A Queensland campaign could be on the cards for Charms Star (NZ) (Per Incanto) after her runner-up effort in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. The Per Incanto filly finished a length in arrears of race victor Amarelinha and trainer Lisa Latta was pleased with the result. “She had every chance and it was a great run,” Latta said. “We set her for the race and we were rapt to get that Group One black-type with her. “She has come through Saturday pretty well. She is…
Month: March 2021
Rocket Spade to step out on home soil
New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock) is likely to be seen in action at Tauranga this weekend, where the Group One winner will step out over a mile for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. The three-year-old colt is being readied for a tilt at the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m), which will now be run on April 10 at Randwick, with the remainder of the Sydney Autumn Carnival pushed back a week due to heavy rain over the past eight days. “He pulled up really well from…
Highden Park hail Hong Kong Derby success
Highden Park principals Libby and Sam Bleakley were still left pinching themselves on Monday morning as they were coming to grips with yet another farm graduate winning the Hong Kong Derby (2000m). As they looked across their 60-acre Manawatu property they could see former Hong Kong Derby winners Werther (NZ) (Tavistock) and Ping Hai Star (Nom du Jeu) enjoying their retirement in the lush, green paddocks of their farm. Just a matter of hours prior they had witnessed Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma)secure his name in the record books when…
Teal Pants funds used in new screening programme
It’s been confirmed that the just completed Teal Pants campaign has raised $44,000. For six weeks the country’s female drivers (Team Teal) were all involved in the campaign which raises awareness of ovarian cancer and funds for research. When it finished at Reefton on Sunday March 14 there had been 65 wins, with Harness Racing New Zealand and Woodlands Stud committing $100 for each win, with various clubs and individuals also making huge contributions. Collectors were at many meetings too with race-goers and licence-holders very generous in their support of…
Selections | Wingatui – 22 March
Selections for today’s meeting at Wingatui Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JUSTIN EVANS Commentator Race 111.59am 2 Motor Mouth10 Valynda1 Paradise Valley5 Wonthavtime Race 212.49pm 8 Deborahs Gem12 Midnight Memories11 Pat The Monkey4 Summars Race 31.40pm 8 Arizona Doll3 Honour Before Glory1 Its The Con Artist9 Forty Wives Race 42.30pm 6 Top Pocket Chance9 Sundons Flyer7 Steve11 Spotlight The Valley Race 53.20pm 11 Lincoln Moment5 Olive Cook7 Pete’s Dash1 Alexy Race 64.10pm 7 Tairlaw Toll2 Four Starzz Shiraz1 Tulsa Jaccka3 Wolfenstein
2021 Cavalcade – People’s Choice Voting
It’s that time of year again. Time to vote for your favourite photo from the 2021 Goldfields Cavalcade. Proudly sponsored by Fibre Fresh (Dunstan Horsefeeds) the winners of the competition will receive up to $550 worth of Dunstan Feed vouchers. Take a look at the photos here and vote here
Aussie News : March 22
By Adam Hamilton Anthony Butt can’t wait to get emerging superstar Wolf Stride to the spelling paddock. As fantastic as this campaign has been, Butt thinks he’ll be even better after a spell. But there is one last target, the $100,000 Group Riverina Championship at Wagga on April 4. It’s a race made easier by the fact Lochinvar Art is having a break and recovering from his hoof issues. “He’d be spelling now if Lochinvar Art was right and going to Wagga, but it was too good an opportunity with…
Why not, Bazzar?
The first thing you need to know about Why Not Bazzar is how to pronounce it. It’s not ‘Bazaar’ – it’s ‘Bazza’. The dog is named after a mate of trainers Greg and Gail Carter of Devon Meadows, who happens to be 328 game AFL/VFL veteran and 1981 Brownlow winner, Barry Round. The second thing, and probably the most unique, is that Bazza has recently clocked up 103 races, at the same track, over the same distance. Cranbourne, 311 metres; and familiarity hasn’t bred contempt, rather comfort. Bazza’s record shows…
Egg pushed back one week – call for fresh noms
Sydney’s Golden Easter Egg series has been pushed back one week due to inclement weather, with a call for fresh nominations. thedogs.com.au reports that the series will remain over three weeks at Wentworth Park on the following days. Saturday 27 March: HeatsSaturday 3 April: Semi-finalsSaturday 10 April: Final For more information please click HERE
Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira lift the BMW Hong Kong Derby with Sky Darci
Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) became the seventh New Zealand bred to claim the HK$24 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in the past 12 years with a tenacious performance to land Hong Kong’s most coveted race under a gun Joao Moreira ride. The Darci Brahma gelding was plucked from New Zealand as a PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin), joining the Fownes stable as a raw, unraced gelding in 2019. Less than two years later, he is part of Hong Kong racing folklore. Eleven starts after debuting in Hong Kong on 9 November, 2019, the…