Dexter Dunn had no luck in the $1m feature, but still had a Hambletonian Day to remember. The 31-year-old registered four wins and four placings on harness racing’s biggest day in North America to be the most successful driver at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The next best was Tim Tetrick with three wins. The day’s biggest race, the $1m Hambletonian was won by the Ake Svanstedt-trained and driven Captain Corey. He led all the way after a :26 opening quarter, the fastest opening fraction in the race’s 96-year history.…
Month: August 2021
Clean up in full swing at Westport Trotting Club HQ
Work is well underway to fix the damage to Westport’s Patterson Park following last month’s devastating floods. “It was a one in 100-year event, the last time the Buller River did that was in 1926,” says long-standing Westport Trotting Club committee member John Rogers, who’s overseeing the repairs, “every stable was affected.” “The good news from all this is that the flood protection schemes will have to be upgraded because of this.” The worst hit parts of the racecourse were the bar under the grandstand and the tearooms/kitchen area. “There’s…
Aussie News : August 9
Former Kiwi pacer Tommy Lincoln continues to love life in Queensland. The four-year-old won three of his four Albion Park runs for Ray Green and connections decided he was best suited to staying there with trainer Mark Dux. After a good third at his first run for Dux, Tommy Lincoln stepped outside of his comfort zone to sit parked and win in terrific style at Albion Park last night. Despite doing all the work, he crushed the favourite and leader, Saucy Dreams, and went on to win by 2.8m in…
Double century for Herbert
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Jo Herbert made a return to the driving ranks last season after nearly a decade away from the track and on Sunday at Addington Raceway she was able to fulfill her biggest ambition on her return – 200 driving wins. It was fitting that the milestone was brought up behind Taumata VC in the Woodlands Stud Supports Canty Breeders Mobile Pace (1980m) as the four-year-old mare was the primary reason for Herbert’s return to driving. “It is pretty special to win it on that…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 09 August 2021
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Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 8, 2021
Horse racing around the country sees nine meetings being held around the country on this Sunday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you a couple of bets and quaddie numbers for the meetings being conducted at Bendigo and the Sunshine Coast. Sunday Racing Tips – August 8, 2021 Bendigo Racing Tips Sunshine Coast Racing Tips Horse Racing meetings are scheduled to be run at Bendigo, Bordertown, Carnarvon, Coleraine, Dubbo, Hobart, Kilcoy, Sunshine Coast and Wagga. As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans,…
Mildura Cup winner to contest P B Lawrence Stakes
A year in racing can be a long time as Trent Busuttin can vouch for. Busuttin and partner Natalie Young plan on starting Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the Gr.2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday in the hope the mare can recapture the form that carried her to a stakes race win at Flemington last year. Sierra Sue won the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington last October and was then in the market before racing on the when a fading 12th in…
Acutus continues winning run at Ruakaka
Track specialist Acutus (Sepoy) continued his blossoming love affair with the sandy Ruakaka surface when he dominated his open class rivals in the Dunstan Accumulator (1400m) at the northern venue on Saturday. The Bob and Jenny Vance-trained and part-owned seven-year-old set up all the pace in the hands of apprentice Eilish McCall before staving off his challengers to record his sixth career victory and second at the track in his last three starts. Sharing in the ownership of the Sepoy gelding is Bob and Jenny’s daughter Maija, who wasn’t at…
Chief Sequoyah ready for National challenge
While he wasn’t really enjoying the serious drop in temperature that Christchurch was experiencing on Sunday, trainer John Wheeler was still savouring the success of a winning double at Riccarton 24 hours earlier. Wheeler produced potential jumping star Chief Sequoyah (NZ) (Redwood) to win the opening hurdle event on the card before late maturing Zed gelding Zeefa Zed (NZ) made it two for the day with a gritty victory over 1800m. Wheeler was pleased to see Zeefa Zed back up his last start win on his home track at New…
Clotworthy happy to get first victory with handy winter stayer
Former Nigel Tiley-trained stayer Double Happy (NZ) (Sufficient) opened his account from his new base at Shaun and Emma Clotworthy’s Byerley Park operation when he took out the AUG 21 – Alibaba’s Flying Carpets Ruakaka Cup, an open 2100m contest at Ruakaka on Saturday. The lightly raced seven-year-old gelding had won four of his 14 starts for Tiley before being transferred to the Clotworthy stable in May, where he produced two creditable efforts over shorter distances before disappointing in his subsequent two starts. All was forgiven on Saturday as the…