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Month: January 2023
First Harness to Hack “huge success”
By Katie Steffert On the 17th and 18th of December 2022 the North Island Standardbred Assn held the inaugural From Harness to Hack event at the Waikato Equestrian Center. This event was designed to showcase the versatility of the breed in their life after racing. Combinations entered into one of three overall categories – Pleasure, Novice, or Open. They then selected four sections to compete in: inhand showing, ridden showing, dressage, show jumping, and musical equitation. To help encourage participation, combinations were able to choose their level of dressage test…
Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | January 18, 2023
What Sandown Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, January 18, 2023 First Race 3:40pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Wednesday metropolitan racing will once again return to Sandown, with this week’s eight-race program being held on the Hillside track. The current track rating of a Good 4 is expected to be what we see come Wednesday afternoon. The rail will be out in the +12m position for the entire circuit, but considering Sandown has a long straight we don’t expect it to play overly favourable…
Gold Coast full racing preview & quaddie tips | January 19
What Magic Millions Day Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Thursday, January 19, 2023 First Race 1:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes After a disastrous first attempt at Magic Millions Day last Saturday on the Gold Coast, we back up a few days later at the same location for an eight-race card on an expected Soft track. The rail will be the +1m position from the 950m mark to the 350m mark and in the true position for the rest of the circuit. Racing will get…
Queen Elizabeth Stakes aim for I’m Thunderstruck
It was an important jump outs session for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable at Cranbourne on Monday with stable stars and rising prospects taking the next steps in big race preparations. Kent Jnr described I’m Thunderstruck’s trial as ‘beautiful’ and earmarked a race day return in the Gr.1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Sandown on February 11 followed by two more feature races in Melbourne before the ultimate aim of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on the second day of The Championships. “He went over 1000 metres on the tighter track…
Late decision pays off for Bliss in Telegraph
Taranaki horsewoman Tracey Bliss didn’t even have Group One company on her radar until a week ago for Ifndoubtgetout. But a quick glance at early nominations for the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) convinced her to have a crack with her quirky gelding. Now she not only has a placing at the top level, she also has a Group One-producing broodmare at home. Ifndoubtgetout had been running well without winning this season, and on January 7 he put in a solid effort to take third at Trentham behind Shamus and Is That…
Impendabelle in top order for Karaka Million
Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn’t missed a beat in her build-up to the stiffest test of her fledgling career. She will chase New Zealand’s richest pot of two-year-old gold in Saturday’s Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe and currently shares the fourth line of betting as a $7 chance. Impendabelle nailed down her spot in the $1 million feature before Christmas with an explosive spring debut victory at Trentham and returned there…
Tuchel sparkles in return
Having already soared through the grades in a short period of time, Tuchel (NZ) (Redwood) returned in style at Sha Tin on Sunday for a stirring win in the Class 2 1400m under Zac Purton. A prolific winner with four wins from eight starts, the John Size-trained Tuchel made his Class 2 debut a winning one after enduring a tough, three-wide passage from gate 14 before extending to score by half a length over fellow four-year-old Galaxy Witness. “I knew he had that ability but whether he was going to…
In case you missed it – Aston Kalkara, Aussie Built and Zambora Charlie
Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 ASTON KALKARA (Box 5) Breeding: Aug ’20 Aston Kimetto x Aston UptonTrainer: Dustin Drew, DenningtonRecord: 14 starts 4-5-2 Dale says: After a tardy beginning, Aston Kalkara found himself near the tail of the field going into the first turn. Spotting the leader a big start he looked a place chance at best, but he produced a powerful finishing burst and picked up the leader before racing away to…
Tuchel’s sparkling return ensures Hong Kong Classic Mile option
Tuchel scores under Zac Purton. Having already soared through the grades in a short period of time, Tuchel returned in style at Sha Tin for a stirring win in the Class 2 Yuen Long Handicap (1400m) under Zac Purton. A prolific winner with four wins from eight starts, Tuchel – trained by John Size – made his Class 2 debut a winning one after enduring a tough, three-wide passage from gate 14 before extending to score by half a length over fellow four-year-old Galaxy Witness. “I knew he had that…