The Shane Nichols-trained Iffuwish (NZ) (Iffraaj) turned in a good performance to win on debut over 1100m at Wangaratta on Tuesday and shapes as a three-year-old filly worth following. The daughter of Iffraaj put her head down where it mattered under a straight forward ride from Jamie Mott. “She is a filly that I have got a lot of time for,” Mott said. “All of her work and her trials have been really nice without being super impressive. I haven’t really asked her but she has been really honest and…
Month: September 2021
Domestic targets for Rogerson stars
The chances of high-class galloper Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) venturing across the Tasman this spring are looking highly unlikely, however, Group One performed stablemate Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) remains an outside hope of making it to Melbourne, where he holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an allotted weight of 53.5kg. After lumping 63.5kgs to finish fifth in an open handicap at Te Aroha last week, Beauden will head back to his happy hunting ground at Awapuni for his next assignment, the Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) on…
Spring Tide coming into Hastings
Spring Tide’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) quick rise through the ranks in winter has persuaded Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry to take an unscheduled crack at Group One company this weekend. The five-year-old has been in great form, winning three of his last four starts, including a victory by five and a half lengths in an open handicap at Wanganui on September 4. It was enough for Bambry to put in a late nomination for the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. Spring Tide’s form has seen his rating rocket…
Marsh holds strong Classic arsenal
Stephen Marsh has no shortage of promising three-year-olds in his Cambridge barn, but he’s not deploying too many of them in early spring black type races. Marsh will send Fonsalette (NZ) (Belardo) to the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on Saturday, the next step towards the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 49th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 13. He also has a number of potential candidates for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 49th New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton a week…
Boss excited about Ayrton ride
Veteran jockey Glen Boss has featured prominently in the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) over the years, and he is hoping New Zealand-bred gelding Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) can become his fifth winner in the Randwick mile on October 2. Boss had been chasing the ride for some time and was given the green light on Monday to ride one-kilogram over the four-year-old’s 50kg allotted impost this weekend. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained gelding reminds Boss a lot of fellow Kiwi-bred Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park), who he rode to victory…
Lost And Running begins Everest ascent
New Zealand-bred gelding Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) will begin his ascent towards the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) next month when he lines-up in the Gr.2 The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. It will be the son of Per Incanto’s first run of the spring but trainer John O’Shea was pleased with his 1000m trial at Randwick last Friday where he finished runner-up behind Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt). “If you know where he is in terms of his fitness and preparation, you had to be…
Daily Mail: Buddy’s ‘Paua-packed’ Warragul return
Great anticipation surrounds the return to racing of exciting prospect Paua Of Buddy at Warragul on Tuesday night. Trained by Steve White, Paua Of Buddy (5 from 8 – 4 from 5 Warragul 460m) hasn’t been seen in action since July 30, when he ran a close second to two-time G1 winner Qwara Bale in a heat of the G3 Warragul St. Leger. That’s an excellent form reference for tonight’s Grade 5 event, albeit over the 400m short-course, with The Watchdog tagging the half-brother to Warragul 400m record holder Paua…
Kah, Price & Allen snare jockey gongs at Victorian Racing Awards
Jamie Kah rode a record 105 Victorian metro winners en route to the 2021 Scobie Breasley Medal. (Racing Photos) Victoria’s star performers were acknowledged on Sunday night at the 2020-21 Victorian Racing Awards, where Jamie Kah, Will Price and training duo Ciaron Maher & David Eustace came out as the big winners. Caulfield Cup winner Verry Elleegant was awarded the title of Victorian Racehorse of the Year after back-to-back Group 1 wins in the Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup last spring. That result gave trainer Chris Waller his fifth consecutive…
Punt Drunk: Can anyone beat Anamoe this spring?
The Monday edition of Punt Drunk is here as we delve into some of the big racing stories from over the weekend. We take a look back at the incredible victory by Incentivise in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes, the way Anamoe put his rivals to the sword in the Run to the Rose, and what the 2021 Everest field looks like just over a month out from the race. Incentivise leads all the way in Makybe Diva Stakes Incentivise claims his maiden Group 1 win in the Makybe…
Alpine Edge heading south for Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Trent Edmonds says his three-year-old Alpine Edge “deserves” to take his place in this Saturday’s Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) in Melbourne. The Gold Coast-based colt kicked off his career with two black-type wins, taking out the Listed Phelan Ready Stakes on debut and then backing up in the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes, before being run down late in the Gold Coast 2YO Magic Millions Classic by Shaquero. The son of Better Than Ready resumed with a terrific win at Eagle Farm on July 31 over 1200m before…