Year: 2019

Sunlight recovering following surgery

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Star mare Sunlight is recovering from surgery to remove a chip from her off hind leg. Star mare Sunlight is recovering after undergoing surgery on a hind leg after an accident in the spelling paddock. The multiple Group One winner required surgery to remove a chip from the splint bone on her off-hind leg. Trainer Tony McEvoy ordered X-rays after she was found to have filling on the cannon bone. Sunlight was sharing a paddock with her sister Sisstar at the time of the incident but McEvoy, who trains both…

Cameron gets late call up for Grand Final

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By Michael Guerin Plenty of people will tell you they feel lucky just to involved in a group one race. Tony Cameron, the super sub driver for Saturday’s $150,000 Interdom Trot Final, doesn’t just feel lucky. He feels blessed. Cameron was looking forward to heading to Alexandra Park to work and watch until trainer Phil Williamson tapped him on the shoulder and asked if he could partner Monty Python. The Oamaru trotter sneaks into the Final after Habibi Inta and Bonnie Highlander were both scratched with injuries on Friday, Bonnie…

Bit Of A Legend to retire to stud in USA

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Courtesy of Yonkers Raceway, New York Peter Tritton, that fairly competent Down Under imported trainer, was asked about Bit of a Legend N, that fairly competent Down Under imported pacer. “We were coming off after a race one night and Jordan (Stratton) said to me, ‘Every driver should have a chance to sit behind a horse like this.’ ” Bit of a Legend N, who rarely ran out of real estate on the racetrack, has nonetheless run out of daylight as a racehorse. The 10-year-old double-millionaire is set to retire…

Sweet Mary on song for Addington

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By Jonny Turner The waiting is over at Addington on Friday night for punters who jotted down Sweet Mary’s name in their black-books following her impressive effort at the New Zealand Cup Carnival. Trainer Brad Mowbray has had the 5yr-old one ice since she scorched down the Addington track to run an eye-catching third to Wainui Creek in the Sires Stakes Southern Mares Classic. Sweet Mary was buried deep on the inner with no racing room, then was relegated to a clear last after the field turned for home, before…

Jusufovic out to keep run going at Sandown

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Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic will attempt to add to his recent successful run with a solitary runner at the Sandown twilight meeting on Wednesday. Jusufovic saddles Bullock (NZ) (Shocking) in the Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap (1300m) having watched four of the last six horses he has raced return as winners over the past two weeks. Bullock broke through on the Sandown Hillside track, the same track she races on first-up on Wednesday, at her second start over 1400m, while her two defeats have been on Sandown’s Lakeside circuit. Bullock last…

Farnan upsets Rose to win Wyong MM

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Co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott (above) have the new Magic Millions favourite Farnan. Tulloch Lodge youngster Farnan has rocketed into favouritism for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic after upstaging Gimcrack Stakes winner Every Rose at Wyong. Ridden by Tim Clark, Farnan began smartly and camped outside the lead before shooting clear in the straight to score by a length over favourite Every Rose. Remorseless did best of the rest another three lengths in arrears. Farnan’s Wyong victory followed a facile debut win at Canberra last month and co-trainer…

Eulogy Stakes opens options for exciting filly Aalaalune

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Aalaalune will contest the Group 3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell A switch in plans has led Group 1 performer Aalaalune to target Saturday’s Group 3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni to open up options at Ellerslie’s Christmas carnival. Trainers Graeme, Debbie and Bailey Rogerson changed tack from their original plan to start Aalaalune in Sunday’s Listed Hynds 3YO Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie after discussions with owners Lou Te Keeti and Val Gates. “We considered the Ellerslie race but sat down with Val…

Milestone stakes win awaits Bradley

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Group 3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) contender Gorbachev. Photo: Race Images Veteran jockey Darryl Bradley is looking forward to a gilt-edged opportunity to achieve two career goals at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 53-year-old, who these days combines riding with his role as racecourse manager at Foxton, is sitting on 99 career stakes wins. He heads to Te Rapa for just two rides but both are in feature races, aboard Gorbachev in the Group 3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) and Guillada in the Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes…

Scorpz continues on Derby path

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Scorpz winning the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m). Photo: Grant Matthew (Race Images Palmerston North) Exciting three-year-old Scorpz will be tested over 2000m for the first time at Ellerslie on Sunday in preparation for the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in February. The Stephen Marsh-trained colt will attempt to make it back-to-back stakes wins when he contests the Listed Hynds 3YO Salver (2100m). The son of Charm Spirit was able to hold out Shenanigans in the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki last start and Marsh is…