To continue to travel throughout Victoria during Covid GRV participants are required to update their Permitted Worker Permit from the Victorian State Government. The updated form requires dates of work to be filled out, which can be found on the second page of the form. This was previously pre-filled. The updated form can be found via these links: MS Word Version / PDF version. Identical to the first Permitted Worker Permit, you may have to complete the form as both the employer and the employee. If you do not have…
Day: 10 September 2020
BRING IT ON!
Superstars Black Opium, Christo Bale and Tiggerlong Tonk square off in a dream clash at The Meadows this afternoon. And the ‘showdown’ is sure to pique punters’ interest! At the time of writing, Tiggerlong Tonk headed TAB’s fixed odds market at $2.70, followed by Christo Bale and Black Opium at $2.90 each of two. The Free For All (525m) is Race 8 at 5.24pm. Australia’s sprint queen, Black Opium has won two Group 1s, while ultimate professional Tiggerlong Tonk and powerhouse Christo Bale are both Group 2 winners. Here’s the…
Million Dollar Man?
History beckons super sprinter Simon Told Helen… Could he be the sport’s next ‘fast dog’ millionaire? Trained by David Burnett, four-time Group 1 winner Simon Told Helen is potentially a few starts away from a $1 million payday in the world’s richest greyhound race. Last weekend, Australia’s No. 1 sprinter justified his rating as an $8.00 ‘All In’ favourite for the TAB Million Dollar Chase (520m), to be held at Wentworth Park in Sydney on October 16. Contesting a MDC heat (457m) at Temora, Simon Told Helen ($1.12F) defeated kennelmate…
VIDEO: Sherwood Forest
Trackside catches up with Tony Pike, trainer of Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest, who will be back on the track this Saturday in the JRA Trophy (1400m) at Ellerslie.
Asano looking forward to more time on Beach
Bronte Beach can make it back-to-back Riccarton wins on Saturday, according to New Zealand’s leading apprentice Kozzie Asano. Asano guided the Stephen Marsh-trained Reliable Man four-year-old mare to a Rating 94 win at Riccarton last month and was confident she could replicate the performance in Saturday’s Pryde’s Easifeed Handicap (1600m). “She jumped nicely and travelled well all the way at Riccarton last time. She saw the leader and just did everything she could to make sure she could catch him,” Asano said. “If she handles the track on Saturday, she’ll…
Flemington challenge for Toffee Tongue
Group One-winning mare Toffee Tongue will have her second hit-out of the season when she contests a 1700m handicap at Flemington on Saturday. The full-sister to Group One winner and former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther finished fifth first-up over 1400m, which pleased her connections. “It was a very encouraging run first-up, especially over a distance that is well short of her best,” trainer Chris Waller’s Flemington foreperson Jo Taylor told RSN927. “She got held up in quite a vital part and she is a mare who needs…
New NZB Ready to Run Sale Trainer Series
New Zealand Bloodstock has announced eight new NZB Ready to Run Sale race sponsorships as well as a new, incentivised prize package for domestic trainers over the duration of spring. NZB has introduced the new incentive to support New Zealand trainers to attend the Ready to Run Sale in November. Four races will take place at Riccarton, while four other races will be shared between New Plymouth, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington Racing Clubs. Full details of race dates will be released shortly. Working alongside partners, NZB will award the winning…
Scott Base retired
Multiple Group Two winner Scott Base has been retired after finishing 12th in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m), with connections electing to call time on the career of the highly talented, but injury-plagued six-year-old. “He was just showing a few signs of wear and tear, and we just want to do the right thing by the horse,” said Chris Rutten, who owns the gelding in partnership with John Norwood, and Joanna and John Frew. “He has given us a lot of thrills and a lot of fun. The vet’s advice…
Mudhoo delighted to grasp Te Akau opportunity
Christchurch apprentice Rohan Mudhoo is riding the crest of a wave, having impressed the country’s leading trainer Jamie Richards enough to secure key rides for Te Akau Racing at Riccarton on Saturday. Mudhoo, apprenticed to Riccarton trainer Mike McCann, had his first ride for Richards at Timaru last week, finishing seventh on Remington. Despite that unplaced finish, Mudhoo has secured two rides for Richards this weekend, aboard Group One winner Age Of Fire in the Speights Handicap (1200m) and the stakes-placed Summer Monsoon in the Group 1 Raceday Party 1400.…
Meleka Belle crowned New Zealand Broodmare of the Year
Meleka Belle (NZ) (Iffraaj) has been named the 2020 Arion Pedigrees Eight Carat Broodmare of the Year. The award criteria states that the winner shall be the mare whose New Zealand-bred and/or New Zealand conceived progeny, anywhere in the world, in the season under review, most clearly reflect true breeding merit in quality of racing performance. Meleka Belle’s daughter Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) certainly achieved that criteria. Melody Belle’s achievements on the racetrack last season included securing the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown, becoming the first horse to do so, before…