Month: January 2020

Moreira invests faith in Capital

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Sacred Capital winning the Macau Gold Cup (1800m) on Sunday Photo: Macau Jockey Club Sacred Capital (NZ) (O’Reilly) will line up at the Gr.3 January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Macau-based galloper returns to the city having placed fourth to Southern Legend(Not A Single Doubt) in the Ladies’ Purse. Regular partner Peter Ho was in the plate for that run but Hong Kong’s three-time champion Joao Moreira is booked to take over this time. The Brazilian rode the Joe Lau-trained five-year-old in an all-weather track gallop…

Super Seth nominated for All-Star Mile

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Super Seth (far side) defeats Alligator Blood (nearest to camera) in the Gr. 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) Photo: Supplied More kiwi flavour has been injected into this year’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with the nomination of Super Seth (Dundeel). A majority share in the son of Dundeel was purchased by Waikato Stud after his dominant win the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) last year and they are hoping to add another Caulfield feature race to his resume on March 14. To gain entry in the race, Super Seth will need…

Collett opts for filly in Levin Classic

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Jockey Sam Collett has elected to ride Travelling Light in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell After a decision she described as unprecedented in her career, leading jockey Sam Collett will ride Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. Collett is also the regular rider of Riodini (NZ) (Proisir), and both horses are prominent in the TAB’s fixed-odds market for the $225,000 feature. Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) is the $2.50 favourite, with Riodini and Travelling Light second and…

Platinum result for Auckland breeders

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Platinum Invador winning the Gr.3 City of Auckland Cup (2400m). Photo: Trish Dunell 2020 is already a year to remember for Chris Stewart and Robyn Milliken. The Karaka-based couple bred Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) who recorded their biggest moment in racing at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when winning the Gr.3 City of Auckland Cup (2400m). “He is the first stakes winner we have bred,” Stewart, who has been Stallion Manager at Haunui Farm since 2017, said. “It is pretty exciting to breed a winner, let alone a stakes winner.…

Carston upbeat ahead of Reefton Cup

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Ticket To Ride (inside) winning the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Photo: Race Images South Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is looking forward to tackling the Wild Buck NZ Ale/Ikamatua Hotel Reefton Cup (1400m) on Wednesday with Group Three winner Ticket To Ride (NZ) (Shocking). The daughter of Shocking finished unplaced in the Listed Timaru Cup (1600m) last start, but Carston has been pleased with her progress since that run. “She has come through the Timaru Cup well, I just felt the track firmed up a little bit too much which…

Tokorangi impresses at Matamata

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Tokorangi winning at Matamata on Tuesday. Photo: Race Images Exciting juvenile filly Tokorangi (NZ) (Redwood) galloped into Karaka Million contention when blitzing her rivals in the KB Bloodstock 1100 at Matamata on Tuesday. The Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained daughter of Redwood jumped away well from her ace barrier to take an early lead for jockey Cameron Lammas. The pair dictated terms throughout and kicked clear at the top of the straight to win by 6-1/2 lengths over Perfectionist (NZ) (Ocean Park), with Mongolian Condor (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) a further…

Wisdom Of Water draws well in MM Classic

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Wisdom Of Water has had support for the Magic Millions Classic but Aims remains favourite. After a rocky start to his Magic Millions 2YO Classic campaign, things have fallen into place for Gold Coast youngster Wisdom of Water. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim remains the $5.50 favourite for the Classic after drawing barrier two at a function on Southport beach on Tuesday. But strong backing is expected for several runners who drew well including the Toby and Trent Edmonds-trained Wisdom Of Water. The colt was the star of the…

Snowdens take aim at second Millions win

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The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim (l) remains favourite for the Magic Millions Classic. Aim remains favourite to give trainers Peter and Paul Snowden a second Magic Millions 2YO Classic win after drawing barrier two for the Gold Coast feature. One of four runners for the Sydney stable in Saturday’s 1200m-race, Aim is at $5.50 to join Capitalist who gave the trainers victory in 2016. The Snowdens also have King’s Legacy ($8, barrier 8), Stellar Pauline ($17, 17) and Nitrous ($26, 11). Local trainers Toby and Trent Edmonds have Wisdom…

Wallis not shying away

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By Michael Guerin Trainer Michelle Wallis isn’t shying away from Oscar Bonavena with either of her stable trotting stars.  And she and driver Todd Mitchell are hoping to thrown down the gauntlet to the All Stars trotters at Cambridge on Friday. Wallis and husband Bernie Hackett train Massive Metro and Temporale, two of the stars of the recent Inter Dominion trotting series even though they were both luckless in the final.  Their performances there encouraged the couple to take them to Victoria for the A$250,000 Great Southern Star on February…

Six winners for Oisin Murphy at Nakayama

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Oisin Murphy has ridden six winners at Nakayama to continue his association with Japanese racing. Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy has ridden a career-high six winners at Nakayama. Riding in Japan on a one-month contract, Murphy began his latest stay with two winners on Sunday before his six a day later. Murphy has had a successful association with Japanese racing, riding Deirdre to win the Group One Nassau Stakes at Goodwood in August and Suave Richard to claim the Japan Cup in November during his break-out year. As an 18-year-old…