Month: February 2021

Minstrel gets big rap following Group One success

NZHarnessNews

By Adam Hamilton   Former Kiwi pacer Minstrel emerged as a serious Chariots Of Fire wildcard when ended the unbeaten WA streak of Magnificent Storm in last Friday night’s Group 1 Golden Nugget at Gloucester Park. Co-trainer Greg Bond declared him “up with the very best we’ve trained” and notified Club Menangle he wanted to accept the automatic invite to the Chariots which comes with a Nugget win. The issue will now be the logistics of getting from Perth to Sydney in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions. “They’ve said he needs…

She’s Tough, too tough in Hororata Cup

NZHarnessNews

By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk She’s Tough proved too tough in the Garrards Horse & Hound Hororata Cup (3000m) on Sunday. The Brad Mowbray-trained mare began well from her front mark and quickly took the lead for driver Matthew Williamson before he handed up to stablemate Nirvana Beach. The pair remained untouched up front and She’s Tough was able to scoot up the passing lane and secure a 1-/1-4 length win over the fast-finishing Kiss The Girls, with Yossi a further three lengths back in third. Mowbray was pleased…

Horse betting promotion bonus offers for Sunday 14th February 2021

AAP

Horse Betting has reviewed Australia’s best horse racing bookmakers and found today’s best thoroughbred bonus promo offers and specials for Sunday, 14 February 2021. Horse racing promotions are still available almost each and every day with one of Australia’s best thoroughbred bookmakers. If there isn’t a promo on at one, then there is bound to be another bookie with some kind of promotional offer on the table on the gallops. HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best horse racing promo and bonus offers each and every day. See the best return on…

A week’s delay to Christchurch yearling sales

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin The three remaining days of the national yearling sales are delayed for a week after the change in New Zealand’s Covid alert levels. With Auckland moving to Level 3 and the rest of the country to Level 2 at midnight on Sunday, New Zealand Bloodstock Standardbred have been left with little choice but to delay the three Christchurch days of the sale which were to have started on Monday. The first day of the sales was held highly successfully at Karaka on Sunday with the alert levels…

$300,000 sale caps off massive day at yearling sales

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin The promise became a reality at the Karaka standardbred yearling sales on Sunday. And a near-record $300,000 price for a filly late in the day was the icing on the cake after one of the most successful sales in harness racing history. While the boutique catalogue on the first day of sales week was touted as the deepest ever in the Southern Hemisphere it still faced the challenge of no overseas buyers on the grounds, which had been responsible in a dip in average at the recent…

NZTR COVID Announcement February 2021

NZRacingDesk

NZTR is presently working through the implications of the announcement that for three days from midnight 14 February 2021, the Auckland region will be placed in Alert Level 3 and the remainder of the country in Alert Level 2. In terms of immediate updates, the following applies: The trials meeting at Te Rapa on 15 February 2021 and the race meeting at Te Aroha will each be run under NZTR Directive – ‘Protocols for training and racing under COVID-19 Alert Level 2’ (see link). Additionally, it has been decided that…