Apprentice jockey Wiremu Pinn displayed his supreme talent at Sandown on Saturday, notching his first metropolitan winner in Australia before going on to post a treble. Pinn teamed up with the red-hot Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable to record his first Saturday winner in Australia with Extratwo, before wins aboard Frigid and Deepstrike made it a day to remember. On a three-month stint with Cranbourne trainer Michael Kent on the back of strong form in his native New Zealand, Pinn’s performance to score on favourite Extratwo in the second…
Month: June 2023
VODCAST | Green Light On – Sportsbet Pink Diamond Box Draws
James Van de Maat, Nathan Rooney and Mitch Ebeyer dive into the 12 box draws for the Sportsbet Pink Diamond. Australia’s richest regional greyhound series concludes to Warragul on Friday June 16. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Pink Diamond Podcast/Vodcast! I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Comrade Rosa clings to victory in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes
Comrade Rosa (Yellow cap) held off Opal Ridge to claim the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes. Photo: Darren Winningham Ryan Maloney and Tony Gollan have combined in the Eagle Farm finale on Saturday afternoon as Comrade Rosa ($16) has held off the closing favorite Opal Ridge ($2.20) in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes. It was a grandstand finish to end the day as the moderate tempo meant the sit-and-sprint home would be a crucial one, and with the much more economical run it was Comrade Rosa who came out…
Think About It destroys top tier Stradbroke Handicap field
Think About It thrashed his rivals in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap. Photo: Darren Winningham Joseph Pride and Sam Clipperton have combined with Think About It to take out the feature Group 1 race of the day, the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon. After stepping up to Group 1 grade for the first time last start in his Kingsford Smith Cup victory, this four-year-old gelding has now recorded back-to-back Group 1 wins, taking out Queensland’s richest race. The speed map looked awkward for the son of So…
Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Winner Is The Everest Bound Think About It
Joe Pride‘s The Everest-bound sprint star Think About It was arrogant proving his class once more when backing-up from a Kingsford Smith Cup victory to celebrate successive Eagle Farm Group 1 wins in Saturday’s $3 million The Star Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). Rothfire (pictured in Sydney) was brave with the 57kg top-weight running second in the Stradbroke Handicap 2023 results at Eagle Farm. Photo: Steve Hart. Last week the gun four-year-old son of versatile sire So You Think became the third horse to secure a slot in October’s $15 million The…
Local mare Patricia scores popular victory
Rick Wells added plenty of local flavour to Ruakaka’s meeting on Saturday, with the Northland trainer scoring success in the Mathias Currie Insurance (1200m) with Patricia. The four-year-old mare was pushed forward from her outside gate by jockey Ashvin Goindasamy to take an early lead. The pair controlled the race throughout, and while they looked headed at the turn, the daughter of Super Easy rallied and held out the late challenge of Magneto to win by a neck. “She had to do a little bit of work to get to…
Paisley Park makes northern raid worthwhile
Consistent campaigner Paisley Park rewarded trainer Graham Richardson’s decision to head north to Ruakaka on Saturday with victory in the Marsden Metals Bream Bay Sprint (1400m). Jockey Warren Kennedy settled the eight-year-old at the tail of the seven-horse field where he bided his time before finding a gap between runners with 300m to go, and Paisley Park rallied late to run down former Hong Kong galloper Not Ideal to win by a head. “I was expecting a good run, that’s why we brought him up here for the better track,”…
Antino a class above in Wayne Wilson
The Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) may have been something of a consolation prize at Eagle Farm on Saturday, but a spectacular performance by New Zealand-bred Antino has eased any disappointment for his trainer Tony Gollan and got him thinking about spring carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Gollan had hoped to sneak the rising star four-year-old into the field for the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) later on Saturday afternoon, but came up just short. The Wayne Wilson was the next best thing, and Antino lived up to his $2.70 favouritism in…
Fabian Hawk’s star continues to rise
Fabian Hawk’s star continued to rise at Awapuni on Saturday when he comfortably took out the Manawatu ITM Frame & Truss 2100. The son of Turn Me Loose jumped away well from his ace barrier for jockey Johnathan Parkes, who took his charge straight to the lead where he was able to dictate terms throughout, eventually running out a 1-1/4 length victor over Quota. Trainer Peter Didham was rapt with the win and he was buoyed by Parkes’ debrief following the run. “He is very promising,” said Didham, who also…
King Colorado springs minor upset in Group 1 J.J. Atkins
King Colorado was a dominant winner of the 2023 Group 1 JJ Atkins. Photo: Darren Winningham The domination of the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable throughout the winter in South Australia made its way to Queensland on Saturday as King Colorado has bounced from a maiden victory at Kembla Grange, to now Group 1 winner in the J.J Atkins. In what can only be described as a major plunge by punters has reaped rewards as King Colorado firmed from $41 into $11 at the jump and proceeded to oblige…