Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae is like a kid before Christmas as he counts down to Saturday’s $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. The knock-about horseman, who trains in partnership with daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, will saddle exciting youngster Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer), a $7 third favourite in the million-dollar feature. Rae took the laid-back colt to the South Island for his first three starts, where after winning his first two races at Riccarton, he finished runner-up to Avonallo, whom he meets again on Saturday, in the…
Month: January 2021
Emotional win for Corbett
It’s been a tough month for trainer Peter Corbett, but some light was put back into his life on Saturday when his pride and joy Dee And Gee (NZ) (Darci Brahma) recaptured form when storming home late to win the Waikouaiti Cup (2200m) at Wingatui. The former Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner had been out of form for some time, and the mare, who is raced by Corbett and the Estate of his late partner Terrill Charles, was on the cusp of being retired. However, she made a fitting…
All sulkies are due for a new WOF
REMINDER All sulkies are due for a new WOF (WHITE tag) by 31 January 2021 There is a fine of $100 for presenting your horse to race with an unwarranted sulky and in addition to the fine, unless your sulky has a White WOF tag attached effective from 1 February 2021 the sulky cannot be used at any Workout, Trial or Race meetings and it will not be covered for any claims under the Sulky Fund. Contact details for WOF Inspectors can be found here
Pash not slowing down yet
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Richmond trainer Murray Pash may be 75 years old, but he is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Pash is currently training four horses and was thrilled to pick up his first win of the season with Jazelle in the Eckford Engineering Mobile Pace (1850m) at Waterlea Raceway on Sunday. “It was good to get it because all of the others out of Jass (her dam) have won races this season, so I was dragging the chain,” Pash said. “She has…
Superstars to shine brightly on Warragul Cup night
All eyes will be on Shima Shine in Saturday night’s $67,000 Group 2 Warragul Cup Final after the champion greyhound smashed the 460m track record in his heat. Entering the Warragul Cup heats as the $4 favourite to win the series, Shima Shine didn’t disappoint, taking full advantage of his box 8 draw to clock an electrifying 25.19sec, lowering the previous track record set by Aston Dee Bee in December 2016 by 2.5 lengths. Six heats of the Warragul Cup were run on Friday night with the winners and two…
Dexter Dunn Driver of the Year – again
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk It’s now two from two for Dexter Dunn, after another incredible year in North America. At the weekend’s prestigious Dan Patch awards Dunn, the 10-time New Zealand champion, was voted Driver of the Year for the second time in a row. The 31-year-old won over $11,163,638 ($NZ15.6m) and 395 races in 2020. He was the leading money-earner in the year and, considered a deadset certainty to be named Driver of the Year, he got 114 votes, with David Miller next on just 13.…
Aussie News – 18 Jan
By Adam Hamilton AUSTRALIA’S best pacer Lochinvar Art became a millionaire and equalled the track record, seemingly still in second gear winning Saturday night’s $60,000 Group 2 Shepparton Cup. The $34,200 first prize took his career earnings to $1,020,756 with 26 wins and 19 placings from just 48 starts. And Lochinvar Art’s blistering 1min56.1sec mile rate for 2690m equalled Im The Boss’ track record from three years ago. Trainer-driver David Moran used the pole to lead easily, set a solid midrace tempo and rip home in 54.9 and 27.4sec to…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 18 January 2021
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Delayed return for Hannam
Popular horseman Robbie Hannam has suffered a setback in his return from a broken femur that will see him off the scene for at least another seven months. Hannam suffered his injury when riding trackwork back in July 2020 and had been making steady progress in preparation for a return to race riding. Hannam had been hoping to get a clearance from his surgeon that would see him back in action sometime in February but after an assessment last week he has been advised he won’t be able to resume…