By Jonny Turner A huge money offer too good to turn down has led to You’re So Fine’s Harness Jewels mission changing to all systems go. Trainer Brett Gray previously took New Zealand’s Superbowl race day off the classy two-year-old’s radar immediately after his national record-breaking win in the Group 2 Diamond Creek Farm Classic on Diamonds Day at Ascot Park. But those plans have now changed after You’re So Fine’s owners the Makarewa Country Club Syndicate received a big money offer from the Gary Hall Snr stable. “The money…
Month: May 2021
Titanic three-way battle looms
A talented line-up of greyhounds are set to face off in Race 8 at The Meadows tonight, with Aston Titan the greyhound to beat and He Shall Blitz offering great place value, according to The Watchdog. Check out the form expert’s comprehensive analysis of tonight’s ‘Must Watch’ race along with his $10 spend below. MUST WATCH RACE: Download The New Watchdog App Mixed 3/4 LALA IVORY HE SHALL BLITZ ASTON TITAN The Meadows Race 8 525m 8:56pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/565711057/race/8 The Watchdog says : This is the fast class event of…
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Sunshine Coast betting preview, tips & odds | Sunday, May 16/21
What Sunshine Coast Races Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club- 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra, QLD, 4551 When Sunday, May 16, 2021 First Race 12:17am AEST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Sunshine Coast Turf Club is scheduled to host a nine race card on Sunday afternoon on a track rated a Soft 6, with the rail out 4m the entire circuit. HorseBetting.com.au brings the top odds, best bets and free quaddie numbers for the meeting set to get underway at 12:17pm AEST. Best Bet: #1 Tiger Heart The Tony Gollan…
Incendio to ‘fire’ at Healesville
Ashlee Terry admits she’s unsure what to expect from promising homebred youngster Incendio in Sunday afternoon’s Restricted Wins final (350m) at Healesville – Race 5 at 12.14pm. Incendio, a son of Barcia Bale and Terry’s 2017 Group 3 Healesville Cup placegetter Burn Like Fire, has won five of his nine starts, with all his victories coming at Healesville; however he was beaten at $1.50 when third in his heat of the 3-6 wins series on Tuesday. “I was a bit disappointed to be honest,” Terry said. “We did have to…
Pink Diamond maiden events to start earlier
Based on participant feedback, conditions around the maiden events in next month’s $790,000 GRV VicBred Pink Diamond Series have changed. Pink Diamond maiden events will now be run over three weeks instead of two, to allow for more entrants. Heats will be held on the following dates: Geelong – Friday 4th June Warragul – Friday 4th June Ballarat – Saturday 5th June Shepparton – Monday 7th June A semi-final will be then conducted at each venue on the following dates: Warragul – Thursday 10th June Ballarat – Thursday 10th June…
Planets align for Aston Jupiter
Lightly raced speedster Aston Jupiter is still learning his craft, but trainer Graeme Jose expects the blueblood to win Sunday’s GRV Vic Bred Series Grade 5 final (440m) at Sale, with one proviso. “If he steps, he wins the race,” said Jose bullishly. Greyhounds don’t come with better breeding than Aston Jupiter, with his sire 2017 G1 Melbourne Cup hero Aston Dee Bee and his mother champion stayer Sweet It Is, a multiple G1 winner. But early on it appeared Aston Jupiter’s regal bloodlines would count for little, with below…
Pike buoyed by positive start to Queensland campaign
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) resuming in fine style from a lengthy layoff with a fast finishing fourth over 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. A Group Two winner as a juvenile, the Not A Single Doubt colt had been set aside after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia issue when finishing last at Te Rapa back in October. An eye-catching run for second behind stablemate Kali (NZ) (Darci Brahma) at…
Cambridge Jockey Club ready to host first synthetic track meeting
A frenetic week for the Cambridge Jockey Club will culminate on Wednesday when the country’s first official racemeeting run on a synthetic track will be hosted at their complex. Construction of the Polytrack surface began in January 2020 and despite some hiccups caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown two months later, the Club has been successfully operating jump-outs, trial meetings and morning trackwork on the surface since October. With the final acid test of the surface and facilities less than 72 hours away, Cambridge Jockey Club chief executive Mark Fraser-Campin…
Heptinstall has ambitious plans for Lord Vladivostok
A gritty performance by Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) to land the Gr.3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday has given part-owner Tommy Heptinstall plenty to think about over the coming months. The four-year-old Tavistock gelding showed plenty of fight in a tight finish to outmuscle Dr Drill for the win and provide Heptinstall with another highlight in his ownership scrapbook. “I don’t drink so the head is fine this morning (Sunday), but it surely was a great night,” Heptinstall said. “I think I’ve been to Adelaide twice now,…