Despite holding a entry for the Gr.1 Goodwood (1200m) next Saturday last start Group One winner Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) will instead target the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400) next month. The Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday carries A$500,000 in prize money but pales in comparison with some of the rich sprints in Brisbane during the Winter Carnival. The powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stables took the first two Group One races of the Adelaide Carnival with Affaire A Suivre (NZ) (Astern) winning the Australasian Oaks (2000m) and three-year-old filly…
Month: May 2023
Spritely Goss has plenty to look forward to
Veteran trainer Cliff Goss has once again proved he’s still got it. The remarkable 91-year-old sent out impressive winner Casino Princess (NZ) (Casino Prince) at Matamata on Sunday. The lightly-tried four-year-old came with a perfectly-timed run under two-kilo claimer Tayla Mitchell to land the PGG Wrightson (1200m), going on to score by just over a length. Casino Princess has now won three of her four starts, but had been off the track for exactly 12 months, with her previous victory coming at the corresponding meeting last year. The mare ventured…
Bargain buy puts young trainer’s name up in lights
At just 21 years of age, Kurtis Pertab is surrounded by many far more qualified and experienced racing industry people. However, any misgivings he might have harboured after spending $500 of his hard-earned on the Gavelhouse.com online auction were well and truly erased when his 10-start maiden purchase, Poser (NZ) (Ocean Park), won Saturday’s Listed Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m). As the winner of four of her six starts and more than $85,000 since changing hands, the Ocean Park mare has been a key flag-bearer for the young Matamata horseman,…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 14 May 2023
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Special win for O’Çonnor at Winton
By Jonny Turner It wasn’t just the wait that made Ambro Ameigo’s win at Winton on Saturday special. The 12-year-old sat parked for much of race 1 before scoring in style to break a winless run that stretched back to 2017. Trainer Kath O’Connor was delighted that her veteran trotter was able to work back to his best form after such a lengthy break from racing. But she wished her sisters were there to share the victory with her. “He had four years away from racing and during that time…
Dalgety vying to deliver perfect Mothers Day gifts
By Jonny Turner Evangalist has the right form to clinch a deserved win at Ashburton on Mother’s Day. The Jason and Ian Thomas trained five-year-old has produced placings in her last two starts at Addington, with both coming in tougher fields than the one she faces in race 7. Jason Thomas’s mum Sue shares in the ownership of Evangalist and the trainer looks a big chance of delivering an outstanding Mother’s Day present. Bookmakers certainly think so – opening the mare at a $1.90 opening price in her junior driver’s…
Dunkel packs killer punch in SA Derby
New Zealand-bred gelding Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) came with his trademark late run to prevail in the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday under jockey Billy Egan for trainer Patrick Payne. Despite standing the favourite Promises Kept (Cluster) a decent start inside the final furlong, Egan was confident his charge would give his all, and he went on to score by three-quarters of a length. “When I left the straight the first time, I thought this is going to be easy. I was about fifth one off (the…
Former Kiwi lands Rough Habit for Waller
Kiwi three-year-old Special Swey has bolstered Chris Waller’s Queensland arsenal, making an instant impact for the Champion trainer when scoring a game victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m). A tactical mid-race move by apprentice Tyler Schiller to roll forward proved a masterstroke as Special Swey forced his rivals to chase from a long way out and none were up to the challenge, with the gelding going on to score by a length and a half from favourite The Vowels. A son of Sweynesse, Special Swey was a dominant…
Flemington triumph for Oceans Above
Three-year-old gelding Oceans Above continues to improve with racing, with the Simon Zahra-trained galloper closing from back in the field to score in the VRC Member Cameron Ryan Plate (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. The son of Ocean Park was ridden to victory by Harry Coffey, advancing his record to three wins and a placing from eight starts. Sent out a $10 chance, Zahra had been confident of a good showing with Coffey having his second ride on the horse and learning plenty about the gelding from his previous fifth…