Hosts Craig Thompson and Michael Guerin assess the best chances at tonight’s meeting at Cambridge in this installment of BFLF.
Month: December 2020
Teaz stable armed heading into Cambridge
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Megan and Jason Teaz will be hoping for another solid performance from Armed Reactor when he lines-up in the Dunstan Horse Feeds Mobile Pace (2200m) at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday night. The six-year-old gelding takes a solid form line into the race, with a win and five placings from his last six starts, and his trainers see no reason why he can’t produce a similar result this week. He has drawn barrier five in the six-horse field and Megan Teaz believes it will be…
Hard for Ladd to be Humble
By Jonny Turner By Jonny Turner Humble Ladd went to a new level with his winning double at the New Zealand Cup Carnival and he is ready to continue that brilliant form at Ascot Park today. The Phil Williamson trained trotter was one of just two horses, alongside Southland pacer Vintage Cheddar, to win on both New Zealand Cup Day and Show Day. Those victories have seen the six-year-old continue a steady rise from smart intermediate grade trotter to one that is effectively in open class. Williamson puts Humble Ladd’s…
Selections Riverton|December 3
Jason Broad and Justin Evans share their selections for today. Race JASON BROADSouthern Harness JUSTIN EVANSCommentator Race 12.54pm 7 Celebration Stride8 Dem Bones Dem Bones2 The Power Broker10 Kiwi Heir 7 Celebration Stride5 Helious10 Kiwi Heir6 Tease My Tartan Race 23.19pm 1 Tetrick3 Iwanadancewitsumbody10 Changearound4 Swift Robyn 3 Iwanadancewitsumbody12 Hazer4 Swift Robyn9 Jacks N Jazz Race 33.44pm 7 Miss Crazed3 Cuddly Trouble4 The Peaky Blinder5 Helluva Way 7 Miss Crazed6 Miss Bamboocha8 King Of The North5 Helluva Way Race 44.09pm 3 Lynryd Skynryd4 Tommy Waterhouse5 Southern Ideal15…
Selections Cambridge|December 3
Selections for Cambridge Raceway today Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JASON TEAZForm Analyst MICHAEL GUERINForm Analyst Race 15.24pm 3 Vespa 7 Lynton Creek 1 Frankie Jones 10 Chalberg 3 Vespa 1 Frankie Jones 7 Lynton Creek 9 Rainbow Wiri Race 25.54pm 1 Littlebitoflove 5 Bro Fawkes S 4 Superfast Ninja 6 Grey Stoke 7 Griffins Hall 6 Grey Stoke 3 Fira 2 Safrakova Race 36.24pm 5 Eighteen Carat 7 Port Delight 2 Hugo George 9 Pocket Book 5 Eighteen Carat 2 Hugo George 1 Edamfast 7 Port Delight Race…
Karaka 2021 Yearling Inspection Tours
New Zealand Bloodstock have organised a couple of parade schedules, to be conducted pre-Christmas for the Central Districts and South Island areas, inspecting yearlings destined for Karaka 2021. Below are the schedules. For anyone wishing to attend, please contact Regan Donnison on 021 512 466 or email Regan.Donnison@nzb.co.nz Central Districts: Wednesday, 9th December 9.00am Little Avondale (19) 114 Morris Road, Masterton 10.30am Ardsley Stud (14) 254 State Highway 2, Opaki Lunch break 1.30pm Nala Park (2) 20 Sheehan Street, Shannon 2pm Fairdale Stud (5)…
Inspirational Girl drawn wide
Last start Group One winner Inspirational Girl (NZ) has drawn barrier 18 for Saturday’s Gr.1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot in Perth, but trainers Grant and Alana Williams are not too disheartened by the draw for the daughter of Reliable Man. “Everyone says that the barrier is not going to help, but she runs from off the pace and I still think that she will be able to get two or three runners behind her at some stage and if that is the case she will be running on,”…
Princess Jenni out to claim another Cup
Although an enforced five-week break between runs is not ideal, trainer David Brideoake lacks no confidence he has the right mix for his star mare Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) to win Saturday’s A$300,000 Pakenham Cup (2500m). The New Zealand-bred five-year-old has not raced since winning the Gr.3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) in late October. “A foot abscess meant she couldn’t run in the Zipping Classic (Gr.2, 2400m), which was a bit of a nuisance, but we’ve pressed on and she’s coming into this race fresh and in good shape,” Brideoake…
Blueblood filly wins on debut at Rotorua
Well-related three-year-old Cheaperthandivorce (NZ) (Savabeel) made the perfect start to her racing career on Wednesday winning the TW Moore 1400 at Rotorua for Roger James and Robert Wellwood. The daughter of Savabeel had finished second behind subsequent winner Explosively at her only trial performance which lead Wellwood to believe she would put in a good showing on debut. “We were pleased with her trial leading into the race,” he said. “The fact that the horse that beat her came out and won at Te Rapa gave us a bit of…
James in good spirits ahead of Captain Cook Stakes
Happy versus Grumpy. Not a clash between two of the seven dwarves but a snapshot of trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s two contestants for Saturday’s Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Happy is the personality-plus last-start Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) winner Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man). Grumpy is last-start Gr.2 Tauranga Stakes (1600m) winner Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel), who prefers her own company and pins her ears back and bares her teeth as a reminder. But personalities aside, James and Wellwood couldn’t be any more content…