Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The Malaysian 34-year-old was on Friday among nine jockeys who were granted a six-month licence from July 1 to December 31, 2021 by the Singapore Turf Club. “I’m so happy I finally get to return to Singapore, but I’m also sad my mum is not with me to share that joy with me. Ever since I left Singapore, she kept hoping I will get a licence again,” Rusof said. “She believed…
Month: June 2021
Coventina Bay in search of crowning glory
Taranaki mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) will attempt to ascend the Queensland throne when she lines-up in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm next week. After pleasing with a trial win at the Sunshine Coast earlier this month, she finished seventh in the Gr.2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm last Saturday, but trainer Robbie Patterson was still happy with her effort. “She just got into a position that she couldn’t get out of, she got stuck on the fence, and it wasn’t the place to be,”…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 14, 2021
Horse Racing around the country has just four meetings scheduled to be run and won on this Monday afternoon for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday for most of the country. We have run our eye over the meetings at Mornington and Warwick Farm in a bid to make your Monday a winning one. Monday Racing Tips – June 14, 2021 Mornington Racing Tips Warwick Farm Racing Tips Racing is set to get underway with the first at Ballina at 11:54am on a Soft 5, with the day to be capped…
John Size closes gap on Caspar Fownes in trainers’ championship battle
Blaze Warrior kicks off a double for trainer John Size. The battle for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship appears destined for a cliffhanger finish after John Size ended an unlikely run of outs to move within two wins of leader Caspar Fownes after preparing a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 June). Trailing Fownes 65-69 before proceedings began on Sunday, the 11-time champion handler’s effort to triumph with Blaze Warrior and Dashing Fit saw the Australian improve his tally to 67, while Fownes remained winless for the day.…
Scott-Smith applies ‘coursing formula’ at Benalla
Pakenham South stalwart Geoffrey Scott-Smith, 73, heads to Benalla’s Victorian Derby and Victorian Oaks coursing qualifiers tomorrow with a six-strong ‘puppy’ contingent – all out of an Oct ’19 Barts OutOfMyWay x Dundee Calypso mating. Scott-Smith has four entrants in the Derby series (Dundee Trigger, Dundee Raider, Dundee Reactor and Dundee Twister) and two hopefuls in the Oaks series (Dundee Cotton and Dundee Velvet). “It will be a day out for them – a bit of competition. They’re a little bit young for the ‘circle’,” he said. “I’ve started a…
Kinane ready to resume at Flemington
Trainer Mick Kent has the option of two races for Kinane (NZ) (Reliable Man) to resume in at Flemington. Having spent time with champion trainer Chris Waller, Kinane is back with his original conditioner and is set to make his racing return at Flemington. Kent has the four-year-old son of Reliable Man entered for the Brian Beattie Handicap (1420m) and The David Bourke (1600m) on Saturday in a low-key build up to a potential spring campaign. Kinane had one start for Michael Kent, who also has a share in the gelding, back in October 2019 before he was…
DM: Chilling contest awaits
A couple of big features at Cranbourne headlined by the $29K Trios Winter Cup Final, in which Immunity (14 from 19) and Hill Top Jack (11 from 23) were the fastest heat winners but will need things to go their way. Check out tonight’s Immunity/Saints AFL Greys offer Superstar Kuro Kismet (G3 Launching Pad), a reserve in the Winter Cup, will take a power of beating in the $16K Special Event on the same card. Read more Qwara Bale (G1 Sapphire Crown) and Christo Bale (6-time G1 finalist) are among…
Greyhound gems secure remaining spots in Pink Diamond Finals
With 48 preliminaries were held today at Shepparton and Geelong, and yesterday and Warragul and Ballarat, and the scene is now set for 12 cracking finals at Bendigo on Friday 18 June. The top two placegetters in all 48 races have made it through to what will be the richest night of provincial greyhound racing in Victoria’s history, including three races worth $75,000 to the winner. Catch The Thief showed why he was one of tonight’s headline acts at Geelong with a brilliant performance to run down the in-form Hazey…
‘Immunity’ for Saints
St Kilda supporters will be hoping the Saints are ‘resistant’ to the Adelaide Crows and the aptly named Immunity wins on Saturday night. TAB has gone marching in with a $5.00 cross-sports offer for the Saints to wear a halo against the Crows and Immunity to counteract her rivals in the Trios Winter Cup final (520m) at Cranbourne. St Kilda is 12th and the Adelaide Crows 15th on the AFL ladder leading into their Round 13 encounter. Meanwhile, Immunity is TAB’s $2.20 favourite in the $20,535 to-the-winner event. Trained by…
Rogerson: From seaside to trackside
Get yourself to the Chatham Islands, that’s the message from Graeme Rogerson. The Hamilton trainer has just spent a week on the archipelago, 800 kilometres east of New Zealand’s two main Islands, with former top jockey Jimmy Cassidy, and their wives. “Anybody who hasn’t been there should go there,” Rogerson said. “We just went over and had a chat at the pub, Hotel Chathams, and met the local people. They had organised crayfish and blue cod, it was great. “A few Chatham Islanders bought shares in some horses as well.”…