Daily tips for May 30

Racing for May 30

Horse racing: Sale (Vic), Kembla Grange (NSW), Penola (SA), Rockhampton (Qld), Northam (WA)

Harness racing: Hamilton (Vic), Newcastle (NSW), Gold Coast (Qld), Shepparton (Vic), Penrith (NSW), Wagin (WA) 
Greyhound racing: Warragul (Vic), Dubbo (NSW), Geelong (Vic), Maitland (NSW), Albion Park (Qld), Sandown Park (Vic), Angle Park (SA), Hobart (Tas), Dapto (NSW), Mandurah (WA)

First up, an update on the Sale meeting – new race times have been announced due a diesel spill on the Princes Highway just east of Pakenham resulting in long delays. Race 1 will be now be run at noon; Race (2) 12.33; Race (3) 1.02; Race (4) 1.37; Race (5) 2.11; Race (6) 2.42; Race (7) 3.12; Race (8) 3.42 and Race 9 at 4.16pm. A dead (5) awaits when the meeting kicks-off, and we have a nice omen tip in the fourth (the Eastcoast Plumbtec Traralgon Maiden Plate over 1013m) that looks hard to beat.

It’s climbing season in the Himalayas where the name Pemba Nepali (#9) is quite common. In this case, she’s a lightly raced 4yo mare out of the Noonan stable with Jake Noonan taking the ride here for father Tony. Untried in better than slow ground, she’s placed three times in five starts including a last-start second on her home track at Mornington. The Peter Moody-trained #11 Midnight Rule looks the logical quinella runner.

Suggested bet: Sale R4 #9 Pemba Nepali E/W (two units) 2nd $1.40, boxed exacta 9-11 (two units) LOSE

Other tips

Sale R6 #6 Orange Muscat (win) LOSE (U/P)

Kembla Grange R4 #1 Tenacitus (E/W) 3rd $1.80

Kembla Grange R8 #3 Wimpole Street (E/W) LOSE (4th)

Rockhampton R2 #1 Cannyclimb (win) 1st ($3.40)

Harness racing tip: Shepparton R8 #1 Miss Polly Potts (win) LOSE (U/P)

Greyhound racing tip: Maitland R7 #1 Avondale Porsche (win) 1st ($1.30)

MLB for May 30

Kansas City Royals (21-28) @ St Louis Cardinals (34-17), Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MS, Thursday, May 30, 10.15am

The I-70 series has been one-sided of late, in part due to Carlos Beltran’s solid performances against his former team. He’ll look to help the St Louis Cardinals win a sixth straight meeting while sending the visiting Kansas City Royals to an eighth consecutive defeat. He didn't face the Royals until signing with St. Louis prior to last season, but he's hitting .361 with two homers and 11 RBIs.

Kansas City may be happy to hit the road even if it’s not all that far away, as Tuesday's defeat tied the franchise record of 10 straight home losses set last season. The Royals (21-28) have been outscored 35-13 during their seven-game losing streak and mustered only two hits in the latest defeat.

The Royals will look to get their offence going against Lance Lynn (7-1, 2.95 ERA) who has posted a 5.25 ERA while walking seven over his previous two starts. He bounced back and scattered two hits while striking out nine in six innings of a 7-0 win over the Dodgers on Friday. Lynn will be opposed by Luis Mendoza (1-2, 5.05), who walked a season-worst four but gave up only one run in five innings of Kansas City’s 5-2 loss to the Angels on Friday.

Suggested bet: Cardinals -1.5 (three units @ $2.18) WIN, game total +8 (one unit @ $1.91) PUSH (3-5)

Other tips

Nationals WIN @ Orioles LOSE (6-9)

White Sox @ Cubs WIN WIN (3-9)

Mets WIN @ Yankees WIN (9-4)

Diamondbacks @ Rangers +9 POSTPONED

Blue Jays @ Braves WIN LOSE (3-0)

Rays WIN @ Marlins WIN (3-1)

Dodgers @ Angels +8 LOSE (3-4)

Astros @ Rockies -1.5 LOSE (6-3)

Athletics WIN @ Giants WIN (9-6)

NHL playoffs for May 30

Western Conference semi-final, game 7: Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks, United Center, Chicago, IL, Thursday, May 30, 10.10am (series tied 3-3)

The 2013 NHL playoffs have already served up some classics, and this looms as another spot for the highlight reel. One night after The Rolling Stones rocked the United Center, the Blackhawks will be hoping to channel some Start Me Up to earn some Satisfaction on the way to a remarkable series win.

It all began with a convincing victory for the Blackhawks. Then Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings controlled the action for three straight games, pushing the NHL’s top-seeded team to the brink of elimination. Then there was the response from Chicago, which found its offence in time to take two in a row and grab at least one more home date.

The tide looks to be flowing in Chicago’s direction. Detroit’s skipper Henrik Zetterberg hasn’t scored a goal in this series while Pavel Datsyuk has only two points. Jonathan Toews bounced back strongly for the Blackhawks in Games 5 and 6 while Patrick Sharp, Marion Hossa and Bryan Bickell have all been boosted their output and Corey Crawford has been superb in goal. The price is short, but we have to go with the home side here.

Suggested bet: Blackhawks WIN (2.5 units @ $1.52) WIN, game total +5 (1.5 units @ $2.10) LOSE (1-2)

* Prices with thanks to Centrebet, correct at time of publication