Year: 2022

Wellington rises to the challenge with sparkling Sprint success

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The Richard Gibson-trained Wellington with Ryan Moore in the saddle wins the Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1-1200m). Wellington now looks to have the racing world at his feet after the home-trained champion delivered a performance of real authority in the HK$24 million Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), admitted the race went perfectly to plan as he settled in the middle of the pack. Singapore runner Lim’s Kosciuszko went to the front and was then superseded by Christophe Lemaire and John Size-trained Sight Success. 2022 Hong Kong Sprint Replay – Wellington…

Firsts for Lane and Tezuka as Win Marilyn sweeps to Vase glory

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The Takahisa Tezuka-trained Win Marilyn with Damian Lane in the saddle wins the Hong Kong Vase (Group 1-2400m). While the red, black and white silks of Win Company have fared well in Hong Kong thanks to dual Sha Tin winner Win Bright, it was a case of firsts all round for Damian Lane and Takahisa Tezuka as Win Marilyn passed the entire field to record an impressive debut Group 1 success in the Hong Kong Vase (2400m). Lane refused to be panicked in a race with little early pace and,…

Pearl’s perfect Phoenix draw

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Australia’s record stakes winner, NSW superstar She’s A Pearl, is the new favourite for next Saturday night’s second running of the $1.65 million The Phoenix (525m), the world’s richest greyhound race, following Sunday morning’s box draw. She’s A Pearl, trained by Andy and Jodie Lord and holding Tabcorp’s slot in the $1 million to-the-winner The Phoenix, was the first greyhound drawn to select their box. Sky Racing expert and part-owner Jason Lincoln didn’t hesitate in picking box 1. “Seven other sets of connections came here with the same plan,” Lincoln…

Thornley finishes second in AYDC

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Kiwi hope Sam Thornley has finished second at the Australasian Young Drivers’ Championship across the Tasman. The Canterbury-based Thornley led from the opening night of the championships with two wins from two drives and went into the final race at Melton last night with a five point lead. But in the final race of the series closest challenger Tayla French from Victoria won with outsider Major Watson, paying $77.30. With Thornley finishing third on Morrison Dream, French clinched the championship by three points, 72 to 69. The championships was run…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 11, 2022

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Horse Racing on Sunday, December 10 will feature six meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Armidale, Bendigo & Sha Tin (HK). Sunday Racing Tips – December 11, 2022 Armidale Racing Tips Bendigo Racing Tips Sha Tin (HKIR) Racing Tips Featured Races Hong Kong Vase – Sha Tin Race 4 Hong Kong Sprint – Sha Tin Race 5 Hong Kong Mile – Sha Tin Race 7 Hong Kong Cup – Sha Tin Race 8…

Grimson goes back-to-back at IDs

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By Adam Hamilton Jason Grimson capped one of harness racing’s most amazing 12 months when he snared back-to-back in Inter Dominion pacing final wins at Melton last night. Few had heard of Grimson this time last year when he won the Menangle Inter Dominion final on protest with despised outsider Boncel Benjamin. Since then, he’s emerged as a major Group 1 open-class giant-killer through the Majestic Cruiser and now I Cast No Shadow. Last night’s upset win with I Cast No Shadow was his fifth open-class Group 1 training win…

Another big day for May in Methven

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk  It’s fair to say that no-one knows the Mt Harding race course like Ricky May does. “It’s right at my backdoor.” With 10 drives on today’s 11-race programme he heads into the Green Mile meeting at Methven looking to add to an impressive record. He has already had 121 wins there since his first in 1980! Included are a total eight Green Mile wins – five pacing and three trotting. He drove the two winners in 2017, both in new race records. A…

I’m just mad about ‘Amron’

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Young Lara trainer Brooke Ennis, 34, collected her second $157,875 Group 1 Silver Chief (525m) in four years at The Meadows on Saturday night. But not only did she take home the $100,000 first prize – in the age-restricted, all-male event sponsored by Sportsbet – she quinellaed the race with Jul ’20 Zambora Brockie x Miami Fernando litter brothers Amron Boy and Amron Dan. Ennis won the 2019 Silver Chief with Barooga Brett – owned in similar interests to Amron Boy. And it was an ‘all in the family’ moment as…

Kirwan’s Lane heads Kiwi trifecta in Ingham

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New Zealand-breds dominated the inaugural running of the revamped A$2 million Gr.2 The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, with an all-Kiwi trifecta headed by a pair of John O’Shea-trained stablemates. Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) was presented at just the right time by jockey Brenton Avdulla, bursting to the front with less than 200m remaining. His biggest challenge came from his own stablemate, with a resurgent former Group One winner Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) flashing home out wide, but Kirwan’s Lane kept kicking and held on to win in…