Month: May 2022

Rivals eat Tommy’s dust

NZHarnessNews

By Jonny Turner Tommy Waterhouse showed how much he loves Addington with a powerful front-running display to win the Listed Betavet Uncut Gems Geldings And Entires Classic at Addington on Friday night. Trainer-driver Kirstin Barclay never gave her rivals a look in as she cut out strong sectionals in the lead with the four-year-old who was strong to the line. The Southland horsewoman had faith in her horse and how ready he was to run a big race. Her judgment and her training and driving performance proved to be absolutely…

Starelle primed to win Queen Of The South Stakes at Morphettville

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Starelle (jockey Craig Williams) pictured winning the Kewney for Danny O’Brien last year. Picture: Racing Photos. She is a very talented mare, but also a very frustrating mare. In saying this, Starelle is primed to win Danny O’Brien his second consecutive $202,250 Queen of the South Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday, after triumphing with Fabric last year. Starelle has had a consistent but not great career so far, the four-year-old registering just one win – the $200,000 Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on March 6 last year…

Tom Logan & Poupee ready to take on the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival

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photo by: Caroline Camillen – Darwin Photography Professionals. The Alice Springs Cup Carnival is over for another year. Attention in the Northern Territory now turns to the Darwin Cup Carnival from July 2-August 1. An eight meeting extravaganza culminating with the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on July 30 and $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) when the equine marvels celebrate their birthday. Before then it’s the annual Tennant Creek Cup Day (May 14) and Adelaide River Cup Day (June 4), while Katherine Cup Day is scheduled for August 13. Looking ahead to…

Gooree Cup Day best bets & quaddie tips | Mudgee, Sunday 08/05/22

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What Mudgee Races Where Mudgee Race Club – Cassilis Rd, Mudgee NSW 2850 When Sunday, May 8, 2022 First Race 1:00pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The Mudgee Race Club will play host to seven races on Sunday afternoon, with the Gooree Cup (1400m) attracting some very handy racehorses. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his best bets, value bet and quaddie number for the meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm sharp. The track is rated a Heavy 10 and the rail is in the true position…

2022 National Online Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus

NZRacingDesk

New Zealand Bloodstock’s premium online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus is set to hold a high calibre broodmare sale this winter.  Gavelhouse Plus will host the dedicated online broodmare sale catalogue for the second year, with bidding set to close on Wednesday 20 July. Vendors and owners wishing to put forward their mares in the 2022 National Online Broodmare Sale can enter their horses via Gavelhouse Plus from Monday 4 July, with entries closing Thursday 7 July and the catalogue launching on Friday 8 July. NZB Sales Representative, Regan Donnison, is pleased to see a dedicated…

Business as usual for Forsman

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Andrew Forsman will be represented by his first runners in his own right on Saturday following a long and successful training partnership with Murray Baker. The Cambridge horseman enjoyed multiple Group One successes with the now retired Baker and will mark the next phase in his career with black-type runners at home and away. “I’m looking forward to it and it’s just really a continuation of things so we’ll line up and go again,” Forsman said. Westwood will step out in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1200m)…

Gosford test for Gospodin

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Jim Pender is on a fact-finding mission as he prepares to saddle his first Australian runner in more than a decade. The Tauranga trainer has crossed the Tasman with six-race winner and last-start Listed placegetter Gospodin, who will make his Australian debut in Saturday’s Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Gosford. Pender’s previous Australian runner was the two-year-old Alkie, who ran third at Canterbury in February of 2011 before finishing fifth in the Gr.2 Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill. “The last one we sent over was back in 2011, so…

Weight a query for Carpo Del Empero

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Fresh off celebrating the success of their former stable runner Heberite’s success in the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) on Thursday, Wingatui trainers Brian and Shane Anderton have turned their attention to Riccarton’s Saturday meeting. The father and son duo will line-up just the one runner at the Christchurch meeting, promising four-year-old Capo Dell Impero in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Rating 74 (1800m). The son of Ghibellines has been in good form of late, winning two of his last three starts and runner-up behind Saturday race rival and equal…

‘Gold’ for McKeon?

Editor BOAY

Victoria’s ‘Team Gibbons’ is quietly confident their Group final ‘curse’ will end at Wentworth Park in Sydney on Saturday night. Based at Avalon, husband-and-wife – and former pro-wrestlers – Daniel and Rebecca Gibbons are yet to ‘takedown’ black type success. It’s been the only frustration during their short, albeit rewarding, training careers. But there’s more than a glimmer of hope littermates McKeon Bale and Quinlan Bale can snare finals of the Group 3 Ladies Bracelet (Race 4, 7.35pm) and Group 3 Bob Payne Sprint (Race 5, 7.56pm). Both events, over…

Daily Mail: ‘Audacious’ talent at Traralgon

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Shepparton 450m track record holder Mr. Audacious is expected to win for the seventh time from nine starts in a Mixed 4/5 450m race at Traralgon this evening. G2 Geelong Gold Cup finalist Unathi Bale and Western Districts Derby placegetter Decimate clash at Geelong tonight, while at Bendigo this afternoon, dual G1 winner Jarick Bale faces the in-form Golden Quest. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerNICOLSON BALETAB fixed odds at 8:55am: $4.20 Win Bendigo Race 3 Box 7 2:57pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666538552/race/3 Today’s Racing Healesville: 11:04am startForm     Tips     Key stats Bendigo: 2:14pm…