Promising two-year-old filly Art De Triomphe registered the first southern hemisphere winner for Rich Hill Stud stallion Vadamos when she prevailed in a three-way battle in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series-sponsored 1000m contest at Riccarton on Saturday. The Andrew Carston-trained runner was an unlucky third on debut over the same distance last month and was sent out favourite for Saturday’s contest on the basis of that eye-catching performance. Rider Kylie Williams bounced the filly away nicely from an inside barrier and sat handy to the speed throughout the race. Hugging…
Month: April 2021
Atishu dominates rivals in Warstep Stakes
Quality three-year-old Atishu produced another last-to-first performance to emphatically take out her fourth win in a row as she claimed victory in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained filly looked to be in a whole heap of trouble at the 500m as she tailed the ten-horse field and looked to be labouring under the urgings of rider Kozzi Asano. With Central Districts raider Exquisite Pearl hitting the front but proving to be a wayward conveyance for Leah Hemi, it looked for…
Tony ‘All Inn’ for toughest fight
Tony Duncan has been given just six months to live after making the agonising decision to cease chemotherapy treatment for cancer, but the Harston (near Shepparton) owner/trainer/breeder has chosen to enjoy every precious moment he has left. Greyhound racing and in particular Duncan’s home-bred rising star All Inn Billy, which is chasing a hat-trick at The Meadows in Saturday night’s Glenroy RSL FFA over 525m (Race 8 at 9.13pm), is going to be a huge part of that. “I’ve gone off chemo and they’ve given me six months but I’m…
Copy That gets Group One
By Michael Guerin The tough love worked for Copy That in the $95,000 Dawson Harford Taylor Mile at Alexandra Park on Friday night. And now he has broken his group one duck trainer Ray Green hopes to double down in next Friday’s Messenger Pace. The hot favourite led for the last 1200m of the four-year-old mile after Steel The Show and Kango went hard early with Copy That three wide and waiting for them to sort themselves out. But while he could have been expected to waltz home once he…
Dunn dominates trot features
By Michael Guerin The family assault from the Dunns and Edmonds teams on the Alexandra Park feature trots could hardly have gone better on Friday night. While Five Wise Men (Craig and Aimee Edmonds) and Sundees Son (Robert Dunn) are officially trained by different stables the reality is Craig Edmonds has been looking after both during this northern campaign as Sundees Son is unofficially trained when in Canterbury by John Dunn, who just so happens to be Edmonds’ son in law. Dunn also drives the pair and produced two effortless…
Wrecking Ball dismantles opposition
By Jonny Turner Wrecking Ball revealed little about his epic journey to the winner’s circle when scoring a powerful and deserved victory at Winton on Friday. The four-year-old backed a huge effort to run second on the same track last week when three-wide and parked for the entirety of his 2400m win in race 3 for trainer-driver Alex Milne. Wrecking Ball’s last two performances may have racing fans thinking he is a typically relaxed staying type, who quietly and steadily goes about his business. But it certainly isn’t the case,…
2021 Champagne Stakes betting tips & top odds | Randwick R6
What 2021 Champagne Stakes Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 2:55pm AEST | Race 6 Prizemoney $500,000 Distance 1600m Status Group 1 Race Conditions 2YO | Set Weights & Penalties 2020 Winner King’s Legacy (3) – 56.5kg | Jockey: Hugh Bowman | Trainer: Peter & Paul Snowden Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet A field of 14 will contest the second-last 2YO Group 1 of the year on Saturday as Royal Randwick hosts the 2021 Champagne Stakes. It certainly isn’t…
2021 Hall Mark Stakes racing preview & tips | Randwick, Race 5
What 2021 Hall Mark Stakes Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 2:20pm AEST | Race 5 Prizemoney $160,000 Distance 1200m Status Group 3 Race Conditions Set Weights & Penalties | 3YO+ 2020 Winner Greyworm (9) – 56kg | Jockey: Tommy Berry | Trainer: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes sees a field of 10 go around for $160,000 at Randwick on Saturday. It is likely be a decent form…
High upside for Highly Explosive
Boom youngster Highly Explosive showed she’s a serious contender for next month’s group 1 Sapphire Crown following her stunning victory in the GOTBA Karen Leek Memorial at Sandown Park last night. Drawn awkwardly in box 5, Highly Explosive began cleanly but was headed through the first turn by the reserve, Strada, and favourite Devel Sixteen. She drew level with Devel Sixteen as they entered the back straight but made little ground on the leader through the middle section before unleashing a devastating burst in the run home to win by…
Golden Sixty primed to excel as Vincent Ho anticipates a landmark FWD Champions Day meeting
Armed with an impressive arsenal of G1 mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April), Vincent Ho is chasing perfection aboard Golden Sixty as the Hong Kong star bids for a 14th consecutive win when he contests the HK$20 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) against only five rivals. Unbeaten since defeat in a 1400m Class 3 contest on 7 July 2019, Golden Sixty will return to the fray at the weekend in quest of a 17th victory overall and a fourth successive G1 triumph. Ho, who partnered the 2020…