Month: July 2022

Grafton races to be run on Tuesday following postponement

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Grafton races will be run on Tuesday. Races four through to nine were postponed at Grafton on Sunday due to a fall involving apprentice jockey Leah Kilner in race three. The six postponed races as well as two additional races will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon, with a number of key races scheduled ahead of the famous Grafton July Carnival. The Grafton Cup Prelude, Grafton Guineas Prelude and John Carlton Cup headline the Northern Rivers meeting, with a number of those horses expected to push on to next week’s feature…

Super success for Superfast Stuart

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by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk After more than 40 years in the business, Mid Canterbury trainer and breeder Michael Heenan’s enjoying quite the purple patch of form. A trainer since the mid 1980s, he had his best ever return with 11 wins in the elongated 2021 season, and he’s already had five this year. In the past few days there’s also been a double triumph for his sire Superfast Stuart – and they both won at big odds. DD’s Super Stuart (Superfast Stuart – Castleton DD) paid $24.30…

Hawkesbury on track to host Sunday meeting despite floods

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A look inside top Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup’s stable, with flooding currently affecting the Clarendon facility. Despite there being frustration that Hawkesbury Race Club has been hit by flooding for the third time in two years, there is still confidence this Sunday’s meeting can go ahead. They are the thoughts of CEO James Heddo, with a track inspection on Wednesday afternoon to determine if there will be racing this weekend. “We’ve had a look this morning. We’ll do an inspection around 2pm Wednesday,” he told HorseBetting.com.au. “The forecast doesn’t look…

Prima Donna all horsepower at Wingatui

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Prima Donna (NZ) (Super Easy) was a popular maiden winner at Wingatui for Andrew Carston, who trains the mare for his mechanic Tim Ford. The four-year-old showed off her gears with an eight-and-a-half-length win in the Speight’s maiden over 2200m. “She’s been building to a win so that was a great result,” Carston said. “It was great to get a win for Tim and his family as she’s the first horse I’ve trained for them so we’re off to a great start.” Prima Donna was purchased by Tim Ford as…

200 wins for Barnes

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Getting to 200 career victories wasn’t a big thing for Courtney Barnes at the beginning of the season, but it’s definitely been on her mind in the past few weeks. The 27-year-old brought up her 199th victory aboard Red Rufus at Riccarton on June 25, but went winless at Rotorua, Cambridge, Riccarton, and Ruakaka in the past week as she sought the elusive 200. However, she went to Wingatui on Sunday hopeful she could reach the milestone, and it finally arrived via Kitty Power in the seventh race of the…

Kiwi-breds dominate Warrnambool jumping features

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Amy McDonald, Lee Horner and their banner horse Flying Agent (NZ) (Raise The Flag) gained compensation for last year’s Thackeray Steeplechase (3450m) defeat by winning the latest edition of the 3450m race at Warrnambool on Sunday. The nine-year-old son of Raise The Flag defeated five rivals in the A$125,000 event, the small field allowing Horner to position the quality jumper closer to the pace than usual, before striding clear for an eight-length win over Yulong Place. The victory provided Flying Agent with his second feature steeplechase over the course having…

Innes enjoying retirement

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While winter is usually a quieter time for Leith Innes, the former hoop said he is enjoying it a lot more in retirement this year. Innes bowed out of riding in May after winning the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) abord Pinarello in the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay, for whom he was their retained rider for a number of years. “It was super, especially to be winning for Cambridge Stud and Brendan and Jo Lindsay,” Innes said. Leith Innes winning the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) aboard Pinarello.…

‘Rebel’ Pell

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Daniel Pell played the Victorian ‘rebel’ with a Vic Peters heats double at Wentworth Park in Sydney on Saturday night. Based in Toolleen, Pell saluted with litter brothers Flight Risk and Red Reactor. The aptly named Flight Risk ($7.00) did his ‘rebel with a cause’ proud, clocking the fastest heat time (30.11sec). Pell drove to Sydney on Saturday morning, unaware that the Wentworth Park meeting was awash with uncertainty due to inclement weather conditions. His mother, Bev, had booked a flight from Melbourne later that afternoon to witness a memorable…

Hoysted ‘looking forward to Saturday’ with Uncommon James

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Uncommon James is looking to make it four-straight wins this Saturday. (Photo: Michael McInally) Classy three-year-old Uncommon James will be looking to make it four consecutive victories when he lines up in Saturday’s Listed Darby McCarthy (1110m) at Doomben Racecourse. The talented son of Cable Bay returned after a year off on June 25 at Eagle Farm, putting paid to his rivals in a Benchmark 78 over 1200m. Trained by Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted, the three-time winner will be out to earn himself a ticket on the float to…

Punt Drunk: Queensland punters shafted on betting promos

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It was a crazy old weekend in the racing world. Queensland punters got shafted by the corporate bookies, Constantinople won a race, and a horse in Denmark decided the racetrack wasn’t the place to be. Punt Drunk brings you the quirky fix you need this Monday. ANY PROMOS? If you don’t punt on Queensland racing regularly, this probably isn’t a big deal – but for those of you who do, you would have noticed a few changes over the weekend. Typically, ‘Today’s Races’ on your betting apps show the Victorian,…