Thornton regains the winning feeling at Te Aroha

Former top jumps jockey Craig Thornton turned back the years as he produced an impeccably judged ride aboard hardy jumper Lacustre (NZ) (Postponed) to take out the feature race at Te Aroha on Sunday, the Frank & Annie Matijasevich Memorial Steeplechase (3500m). Thornton, who shares in the ownership of the nine-year-old Postponed gelding, had retired from race riding after piloting Amanood Lad (NZ) (Germano) to win the 2014 Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) at Ellerslie. Thornton, who has won races around the world in a storied riding career over fences that…

Last race winner makes travel worthwhile

Trainer Steven Cole was having some fairly dark thoughts as he prepared his stable runners Chillax and Inca Warrior for the last race at Awapuni on Saturday. Cole had made the trip south from his Byerley Park base with high expectations for his four runners entered at the Palmerston North venue, but things had not gone to plan with the well-favoured Grey Wolf (NZ) (Atlante) and Ohceedee (NZ) (Power) both failing to figure on the tricky Heavy10 surface. Cole’s day took a turn for the better however as three-year-old Ferlax…

Bosson raring to go in new season

Champion New Zealand rider Opie Bosson is champing at the bit to get back in the saddle as he prepares himself for the new racing season that starts on August 1. Bosson is hard at work on his Pukekawa sheep and beef farm and ready to resume riding trackwork after recovering from an ankle sprain he incurred shortly after returning from riding at the Queensland Winter carnival. While most riders would be happy with a season’s return that saw him ride 61 New Zealand winners, with 15 of those coming…

Selections | Addington – 11 July

Selections for today’s meeting at Addington       Race      Garrick Knight      Form Analyst  Race 112.40pm 3 Galleons Devotion 4 Repeat Pat 8 Instant Delight 10 Night Watch  Race 21.05pm 5 Evangalist 1 Styx Sweetie 7 Haiti Franco 6 Keisha  Race 31.30pm 3 Megarock 2 Don’t Write Me Off 6 Ashes Of Desire 4 She’s A Dagg  Race 41.55pm 11 Big Mama Morris 9 Slip The Hundy 6 Corfu Bromac 1 Unchanged Memory Race 52.25pm 8 Eastwood Isabella 1 Art Collector 11 Rake 10 Four Starzzz…

Amazing Dream’s amazing story

By Adam Hamilton YOU could not have scripted a better result for the first chapter of Australia’s most exciting new Group 1 race. Father-and-son Mark and Nathan Purdon combine with a champion mare in Amazing who smashed through the $1 million in stakemoney and silenced her doubters with victory in the inaugural $250,000 Group 1 The Rising Sun (2138m) at Albion Park. And there are the layers. The win inked Nathan Purdon’s relocation to Australia as a trainer in his own right and it just so happened to be at…

Tequila Sunset has winning shot

By Jonny Turner Kyle Cameron hopes Tequila Sunset can breathe easy on his way to victory at Addington on Sunday. The trotter goes into race 6 seeking a deserved win following his tidy second behind Red Harbour in his last start at Timaru. Cameron has made an adjustment to the horse’s bit since that race in the hope he can go one better in his 2600m assignment on Sunday. “He is working well and I have just made a bit of a bit change with him.” “He has always had…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 10, 2021

Horse racing around the country sees 14 meetings being held around the country on this Saturday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers at the meetings being conducted at Caulfield, Doomben, Randwick, Gawler and Belmont. Saturday Racing Tips – July 10, 2021 Caulfield Racing Tips Doomben Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Gawler Racing Tips Belmont Racing Tips Horse Racing meetings are scheduled to be run at Belmont, Caulfield, Darwin, Doomben, Gawler, Randwick, Beaudesert, Broome, Newcastle, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Cowra, Pakenham and…

Horse betting bookmaker bonus offers for Saturday 10th July 2021

Horse Betting has reviewed Australia’s best horse racing bookmakers and found today’s best thoroughbred bonus promo offers and specials for Saturday, 10 July 2021. Horse racing promotions are still available almost each and every day with one of Australia’s best thoroughbred bookmakers. If there isn’t a promo on at one, then there is bound to be another bookie with some kind of promotional offer on the table on the gallops. HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best horse racing bookmaker bonuses each and every day. See the best return on your punting…

Red Santa survives protest to win at Caulfield

New Zealand-bred horses went 1-2 in the Behind The Barriers “Boxing Challenge” 7/8 (2000m) at Caulfield with Red Santa (NZ) (Redwood) prevailing over Flossing (NZ) (Tavistock). After a couple of runs that his co-trainer Ciaron Maher said had toughened Red Santa in Sydney, the gelding returned to Caulfield to claim a hard-fought win. It took a masterful ride from Jamie Kah to land the prize and give the Jockeys’ Premiership leader her 101st metropolitan win for the season. But to claim first prize Red Santa, the $2.10 favourite, had to…