Gwen and Saints ‘go marching in’?

Betting giant TAB has come up with a ‘saintly’ AFL/Greys offer that St Kilda fans hope doesn’t turn ‘devilish’! The ‘Saturday night special’ is $5.50 for St Kilda to beat Melbourne and Aston Gwen to win at The Meadows. The Saints are 8th and Demons 3rd on the AFL ladder leading into their Round 2 clash. Meanwhile, the Ben Magri trained Aston Gwen – who had no luck in last week’s G2 Shepparton Cup – is chasing her 16th win. She’s also won four from eight at The Meadows. The…

Dark Horse retired after going amiss again

By Frank Marrion, courtesy of the HarnessXpress Nathan Williamson has been on quite a roll lately and that looks set to continue at Addington over Easter. But he came back to earth with a thud on Monday when found Dark Horse to be lame. “She’s gone in a third leg now and this one will be career ending,” said Williamson. The eight-year-old initially did a hind leg suspensory after racing in the Dominion as a five-year-old, and after a long lay-off, she did a front suspensory in an unrelated paddock…

Speed v Strength

Wily veteran Speed Star takes on the might of Equalizer in a fascinating race at Geelong tonight. It could be built as the old stager versus the emerging star, or even the lightning beginner versus the powerful finisher. Either way it will be must-watch viewing, and with The Watchdog returning a 25% profit over the past seven days it may well be worth reading his take on the race in today’s Daily Mail. The Watchdog was in terrific form in his regular role as a panellist on SEN Track’s ‘The Lids…

Yabby Dam Farms to offer export freight rebate

New Zealand buyers who purchase a yearling from Yabby Dam Farms’ draft at the Nutrien Standardardbred Yearling Sale can receive up to $5000 to get the horse home thanks to a generous rebate being offered by YDF. “Yabby Dam Farms (YDF) are pleased to announce a freight rebate for any YDF yearling purchase at the 2021 Nutrien Standardbred 2021 yearling sale, where the yearling is exported to New Zealand within 60 days following the Nutrient 2021 sale,” says Yabby Dam Farms proprietor Pat Driscoll. “The export freight rebate will be…

Selections | Auckland – March 26

Selections for Auckland tonight (Friday)   Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! RaceTime AARON WHITECommentator Race 15.18pm 10 Mufasa Metro8 Aflyin Spur2 The Big Bird1 Drum N Bass Race 25.45Pm 2 Shezadeal11 Cashlodo Flybye1 Shes No Lady3 Makara Race 36.16pm 2 Four Kisses5 Lord Verde3 Montana Storm7 Te Amo  Race 46.46pm 2 The Honey Queen11 Mailman13 Mimi E Coco12 Down The Hatch Race 57.18pm 3 Mr Kaplan4 Kaching Kaching 1 Artisan 6 Montana Glory  Race 67.49pm 4 Rain Mist And Muscle1 Emma Frost9 She Reigns8 Forget The Price Tag  Race 78.19pm 6 Taipo8 American…

Jack Trainor chases more Group One success

The juggernaut that is Jack Trainor is poised to continue at the huge Bathurst Gold Crown meeting tomorrow (Saturday) night. The young former Kiwi horseman enjoyed not just a career but life-changing wave of success during the recent NSW Carnival of Miracles through the deeds of Stylish Memphis and Anntonia. On the same night, he won his first two Group 1 races with Stylish Memphis in the Ladyship Mile and Anntonia in the NSW Oaks. They say success breeds success and Trainor’s stocks have deservedly soared since. Now he’s picked-up…

Sundees Son ready for return

By Jonny Turner Challengers of the undisputed king of New Zealand trotting will need to bring their best game when Sundees Son continues his incredible season at Addington on Friday night. The Robert Dunn trained six-year-old returns to racing in the Group 3 Lamb & Hayward Trotters Classic after being freshened following his powerful victory in the National Trot at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve. On the surface Sundees Son may look a little vulnerable, racing first up on the back of just one quiet trial and having to…

‘Easy’ does it for Portelli

Jason Portelli trains only two dogs out of his Keilor Park backyard and they’ll do battle in Saturday night’s Shepparton To The Meadows final (525m) at The Meadows. Portelli is hoping it will be a case of ‘easy’ does it when That’s Easy and Nice And Easy gang up on $1.60 TAB favourite Run And Carry in Race 5 at 7.58pm. That’s Easy (Box 1) is the more fancied of Portelli’s pair at $4.80; however, the 29-year-old owner/trainer has a leaning towards Nice And Easy (Box 7) at $9. “Unfortunately,…