‘Bargain basement’ purchase Impulse Buy will double her current earnings if successful in tonight’s $40,000 to-the-winner Group 2 Bogie Leigh Futurity final (520m) at Albion Park. Impulse Buy has been a ‘priceless’ acquisition for former jockey Emily Azzopardi, 23, and her G1-winning partner Matt Lanigan, 29. The Aug ’19 Orson Allen x Paua To Excite speedster was bought on ‘impulse’, predominantly with breeding in mind, for $5000. Impulse Buy has now raced on 25 occasions for eight wins, eight seconds and two thirds with $40,195 in prizemoney. And she’s giving…
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Daily Mail: ‘Lala’ to go ta-ta at Sandown Park?
G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Lala Kiwi is the in-form chaser in tonight’s 515m Free For All at Sandown Park, but there are many challengers including dual G3 winner Barooga Smoke. Two-time G1 finalist Junk Food Junkie, Tynslee Bale and G2 Warrnambool Cup finalist Got The Torque are also strong chances. Blue Tiger v King Of Calypso v Russian Sub v G2 Laurels runner-up Gracie Bale v Hazey Roy is expected to be a great battle. Brother Bearing is eyeing four straight wins, while G3 Provincial Plate finalist Dusty Lyn and…
Tesla ‘electric’ in Silver Chief heats
The future was now at The Meadows on Wednesday night when the best young male sprinters in Victoria were showcased in eight ‘sudden death’ heats of the Group 1 TAB Silver Chief Classic (525m). Heat honours went to Andrea Dailly’s Zippy Tesla, which clocked his second Best Of Night performance at The Meadows in the space of five nights, when running 29.77sec in the third run-off. The son of KC And All and Zippy Daph, bred and raced by Dailly Greyhound Farms, continuing their recent success with homebred stock, backed…
Kayla’s Fernando ‘life-changers’ retired
Teenage trainer Kayla Cottrell’s dream ride with Fernando Bluey and Fernando Cazz has come to an end with the star littermates both retired. Cottrell, 19, created history during the Australian Cup Carnival in February, becoming the youngest Victorian trainer to win a G1 event when Fernando Cazz was victorious in the Rookie Rebel (600m). A fortnight later the young Pearcedale mentor came within a half-head of winning the G1 Australian Cup, when Fernando Bluey was edged out by WA superstar Tommy Shelby. Fernando Bluey also qualified for the G1 Harrison-Dawson…
Logan looking forward to new Singapore challenge
A changing of the guard at the powerful Te Akau operation will result in Donna Logan’s Singapore training career going to a new level in 2022 with a dramatic boost to her stable’s firepower. Logan will take charge of the majority of Mark Walker’s stable, including Te Akau and Fortuna horses at Kranji, following the recent announcement that Walker will return home from Singapore to head the Matamata stable with Jamie Richards departing next year to train in Hong Kong. As a result, the expatriate New Zealander’s workload has escalated…
Wallace to leave CHC
Kiwi expat Michael Wallace is set to leave the China Horse Club at the end of the year. Currently the Chief Operating Officer for the international bloodstock operation, Wallace will resign from that position effective December 31. The bloodstock agent has been with the global Thoroughbred firm for eight years. “Obviously, it has been a wonderful run with them, from a start-up company to what they are today in a period of eight years,” Wallace told TDN. “It has been a very interesting and rewarding experience. “We’ve experienced plenty of…
Opulence named Broodmare of the Year
Opulence (NZ) (Danroad) has been named the 2020-21 Eight Carat New Zealand Broodmare of the Year, sponsored by Arion Pedigrees. Owned by recently crowned New Zealand Small Breeder of the Year Don Goodwin, Opulence is the dam of Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) who won five Group One races during the 2020-21 season. Goodwin could not have predicted the heights Opulence would take him to when he purchased her in foal to Towkay for $14,000 at the 2011 New Zealand Bloodstock May Sale. He was looking for a mare to send…
Butcher beaming about border crossing
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk After four months the Auckland-Waikato border will open on Thursday, and like many residents of the city of sails, Zachary Butcher can’t wait to get across. The Pukekohe horseman will join the drove of Aucklanders heading south, but while his main intention is to head to Cambridge Raceway’s meeting, it’s family that he is more excited about reuniting with. “I am looking more forward to seeing the family again. It will be good to catch-up with Mum and Dad and go and see my…
Selections | Cambridge – Today
Commentator Aaron White’s selections for Cambridge today (Dec 16). Race Aaron White Commentator Race 14.59pm 7 Eighteen Carat 8 Susie Reignmaker2 Tuscon Tiger 6 Voodoo Prince Race 25.36pm 4 Sporting Robyn 1 Lilliburlero 2 Millies Sensation 6 Ilovelucy Race 36.01pm 10 Elegant Peak 11 My Hope 3 Highview Rocknroll 1 Palisade Race 46.26pm 4 Nicholas Cage1 The Only Decision 7 Claude9 Mr Wonderful Race 56.51pm 11 Call Me Trouble7 Agostini5 Kelvinz Luck 2 Yea You Race 67.16pm 8 Hezashadowplaya 1…
Lucky Decision breaks through
Peter Moody and Luke Nolen predicted that Lucky Decision (NZ) (Per Incanto) can become a metropolitan regular after belatedly starting his three-year-old season with victory at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday. Lucky Decision ($6) settled behind the leader Endlessly ($2.25 favourite) and pounced under Nolen’s guidance, with Moody striking the mounting yard fence with glee over the final 250 metres as his horse strode clear to win by 1.25 lengths. “He’s a nice horse,” Moody insisted post-race. “He had a run as a two-year-old (finishing fifth of six runners at Caulfield…