Month: July 2022

After 28 wins there’s no more McLovin

NZHarnessNews

By Adam Hamilton Classy former Kiwi trotter McLovin has run his last race. Trainer Andy Gath retired the dual Group 1 winner after a luckless run at Cranbourne last Saturday night. “This was always going to be his last campaign, but we felt the time was right now,” he said. “He’s been a great horse for us, taking us into so many big races. One of his Group 1 wins was the Bill Collins when he sat three-wide most of the race and beat them.” McLovin raced 98 times for…

End of an era for Ginger Woodhouse

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by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk After being involved in breeding and racing horses for more than 60 years one of southern racing’s most irrepressible characters has finally – and somewhat reluctantly – handed in his trainer’s licence. Bryan Gerald Woodhouse, universally known as Ginger, has decided he will not renew his licence for the 2022-23 season. “I had a fall and broke two of my ribs and I’ve lost part of my balance,” says Woodhouse, “there’s no way I can keep training my horses.” The incident happened in…

Bob Butt clinches Addington double

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By Jonny Turner In the absence of their stable star, Bob Butt’s team continues to rack up wins. Butt doubled up at Addington on Sunday, producing La Reina Del Sur and Khal Drogo for training and driving victories. The wins have come in the wake of the retirement of Butt’s Group One winning trotter Heavyweight Hero. Together with the horse’s owners, the decision has been made to finish the 2020 New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All winner’s career on a positive note. “The best thing about it is that he is retiring…

Triple Eight upsets in Aussie feature

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by Adam Hamilton High-class former Kiwi pacer Triple Eight stormed into contention for Queensland’s biggest races with an upset Albion Park win last night. The much-travelled seven-year-old made a lie of his recent mixed Victorian form and being a $31 outsider to storm home from last and win the Group 3 Mr Feelgood Open (2138m). Trained by Jess Tubbs and driven by Greg Sugars, Triple Eight was suited by the frantic and early midrace tempo, but still came from a seemingly impossible position to win easing down by 6.1m in…

Doudle to capitalise on Glorious run

NZRacingDesk

After a second-straight Victorian win with Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente), rising South Australian-trainer Travis Doudle is looking across the border for his next taste of success. The five-year-old son of Fiorente led throughout to take out Saturday’s seventh race at Caulfield, a Benchmark 84 over 1700m in a now trademark gritty on-speed performance. “He’s just got a great attitude, he never lies down, and he definitely showed that Saturday,” Doudle said. “It was a very good win, he was nice and fresh going into it, he (Logan McNeil) rode him…

Sky Racing extends Greyhound Racing Victoria partnership

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Sky Racing (Sky) has secured the rights to broadcast and distribute Victorian greyhound racing for the next four years, heralding a new and innovative era in the way the sport is showcased to fans and punters. The partnership with Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) will grow the profile of the sport, create additional content across the Sky Racing network and drive wagering growth throughout TAB’s digital and retail networks. The partnership, which appoints Sky as GRV’s domestic, digital and international vision broadcaster and distributor, will feature; • An increase in air…

Warwick Farm best bets & quaddie tips | Wednesday, July 13

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What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, July 13, 2022 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for Wednesday’s race meeting at Warwick Farm. Just the seven races are scheduled on what is likely to be a Heavy 10 track. The rail will be out 5m from the 1000m to the winning post and then 3m for the remainder of the course. The first race is scheduled…

Incentivise ruled out of spring despite clean bill of health

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Incentivise won’t race at all in 2022. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Incentivise has been ruled out of the spring, with co-owner Ozzie Kheir saying the 2021 Caulfield Cup winner “seems like a tired horse”. Incentivise hasn’t been seen at the races since his runner-up performance in the Melbourne Cup last November, which capped one of the greatest rises to fame in Australian sporting history. The Peter Moody-trained gelding picked up an injury in his Melbourne Cup defeat, which ruled him out of the 2022 autumn, but although connections are confident he…

NZTBA session: Preparing mares for the breeding season

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The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association is inviting their members to join them at Cambridge Stud at noon this coming Thursday for an information talk on preparing their mares for the coming breeding season. The session will cover management of dry, maiden mares, early or late pregnant mares, dental and hoof care, parasite management, nutrition, vaccination program and other common ailments. Weather permitting, there will be an opportunity for a farm walk to discuss the above and a stud masters panel for those members who wish to ask questions. NZTBA…

Hastings double for Hercock

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Comeback jockey Kate Hercock says she’s found the secret to success in the saddle for her: don’t think about it too much. Hercock returned to the riding ranks last season after several years on the sideline, dating back to a fall in Macau at the beginning of the 2010s, and the 43-year-old has made a solid job of resurrecting her career. The daughter of experienced horsewoman Jeanann Hercock won her first two rides at Hastings on Saturday, guiding Call Me Jack and Manhattan Jazz to wins at double-figure odds, taking…