Month: October 2019

O’Brien to field strong team at Breeders

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Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has a strong team heading to the Breeders’ Cup including brilliant filly Magical who he has confirmed will run in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita. Often the bridesmaid behind Enable – including in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf – Magical has managed to win three times at Group One level this season, landing the Tattersalls Gold Cup, the Irish Champion Stakes and last Saturday’s Champion Stakes at Ascot. She is set to be covered by Coolmore stallion No Nay Never next year,…

Horse shock, corrupt betting claims aired

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By the time Red Cardinal lined up for last year’s Melbourne Cup, the Darren Weir-trained horse had allegedly been given electric shocks as part of a protracted and covert regime. It’s just one in a series of explosive allegations levelled against 49-year-old Cup-winning trainer Weir, his former assistant and right-hand man Jarrod McLean, 38, as well as stablehands William Hernan and Tyson Kermond – both aged 31. The four men face a combined 34 charges, ranging from corrupt betting to conspiring to deceive stewards and animal torture involving the thoroughbred,…

The Shark – Best at Oamaru on Thursday

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The Shark goes in search of winners at a Twilight harness racing meeting for the Oamaru Harness Racing Club today. For more punting information head to The Punters Lounge Race 1 2 Crazy N Love: Qualified in pretty impressive fashion and hailing from a strike-rate stable. Has to be a big chance on debut if the occasion doesn’t become too much. 1 Mono Gamble: Solid in last couple of races in much stronger fields than this. Should measure up to them today provided there’s a quick beginning. 8 Aveross Majesty: Has…

Ben hopeful with decent Oamaru book

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By Garrick Knight An Oamaru twilight meeting presents as an unusual but interesting offering for punters on Thursday. Ben Hope will head down from Woodend Beach in North Canterbury to drive five of the team prepared by his parents, Greg and Nina. Among them is Baxter, a resuming four-year-old trotter that was deemed good enough by the Hopes to contest the Hambletonian Classic at just his second start last season. What’s more, the half-brother to former champion trotter Monbet ran third behind Lotamuscle in the Group 3 feature. He only…

Johnson sidelined by injury

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Danielle Johnson will again be missing from the riding ranks for a while after suffering a further injury. The Cambridge-based jockey has suffered a slight crack to her collarbone. ‘’She’ll be off for a month,’’ her partner, trainer Stephen Marsh, said. ‘’It’s minor, but the doctors are airing on the side of caution after the other injury she had to it.’’ Johnson, who has a career tally of 838 wins, spent the remainder of last season on the sidelines after suffering three fractures to her collarbone following a fall at…