Jason Thompson knows what it takes to win a Group 1 Silver Chief. He’s won five of them! He’s saluted with Light Of Fire (1994), Awesome Assassin (1996), Ben’s Fury (2005), Fedex (2009) and Godsend (2012). (His wife, Seona, won the 2018 Silver Chief with Out Of Range in 2018.) And a sixth could be headed towards his silverware-laden trophy cabinet. Thompson lines up with ‘seven wonders’ in the Silver Chief heats (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. But it’s three in particular – Aussie Secret (R10 B1), Pirate…
Month: December 2020
Westport double for local trainers
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Trevor Walsh scored a victory for the locals on the first day of Westport’s two-day meeting on Saturday, and he is hoping to give them something more to cheer about on Monday. The former miner reined home 10-year-old mare Mrs Beau K to win the Quay Marine Ship Repairs Pace (2000m) on debut. The victory was a tonic for part-owner and breeder John Rogers, who has taken a patient approach with the mare. “He has been very patient,” Walsh said. “But she is more…
Selections | Westport – Dec 28
Selections for Westport today. BETTING JACKPOT : $10,000 guaranteed First4s on every race! Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race MATT CROSSCommentator Race 112.24pm 9 Le Pole Dancer2 Kerala Star6 Wickenheiser4 Flo Motion Race 21.12pm 2 Melando Chief8 Dalness First3 Changeover Jo1 Charlie’s Ace Race 31.47pm 6 Tedesco12 Bella Button13 Eilish Hall8 Far More Zealous Race 42.22pm 10 Dennis Denuto8 Owhatanight1 Starvin Marvin9 Jacinda Eyre Race 52.58pm 10 Tas Girl Bromac3 Annerie5 Caballe Beach4 Evidently Race 63.33pm 13 Tombelina12 Jeremy Wells10 Terrier5 Boilover Race 74.08pm 4 Bettor Believe It12 Kingsdown Atom16 The…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 28 December 2020
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Zevatron delivers thrilling win for the Daily Mail
Punters that snapped up the early fixed odds on offer for Zevatron (pictured box 8) were laughing all the way to bank as The Watchdog’s Daily Mail produced a 50 per cent overall profit yesterday. Having contested two group finals in Tassie in his previous four starts, Zevatron, The Watchdog’s Daily Mail‘s best ‘Win’ bet on Wednesday, got up to score a stunning last-stride win at Ballarat in 25.05sec. Opening up at $3 with TAB fixed odds, Daily Mail readers jumped on board, with Zevatron’s odds being crunched into $2.40…
Owners eye Weblec Cup repeat
Owner/breeders Neville Loechel and Jeff Weber are dreaming of back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Gold 98.3 FM Sale Cup (650m) on Boxing Day. The long-time South Australian farming friends raced 2019 Sale Cup winner Weblec Eagle, which was trained by Matt Lanigan, and this year their hopes rest with close relation Weblec Ace, prepared by Jeff Britton. “I don’t want to be greedy,” laughed 68-year-old Loechel. Weblec Ace entered uncharted territory when he stepped up to 650m for the first time in last weekend’s Sale Cup heats, where he…
Thunderstorms, fireworks and other noises
Summer storms with lightning and thunder, particularly over December and January, along with Christmas eve / New Year’s eve fireworks are often a source of stress for noise sensitive greyhounds, impacting on racing programs. To ensure greyhounds across Victoria have a happy and relaxed Christmas and New Year, GRV’s Greyhound Welfare Department has some useful tips for dealing with noise sensitive greyhounds: Do not be afraid to comfort your greyhound. It is a myth that comforting them will make them more scared. However, you need to be calm and reassuring.…
Pre-race scare not enough to stop promising maiden
Promising three-year-old galloper Bentayga (NZ) (Zacinto) shook off the effects of a pre-race scare to register his first victory at New Plymouth on Sunday. The Tony Pike-trained runner fired up on his way to the start and took rider Michael McNab for an extended preliminary before being captured and returned to the starting gates. Approved to start by the stipendiary stewards after undergoing a vet check, the good looking chestnut Zacinto gelding showed his rivals a clean pair of heels in the 1400m contest, leading at a steady tempo before…
Beyond The Winning Post | Tony Rider
Emily gets a tour of Tony’s Clarence St Pak’nSave supermarket in Hamilton then visits his successful thoroughbred breeding farm, Milan Park Stud in Cambridge.
Beyond The Winning Post | Mark Chittick
Emily mucks in with Mark Chittick in the Waikato Stud breeding shed, with Tivaci. She then finds out how the Waikato Stud team wind down after a long day at work.