Month: January 2020

Injured jockey Cahill hopes to resume soon

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Michael Cahill has not ridden since October 25 after fracturing his foot in a barrier accident. Top jockey Michael Cahill is visiting a specialist and hopes to get the all clear to resume riding after nearly three months out of the saddle. Cahill has not ridden since October 25 after hurting his right foot in a barrier accident 10 days earlier. He had hoped to resume riding in time for the Magic Millions last week but the fracture has taken longer than expected to heal. Cahill is keen to get…

Le Juge to benefit from class drop

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Chris Waller-trained Le Juge races in the Roku Gin Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. A big drop in class can help Le Juge return to the form that made him among the most prolific winners in Australia last season. Le Juge meets an average field of open company gallopers in the Roku Gin Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained gelding won seven races between December 2018 and May 2019, including the Group Three Chairman’s Handicap at Doomben. However, he has run only one place…

Wrote yearlings impress ahead of Karaka

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Wrote’s (pictured) first New Zealand yearlings will be offered at Karaka later this month. Photo: Trish Dunell Highview Stud Manager Brent Gillovic is looking forward to Karaka later this month where yearlings by resident stallion Wrote will be offered in New Zealand for the first time. Gillovic is heading into the sale buoyed by the feedback he has received from bloodstock agents and trainers. “They are lovely horses and I have been singing their praises since we weaned them,” he said. “I think it is the first time trainers have…

Take two of Central Otago Cup

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By Jonny Turner Much has changed for the re-running of the group 3 Central Otago Trotting Cup at Wyndham today. The Central Otago Trotting Club feature at Omakau on January 2 was called off when leading driver Ricky May collapsed after suffering a medical event in its early stages. May was revived after the falling to the track from his sulky and then airlifted to Dunedin Hospital. He was subsequently transferred to Christchurch Hospital. The race has undergone significant changes with withdrawals and additions to the field that will compete…

The Shark – best at Wyndham on Thursday

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The Shark heads down to Southland for Thursday harness racing action this week and makes his way to Wyndham for a big card of action in search of winners. For more punting information head to The Punters Lounge Race 1 7 Christmas Babe: No shame in the effort to run third last time out. Peak fitness now and ready to step up and show the best version here today. 3 Zoned Scarlett: Hard to catch on the right day, but very good when right. Dangerous if able to trot to the…

Superlative comes through at odds

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Superlative sneaks along the rails to cause an upset at Kranji. Photo: Singapore Turf Club Superlative (NZ) (Ferlax) was not quite how one could describe the Gold Stable’s relative newcomer in either his work on the training tracks or inconspicuous debut in August last year, but the output at his second race certainly was closer to it. The three-year-old son of 2013 Australian Guineas winner Ferlax was as expected given a wide berth in Sunday’s $75,000 Restricted Maiden-2 race over 1200m, but a snug ground-saving run on the rails courtesy…

The Iceman cometh under Logan’s polish

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The Donna Logan-trained The Iceman scores at Kranji. Photo: Singapore Turf Club A stable transfer is always a bit of a stab in the dark, but The Iceman’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) maiden breakthrough at his very first start for trainer Donna Logan could not have come as a better stamp of approval the Kiwi handler was doing the right thing. Gracious as usual, Logan deflected the praise to The Iceman’s previous trainer, Michael Clements, at the winner’s circle, taking only the credit for continuing the good job begun with the…

Strong start for rookie Kiwi sires on Gold Coast

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Lot 86 – the Belardo ex Anaween colt Photo: Supplied With big numbers heading to Karaka later this month for the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, three fresh faces from the New Zealand stallion line-up have made strong debuts in this week’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast. Westbury Stud’s Tarzino, Waikato Stud’s Tivaci and Haunui Farm’s shuttle stallion Belardo all achieved strong results in the sale, which set new records for its aggregate and average. Westbury put three Tarzino yearlings through the ring on the Gold…

After-effects for Travelling Light’s beaten brigade

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A Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) tilt remains a possibility for Harlech. Photo: Trish Dunell Indecision with Harlech and a rest for Riodini is the outcome following their defeat at the hands of Travelling Light at Trentham on Saturday. With Travelling Light clearly showing her class when winning the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m), Harlech fought strongly for second, a length and a quarter astern, while Riodini was a further two and a half lengths back in third. A definite start in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) on March 7…