Team Tyler will take a strong contingent to Ascot Park on Friday where they hope to bag a few wins. The father-daughter training partnership of Kelvin and Aimee Tyler will line-up 11 runners at the Southland meeting, led by 13-win mare Flying Sardine. The daughter of Flying Spur has returned in fine form from her year-long campaign in Australia, recording two wins from as many starts this preparation. Her trainers have been delighted with the way she has commenced and they are hoping for more of the same when she…
Month: September 2020
News Briefs – September 23
The Box Seat is back Today marks the return of harness racing show The Box Seat. The Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin-hosted show will be recorded weekly and will be played on Trackside at various times, including 10am every Thursday morning. It will also be available at hrnz.co.nz. The popular show will review the week’s best action and also look ahead to what’s coming up with meetings this week at Winton (Thursday), Auckland and Addington (Friday) and Banks Peninsula (Sunday). Arden Messi sold Three-win pacer Arden Messi has been sold…
Harry bullish Mr Malek can topple Inferno
Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) is being touted as a shoo-in for Saturday’s S$400,000 Singapore Guineas (1600m). Boasting a near-perfect record of six wins in seven starts (second at his only defeat), only the brave would tip against Cliff Brown’s new sensation in the third and final Leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge. Jockey A’Isisuhairi ‘Harry’ Kasim has come out as one those ‘garang’ (Malay for brave) enough to think Inferno is not infallible. The former two-time Singapore champion apprentice jockey rides the horse tagged as Inferno’s biggest threat, the Lee…
John Messara: What the Pattern means to me
The Pattern is the measuring stick by which the quality of performances of all thoroughbreds around the world are assessed, both for international and domestic comparisons and the continuation of the breed. But the introduction of sweepstakes type races has created division and put the Pattern under threat. John Messara AM has thought long and hard about its history, the introduction of races like The Everest and the future of the Pattern. He expresses his thoughts in this paper. – Brian de Lore by John MessaraPublished 18 September 2020 The…
Fierce Impact on target for 2020 Cox Plate after Makybe Diva Stakes win
Proven Group 1 winner Fierce Impact is on target for a start in the 2020 Cox Plate after coring a tenacious win in the Group 1 $750,000 PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington today. Fierce Impact, above, is the winner of the 2020 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. Fierce Impact ($4 favourite) was given the run of the race by Mark Zahra, settling just behind the leading division before easing into the clear at the 400m mark. Fierce Impact attacked the leader…
Doubtland confirms Coolmore Stud Stakes credentials with Danehill Stakes win
Team Hawkes’ faith in Doubtland was rewarded when the their expensive colt scored a decisive win in the Group 2 $200,000 Seppelt Danehill Stakes (1200m) down the Flemington straight today. Doubtland, above, scored a decisive win in the Danehill Stakes at Flemington. Photo by Steve Hart. Doubtland was well beaten when a first up fifth in the Group 3 $160,000 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on August 29 but the Hawkes Team of John, Wayne and Michael were confident that the Not A Single Doubt colt would bounce back…
Dame Giselle to take off in Flight Stakes after Tea Rose Stakes win
Dame Giselle is on target to complete The Princess Series undefeated with her win in the Group 2 $200,000 Darley Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick today. Dame Giselle above, wins the Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Dame Giselle will head to the fourth leg of The Princess Series in the Group 1 $500,000 Darley Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on October 3 after winning the first three legs. Dame Giselle went into today’s Tea Rose Stakes, the third leg of the Series, following wins in…
George Main Stakes Results: Kolding is back
Rejuvenated galloper Kolding led home a Chris Waller quartet to win the Group 1 $500,000 Fujitsu George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick today. Kolding, above in blue and white colours, leads the Chris Waller trained runners to win the George Main Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Waller saddled up Kolding to win his first race since claiming the $7.5m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill last November and beat home stablemates Star Of The Seas, Imaging and Verry Elleegant. Fourth placed Verry Elleegant was the most fancied of Waller’s…
Probabeel Steps Into Co-Favouritism for 2020 Epsom Handicap
The money proved right on Saturday as Kerrin McEvoy and the Jamie Richards trained Probabeel took out the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick. The mare by Savabeel was backed into $2.45 right before the jump and raced every bit like a favourite under McEvoy, who scored his 350th black type win in Australia. The champion hoop found a handy position early on in the outside of Nash Rawiller and Brandenburg, before racing away from the pack to run down the leader Cuba, who did well to…
Irish International Orderofthegarter Books His Spot in the 2020 Caulfield Cup
Irish raider Orderofthegarter has punched his ticket to the 2020 Caulfield Cup thanks to a brilliant ride from jockey Damien Oliver in Saturday’s Group 3 MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield. The seven-year-old son of Galileo was installed as the $3.00 favourite coming off three consecutive runner-up placings during his time in Australia, the last of which was behind fellow countrymen Al Galayel first-up over the 2000m a fortnight ago. Oliver stalked the pace brilliantly on Saturday and found himself with plenty of horse underneath him to sprint clear over…