The draws have been done for the IRT Harness Jewels at Cambridge on Sunday, June 6. And it’s not good news for some of the day’s most favoured runners. Copy That has drawn the outside of the second row in the Civtec 4YO Emerald, Amazing Dream will be one on the second row in the Woodlands Stud 4YO Diamond, as will Krug in the IRT 3YO Emerald and Bettor Twist has drawn eight in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 3YO Diamond. To view the fields for the IRT Harness Jewels click here…
Month: May 2021
Selections | Addington – 28 May
Trottech gives their tips for tonight’s meeting at Addington, first race 5.25pm. Race TROTTECH Form Analyst Race 15.25pm 4 Martha Stuart7 Yuri11 Kowhai Sundown 2 Sugarinspice Race 25.55pm 6 A Taste Of Honey4 Miss Mucho2 Heza Sport11 A Delightful Act Race 36.24pm 8 Stac6 Eastwood Isabella4 Insarchatwist2 Terrier Race 46.55pm 9 With Ice7 Sioux Princess 1 The Bloss3 Full Of Hope Race 57.25pm 2 Betterthanhope 8 Town Echo3 Punt Away 12 Haiti Franco Race 67.55pm 13 Deus…
Final hit-out for Nairn’s Jewels pair
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk A pair of Paul Nairn’s trotters will have their final hit-out at Addington Raceway on Friday ahead of the IRT Harness Jewels at Cambridge Raceway next week. Outamyway and Andoverlov have qualified for the Gr.1 Mitre 10 3YO Ruby (1609m) and Gr.1 Garrard’s Horse & Hound 4YO Ruby (1609m) respectively, and Nairn is keen to give them one last pipe-opener before heading north. Outamyway will be out to continue their rich vein of form in the Mico Plumbing Handicap Trot (2600m) where he will…
Upset win adds to Shirley’s Forbury legacy
By Jonny Turner Invercargill trotter Mr Olympus added to the mark the Shirley family has made at Forbury Park when he won at massive $122 odds at the Dunedin track on Thursday night. Trainers Mark and Debbie Shirley produced a massive upset when the five-year-old scored in just his third start from the husband and wife’s stable, with Mark in the sulky With the curtain coming down on Forbury Park’s time as a racing venue, Mark was keen to get back to the track where he drove his first winner…
Krug and co in pre-Jewels hit-out tonight
By Michael Guerin Don’t expect some of harness racing’s autumn stars to play nice at Alexandra Park just because he big dance of the IRT Harness Jewels is still week away. The trainers of dual Derby winner Krug and group one performers Bad To The Bone and B D Joe say they are happy to be aggressive to top off their stable star’s fitness ahead of the $900,000 meeting at Cambridge on Sunday week. Lead up races to Group Ones (which all Jewels races are) can often be tricky for…
Jason Teaz’s tips for Alexandra park tonight
Form analyst Jason Teaz takes a detailed look at tonight’s meeting at Alexandra Park. Race 1 6 High In The Sky2 Safrakova3 Saint Michel7 Highview Rockn Roll HIGH IN THE SKY didn’t get into the race May 13. The week prior was beaten a nose over this trip by Safrakova. Had three runs in three weeks so a week away may have worked the oracle.SAFRAKOVA resumes her battle with High In The Sky. She is drawn to lead and will take some catching even though she was mowed over last…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 27, 2021
Horse Racing around the country sees just five meetings scheduled to be run and won this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of best bets and plenty of quaddie numbers at three of the five meetings being held around the country today. We have run our eye over the meetings at Gosford, Sale and Townsville this afternoon in a bid to make your Thursday a winning one. Thursday Racing Tips – May 27, 2021 Gosford Racing Tips Sale Racing Tips Townsville Racing Tips…
O’Brien in strife after Coin Collector returns positive drug test
Coin Collector wins the Avis Car & Truck Rental Bendigo BM64 Handicap at Bendigo Racecourse on December 13, 2020 in Bendigo, Australia. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Danny O’Brien is the latest trainer to find himself in hot water, with his galloper Coin Collector returning a blood sample which contained a prohibited substance. Late on Wednesday afternoon, Racing Victoria stewards announced that they had received a report from Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) that showed a blood sample containing Phenylbutazone, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The report goes back to a…
Tsar rules Valley with record-breaking victory for Tsui
Tsar storms a landmark triumph at Happy Valley. Undaunted by the frustrations of Tsar’s challenging maiden Hong Kong season, Me Tsui’s persistence was doubly rewarded when the British import smashed the Happy Valley 1650m track record and collected a HK$1 million High Achievement Bonus on Wednesday night (26 May). Formerly trained by John Gosden in Great Britain, where he was a three-time winner with three-year-old handicap success at Ascot Racecourse in July 2020, Tsar endured a wretched initial campaign in Hong Kong – until his blistering victory in the Class…
Faith in ‘Rambo’
Around 13 years ago, Mark and Lisa Delbridge purchased the 40-acre property of a loyal greyhound client, Gary Black, under a mutual arrangement. And they say it’s now time to repay the faith with Zipping Rambo in the Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup final (715m) at Sandown Park on Thursday night. “Gary’s been in the sport for at least 30 years… He’s not in it for the money, he’s in it for the enjoyment,” Delbridge said. “It would be nice to win it for him. He’s stuck by us and…