Articles in category 'Horsetorque Australia'

Caulfield Cup Day - Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews

How do you rate 113/122 and not win a Caulfield Cup


We got off to a flyer with $2.7 rated Gold Miner GETAFIX winning after another Magic Man peach. My Comment " he got out to 1400m 2 back and caught the eye with +17 and followed that with 2nd  rating 92/92 both against the older horses. Back to own age and the Magic Man jumps on. He is the Gold Miner at $4.20." He was $6 into $4.80 late after money came for the bad value SUGAR COAT:. Nothing better than a value winner even better when you avoid the Fav. 100/97 was a new peak for the winner. 97/97 was a new peak for Supernima but a nice example of what I have been writing about in that his SR 84 on debut was a raw 93 so the 97 isnt such a surprise, his Xr was 9 better than the ...


Unique Insight's

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Highlights

There is no other form provider supplying the depth of data we do, we have traditional  Weight Ratings and Speed ratings which tell us who is running times faster than average for their class, once they get to town we get a sectional rating, where a horses last 400m is taken into account creating an artificial time that can be used to create a rating. If the Sectional Rating (XR) is higher than the Speed Rating (SR) we know the horse was strong through the line, if it is lower we know it came home slower than it went out. Not such a concern with leaders but for horses rising in trip its vital information. We also have a TOF (Turn of Foot0  rating which is a numerical indication of how many lengths  faster or slower. Runners with +6 and greater have been strong through the line. We have only had this feature for 18 months or so now and I ...


Randwick Review 21/9

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Import Eliyass outstanding again with 116/121

R2 saw our luxury top pick Gold Miner Perennial win after being $6 into $3.30, I had him 95 going in and got 98/89, even better we dodged the fav. Tickleberry Sr 97 and Tai Lung 94


R3 we dodged the over bet Fav Bear On The  Loose whose 90/82 was most disappointing, those that Dutch the value didnt worry with the $11.60 rated Floating winning at $17 96/93 was a solid effort and he will only be better suited stripping fitter over further next time out. Galeron 88/89 is the only other notable.

R4 saw lightly raced 4yo top pick Well Timed go to a whole new level, this was only start 11 and he had a best of SR103. 111/106 here in a soft 1 length win gets him an upgrade. The eye catcher was runner up Sharp Shock home 22.4 ...


Caulfield 21/9 Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


The Magic One takes Buckeroo to 114/109 in a big G1 win.

We were behind the 8 Ball from the get when Quantum Cat was most disappointing on face value, we predicted 95 from him and got 92/94. so not as bad as looked.  I noted in my comment that the winner Whiskey on The Hill  was coming off a career best XR 90 at 1800m and would need to go up another peg to win here and boy did he rating 98/99 relishing the 2000m. His win bought cheers from those who laid  Flamin Romans who in retrospect i under rated. He did have XR 98 2 back in that handy Lincoln Rocks Lauding form line it was that SR 59 in SA last start that caused my doubt and again i break my own rules about laying horses with less than 10 starts. 96/96 is a nice new line for him. 3rd placed was 6yo Corona Lad who was a 99 horse back in 2022 and showed a glimmer last start with ...


Run To The Rose Day Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


- Star Mare Sunshine In Paris rates 106/107 going back to back in the G2 Sheraco

Rosehill  - Run To The Rose Day


I had no interested in the first, the $11 rated winner Silentstar I noted as a Money Mover Saturday morning. He was $13.50 into $8.50  before winning. 90/80 was hardly inspiring late.

R2 saw Intervarsity most disappointing dropping down from Listed class but there you have another Fav beaten by up in W&D syndrome but gee 73/64 was poor. The Money Movers found the winner again with Awaygoesthebunny $16 to $8.50. It was hard to find, won at Mudgee at previous but thats so remote its not on the 90 tracks i do speed ratings for. Only previous run in town was XR 71. Didn't see a dominant 89/90 coming . As I say horses at some point in their first 10 starts have a 10 point ...


Flemington Review 14/9

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Import Point King Into the Melbourne  Cup off 108/115 in the Archer

As per usual with Melbourne the weather forecast was not even vaguely accurate, if those BoM dudes were paid ti[sters they would quickly be out of a job, The rain came and persisted and we slid through the Grades finishing on a Heavy track.

We kicked off the day in superb fashion with the $6.90 rated Gold Miner Moby Dick winning the 1st at $12. he was triple confirmed SR 91 in debut campaign and 91/96 here says he has come on. Headwall having only 4th run in a year returned to best when 2nd with 89/94., he has 93/95 on resume just over a year ago, So there is a race for him soon. Fav Nadal was weak with 85/85.

HTF  - Headwall

R2 and nothing better than staying out and watching an unders horse win, I broke one of my rules in suggesting the Winner Dawn ...


