Racing Orange

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

05/02/2025

04/02/2025

Save the date 💃 The Evergreen Turf Australia Country Championships 🏆 Friday 28th Feb 2025🏆

03/02/2025

Tickets on sale now - www.racingorange.com.au

02/02/2025

02/02/2025

Whilst we are very excited to be hosting The Evergreen Turf Country Championships later this month, we also have a second big meeting coming up - The Inland Digital Ladies Day featuring The Post Guesthouse Carcoar Fashions on the Field. Keep watch for more details to follow but tickets are on sale now at www.racingorange.com.au

02/02/2025

Random picture for us...yes.... Yabbies, we love them. We also have quite a few in our dam I know. As tempting as it is for everyone to throw a net in..... please DONT. There is a risk that damage could be done to our irrigation system and at this time of year particularly, we really don't need the drama - so I am asking nicely the first time.

I'd also like to point out that while we are a public venue - if the front gate is locked then you are in fact trespassing when you climb through the fence.... 😊

24/01/2025

13/01/2025

Racing from Colin Hodges.

Wellington trainer Jim McMillan and his apprentice jockey Dylan Stanley have unearthed an exciting prospect in bargain basement buy Bamboula.
After finishing last or near last in 5 Randwick barrier trials, Bamboula without having a race start was purchased for $800 by Jim McMillan through the Inglis Online Sale in May 2024 and has now earned over $52,000 prizemoney.
During the 5 starts for McMillan, Bamboula has recorded 3 wins, a close 4th in a big field and an unplaced effort when resuming from a spell.
According to Dylan Stanley who has been in the saddle for every start, the now 5 year old Bamboula is “still learning to race and improving with every run”.
A big gelding, Bamboula has revealed abundant ability when overcoming outside barriers and a tendency to race greenly, including in the last start win on Friday at Orange in the 1400 metres Diggermate Class 2 Handicap.
From a wide gate Bamboula was eased to near the tail of the field and racing in restricted room was eased off heels after turning for home.
The Matthew Smith, Warwick Farm trained favorite Dark Vador (Mathew Cahill, $2.80 to $2.40) had won by over 3 lengths at the previous Orange meeting and looked likely to win again when dashing to the lead in the straight but was rapidly overhauled by Bamboula (Dylan Stanley, $5 to $7.50) and beaten a long neck with Grins (Coriah Keatings, $8.50) two lengths away third.
Another central districts galloper displaying bounteous ability is the Mack Griffith, Mudgee trained Nomorenightshift, the 3 year old gelding winning 4 of the first 5 starts including the 1280 metres Audi Centre Benchmark 66 Handicap at Orange.
Very wide early, Nomorenightshift (Mitch Stapleford, $3.40 to $4.60) then raced outside the leader Geostorm before hitting the front and holding on to beat Imasuperstar (James Innes Jnr , $14) and Rubi Air (Clayton Gallagher, $11).
The Gayna Williams, Bathurst trained Zarizatycoon (Mikayla Weir, $3.10 to $2.70 favourite), an older half-brother to Nomorenightshift, raced three wide most of the way and despite racing greenly in the straight finished less than a length from the winner, in fourth place.
Highly impressive winner at the first 2 starts at Narromine and Mudgee, Zarizatycoon at this stage has similar ability to Nomorenightshift and the half-brothers along with Bamboula are predicted to win plenty more races.
Sharing ownership with her son, picnic jockey Sebastian Galea, Dubbo trainer Janelle Galea won the 1000 metres Angullong Wines Country Boosted Maiden Handicap with the $21 chance Eastern Odyssey ridden by apprentice Jessica Brookes.
Taking a slender lead from Pattera at the top of the straight, Eastern Odysses fought on gamely to win by nearly a length from Crown Legend (Kody Nestor, $2.20 to $2.05 favourite ) and Media Coverage (Louise Day, $26).
Kody Nestor had better fortune aboard the Clint Lundholm trained Brutal Love ($2.30 favourite) which tracked the leader Satashi then staved off a late challenge to beat Light Infantry (Clayton Gallagher, $4.80) by a short head in the 1280 metres Greater’s Water Trucks Class 1 Handicap.
Making it 3 wins on the day for Dubbo trainers, the Paul Clisby trained Midnight Dream (Clayton Gallagher, $10) led from before the home turn and was a 2 lengths winner over the highly consistent, Alison Smith locally trained mare Brief Statement (Jordan Quince, $5) which chased gamely all the way to the line in the 1000 metres Orange Motor Group Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Orange will next race on Saturday 15th February and will then host the Central Districts Country Championship Qualifier on Friday 28th February.
Meanwhile, after the Dubbo meeting on Tuesday, the $36,000 Cowra Cup (1700 metres) is on Sunday 19th January.

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Colin Hodges.

10/01/2025

Race 8 last of the day. Greater’s Water Truck class 1 handicap. 1st place Brutal Love, Clint Lundholm stable at Dubbo.

10/01/2025

Race 7 Audi Centre Orange - 1280m
1st Nomorenightshift
2nd Imasuperstar
3rd Rubi Air

10/01/2025

Race 3 🐎 2025 Country Championships Orange 28 February Country Boosted Benchmark- 1600m
1st Ferrari Man
2nd Vaquero (local favourite 😍)

Don’t forget Orange is hosting the NSW Country Championships on 28 February at Towac Park. Tickets 🎫 on sale soon.

10/01/2025

Race 2 Ideal Aircon & Heating Maiden Plate # 10 Otono trained by Joseph Pride.

10/01/2025

Race 1 Orange
Orange Vet Hospital Benchmark 58 Handicap- 2100 metres
1st Helluva Soirée from the Luke Pepper stable and ridden by Claire Ramsbotham.
2nd Lady Tino
3rd Flying Dubawi

09/01/2025

We are excited to have on site tomorrow for our Audi Centre Orange Raceday 🪇🍽 yum!!!