Harness Racing New Zealand is pleased to announce the 10 Harness Racing ambassadors for this year’s HRNZ Blue September campaign. HRNZ is supporting the annual Prostate Cancer Foundation fundraiser for the first time this September. It follows on from HRNZ’s on-going support of Team Teal raising awareness and funds for ovarian cancer research. The 10 ambassadors for the 2021 campaign are: Blair Orange Brent Barclay Jonny Cox Korbyn Newman Mark Hurrell Matthew Williamson Robbie Close Todd Mitchell Zachary Butcher Zev Meredith For every win by an ambassador at any domestic…
Month: July 2021
Daily Mail: Can the ‘doctor’ ‘fix it’?
The scratching of G3 Healesville Cup hero Zambora Lou opens the gateway for a classic clash between Dr. Tucker (winner G3 Great Chase) v Mr. Fix It (G3 Cup Night Sprint finalist) in today’s Winter Cup final. Dr. Tucker (3 from 4 Trk/Dst) has a sizzling 18.84sec PB up Healesville’s 350m straight track, while Mr. Fix It (3 from 6 Box 6) stunned the Jason Thompson-trained Zambora Lou in a heat last week. But maestro Thompson still has former Ballarat track record holder Pirate Pete (18.94sec PB) in the $5000…
Daily Mail: Rambo and Hank ready to hustle
A heavyweight distance duel between staying stars Zipping Rambo and Hank The Hustler will headline Saturday night racing at The Meadows. G1 Sandown Cup hero Zipping Rambo (16 from 34) is making his 725m debut at the track and is striving to turn the tables on Hank The Hustler (7 of past 12 – 3 from 6 Box 8) after going down narrowly in their previous clash at Sandown Park. With the heats of the G1 Maturity only one week away, a number of likely contenders will strut their stuff,…
End of an era for Charlie Hunter
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk August 1 will mark the end of an era for one of harness racing’s most loyal servants. Legendary horseman Charlie Hunter has elected not to renew his stable hand license for the upcoming season, bringing down the curtain on nearly 70 years of holding a harness racing permit in New Zealand in some capacity. Starting out as a driver in the 1950s, Hunter has held many roles in the industry, including trainer, owner, bloodstock agent, and administrator, and few have contributed more to the…
Cameron hits 100 with double
By Jonny Turner Kyle Cameron expects to cop a little bit more flak despite reaching 100 wins in the sulky at Addington on Sunday. Cameron went into the meeting on 98 wins before producing a training and driving double with Big Mamma Morris and The Optimist. The horseman had been stuck in what would be referred to in cricketing terms as the nervous nineties for longer than he had liked. With HRNZ posting upcoming trainer and driver milestones to Facebook regularly, he had been copping a bit of good natured…
Aussie News : July 12
King Of Swing looks primed for Blacks A Fake title defence. Driver Luke McCarthy couldn’t hide his grin after yet another cosy win aboard the champion sixc-year-old in the Mr Feelgood Open Pace (2138m) at Albion Park last Saturday night. He now heads to the $100,000 Group 1 Sunshine Sprint next Saturday night and the $250,000 Group 1 Blacks A Fake a week later. “He’s such a beautiful horse to drive,” McCarthy said. “He usually prefers a horse racing with him to keep his mind on the job, but he…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 12 July 2021
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Ballarat racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Sunday, July 11
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Road, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, July 11 2021 First Race 12:30pm AEST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Ballarat Turf Club is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Sunday afternoon and Horsebetting.com.au’s Victorian horse racing form analyst presents his best bets quaddie selections and top odds from Australia’s best online bookmakers. The meeting is set to be held on a Heavy 9 with the rail in the true position, as the first race jumps at 12:30pm AEST.…
Galileo succumbs
Champion European Sire Galileo was humanely euthanised on Sunday owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot. The sire of 91 individual Group One winners, Galileo has had a far-reaching impact on the breed, with no less than 20 of his sons having sired Group One winners, headed by the great Frankel. Bred in the purple by Sadler’s Wells out of Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) heroine Urban Sea and unbeaten in his first six starts, Galileo proved an immediate success at stud siring…
Tavistock’s Stockman adds to stakes haul
The Joe Pride-trained Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) made it back to back stakes victories after taking out the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Sunday under a perfect Ryan Maloney ride. Dispatched north by Pride after a strong win in the Listed McKell Cup (2200m) last start, Stockman’s win in the Sunshine Coast feature came 8 days after the race was initially scheduled, with heavy rain forcing the meeting to be postponed. Sent out a short-priced favourite, Stockman had half a length to spare on Cellarmaid (Husson) and capped a good week…