Hastings Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Highlights


Alabama Lass lays down a Spring marker with 108/117

The first bit of Black type was race 5 for the new season 3yo's  where red hot Fav Move To Strike missed the kick and never featured  in a leader dominated race. Mind you he was still +12 and will be better suited stripping fitter stepping up in trip. it was the  resuming Poetic Champion who  jumped to a new level with 94/106 +14.(Home 22 flat) The ability to control and dictate like that with those sort of numbers says this guy has a big Spring ahead of him. The runner up Savaglee was an eye catcher against the pattern 85/102 also home 22 flat.  This should be a strong form reference going forward

R7 was the Breeders for the G3 fillies and  the stand out was the $1.7 rated Alabama Lass who was coming off an Sr 97 ...


HK Kick Off Sunday

Tagged: Highlights


Hong Kong Is Back

The new season beckons and we kick off this Sunday the 8th with an all turf meeting at Shatin where the hihlight is a C1, all in all we tread quite cautiously into new season with all runners resuming , it takes a few weeks for the flow to appear but thats not to say we dont find plenty of winners we just need be a little more patient.

Its only 5 weeks later we have the first G2 of the season so it does build quickly

As I have stated for some time the $7 Plandemic pricing is over and HK only will be $14 a week as of this season and at that is well worth every penny, mind you with Jason now doing NZ and HK back on deck you really are best tp spend $330 a 1/4 and get the Platinum subscription

The HK only package is 45 weeks and gives you full form expert comment, speed weight and sectional ratings for all runs, rated prices, speed maps, odds ...


Pinstriped Gets G1 Glory

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Pinstriped - 113/111 as horse and barn grab maiden G1.


Its was another staggeringly good day once again where the winners just kept flowing and more importantly the numbers just kept lining up


Caulfield

R1 MR84 1400m
Lovazou was our 1 x 3 top pick Gold Miner to start the day and after being held up early in the straight she drove through for 3rd after being back $5 to $3.8. I predicted 97 and got 89/92  but our run continued The winner was resuming 4yo Fire Of Etna who had run a career best SR92 2 back before being caught wide the trip to end campaign. 94/97 suggests she has come on and can only be suited by step up in trip. As for the runner up  Jennipending, I have long told you that at some point in a horses first 10 starts they have a 10 point quantum jump. She had 87/94 in a ...


The Last G1 of the Season

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


We are back to Eagle Farm for the last G1 of the season with the running of the Tatts Tiara over 1400m for the F&M's

Bella Nipotina is the deserving Favourite following her 2nd against the boys in the G1 Stradbroke over the same T&D, she is triple confirmed SR 108 in 2024 and is just a fabulous mare and hasnt missed a cheque in her last 9 with the majority of those in the highest company. She come sin off 113/108 last time and is only up a kilo as she drops back to her own sex. She has amassed over $10 Million in  prizemoney and you would just love her as a brood mare. Last start was her first go at 7 furlongs so she will be all the wiser for that with the only query that 17 gate and with regular rider Craig Williams on a humanitraian mission in Ukraine Ryan malloney gets the gig.

Semana was 6 lengths behind her in the Starbroke when resuming but ...


Do you bar La Crique or fill-up at Eagle Farm?

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Group One performer La Crique. Photo: Trish Dunell



Star Kiwi-trained mare, LA CRIQUE, competes in Race 7 at Eagle Farm on Saturday, and the question is, do you climb on and fill up, or do you “bar” her?

LA CRIQUE competes following a 2nd at Rotorua to Karman Line where she ran a HorseTorque SR of 92 (XR 98/103), which was a perfectly respectable effort. She did so fitted with the dreaded bar ...


Geriatrix and Oughton with some numbers to beat at Eagle Farm on Saturday!

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia

Geriatrix winning at Taupo. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North)


Rebel's Romance

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Highlights

We get to see one of the world's best today!


We get to see one of the worlds best in Rebels Romance. he is $1.40 in G1 company today and that speaks volumes on how good people think he is


1. REBEL'S ROMANCE: Scored a remarkable win in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic (2410m) in March, defeating quality opposition from all around the world to earn an international rating of 123 and rank second in the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Displayed class when crushing his rivals at Doha in the G3 H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m) in February as Russian Emperor finished fifth in the same race. Superb horse with 12 wins from eighteen starts, who is accustomed to travelling abroad, having won the 2022 G1 Breeders' Cup Turf (2400m) in the United States of America and 2022 G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin (2400m) and 2022 G1 Preis von Europa ...


Eagle Farm Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Antino now has the Stradbroke well in his sights

The Brisbane Winter carnival kicked off with Guineas day and we started the day with a tasty Gold Miner in the $4.30 rated Wapiti winning the BM90 at $8.50, he was a 91 horse going in and we got 93/91 so right on the money

R2 was a BM78 and the $3.60 rated Northern Decree won for us at $4.60 and we found the Trifecta in our top 4. The winner was a 91 horse going in was a strong 90/101 +11 and looks like he can go right on with it.

