The in-form Stephen Marsh stable ventures to Matamata on Saturday with six strong runners, including a two-pronged attack in the Gr.3 Fairview Matamata Slipper (1200m) headed by favourite Andalus ($2.70) and debutant Night Raider ($26). A son of Almanzor, Andalus finished third to Wolverine in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at his only start before a little break and he has trialled well in preparations for Saturday’s assignment. “He’s a lovely colt. He is just so laid back and is a very nice athletic horse,” Marsh said. “He’s drawn…
Month: February 2022
Karaka 2022 Online Bidding Registrations Open
New Zealand’s elite thoroughbred yearling crop will head to a physical auction at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre from 7 to 12 March and travel restrictions pose no boundaries, with yearlings in both Book 1 and Book 2 catalogues available to purchase via New Zealand Bloodstock’s online bidding platform. NZB’s Director of Sales Danny Rolston was at the forefront of developing the virtual bidding platform and oversaw its inception at previous NZB Ready to Run Sales and National Yearling Sale Series. “We are extremely proud of the platform which is…
Full head of steam for LA ahead of Karaka
With Per Incanto flying high on three sires’ premierships and young associate shuttle stallion Time Test on the board from his first domestic crop, the good times are continuing to roll for Little Avondale Stud. Farm stalwart Per Incanto currently occupies top four standings in New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore and a major presence in Australia through his gifted sprinting son Lost And Running, while Time Test has made a bright start to his career. From a handful of runners to date, Time Ruler credited him with his first…
Bright future tipped for promising filly
Those impressed with So You See’s (So You Think) eye-catching debut win at Pakenham on Thursday will have the opportunity to buy her three-quarter brother at Karaka in just over a week’s time. The Michael Moroney-trained filly was given a patient ride by Jamie Mott, who sat off the pace with his charge before asking her to improve at the 400m mark. The daughter of So You Think duly responded, quickly reeling in her opposition and going away to win comfortably by 4-1/4 lengths in the 1400m contest. Mott was…
Local trainers vying for stakes success
Val Di Zoldo (NZ) (War Decree) has two runner-up results next to her name and her Matamata trainers Stephen Autridge and Kris Shailer are hoping she can go one better on her home track this Saturday. The daughter of War Decree was beaten by subsequent Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) placegetter Fellini (NZ) (Belardo) on debut before she repeated the result in the Gr.3 Platinum Homes 2YO Classic (1200m) at Te Rapa earlier this month where she was beaten by Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy). She will meet the Te Akau runner…
How to spend $20 on the TAB Australian Cup Final
The Watchdog says “the run to the first turn is going to be very crucial” in the Group 1 TAB Australian Cup final at The Meadows this Saturday night. Consequently, the form guru thinks the inside division is going to play a major role in the $300,000 to-the-winner event. Click HERE for the latest TAB Australian Cup Final market “Orlando (a $19 chance in the final) was really impressive last week. A repeat of that off the ‘red’ (Box 1) will probably see him ‘hit the scoreboard’.” The Watchdog is…
‘Affair of the heart’
Top Victorian trainer Andrea Dailly is chasing an unprecedented sixth Group 1 TAB Australian Cup (525m) on Saturday night. And she has four chances in which to pull off a phenomenal feat! Based at Anakie, Dailly is represented by Daph’s Ascend (Box 2), Zippy Tesla (Box 3), Lala Kiwi (Box 4) and Gypsy Bun (Box 7). Click HERE for TAB’s Australian Cup market. Since 2010, Dailly has won the ‘Cup of Dreams’ with Dyna Lachlan (2010), Spud Regis (2013), Dyna Double One (2016), Hecton Bale (2018) and Dyna Patty (2019). Spud Regis…
Gibbons ready for Cup ‘wrestle’
In a previous life as a professional wrestler, before switching sporting allegiances to become a rising star of the greyhound training ranks, Daniel Gibbons – aka “Danny Psycho” – collected championship belts for fun. But while Gibbons, 33, in partnership with wife Rebecca, has made his presence felt in a relatively brief career with the collar and lead, he hasn’t yet cracked a feature race win. What better stage to celebrate a breakthrough success than Saturday night at The Meadows, where Gibbons has Titan Blazer, a $13 chance with TAB,…
Mudgee racing tips & quaddie picks | Sunday, February 27
What Mudgee Races Where Mudgee Racecourse – Ulan Rd, Bombira NSW 2850 When Sunday, February 27, 2022 First Race 12:55pm AEDT Feature Race Race 7: CDRA Country Championships Qualifier (1400m) Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet The Country Championships head to Mudgee on Sunday for the fifth heat of the $1.6 million race series, which is the feature event on the eight-race card. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his best bets and quaddie numbers for the program, as well as his preview of the $150,000 Central…
Punt Drunk: Bookies get greedy with scratched Blue Diamond fancy
Group 1 fever is well and truly in the air this Friday, and we LOVE IT! However, there is also a shitload of rain falling from the sky in Brisbane and Sydney – go figure, Melbourne is about the only place in Australia that isn’t wet! It is always an exciting time of year. During the week, a new Australian wicket-keeper might have been found at the strangest of places, bookies try to get the wood over us punters again, and the best-placed horse in the nation goes around in…