By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk With 48 victories to his name, Steve Ashton is tantalisingly close to reaching 50 training wins, but he is relying on just one horse to get him there – Sunnivue Phileah. The seven-year-old mare has been teasing the Portobello trainer in recent times, posting four placings in her last four starts, but Ashton is hoping she will get him one step closer to bringing up his half century at Addington Raceway on Friday. The daughter of The Pres will contest the Mid-Winter At Addington…
Month: June 2021
Selections | Addington 25 June
Selections for today’s meeting at Addington – (Friday) Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race Matt CrossCommentator Race 15.43pm 8 Suzie Rocks 2 Arden’s Delight 5 Rocknroll Mama4 Evangalist Race 26.12pm 7 Rollyourown12 Adhara5 Red Right Hand 8 Azor Ahai Race 36.45pm 7 Down To The Bone8 Arden’s Reality 3 Smiffy’s Terror6 Rake Race 47.13pm 13 Royal Del9 Rogie Falls10 Sunnivue Phileah1 One Over All Race 57.43pm 7 Kruizr2 Somekindawonderful4 Copperhead Rose1 American Outlaw Race 68.14pm 9 Budapest Boy6 Unfazed7 Classey Robin3 El Dorado Race 78.44pm 7 Splash Cola5 Chief Of Staff6 Time In A…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 24, 2021
Horse racing around the country sees five meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers at the meeting being conducted at Moe Thursday Racing Tips – June 24, 2021 Moe Racing Tips Horse racing around the country includes meetings at Corowa, Kembla Grange, Moe, Pinjarra and Townsville. The first at Moe kicks off the day of horse racing at 12:30pm AEST on a Soft 7, with the last at Pinjarra rounding out…
Fownes, Size trade blows but Me Tsui takes Happy Valley honours
Green Luck salutes for Joao Moreira and Caspar Fownes Caspar Fownes retains the upper hand in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship tussle with John Size after the two title contenders shared a win each on a program peppered with doubles at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 June) night. As Fownes and Size maintained the status quo, leaving Fownes with a seven-win lead with six meetings to go, Me Tsui claimed training honours on the night with Sky Treasure and Telecom Fighters to climb into the top eight on the trainers’…
Serena set to serve it up to rivals
There was a time when Robert Pearse saddled up metropolitan runners with regularity but these days the veteran trainer has scaled back his operation to just a handful of horses. One of them, former New Zealand mare Serena (NZ) (Swiss Ace), will bid to deliver him a drought-breaking city victory when she lines up in Saturday’s Garry Burgess Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. Pearse, who has prepared the likes of 1998 Chairman’s Handicap and Newcastle Cup winner Joss Sticks and 2003 Keith Mackay Quality winner Bella Corona, admits he cannot remember his last Saturday winner in town. …
I’m Thunderstruck ready for Caulfield assignment
I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) returns to his home track at Caulfield following a trip to Sale where he recorded a first-up win. Mick Price has a lot of time for lightly-raced I’m Thunderstruck who is set for a rise in grade at Caulfield. I’m Thunderstruck is coming off a first-up win at Sale on June 9 and will run in the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1440m) on Saturday. The son of Shocking is already a Caulfield winner, having won his first start in maiden class at the…
Life of Bryan
Young Upper Beaconsfield breeder-owner-trainer Bryan Sykes, 25, has found his ‘path in life’ – greyhound racing. Late last year, Sykes gave up his job as a financial analyst for the Reece Group – Australia’s largest plumbing and bathroom supplies business – to concentrate on full-time training. “It (Reece) wasn’t working for me, so I thought I’d take a ‘sabbatical’,” Sykes said. Subsequently he was unearthed as an amazing ‘grassroots’ success story during the inaugural ‘Pink Diamond’ series. Sykes took out last week’s Pink Diamond Veterans final (425m) at Bendigo with…
Daily Mail: Battle royale
Highly promising sprinter King Of Glory (6 from 10) heads to Horsham today in his quest for four straight wins in today’s ‘Must Watch’ race. Trained by David Geall, the son of former WA superstar female Pepper Fire (2 x G3 wins) faces some worthy challengers (see below). Later at Horsham, punters can expect unsung hero Man Absconded (21 from 56) to take a power of beating. Meanwhile, 400m track record holder Paua Of Oscar is the headline act at Warragul tonight, along with recent Horizon finalist Omega Dodge (4…
Tiara tilt for Tofane
A third Group One scalp is in the offing for New Zealand-bred mare Tofane this weekend when she lines-up in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park won the Gr.1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) last year, and on the cusp of being sold as a broodmare last month, her ownership group decided to retain her and were rewarded with a second placing in the Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m) and victory in the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) last start. Trainer Michael Moroney is looking…
Erin Leighton: born to ride
Erin Leighton is doing what she has always dreamed of – riding on raceday. The Matamata-based apprentice entered the racing industry as a fresh-faced 16-year-old in the hopes of becoming a jockey, and while the 28-year-old has been given limited opportunities over the years, she is really starting to kick some goals this season. Her victory aboard the Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained Gnasher at Pukekohe on Wednesday was her eighth of the season, her best tally to date, and she said she owes it all to the support of her…