Tonight at Addington we see the Group 1 Diamond Creek NZ Pacing Derby. The race is set to go at 8.29pm and here we showcase the horses that are racing at Group 1 level!! Congratulations to all of the connections getting a chance to contest this year’s Derby- we wish you all the very best of luck!
Month: April 2021
Jason Teaz’s tips for Alexandra Park
Form analyst Jason Teaz has a detailed look at tonight’s fields at Alexandra Park. Race 1 2 Queen Of Strathfield8 Lord Popinjay3 Constellation10 Errol D QUEEN OF STRATHFIELD has run second in half of her fourteen starts, which is an incredible stat. Steps clean and should get a run.Top pick.LORD POPINJAY is another of many in here that step fast and safe. Bested late by Queen Of Strathfield last time and may not find the markers tonight. Still can’t be discounted.CONSTELLATION must be looking for a one mile stand race…
Caution around South Coast Arden
By Michael Guerin Brent Mangos is treading warily about the return of his stable star South Coast Arden at Alexandra Park tonight and punters would be wise to do the same. The four-year-old is back for an autumn campaign that could see him contest three Group One targets and he looks up to that level after beating open class horses during a surprising spring that saw him progress from a three-win pacer to starting in an Auckland Cup. But while he is already open class material, Mangos says tonight is…
Caulfield a better fit for Olivia’s Game
Olivia’s Game wins at Cranbourne. (Ross Holburt/Racing Photos) Trainer Grahame Begg is hopeful of a kinder tempo for Olivia’s Game when she contests the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. A maiden winner over 2060m at Cranbourne, Olivia’s Game was stepped up to 2200m for the Bendigo St Leger Trial on March 27. Begg said the structure of that race, won by Liqueuro, an opponent on Saturday, did not suit the filly who was having her fifth race start that day. “She ran OK, but she got…
Addington Premier Night – Form Guide
With three Group Ones and two Group Twos, race meetings don’t come much bigger than Friday’s meeting at Addington. Headlining the night is the Livamol New Zealand Trotting Derby at 7.59pm and the Diamond Creek Farm New Zealand Pacing Derby at 8.29pm, as well as the Fred Shaw Memorial NZ Trotting Championship. Among those in action will be some of the sport’s biggest stars, Sundees Son, Oscar Bonavena, Bolt For Brilliance, Self Assured, Amazing Dream, Spankem and Krug, to name a few. To mark the occasion HRNZ has produced an…
THE NEXT CHRISTO BALE?
Having just turn two years old and with a run of three straight wins alongside his name the sky could be the limit for Jarick Bale, according to The Watchdog. The son of Allen Deed and Houston Bale is a younger half brother and kennelmate to six-time G1 finalist Christo Bale – and get this…they’re both brindle! While the little-known Jarick Bale is yet to reach group level having been racing quietly through the grades, including a scorching win at Sale last start in 29.09sec, around two lengths off the…
Bulleteer’s shot at Ballarat glory
Ultra-consistent but underrated sprinter Bulleteer caught many people by surprise when winning his heat of the Group 2 Bottle-O Ballarat Cup (450m) on Monday afternoon, but his trainer Darren Fisher wasn’t one of them. Hindsight is 20/20 and a glance back at Bulleteer’s recent form showed the superbly-bred son of El Grand Senor and Group 1 Sapphire Crown winner Maja Mahi Mahi thoroughly deserved his shot at Group glory. Fisher’s judgement was vindicated as $14 outsider Bulleteer swept to the front approaching the home turn and held Weblec Jet at…
Favreau on song for Derby
Randwick trainer John Sargent is hoping he can win his home Derby for the first time on Saturday with Kiwi-bred gelding Favreau (NZ) (Tavstock). The son of Tavistock recorded two consecutive wins this preparation before running fourth in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill last Saturday and Sargent was happy enough with his efforts off a sedate pace. “I thought he would just about win that but after Rosehill I was scratching my head a bit,” Sargent told RSN927. “They didn’t go that hard, they were 19 lengths slower…
Richards savouring record-breaking season
Reflecting on what has already become one of the most dominant seasons from a New Zealand stable, champion trainer Jamie Richards said Te Akau Racing has simply hit on a winning formula. Richards has already set new domestic benchmarks for Group One and stakes wins this season and is on the cusp of eclipsing Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman’s season record of 143 wins, after advancing his seasonal tally to 140 at Wanganui on Thursday. At Awapuni on Friday, Savy Yong Blonk will tackle the Gr.3 Japac Homes Manawatu Breeders…
Burgeoning rivalry set to continue at Riccarton
The Gift (NZ) (Power) will renew her burgeoning rivalry with Showemhowitsdone (NZ) (Showcasing) at Riccarton on Saturday in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m). The pair have met on five occasions, with the tally locked at two wins apiece. Showemhowitsdone won both the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) and Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m), while The Gift took top honours in the Haase Marshall Drainage Premier (1400m) and Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m). The Gift was freshened after her last start win in the NZB Insurance Stakes and trainer Robert Dennis said…