Year: 2022

Nordic Dragon continues sharp rise with Happy Valley win

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Vincent Ho seals a treble aboard Nordic Dragon. Continuing a meteoric rise, Nordic Dragon has emerged as a potential Four-Year-Old Classic Series contender by maintaining his unbeaten record with impressive victory in the second section of the Class 3 Saturn Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night . Like his illustrious stablemate Romantic Warrior, Nordic Dragon is a Northern Hemisphere-bred three-year-old bought from the Hong Kong International Sale. A HK$7 million purchase, the Starspangledbanner gelding claimed a HK$1 million ISG Bonus as well as prizemoney of HK$983,250 to take…

Coonabarabran Cup Day tips, quaddie & best odds | Friday 23/12/22

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What Coonabarabran Cup Day Where Coonabarabran Jockey Club – Racecourse Rd, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 When Friday, December 23, 2022 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes It’s Coonabarabran Cup Day on Friday afternoon with 12 acceptors looking to take out the $75,000 feature set to be run over the 1600m. We are currently listed to be running on a Good 4 surface for this eight-race program; however, with plenty of rain forecast, we’re likely to be getting a downgrade into the Soft range come raceday. The rail sits in the true…

Jones team ready for Christmas racing

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By Jonny Turner Racing closer to home is the order for the Mark Jones stable this Christmas and it starts at Ashburton on Thursday. The Jones colours have been seen from Southland to Auckland and in between over the Christmas-New Year period in recent seasons but the introduction of a new racing calendar has coincided with a different approach this year. Judging by the chances among the Jones team at Ashburton, that may be bad news for rival Canterbury trainers. Among those chances is Mayson Shard who looks a decent…

Cranbourne night racing tips & quaddie | Friday, December 23

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What Cranbourne Races Where Cranbourne Turf Club – 50 Grant St, Cranbourne VIC 3977 When Friday, December 23, 2022 First Race 6:15pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing returns to the Cranbourne Turf Club on Friday night with nine races set down for decision to help get us in the Christmas spirit. With perfect conditions forecast for raceday, we expect the current Good 4 track rating to stick throughout, despite storms being forecast for Melbourne’s south-east on Thursday. With the rail coming out 9m for the entire circuit, it may be advantageous…

Industry alert regarding Equine Herpes Virus 4 (EHV 4)

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As we move into a busy period of horse activity, remember New Zealand has some nasty infectious diseases that we need to ensure we don’t spread through carelessness. Equine herpes Virus 4 (EHV 4) has reared its head as the suspected bug in three sick young non-yearling sales horses at a North Island property. This is a timely reminder to wash and disinfect when moving between properties looking at yearlings. Your vet can advise on the need for vaccination. To learn more about EHV 4 and how to protect your…

Sharp ‘N’ Smart building towards return

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Sharp ‘N’ Smart will mark the start of the new year by making his first public appearance since finishing runner-up in the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m). The Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained gelding will have an exhibition gallop between races at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day as he builds towards another Australian campaign. “He is great at the moment,” Debbie Rogerson told RadioTAB on Tuesday. “He came home, had a break in his paddock and came back into his box at night. “We’re looking to give him an exhibition gallop…

Richards has history on his side with Farravallo

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Matamata trainer Paul Richards has history on his side as he prepares talented juvenile Farravallo for connections which include respected bloodstock agent Chris Rutten. Rutten won the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) in 2014 with Vespa and the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) in 2018 with Scott Base, and has also placed in the Karaka Million 2YO with Touche (2013), Yourdeel (2019), Avonallo (2021) and Wolverine (2022). The Horowhenua horseman sourced all six out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales and returned to their Karaka sales complex earlier this year…

Bayliss hungry for more NZ success

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A familiar Australian face has re-joined the New Zealand riding ranks with the arrival this week of multiple Group One-winning jockey Jake Bayliss. He will kick off his third stint in New Zealand at Matamata on Friday with the 28-year-old coming off a rewarding 12-month contract in Singapore. Bayliss last rode in New Zealand in the 2018/19 season “New Zealand has always been really good to me as far as support goes and I’ve made a lot of nice friends and I’m really looking forward to it and getting on…