By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk A career with horses was always in the stars for Fred Fletcher, but he couldn’t have dreamed where they would take him. From overseeing New Zealand’s most revered standardbred farm to training some of the best racehorses to grace New Zealand’s tracks, there is not much Fletcher hasn’t achieved, and on a wet Sunday at Addington Raceway a fortnight ago he brought up yet another milestone in his illustrious career – 500 wins as a trainer. The milestone was achieved courtesy of Luminite who…
Month: June 2021
Blues & Qwara “never let you down”?
New ‘sprint queen’ Qwara Bale “never lets you down”. But will it be “the famous old dark Blues”? Carlton fans will be hoping so when they take on the GWS Giants tonight. TAB is “with all the champions” offering $5.50 for the Blues to lose by eight point or less – or even win – against the Giants and Qwara Bale to reign supreme at The Meadows. “And they’ll (TAB) know that they’ve been playing” – and paying – if both get up! Both teams are having somewhat disappointing seasons…
Whale Watch – Addington – Sunday June 20
Craig “The Whale” Thompson gives his thoughts on Sunday’s meeting at Addington.
Selections | Addington 20 June
Selections for today’s meeting at Addington – (Sunday) Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race TrottechForm Analyst Race 112.00pm 6 Franco Hoffman 4 Unfazed 2 Daggy Lamb1 Auchtercairn Race 212.25pm 3 Press Play14 Adhara7 Greenback Boogie 1 Moody River Race 312.50pm 7 Bella Button4 Call This Fun1 Ali Lindenny8 Samanthas Moon Race 41.15pm 12 Shards In Manhattan4 Artatac1 Bettor Beontoit7 Sonic Reign Race 51.40pm 8 Sioux Princess3 Sugarinspice1 My Moment’s Now 4 Navara Race 62.06pm 11 Expressive Love2 Watching Our Coin4 Kennedy10 Glitz And Glam Race 72.31pm 8 Town Echo6 Punt Away2 Haiti Franco9…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 20 June 2021
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Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 19, 2021
Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of best bets and plenty of quaddie numbers at five of the 13 meetings being held around the country today. We have run our eye over the meetings at Ipswich, Rosehill, Flemington, Murray Bridge and Belmont, so we can help make your Saturday afternoon a winning one. Saturday Racing Tips – June 19, 2021 Ipswich Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Flemington Racing Tips Murray Bridge Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Ipswich Feature Races Ipswich Cup – Race 7 Horse…
Caspar Fownes unleashes huge team at Sha Tin as trainers’ championship battle intensifies
Sky Darci heads back to Sha Tin in search of an eighth win. With the Hong Kong trainers’ championship hanging in the balance, Caspar Fownes is optimistic a star-studded arsenal – headed by BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci – can deliver vital breathing room in his tussle with John Size at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). Leading the trainers’ race 69-67 with eight meetings to go, Fownes has 12 entries on Sunday compared to 11-time champion Size’s six as focus switches to the final black type events…
Carter’s concerns for ‘Special’ Talent
Astute Kialla trainer Michael Carter concedes an unfortunate combination of illness and injury that has seen Special Talent sidelined for the best part of a year could prevent the classy speedster from living up to his name. Special Talent missed five months in 2020 due to kidney problems and the son of Fernando Bale has had two starts back after sitting out another five months with a knee injury, with wins at Shepparton and The Meadows boosting his impressive record to 13 from 29. He ran second to Yozo Bale…
Expat digs deep at Rosehill
Three-year-old filly Expat (NZ) (Makfi) turned in a gutsy performance to prevail in the Bowermans Commercial Furniture Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday. After working hard early to find the front under Sam Clipperton, Expat looked to be under pressure midway down the straight, but dug deep to defy Miss Einsten (Dundeel) and Belluci Babe (NZ) (Per Incanto). “She’s not a filly you can ride pretty and I think Sam benefited for having a ride on her the other day (when she finished third),” trainer Mark Newnham said. “Today I…
Tavistock 4yo lands McKell Cup
Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) might have earned himself a belated trip to Queensland after relishing the heavy track conditions at Rosehill to outstay his rivals and give Joseph Pride his third success in the Listed McKell Cup (2000m). An early speed battle between Mr Marathon Man and Monreal injected good pace into the 2000 metre race and Sam Clipperton was able to settle Stockman into a beautiful position just worse than midfield. Despite a 400m distance drop from his last start, Stockman’s liking for the heavy ground and his stamina kicked in and the $4.80 favourite surged…