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Every week Luxbet give Sportsbet Blog their horse racing tips and member promotions for the weekends racing action. This week is no exception with 2 great promos that are sure to help out your betting accounts!

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1. Friday Night Lights
Place a LuxMid Win bet on the first or last race of the evening at Newcastle (Friday, 17th June, 2011) and if you run second to the NSW Tote favourite; we’ll give you a bonus bet equal to your stake up to $50. (Applicable to your first LuxMid Win bet only).
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Here are Luxbet’s tips for this weekends massive days of racing.
Ipswich Cup tip – Little Stranger has been racing well and after being caught three wide the entire last start, should find this easier from gate 3.
Best bet – Rosehill Race 8 #8 Huckleberry Friend. Went enormous first up and drawn to get the perfect run. The wetter the better.
Best Value – Rosehill Race 5 #6 Beaveroo. Has come back in good order and is well suited stepping up to 1800 on a wet track.
Lay of the day – Moonee Valley Race 7 #4 Mont Fleuri. Will get back in a race with no real speed, with B Melham off – R Myers on, this could be too big a task.
Best backed runner – Rosehill Race 3 #1 Strike One. Very well supported $2.80 into $2.25.

Judgement
Sydney Race 3 – Splendid Honours will relish the 3200m and should keep plugging away up the straight at good odds. Strike One is the obvious danger who would be better suited over 3 mile and has been the best backed runner so far on the card.
Ipswich Race 6 – In a wide open race the Sydney form should stack up here. Adnocon has a lot of ability and goes very well first up while Mr Unforgettable is the clear second pick being well suited by the drop back in distance. If the money comes for How Much My Love it is worth a saver.
Ipswich Race 7 – Little Stranger has been racing well and after being caught three wide the entire last start, should find this easier from gate 3. Spechenka will appreciate the rise in distance and represents great value at double figure odds while Shuffle The Cash is coming off a solid run in the Brisbane Cup and will be thereabouts at the finish.

See all the latest odds for this weekends racing at Luxbet here

Saturday’s J.J Liston Stakes is sure to be closely watched by many punters, especially those keen on Cox Plate favourite Whobegotyou. The star three year old is the big name heading into the race, but he is not without competition. 7 year old Caufield Cup winner Master O’Reilly has been nominated, and so has the unbeaten Typhoon Tracy both with some great racing behind them.

New Zealand horses dominate the field, with 10 of the 23 entries coming from across the Tasman. Master O’Reilly, Zarita and Orange County head the Kiwi attack, with other group 1 winners Mr. Baritone and Ista Kareem not far behind.

But the Australian horses are not without hope. The brilliant Whobegotyou looks our best chance, but a change of jockey may prove costly. Although having Damien Oliver on board is far from a disadvantage, he has only ridden the star once, and punters would have been feeling a lot more confident if Michael Rodd was still riding.

Another group 1 winner to look out for is Gallica. While recent experiments over a longer distance have failed, the mare has had excellent form over 1600m races, which will hopefully transfer to Saturday’s 1400m race.

The New Zealand mare Zarita has not won a race since April 2008 and although she has been unlucky is probably not worth the risk if she gets a run. Master O’Reilly also looks past his use-by-date, and has not won below 1700m.

One to watch for is Fifth Avenue Lady. The 5 year old mare has placed in her past 6 starts, and won 3 of them, including the group 3 Patinack Farm Stakes. She is an expert over middle distance races such as this.
Shadowed by the recent retirement of his brother, Takeover Target, 4 year old Predatory Pricer will be looking to make a few headlines of his own. While he has only won three races, and none since September 2008, Predatory Pricer has impressed in both the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the AJC Australian Derby.

I think Whobegotyou will be too strong, but Gallica and Fifth Avenue Lady will be two to watch out for and worth a place bet. Checkout Australia’s leading horse racing bookmaker IASbet for the latest odd for the big race.

My Tips for the 2009 J.J Liston Stakes

15- Whobegotyou
20- Fifth Avenue Lady
4- Orange County
21- Gallica