Leading trainer Stephen Marsh is getting the best of both worlds with talented mare Belle Fascino (NZ) (Per Incanto). Marsh will produce last month’s Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m) winner and her stablemate Bronte Beach (NZ) (Reliable Man) in Saturday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. Marsh not only trains the seven-year-old Per Incanto mare but had also enjoyed her Wingatui feature win as a part-owner, along with his stable foreman Rhys Mildon, Sheryn Hobbs, Oliver Saxton, Michael Crawford and the Two Fats Cows…
Month: March 2021
Tauranga test for Tina Again
Clinton Isdale has put plenty of work into improving Tina Again’s (NZ) (El Roca) barrier manners, and the Te Awamutu trainer is starting to reap the rewards for his efforts. Tina Again initially proved to be a handful at the barriers and Isdale took her on as a project and has been lucky enough to keep her in his care. “We are quite lucky,” Isdale said. “She was a barrier rogue before I got her. I saw her get late scratched twice so I rang up Rudy Liefting, who had…
Sydney rain Beaudz Well for Wheeler stayer
Hall of Fame trainer John Wheeler will be back in Australia in a serious way this autumn, targeting the Sydney autumn carnival as well as making his regular raid on the Oakbank jumping carnival in South Australia. Three of the New Plymouth trainer’s horses – Cleaver (NZ) (Guillotine), Macklemore (NZ) (Edenworld), and Heistheone (NZ) (Istidaad) – have arrived in Oakbank, while he is also sending Beaudz Well (NZ) (Zed) to Sydney for a campaign aimed at the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m). Beaudz Well, who is part-owned by All Blacks star…
News Briefs – March 24
Turnovers hit seven figures twice For the first time since early February turnover has exceeded a million dollars at two harness meetings in the same week. It last happened at Addington February 12 and at Hororata two days later. Last week Addington turned over $1.144m on Friday night followed by Banks Peninsula ($1,001m) on Sunday. With meetings every day from Tuesday to Sunday total turnover for the week was nearly $4.1m. Guaranteed pools at Addington Addington will have two $25,000 guaranteed quaddies on Friday night , with a guaranteed $30,000…
Per Incanto leads the way, Oscar Glory steps up in trip for Happy Valley test
New Zealand-bred horses dominated proceedings with six wins at Sha Tin on Sunday and this Wednesday night at Happy Valley trainer Frankie Lor is looking to keep the ball rolling when the improving Oscar Glory (NZ) – a son of this season’s leading sire Per Incanto – contests the second section of the Class 4 Lok Fu Handicap (1650m). The three-year-old New Zealand-bred will have his first start over 1650m at the city circuit with Lor remaining hopeful that a step up in trip will help the gelding gain a…
House continues Palmy dominance
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Michael House has been a common sight on the winners sheet at Manawatu Raceway over the last few years, and that didn’t change at the Palmerston North track on Tuesday. The Prebbleton trainer dominated the card once again, recording a treble, but was ruing a missed opportunity when Superstar Legend was pipped at the post by Mahia in the Doug Gale Racing Stables Mobile Pace (2000m). While disappointed in not adding a fourth win to his tally, House was still pleased with taking out…
Selections | Addington – March 24
Trottech analyses the form for today’s meeting at Addington. Race TROTTECH Form Analyst Race 13.25pm 4 Cosmic Major3 James Cagney5 My Ultimate Chevron2 Cut N Run Race 24.01pm 9 He’s A Cassanova8 Top Hat And Tails5 King Of Love2 Gift Card Race 34.35pm 1 Journo3 Leconte5 Major Collect6 Prop Rock Race 45.12pm 4 Bettorlini5 Keegan Banner8 Missmollygoodgolly11 Sheza Purla Race 55.47pm 6 Fancy4 The Conqueror1 Wee Ring The Changes10 Sense Of Occasion Race 66.22pm 13 Chloe Rose11 Isla Elsie12 Beyond The Horizon7…
Cullen ranks Addington two-year-olds
By Jonny Turner If you thought Cosmic Major was impressive at Addington last week wait until you see him on Wednesday. The Hayden Cullen trained colt is one of several two-year-olds who will be out to secure Sires Stakes Finals berths when heats are run for both fillies and colts. Cosmic Major (4) steps out alongside his stablemates Cut N Run (2) and Franco Mac (1) in heat one of the Sires Stakes Series for colts and geldings following his powerful debut win. After thriving since his sparkling in his…
Paddy’s ‘marvellous’ Shepparton 385m TR
It’s been a ‘record-breaking’ past six months for Junortoun trainer Mark Morrissey, a hobby trainer with only a four-dog team. Morrissey combines his greyhound racing passion with full-time employment as an operations manager for Ridley Agri Products in Bendigo. He’s been with the stockfeed manufacturer for 25 years. But just for the record, so to speak, Morrissey is the man behind three provincial track records since October last year. It all started with his kennel star, Benchester, who broke Shepparton’s 385m mark with a stunning 21.42sec victory on October 26.…
LUCK’S A ‘FORTUNA’
Mark Delbridge’s Fortuna Bale is the sport’s “Miss Versatile” and The Watchdog is bullish about her chances at Warragul tonight. She was third to Yozo Bale in last year’s G2 Ballarat Cup and has won five of her past nine starts (56%). She’ll start at skinny odds, so The Watchdog suggests there’s plenty of value coupling her in ‘exotics’ with kennelmates Langfield Bale and Wioleta Bale. The Watchdog’s Daily Mail juggernaut continued yesterday, returning a whopping 77.5% profit, with the form expert also tracking well ‘in the black’ at $18.55…