Month: December 2022

Aaron White’s selections for Alexandra Park today.                Race   Aaron White Race 112:17pm 11 Melsadele4 Conrad H10 Eye Love You3 Rock on Jazz Race 212:42pm 9 Sooner The Bettor11 Bettor Heist4 The Brave6 Mandown Race 31:07pm 10 American Muscle9 Dream of You3 Faith in Manchester5 Saninarmbro Race 41:42pm 6 Neptune3 Aardie’s Flash4 Charlie Brown5 Frankie Major Race 52:17pm 7 Miki Montana6 Artisan2 Mercury Rising9 Lincoln River Race 62:52pm 11 Escape the Pace3 Mums Jewel6 Aldebaran Flame7 Errol D Race 73:25pm 3 Melanion8 Jack…

by Adam Hamilton One of Cran Dalgety’s best horses is a filly he’s never seen and is based in a different country. Dalgety owns a half-share in exciting Victorian filly Joyful, who is $1.15 favourite to win Saturday night’s $130,000 Group 1 Vicbred 2YO fillies’ final at Melton. It means the colourful Kiwi will be awake to see in the New Year, hopefully cracking open a beer to celebrate, with Joyful’s race scheduled for 11.43pm NZ time. How Dalgety’s involvement came about is a terrific story. “She’s an Alabar filly…

By Michael Guerin A 20m penalty seems a lot for just one win but driver John Dunn says it doesn’t end the chances of Aardiebythehill in the $50,000 Majestic Horse Floats Greenlane Cup at Alexandra Park tomorrow. The up-and-coming trotter thrashed many of those he meets in tomorrow’s feature trot in the corresponding race two weeks ago but goes back to the 20m mark while those who finished in the placings stay on the front line over the 2700m. That gives them the option to step and run and make…

By Michael Guerin One of the great rollercoaster years in New Zealand harness racing history should end on a high at Alexandra Park tomorrow night. It is fitting Copy That is a hot favourite for the last race of any code in New Zealand in 2022 because in a year of remarkable stories the journey he and trainer Ray Green have been on has been one of the most undulating. Somewhat controversially Copy That will meet only three rivals in the $50,000 Lincoln Farms Franklin Cup and even off a…

By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Group targets are on the horizon for Ruby Ridge following her win in the MVS Equine Handicap Trot (2200m) at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday. The daughter of Majestic Son was dropping back from Auckland grade, however, she had to overcome her 35m back mark and co-trainer Vaughan Blanchard admitted to being slightly concerned about that impost during the running. However, she showed her talents when running over the top of her rivals late to win by three-quarters of a length over Bun In The…