Month: May 2021

Qwara Bale Queen of The Bool

Editor BOAY

A star was born on Wednesday night when Qwara Bale, the baby of the field, upstaged superstar kennelmate Shima Shine to win the Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup Final (450m) in brilliant fashion. Making her first appearance in a Group event, Qwara Bale, a daughter of The Meadows 525m record holder Allen Deed, gave Andrea Dailly a fourth Warrnambool Cup crown, following Sun Hero (2005), Dyna Bert (2012) and Dyna Patty (2019). Team Dailly was left with two finalists after the scratching of Jax Bale, with Shima Shine, a…

Selections | Invercargill – May 8

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Selections for today’s meeting at Invercargill  (Saturday) – First race 12.10pm.     Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JONNY TURNERRacing Journalist Race 112.10pm 7 Abacardi Hazel 2 Port Pegasus3 Denn Nee’s Sister1 Jasmine Jaccka Race 212.35pm 4 Midnight In Memphis2 Bettors Highlight1 Kagee VC9 Dalness Arizona Race 312.55pm 3 Lynryd Skynryd8 American Mac2 Fireforefiddle10 Vin Scully Race 41.33pm 8 Kiwitrix11 Crusher Collins9 Spotlight The Valley2 Zoned Scarlett Race 51.58pm 1 Cautious Galleon7 Ideal BB8 Superfast9 Prides Bellissima Race 62.33pm 7 Tres Chic8 A Bettor Act 9 Dodgethebullet 5 Calypso Rock Race 73.08pm 12…

Takeover Target Stakes betting tips & strategy | Gosford R6

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What Takeover Target Stakes Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Saturday, May 8 | 2:40pm AEST | Race 6 Prizemoney $150,000 Distance 1200m Status Listed Race Conditions 3YO+ | Minimum Weight 53kg 2020 Winner Snitz (5) | Trainer: Matthew Dunn | Jockey: Tim Clark Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Listed Takeover Target Stakes opens the quaddie legs at Gosford for their feature day, and although it is just a field of seven, there is a bit of quality, including last year’s…

The Coast preview, tips and odds analysis | Gosford 8/5

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What The Coast Preview Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Race 8 | 4:00pm | Saturday May 08, 2021 Prizemoney $500,000 Distance 1600m Race Conditions Three-year-olds and Four-year-olds only. 2020 Winner First running in 2021 Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The inaugural running of the $500,000 The Coast sees a decent field of three and four-year-old milers. As part of Racing New South Wales’ new racing program, The Coast has been added to Gosford’s standalone meeting, similar to The Gong and The…

Betting wide open in ‘Shima Shine Out’ market

Editor BOAY

TAB has come up with two tempting ‘Greyhound Racing Offers’ linked to Wednesday night’s $67,000 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup final (450m). The betting giant is up and running now on ‘Shima Shine OUT’, as well as ‘Warrnambool Cup x Match Race’ (Shima Shine/Ferdinand Boy) – and both propositions represent great value. Punters can get more than $3 the field with superstar and dual G1 winner Shima Shine (Box 5) – prepared by Victoria’s leading trainer, Andrea Dailly – out of the Cup final betting equation. SHIMA SHINE OUT…

Repeat dose sought for Musigny Lass at Te Rapa

NZRacingDesk

Punters won’t be letting the Simon and Katrina Alexander-trained filly Musigny Lass get under their guards on Saturday when the filly contests the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa. The lightly-framed daughter of Iffraaj was sent out a $55 prospect when upsetting the applecart at Te Rapa last start, and boasts a formline that has subsequently been franked with runner-up Doubtful Sound a comfortable winner at Ruakaka on Wednesday. Musigny Lass has drawn barrier 2 and is an $8.50 fourth favourite for the juvenile stakes…

Tylers remain King Of The Castle

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Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler reinforced their dominance of Southland racing with a five-timer at their home meeting on Thursday, including two quinellas. Their victories came courtesy of King Of The Castle, So Much Mour, Pinhead, Zambezi Zipper, and their old favourite Flying Sardine. The father-and-daughter team were duly delighted with the day’s results. “That was great yesterday,” Kelvin Tyler said. “The track was to their liking. It was a relief to see them all perform well. “It might not have been the strongest race card, but all you…

Mongolian Falcon boosts Hawke’s Bay stallion ranks

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Well-known equestrian Vicki Wilson is leading the resurgence of thoroughbred breeding in Hawke’s Bay with the addition of Mongolian Falcon to the region’s stallion ranks. It will be a homecoming of sorts for the son of Fastnet Rock, with his biggest victory coming at Hastings in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), beating subsequent Group One winner and now stallion, Jon Snow, by five lengths. Trained by Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs, Mongolian Falcon won three of his nine starts, and placed in the Gr.2 Sarten Memorial (1400m) and Listed…

Physical Weanling Sale returns to Karaka

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Vendors are welcoming the return of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale to a physical format at Karaka next week, but without losing sight of lessons learned from last year’s COVID-19 disruptions. A select catalogue of 120 weanlings will go under the hammer at Karaka next Friday, marking the return of a physical weanling sale after the 2020 version was replaced by an online sale. Haunui Farm have been major players at New Zealand Bloodstock weanling sales for a number of years, selling more than 200 weanlings throughout the last…

HRNZ to leave the The Races

NZHarnessNews

Harness Racing New Zealand will leave The Races Limited Partnership (TRLP) at the end of the 2020/21 season. From 1st August 2021 the current format for the provision of event infrastructure will no longer operate, with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing absorbing the TRLP operation and associated costs into its current business structure. TRLP is a Wellington-based enterprise that has been a primary provider of event infrastructure and big screen services to many of the equine clubs throughout the country. TRLP was created four years ago when the then New Zealand…