Month: June 2022

Holyfield overcomes wide barrier to win Eye Liner Stakes

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Holyfield (Photo: Steve Hart) A late betting drift due to a wide barrier for Holyfield wasn’t enough to stop the Annabel Neasham-trained galloper in the time-honoured Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich. The four-year-old gelding further franked the form out of the BRC Sprint (1300m) to win the $200,000 race by 1.5 lengths, dominating his rivals. Desert Lord hit the line strongly to run second, while Sir Warwick led and tired to hold on for third. The Neasham yard had a successful day at Ipswich, with Read My Future scoring…

Smart Meteor rockets home to win Ipswich Cup

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Smart Meteor finished the best to take out the Ipswich Cup Chris Munce and Brock Ryan have claimed the 2022 Ipswich Cup (2150m) in emphatic fashion, with Smart Meteor storming down the centre of the track to take out the Listed event. The five-year-old gelding added to the pain for a lot of punters at Ipswich, saluting in the feature race as a $30 outsider, on what has been a day for roughies. The son of Smart Missile had to overcome barrier 12 in the $175,000 race, but the good…

Victoria Derby plan for upset Flemington winner

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Long-priced winners are rare for the Danny O’Brien stable but, even so, Grinzinger Bishop’s knockout win at $71 at Flemington on Saturday did not come as a shock for connections. O’Brien, who also won the opening Flemington event with stayer Saracen Knight on Saturday, explained after Grinzinger Bishop’s boilover win that the two-year-old son of Almanzor had trialled well before a moderate debut where he struggled on a very wet surface at Geelong. “He went to Geelong with some expectation – he’s a horse that’s always trialled well and he’s…

Chase displays his love for Trentham with emphatic victory

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A love affair with the Trentham track continued for consistent galloper Chase when he picked up his third victory at the venue in the King Of Comedy at Novara Park North Island Challenge Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Stephen Nickalls-trained five-year-old has only once finished out of the first two in eight runs at the course and showed he is a force to be reckoned with on the testing winter tracks with a commanding performance in the hands of regular pilot Kate Hercock. Settled last in the six-horse field Chase…

Hastings stable produces Waikato Steeplechase winner

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The red-hot run of form for the Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal training partnership continued at Te Rapa on Saturday when stable runner Argyll took out the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m). Just one race after the partnership combined with Shaun Phelan to land star hurdler The Cossack a convincing winner in his steeplechase debut over 3900m, the trio were at it again as the eight-year-old son of Gallant Guru proved too tough for the Kevin Myers-trained pair of Albaron and Carnaby in the closing stages of a keenly contested…

The Doctor delivers in Waikato Hurdle

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A patient ride by Shaun Phelan paved the way for promising hurdler Dr Hank to deliver a feature jumping race victory when he dominated his rivals in the closing stages of the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa. The winner of a maiden hurdle contest at the venue in May last year, Dr Hank went on to finish a gallant second to The Cossack in the Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) at just his fifth jumping start to conclude his winter campaign last season. Given a pair of runs…

Sparkling Diamonds

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One of the highlights on Friday’s massive Pink Diamond finals night was the runaway victory of the ‘Team Dailly’ trained Zara’s Ivan in the Listed $42,840 Rookie Sprinter final (450m). Last year, the $25,000 to-the-winner Rookie Sprinter was the race that launched eventual Melbourne Cup hero Koblenz on the road to stardom, with this year’s winner Zara’s Ivan already no stranger to elite company, being a dual Group 1 finalist. Having run fourth in both the G1 Golden Easter Egg and National Derby at Wentworth Park in Sydney, Zara’s Ivan,…

Daily Mail: ‘Big Opal’ to rock The Meadows?

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Premier Racing at The Meadows tonight is highlighted by the Great Eight event over 525m with G3 Bill Collins Speed Star runner-up Big Opal Rocks lining up against G2 Ballarat Cup winner Compliance and G2 Shepparton Cup finalist Dynamic Prince (won five of his last seven). G1 Harrison-Dawson finalist Bang v G3 Bill Collins Speed Star finalist McInerney v G1 Harrison-Dawson winner Rapaki Rocks v G1 National Futurity winner Idolize is an outstanding Mixed 4/5 525m race. Yahiro Bale (five wins from eight starts), G1 Fanta Bale Super Stayers finalist…

Passive Aggressive keeps unbeaten record in-tact

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Jordan Childs with Passive Aggressive after winning the A.R. Creswick Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on June 18, 2022 in Flemington, Australia. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Passive Aggressive has remained unbeaten following a classy win in Saturday Listed A.R. Creswick Stakes at Flemington. The Grahame Begg-trained filly started a $2.60 favourite with online bookmakers in the 1200m event, giving her supporters a pretty comfortable watch. Touted to be a race in two with Star Patrol starting a very close second favourite with online bookmakers, spectators weren’t let down as the two classy…

Warrnambool racing preview & best bets | Sunday, June 19

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What Warrnambool Races Where Warrnambool Racing Club – 2-64 Grafton Rd, Warrnambool, VIC, 3280 When Sunday, June 19, 2022 First Race 11:35am AEST Visit Ladbrokes Warrnambool Racing Club is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Sunday, where jumps fans are greeted with four competitive events over the obstacles, with the four quaddie legs set to be decided on the flat. Due to an abundance of rain in the lead up to the meeting, we will be racing on a Heavy 10, whilst the rail comes out to the 8m…