R3 We had Typhoon Taavi clearly on top here in the FM78 and she was smashed in the betting to start at a prohibitive $1.65. they walked and she won easily with 82/88 well down on her expected 94. Thats 3 on the bounce and she is going places. She is the onlu one to take from this.

R4 was a BM85 and I marked the resuming winner Zoes ...


Rosehill Tancred Day Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Highlights


The Kiwi star now has the Oaks well within her sights


The first race to look at is R2 the G3 Neville Selwood at 2000m and here our $2.30 rated top pick was 103 horse Serpentine and he was off the canvas showing all the Waterhouse M&B to win rating 102/102 He held off Fav Zeyrek whom we dodged rating him $6.10, we had him a 100 horse going in and got 100/102. There is a race for him soon. They had 2 lengths on 3rd placed Renaissance Woman who rated 93/98 as we found the First 4 in our top 4. 

R3 was the G3 Baillieu for the 2yo's and top pick Linebacker whose SR 90 on debut was 8 better than standard who showed tenacity ...


Australia Cup Day Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews



Evergreen 9yo Cascadian causes the upset going back to back in the G1 Australian Cup.


The first race of note was the Open Class Furphy Mile R3. We expected 96 from winner Arran Bay and we got 99/99 in a  classic example of what Andrew Beyer called OXO. He ran a career peak 100/98 2 back then bounced with 85/94 and bounced straight back with the 99/99. Rated at $4.70 was $4.90 to $4.40 before a strong win. The eye catcher was runner up in import Galeron at 2nd Oz start after being beaten 10 lengths on Oz debut. 98/104 at first go the mile and looks primed to peak 3rd up. El Soleado was another OXO example as if to ram home the lesson. He had won 3 on the bounce peaking with 97/102 the bounced with 74/82 and bounced straight ...


William Reid Stakes Day Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Is the Kiwi star going as well as in the Spring


The first piece of Black type was R2  the Listed Valley Pearl for the 2yo's and for those that played the strong debut numbers of Growing Empire held up, we had $2.20 and he was too strong winning at $4.40 but 88/84 was a big step down from his 96/97 over 1100m on debut.. Nothing else here raises the eyebrows.

The next piece of Black type was R5, The G2 Sunline for the Fillies & Mares. The winner Eternal Flame has gone to a whole new level this campaign following her G3 win  last start where she rated 100/103 with 101/104. Runner Up Rumbled Again  was 6 lengths off her at previous start ...


Slipper day Review

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


Import Post Impressionist makes a huge impact on Oz debut


We kicked off with top rated Electrica rated at $4.2 winning the 1st at $5, he won by 3 running a huge new career peak of 103/98. His XR's just keep improving the time in and it looks like the penny has finally dropped.

R2 was the G3 Manion over 2400m and my advice was to stay out with the import Post Impressionist heading the markets but i should of trusted my eyes, I put him up at  $3.30 and for those that played he was a nice overlay winner  at $3.90. He was staggeringly impressive rating 114/116 in a 3 length win and on that has the Sydney Cup at his mercy. I suggested VRC Derby winner Manzoice was on the way back after 100/107 last time out. He ran 2nd franking ...


Rosehill Review 16/3

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews

                                                                                                  


It was a big day at Rosehill kicking off with the $5 rated Super Bright winning at a Gold Mining $8.50, we followed that with the $2.30 rated Wymark winning at $3.40 before we got to  our first bit of Black type


That first bit of Black type was R3 the Magic Night  at G3 level for the 2yo Fillies and the race lost the 6/4 fav before I had started doing the form. My advice was ...


Caulfield Review 16/3

Posted under: Horsetorque Australia
Tagged: Reviews


                                                                                   



The race of the day was the All Star Mile and with Mr Brightside looking a smidge light I stated that Pride Of Jenni was the 1 x 3 value lay at $4 and boy was she outstanding again. She finished last campaign with back to back G1 wins at a mile rating 116 and 118, she resumed with SR115 at 1400m and was outstanding here rating an SR 121. Nothing like a front runner that can run time and she is an absolute gun. Mr ...


Rumble - Horsetorque TV

Tagged: Reviews

Hey crew I am trying to expand content a little and have started a Rumble Channel - Horsetorque TV I have a site tour video and a video on how the number generator work,  head to https://rumble.com/c/c-790325 and give us a follow. I will be more and more active in the weeks ahead with a few requests of some live video of the form ...


The Gold Miner

Tagged: Staking

I was chatting to an Aussie about the punt here the other night at one of Patong many bars and we got talking about staking plans and betting strategies then hot streaks and big wins. It jolted my memory about the hottest streak i had on the punt when I won 18 weeks on the trot.  Prior to that hot streak many moons back I had finally become disciplined in writing down my