Year: 2022

Megan Taylor passes away following Ashburton fall

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Apprentice Jockey Megan Taylor has died following a fall at Ashburton on Thursday. Photo: Monica Toretto The New Zealand racing community is in mourning after the passing of apprentice jockey Megan Taylor following a race fall at Ashburton on Thursday. Taylor was among four jockeys that fell during the incident which occurred soon after straightening in race two, with her fellow riders being assessed for non-life-threatening injuries. The 26-year-old was in her third season of riding and had won 16 of her 236 starts in the saddle. A Canterbury local,…

New Awards announced for 2023

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The next Harness Racing New Zealand awards in 2023 will have a fresh look. The awards, to be held at Addington Raceway on Saturday March 4, will recognise excellence for the 2022 calendar year, including Driver, Trainer and Horse of the Year. There will be four new awards, designed to encourage those at all tiers of the sport – from those starting out in their careers to those who are regarded as all-time legends. The four awards are: The Newcomer to Training Award:To be eligible for this award, trainers must…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 15, 2022

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Horse Racing on Thursday, December 15 will feature four meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Hawkesbury & Kyneton. Thursday Racing Tips – December 15, 2022 Hawkesbury Racing Tips Kyneton Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on December…

The Stir Up – The Phoenix Edition

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GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria.   Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook!   Quilts  Gents, the world’s richest greyhound race is upon us. Let’s go through the runners for The Phoenix worth $1.65 million ($1 million first prize) in box draw order. Gerard  Co-trainer Andy Lord is confident that She’s A Pearl is ready to fire. She’s used to travelling from New South Wales, had two looks at The…

Can ‘Joan’ hit the ‘Jackpot’?

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Glenn Dainton won the 2018 Group 1 Hume Cup with Black Impala before walking away from greyhound racing to establish a business wholesaling engineering products for the hydraulic industry. Based at Cosgrove (between Shepparton and Benalla), Dainton had a three-year hiatus from the sport. But you could say, he’s ‘hit the jackpot’ on return. And the catalyst behind the ‘windfall’ is brood matron Nicky Neo (Jan ’16 Cosmic Rumble x Ruby Ha Ha) – a litter sister of dual G1 winner Neo Cleo. (Ironically, Black Impala narrowly defeated Neo Cleo in the…

‘Boy’, he is in form

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After breaking through at Group level in the Silver Chief Final (525m) last Saturday night at The Meadows, Amron Boy will be aiming to secure an even bigger prize in the second edition of The Phoenix (525m) this Saturday night. Amron Boy made a huge impression on debut when he prevailed by over 15 lengths at Sandown Park on February 20 and he has been one of this year’s most consistent greyhounds. “I love dogs that have been racing week in, week out, they’re tough, and he (Amron Boy) will…

Canterbury preview, best bets & quaddie | Friday 16/12/2022

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What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, December 16, 2022 First Race 6pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to Canterbury again on Friday night with a very competitive eight-race program set down for decision. The rail continues to move out, this time +6m for the entire circuit, with perfect conditions and a Good 4 track expected for the evening. The first race is scheduled to get us underway at 6pm AEDT as we look to launch into some winners before another massive…

Reid hoping to toast another victory with Mo Szyslak

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Trainers Steven Reid and Simon McMullan are hoping they can toast to another victory with Mo Szyslak when he heads to Cambridge Raceway on Thursday for the Dunstan Horsefeeds Mobile Pace (2200m). The three-year-old son of Sweet Lou was rewarded for his consistency with a win at the Waikato track earlier this month and they believe there are more to come. “I have been rapt with the way he has been going. He has been a slow maturing horse. I have had a bit…

Stakes quality and quantity for Latta

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Lisa Latta has the distance bases covered in this Saturday’s feature events at Trentham where she has multiple representation in the stable’s quest for black-type success. The Awapuni trainer will first attack the Gr.2 Bramco Granite & Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) with Old Town Road and Belclare and the staying duo of Charms Star and Platinum Invador do battle in the Gr.3 Humphries Construction Manawatu Cup (2300m). The consistent Old Town Road is racing to his usual standard this preparation with a resuming success to kick off his campaign…

‘Arising’ for a second Phoenix

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This champion is already a legend! And now the “Queen of Victorian greyhound racing” – Wow She’s Fast – is on the cusp of immortality. The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ will be chasing back-to-back victories in the world’s richest greyhound race – $1.65 million The Phoenix (525m) (Race 9, 9.26pm) – at The Meadows on Saturday night. Her co-trainers, “Team Greenough” (Jackie and Kel), is hoping Wow She’s Fast can claim a mind-boggling $1,000,000 winner’s cheque to become the first greyhound to break the magical $2 million prizemoney barrier – and,…