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Month: March 2023
Increase in stakes for lower grade races
A funding boost has been announced for 230 races for May, June and July. For those three months races that are currently funded at $8,100 will be increased to $9,000. “The new rate will apply to races, right around the country,” says Harness Racing New Zealand Chair John Coulam, “and we are very pleased that it has come about.” Last year the TAB reduced funding to all three racing codes by a total of $15m. HRNZ was impacted to the tune of $4.4m. In response, it decided to use $2.1m of…
Aussie News – March 27
By Adam Hamilton Part-owner Tony Barron (third from left) was trackside at Melton to see his star trotting mare Queen Elida add another Group 1 to her bounty on Saturday night. In a stirring contest, the Brent Lilley-trained five-year-old eventually wore down her main rival, the high-class Im Ready Jet, to win the $75,000 Group 1 Sumthingaboutmaori Trotters’ free-for-all for mares. It was Queen Elida’s 20th win from just 37 starts (with another 12 placings) and took her earnings to almost $420,000. A superb Chris Alford drive to get behind…
Goldman helps boost profile of young stallion
Joe Smithies is hoping the rise to prominence of leading Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) hope Goldman can be a boost for his young South Island-based sire Verdi. Smithies is one of the principals of Monovale Holdings, which bred Goldman and co-owns Verdi with Long Acres Stud near Christchurch, where Verdi stands. Monovale raced Goldman in New Zealand, where he won two of his four starts for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike, before he was sold to Darby Racing in a deal brokered by bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo. Placed in the stable…
Collett hoping for winning homecoming
Expat New Zealand jockey Sam Collett will make a fleeting return to New Zealand this weekend to ride at Awapuni’s feature meeting on Saturday. Collett has answered the call of Taranaki trainer Bill Thurlow, who she has a great association with, having recorded her first Group One success aboard the Thurlow-trained Glory Days in the 2019 Auckland Cup (3200m). Her primary mount of the meeting will be No Rain Ever, who will line-up in the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). It will be the filly’s fourth career…
Proposed Local Rules
GRV is seeking feedback on proposed new and amended local rules.
In case you missed it – Hector Fawley, Succeed and Paua Of Silence
Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 HECTOR FAWLEY (Box 7)Breeding: Dec ‘20 Bernardo x Rolanda HoochTrainer: Lisa Cockerell, BuckleyRecord: 16 starts 7-2-0 Dale says: Contesting a heat of the Group 3 Launching Pad, Hector Fawley resumed from a four-month spell with this monster performance. Having to work overtime early, the son of Bernardo run down some quality sprinters in this gutsy effort to score. Results Add Hector Fawley to your Blackbook HERE #2…
Warwick Farm racing tips & quaddie picks | Wednesday, March 29
What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, March 29, 2023 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes We’ve got metropolitan racing out of Warwick Farm Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon with a terrific eight-part program on the cards. The rail is out +5m between the 1000m and the winning post and then out +3m the remainder of the circuit. With rain on the forecast throughout Monday and Tuesday, we think the currently listed Soft 7 surface will be a fair assessment…
Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | March 29, 2023
What Sandown Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, March 29, 2023 First Race 2:30pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes The Melbourne Racing Club will host another twilight race meeting on Sandown’s Hillside track this Wednesday, with an eight-race program to be run. The track is currently rated a Good 4; however, there is a fair amount of rain forecast to fall across Monday and Tuesday afternoon, so we could be racing on a Soft track. The rail will be pushed out another 3m to the…
Kembla Grange racecourse
Kembla Grange Racecourse is operated by the Illawarra Turf Club and is one of the many provincial tracks used across NSW. It’s believed to be in operation heading back to the 1800s; however, the Illawarra Turf Club have owned and operated the track since it’s first recorded meeting in December of 1997. Kembla Grange Racecourse is the host of many provincial meetings throughout the racing season, with many trainers electing to operate out of these regions. This allows them to be eligible for feature races down the line such as…