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RSN Racing & Sport’s Greyhound Club featuring Gareth Hall, George Farrugia and Mick Floyd have previewed tonight’s G1 RSN Sandown Cup (715m). Joining the team were:– TAB’s Nick Quinn to discuss the market– Jamie Ennis on Queenslander Maggie Moo Moo– Kel Greenough on Kenny The Brute Hear it all via the audio player below. greyhoundracingvic · RSN Sandown Cup: Official podcast
It’s not often the roar from winning owners can be heard from 10,000 miles away, but that is exactly what to expect should Kenny The Brute salute in the RSN Sandown Cup.
The Racing Integrity Unit investigation has exonerated trainer Alan Sharrock from any fault in the two drug positives for methamphetamine returned by horses who won at Awapuni on ANZAC day. The cause of the positives has been identified as contamination of the race day accommodation the horses occupied on the day. An investigation into the cause of this contamination is ongoing.
Promising three-year-old Ayrton hasn’t taken any ill-effect from his long road trip from Melbourne to Queensland last week according to co-trainer Mick Price. The son of Iffraaj was due to fly to Brisbane last Tuesday, however Queensland Health notified those onboard the Cathay Pacific cargo flight that they would need to quarantine in Brisbane for a fortnight following their arrival. As a result, the Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding hit the road last week and has settled in well in his new environment. “The two 10-hour trips the week…
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are poised for further late-season juvenile success as they take a dual-pronged attack on Saturday’s Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie with Mustang Valley and Samarkand. The stable has already sent out impressive back-end two-year-old Turn The Ace to win at stakes level, and there are high hopes for the both runners this weekend, who performed admirably at their respective debuts. Punters have already flagged their interest in two-year-old filly Mustang Valley, supported from $3.80 into $3.40 since TAB markets opened…
Roger James and Robert Wellwood are set for a quiet Saturday on the home front with no runners in New Zealand, but the Cambridge trainers will have plenty on their plate on the other side of the Tasman. They are keeping a watchful eye on the evolving COVID-19 situation in Melbourne, where the in-form Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man) is set to line up in the Cyclotek Handicap (2000m) behind closed doors at Caulfield. Meanwhile, the Gr.3 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m) at Eagle Farm gives classy mare Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy…
Leaving the husband at home to look after the kids while you head to Queensland for a few weeks probably sounds enticing to a lot of Kiwi women at the moment. That dream has turned into a reality for Emma Clotworthy, who has been enjoying the warmer climate of the Sunshine State over the last three weeks while looking after former stable runner Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking). The son of Shocking was purchased by OTI Racing after his victory in the Gr.2 Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie last month and transferred…
Racing Victoria (RV) has today released the Race Dates for the 2021-22 racing season with a revamped end to the Spring Racing Carnival headlining the list of enhancements. Following an extensive review, it was determined that a restructure of race meetings would allow for an enhanced feature race calendar and the extension of the Spring Racing Carnival through until the end of November. Central to the restructure is the Zipping Classic meeting which moves from Ladbrokes Park (Sandown) to Caulfield where it will be held on the new date of…
By Michael Guerin Trainer Ray Green is taking a pragmatic view to Copy That copping the worst possible draw for next week’s IRT Harness Jewels at Cambridge. Copy That has drawn the outside of the second line in the star-studded Civtec 4YO Emerald, joined Amazing Dream (9), Krug (9) and Bolt For Brilliance (11) as glamour horses facing tough draw on the all-mile, all-group one raceday on Sunday week. Green, as usual, wasn’t panicking. “Well somebody had to draw there,” he said in his laconic drawl. “It will make for…
Changes have been announced to the running of the Caduceus Club Fillies Series. Long-time administrator Ken Crooke is winding back his involvement, after decades of “tireless work”. “For more than 20 years Ken has been responsible for the marketing, compiling the entries and looking after the money, all of this on a purely voluntary basis,” says Auckland Trotting Club vice-president Jamie McKinnon, “ but the time has come to him to kick back, enjoy his racing and Caduceus Club camaraderie and hand over the reins.” Ken Crooke will still be…