Month: January 2022

Daily Mail: Winning pats for ‘Paddy’ at Sandown Park?

Editor BOAY

The Watchdog has tipped G3 Speed Star 525m runner Paddy Wants Pats to win tonight’s $15,000 to-the-winner Group Listed Australian Sprint. Despite the scratching of G2 Warragul Cup placegetter Hamillson, the field includes Geelong Derby winner Nikoli Bale, the in-form Brother Bearing and dual G2 winner Yozo Bale. G1 Sale Cup winner Jarick Bale faces Invictus Rising and G1 Hume Cup runner-up Mepunga Warrior in the $15,000 to-the-winner Group Listed Maidment Memorial. Exciting chasers Soda Fizz, Just Like Mick and Levitation clash in a 515m Restricted Win final, while G2…

Mangos re-unites with his stable star at Cambridge

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin Trainer Brent Mangos will have the rare thrill of taking his stable star South Coast Arden for a race night spin at Cambridge tonight and he looks to have found the perfect race for their reunion. Mangos and South Coast Arden will start hot favourites in the $20,000 Cambridge Classic, a race initially supposed to also contain Self Assured but his trainer Mark Purdon has decided to wait until Alexandra Park next Friday. Not that Mangos would have had to fear Self Assured because South Coast Arden…

Hughes stable out to continue hot form

NZHarnessNews

By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Brian and Gareth Hughes have made a roaring start to the new season and they are hoping their golden run continues at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday. The South Auckland trainers have finished out of the money on just one occasion in their five outings to date this term and they will have strong representation once again at the Waikato meeting this week. The father-and-son duo will produce The Honey Queen in the meeting’s feature, the Barrett Homes Cambridge Classic (2200m). The Honey Queen accounted…

Maher and Eustace double up with kiwi-breds at Caulfield

NZRacingDesk

A pair of New Zealand-bred horses produced a winning double for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace at Caulfield on Wednesday. $11 chance Playoffs (NZ) (Tavistock) was first to salute in the McCafe Handicap (2000m) out staying his rivals to post his fifth career win. Later on the card Yonce (NZ) (Proisir) rallied after being headed in the home straight to justify support that saw her backed in from $1.90 to $1.55 in The Mary Bell (1400m). While punters seemingly had cause for concern when Ayahuasca headed Yonce and jockey John Allen at the 100m, Maher…

Freedmans Open Minded about Group One opportunity

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Open Minded (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) might have earned himself a throw at the Group One stumps after continuing his career progression with a maiden Stakes win at Caulfield on Wednesday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained gelding cashed in on a brilliant Damien Thornton ride to score an all-the-way win in the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m). It was the son of Jimmy Choux’s ninth win from 18 starts and fourth in as many starts at Caulfield, which Sam Freedman said may warrant a crack at the Gr.1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at…

Australia beckons the Brownes

NZRacingDesk

Australian punters are set to become better acquainted with trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne as they get set to move across the Tasman from their Cambridge base. The husband-and-wife team secured plenty of success in Victoria in the spring, headlined by their uniquely named duo of Elephant and Rhinoceros. Elephant won two of his five starts in Australia, including the Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), and placed in the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) and Gr.2 Crystal Mile (1600m). Rhinoceros also claimed plenty of success, winning two of his three starts. The…

Typhoon Sammy’s Traralgon Cup ‘tsunami’

Editor BOAY

Speed machine Typhoon Sammy created history tonight, winning the SEN Track Group 2 Traralgon Cup (395m) on a world-first ‘J-curve’ track. An ex-NSW country champ, Typhoon Sammy (Box 7) displayed plenty of courage and class to land a $47,000 first prize. In a desperate battle for the early lead, Typhoon Sammy ($2.90F) barged through on the bend ($7.20) and then held off the fast-finishing Paua Of Janie ($19.00) by 1.2 lengths with Hill Top Jonah ($8.20) a further 0.2 lengths away in 21.66sec. It was his 23rd win from 34…

Incorrect scratching in Traralgon Cup field

Editor BOAY

On some form guides, Typhoon Sammy (box 7) appeared scratched from the Traralgon Cup (Wednesday 26th January). This was due to a data error between interstate racing jurisdictions and GRV are working on updating all data files at the current time. The reserve greyhound Paua Of Buddy is not required. GRV apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.

Cunneen has her sights set on feature race spoils

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Meg Cunneen has developed a taste for black-type racing less than a month since the first stakes win of her fledgling training career. The Riccarton trainer produced William Wallace to win last month’s Listed Timaru Cup (1600m), her first black-type win bringing up just her third training success. On Saturday, Cunneen will produce Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) runner-up Seriously in the Listed Speight’s Timaru Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, a possible precursor to the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Stakes (1600m) at Wingatui a week later. Cunneen also has William Wallace…

Verry Elleegant on top of the world

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Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has been rated the world’s best racemare according to the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR) released by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on Tuesday. The New Zealand-bred mare was given a rating of 123 for her win in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November, putting her 15th equal in the WBRR, and the highest-rated female equine athlete in the world. Trainer Chris Waller was over the moon upon hearing the news. “Proud is an understatement! To train the world’s highest-rated…