horse should get their chance to do their best and there are nine winning chances by my count! Below is a summation of the main chances....

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  • Previews: National Stakes, SA Fillies Classic, Centaurea Stakes

    The strength of tomorrow’s Group 1 Goodwood meeting is underlined by the support card, which features five other black-type races. The first of those is race 2, the Group 3 National Stakes (1200m) for two-year-olds. Among the top fancies is Victorian visitor Diala, from the strong Hawkes yard. Diala led...

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  • Previews: RA Lee Stakes and Proud Miss Stakes

    Tomorrow’s Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville is sandwiched between two strong Group 3 events. The first, the Robert & Fay Gerard RA Lee Stakes over 1600m (race 7 on the card) features plenty of accomplished and experienced runners. One-time boom horse Harbour Views – trained by Ciaron Maher and David...

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  • Goodwood Day: Leah loving life with cult hero, Jungle Edge

    Jungle Edge’s status as arguably Australian racing’s number one cult horse – with his own Twitter account and thousands of fans across the nation – caught Morphettville trainer Leah Conlon off guard.

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  • Rodney’s pick 6 lands The Greatest Goodwood competition

    A lookback through the records has paid off for Mount Gambier man Rodney Summers, who is the winner of TRSA’s Greatest Goodwood competition. The initiative asked people to list – in order – the top six finishers in a computer-animated fantasy race that pitted the past 13 Goodwood winners against...

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  • Todd reflects on those Goodwood vibrations

    Todd Pannell says winning his first Group 1 race, aboard Despatch in last year’s Goodwood, was a watershed moment in his career. “I was happy just to get a ride in the race and grateful that (trainer) Tony McEvoy put me on,” he said. “And I was thrilled to get...

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  • 2020 Goodwood something special

    For months now racing fans have suspected the 2020 Group 1 Furphy Goodwood would be something special – and the final field has delivered in spades, with depth and talking points galore. The 1200m Morphettville race simply has it all. Home-town hero Gytrash has been at the top of the...

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  • Stubby’s success sparks fond memories for Irene

    The recent RN Irwin Stakes performance of Goodwood favourite Gytrash at Morphettville sparked plenty of praise for the star sprinter, but one SA racing fan was more interested in the winning jockey. Irene Thomas part-owned Scorn Bold, who won the 1100m race in 1996 and 1997, and noted that Jason...

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  • SA delivers a Derby Day to remember

    Saturday’s epic SA Derby Day truly had something for everyone. Early drama? Tick. Gun jockey Barend Vorster was dumped from Hearty Lass when the barriers opened for race 1. Fortunately Vorster was okay and able to fulfil his engagements for the rest of the day. Georgina Cartwright showed great poise...

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  • James Jordan's South Australian Derby Preview

    The tempo of this race is key. I thought Rising Archie might push on and lead the field but the tempo he travels at will dictate the chances of the main fancies. Below are my thoughts on all the runners in the race I have priced under $21. Dalasan -...

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  • Ecumenical eyes hat-trick, as Leon aims for lucky 7

    Ecumenical is gunning for a rare hat-trick of black-type Adelaide races for two-year-olds in the Group 3 TAB SA Sires Produce Stakes tomorrow – while trainer Leon Macdonald is aiming for his seventh Sires win.

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  • Kooweerup heads promising bunch of 3YOs

    The promising Kooweerup heads an interesting blend of colts and fillies contesting tomorrow’s Adelaide Guineas over 1600m at Morphettville. Trained by the all-conquering Ciaron Maher and David Eustace combination, Kooweerup appears to have enjoyed a perfect preparation for the Listed event for three-year-olds. The daughter of More Than Ready looked...

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  • Derby dilemma: Big three to dominate, or lesser lights to shine?

    All the talk ends around 4pm local time on Saturday when the most eagerly anticipated SA Derby in years will be run and won over 2500m Morphettville. The Group 1 classic has drawn together a fascinating field, with three clear favourites, but excellent depth beyond what most consider the top...

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  • One-third of the way into Ian’s grand final

    One third of the way into his grand final as SAJC track manager, it’s ‘so far, so good’ for Ian Ricardo – given what happened leading up to Oaks Day. Morphettville was inundated with rain in the week before last Saturday’s 2020 Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival opener, meaning the soft...

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  • Back-to-back Sangster bid for Bella?

    TAB Classic (Sangster Stakes) winner Bella Vella will be spelled and aimed at a Group 1 in Melbourne – and possibly another tilt at the Sangster in 2021. Trainer Will Clarken said yesterday he would resist the temptation to emulate Black Caviar by running in the Group 1 Goodwood on...

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  • Freedman’s Flowers takes the scenic route to Fillies Classic

    Anthony Freedman’s Realm of Flowers is taking the scenic route to the upcoming Group 2 SA Fillies Classic – via Murray Bridge tomorrow. Following two excellent SA runs, Realm of Flowers was an emergency for last weekend’s Schweppes Oaks – taken out by Toffee Tongue – but failed to gain...

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  • Carnival opener a day of firsts

    The Oaks meeting was a day of firsts: the first Group 1 for Victorian jockey Damien Thornton and the first Group 1 for Adelaide trainer Will Clarken. Thornton teamed up with the powerful Chris Waller stable to pilot Toffee Tongue to victory in the Group 1 Schweppes Oaks. Interestingly, the...

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  • Pair of Morphettville Group 2s full of quality

    A pair of strong Group 2 events are among the features of Saturday’s Morphettville program, which is highlighted by two Group 1 races (Schweppes Oaks and TAB Classic). A field of quality mares will contest the Group 2 Furphy Queen of the South Stakes over 1600m. Early markets suggest four...

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  • DC McKay Stakes a highlight of strong support card

    One of the stronger editions of the DC McKay Stakes in recent years is among the support card of black-type races at tomorrow’s Oaks meeting at Morphettville. This year’s renewal of the Group 3 sprint over 1100m has drawn together a field with ample top-end quality. Like other races on...

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  • Media Release: SA’s Autumn Racing Carnival secures live national coverage

    South Australia’s Autumn Racing Carnival will be broadcast live and free to homes across the country this year, under an arrangement between Thoroughbred Racing SA’s (TRSA) vision rights holder Racing.com and Channel 7. In partnership with Racing.com, Channel 7 will bring viewers the Carnival’s three feature race days at Morphettville...

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  • TAB Classic an irresistible puzzle

    The presence of champion mare Sunlight, the X-factor provided by star two-year-old Away Game, the quality of the rest of the field, plus the prospect of a wet track combine to make Saturday’s 2020 TAB Classic (Sangster Stakes) an irresistible puzzle for racing purists and punters alike. With $6.5 million...

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