Harness racing is to get its very own pre-Karaka Yearling Sales meeting, with a mega night of six Group and/or Listed races confirmed for Auckland next February. Starting at the later than usual time of 7.30pm, the Harness Million meeting at Alexandra Park will be held on Saturday February 12 2022, a day before the start of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka. It’s modelled on the highly successful Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie every January. “The Karaka Million Series has showcased the impact a must-attend event can…
Month: August 2021
Hoffman makes pleasing start to the season
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Amber Hoffman made a near perfect start to the season on Sunday. The Waikouaiti trainer took two horses north to Addington Raceway and came home with a win and a second placing. Miss Fiona scored Hoffman’s first victory of the season in the Hydroflow Fillies & Mares Mobile Pace (1980m), while Owes Me Dough pleasantly surprised his trainer when runner-up in the Avon City Ford – Winter Regional Series Mobile Pace (1980m). “It was a really good start to the season,” Hoffman said. “I…
Aussie News – 2nd August
By Adam Hamilton REJUVENATED trotting veteran Maori Law is being set for the Dominion Trot at Addington in November after his stunning win at Ballarat last Friday night. In a race many felt would signal the new brigade of young trotters in Victoria, Maori Law wound back the clock with a powerhouse front-running display to win the Group 3 John Slack Trotters’ Cup by 8.4m in 2min0.6sec mile rate for 2200m. The eight-year-old, who has shown elite talent at times, clearly peaked at just his fourth run for co-trainers Richard…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 02 August 2021
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Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 1, 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 Forbes, Sandown and Sunshine Coast. Sunday Racing Tips – August 1, 2021 Forbes Racing Tips Sandown Racing Tips Sunshine Coast Racing Tips Horse Racing meetings are scheduled to be run at Devonport, Donald, Forbes, Kalgoorlie, Kembla Grange, Port Augusta, Port Hedland, Sandown and Sunshine Coast. The first race at Donald kicks…
El Noir sheds bridesmaid tag with gritty Te Aroha victory
Trainer Stephen Marsh cut a relieved figure after gritty mare El Noir (NZ) (El Roca) finally broke through for the win she had been promising of late, when taking out a rating 65 1200m contest at Te Aroha on Sunday. The five-year-old daughter of El Roca had finished second in four of her five attempts in this campaign with Marsh keen to see her pick up a victory as just reward for that consistent form. Apprentice Kozzi Asano positioned his mount nicely in midfield before angling the widest in the…
Social Element’s dominant Crisp win
Progressive jumper Social Element (NZ) (Savabeel) has cemented himself as a chasing star of the future with a dominant victory in Sunday’s Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained gelding made it four-straight wins over the jumps this preparation defeating an accomplished field of chasers including Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) & Grand National Hurdle (4200m) winner Ablaze (NZ) (Raise The Flag). The eight-year-old met his rivals worse at the weights than at his last-start victory in the Mosstrooper Steeplechase (3500m) but produced a supreme performance, clean…
Apprentice opens his account with first winning ride at Otaki
Central Districts racegoers would have recognized a familiar surname amongst the winners at Otaki on Saturday as 22-year-old apprentice Liam Kauri registered his first winning ride aboard the Gail Temperton-trained Candy Cross (NZ) (St Reims) in the opening event on the card. Kauri is the son of former jockey and trainer Paddy Kauri and has overcome a number of setbacks over the past two years as he battled to get his riding career underway. By his own admission he wasn’t that interested in horses, despite the family association and didn’t…
Another Clean Sweep for champion sire Savabeel
Outstanding Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel has asserted his dominance yet again in season 2020-21 with another clean sweep of New Zealand’s three major stallion awards. For a seventh time in succession the son of Zabeel has won the Grosvenor Award, as Champion New Zealand-based sire by total progeny earnings within New Zealand. It is the fifth time in the past six years that Savabeel rules supreme in the Dewar Award, for Champion New Zealand-based sire by total progeny earnings within New Zealand and Australia. And in a true measure of…
Te Akau’s Richards a dominant premiership winner
It’s been a foregone conclusion for several months, but as August 1 ushers in a new racing season, Jamie Richards’ name goes into the record books as the champion trainer for season 2020/21 in New Zealand. The 31-year-old finishes the domestic season with 160 wins to his name, including 36 at black-type level. The Matamata horseman sent out a winner every 4.94 starts and won 13 of the 21 Group One races in New Zealand, including five where he saddled the quinella, while he also prepared the first four in…