Avantage (Fastnet Rock) continued her march into the realms of super stardom when she made it career Group One number eight with a gritty win in the Gr.1 El Cheapo Cars Weight-For-Age Classic (1600m). Unbeaten in three starts, all at Group One level, in her current campaign, Avantage was confidently expected to take Otaki’s elite feature on Saturday to make it four in a row and she duly obliged under a confident ride from Opie Bosson. Bosson had the Fastnet Rock mare positioned perfectly outside the pacemaker Deerfield (NZ) (Falkirk)…
Month: February 2021
Te Akau flyer puts rivals to the sword at Matamata
Trainer Jamie Richards and the Te Akau Racing team entered Saturday’s Gr.3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) on their home patch at Matamata on Saturday with a strong hand and played it to perfection when producing the quinella in the juvenile feature for the colts and geldings. Richards lined up the unbeaten Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) along with stablemates Sword Of State (Snitzel) and Avonallo (NZ) (Belardo), with On The Bubbles sent out a commanding $1.80 favourite by punters. Supporters of On The Bubbles were…
Sentimental win for Ken Breckon
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk It was an emotional night for Ken Breckon at Alexandra Park on Friday. After 18 years the Breckon Farms principal won the race named in honour of his late brother, the Gr.2 Peter Breckon Memorial Caduceus Club Stakes (2200m). Breckon’s fawn colours were carried to victory by dual Group One winner Bettor Twist, with the Hayden Cullen-trained filly running down La Rosa to win by half a head in the hands of Tim Williams. While every edition of the race for nearly a decade…
Frosty win at Auckland
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Emma Frost was beaten by the barest of margins in the Gr.3 Waikato Trotting Breeders’ Stakes (2700m) at Cambridge Raceway earlier this month, but she wasn’t to be outdone at Alexandra Park on Friday night. The Michelle Wallis and Bernie Hackett-trained mare got her revenge when taking out the Auckland equivalent, the Gr.3 Sims Pacific Metals Northern Trotting Stakes (2700m). The daughter of Monkey Bones sat midfield for the majority of the race and looked flat when turning for home, however, she was…
Hope pair bring speed to Sapling
By Jonny Turner The speed bowl that is Ashburton Raceway is just the place for Greg and Nina Hope’s Sapling Stakes duo of Mossdale Ben and Celtic Spirit. The pair bring winning form and start from key draws in the country’s first two-year-old group race of the season. Mossdale Ben (3) downed several of his rivals when zooming home along the passing lane to win his last start at Addington. The victory came after a shoeing change helped the pacer’s gait. “We did a shoeing change on him and it…
Selections | Ashburton – 27 Feb
Selections for Ashburton today (Saturday) Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! RaceTime MATT CROSSCommentator Race 112.05pm 7 Galway Girl10 Samanthas Moon6 Random Jude9 Love Rose Race 212.35pm 9 Haiti Franco8 Best Trio1 Addo Carr10 Don’t Quote Me Race 31.10pm 2 Better’s Tart9 Bettor Talk Art1 Passion And Power8 With Grace Race 41.45pm 1 Steel Dust5 Sods Law10 Some Time8 Tyene Race 52.18pm 6 Tide And Time2 Executive Banner3 Celtic Spirit 7 Mossdale Ben Race 62.53pm 3 Love N The Port6 Wanna Play With Me4 Five Wise Men9 Time Up The Hill Race…
Randwick race-by-race betting preview & top tips | 27/2/2021
What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, February 27, 2021 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Feature Race Race 6: Chipping Norton Stakes Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Randwick race-by-race preview – Chipping Norton Stakes Day Royal Randwick will play host to nine races on Saturday, including two Group 1 events in the Chipping Norton Stakes and the Surround Stakes. Rain is predicted for the Harbour City in the lead up, so we will be racing on a Soft 7 track again with…
Ultra Express out to continue winning run
Jockey Karis Teetan hopes to continue another positive season aboard Ultra Express (NZ) (Power) in the Class 4 Yuen Chau Tsai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday night. Successful over 1400m at Sha Tin on 31 January aboard Tony Millard’s charge, Teetan is confident there are more wins in store for the Power gelding. “That last bit impressed me because not many horses would do that after being held up and still get away,” Teetan said of Ultra Express’ win. “I knew he had a turn of foot –…
Home quinella for Carston
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston picked up a quinella at his home meeting on Friday when The Garrison and Diceland went one-two in the Canterbury Equine Clinic Maiden (1400m). The Garrison was given a patient ride by apprentice jockey Kozzi Asano, racing towards the rear of the field throughout. Asano was able to pick a path through his rivals down the home straight and ran down stablemate Diceland to win by 1-1/4 lengths, with three quarters of a length back to Klear The Deck in third. “They are a couple of…
Comme Bella Fille to join O’Shea
Impressive last start winner Comme Bella Fille will join the Sydney stable of John O’Shea following her purchase by Australian syndicators OTI on the recommendation of bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo. Prepared by Cambridge trainer Catherine Cameron, the daughter of Complacent has had three starts for a win and a placing, including a last-to-first performance when winning over 1400m at Matamata earlier in the month. Comme Bella Fille will join O’Shea’s Randwick stables in March and continue her three-year-old preparation with the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) as her main target. OTI’s…