Month: July 2023

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Gottabesavvy (NZ) (Savabeel) will return to a staying trip at Caulfield. The consistent three-year-old will compete over 2400m when he runs in the MRC Membership First Renewal Edward Bode Handicap on Saturday. Gottabesavvy has raced only once at a similar trip previously, beating just two to the line in the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville in May. But Young said there was excuses for the about to turn four-year-old that day. “He didn’t travel over (to Adelaide) too well,” Young said.…

Benji King has achieved quite a lot in the thoroughbred industry and now he can add winning trainer to that list. The Waikato horseman is in his first season of training and he was delighted to get on the board at Hastings on Thursday courtesy of Glenamaddy in the Carpet King HB Maiden (2100m). “I am absolutely rapt. It was nice to get the monkey off my back,” King said. “Gate one was a huge positive, so I was a little bit confident. I knew she would run well but…

Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning is happy to give On The Prowl (NZ) (Contributer) her chance to convince him she’s worthy of a shot at next month’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton when she races at Tauranga this weekend. The Contributer four-year-old mare will tackle the aptly-sponsored Contributer Standing At Mapperley Stud 1600 on Saturday, the four-win mare joined in the race by stablemate Above The Clouds. TAB bookmakers have installed On The Prowl as a $3.60 final field favourite, with Above The Clouds quoted at $10.…

As Jonas Vingegaard gets set to wear Tour de France’s distinct leader’s jersey down the Champs-Élysées this weekend to claim his second consecutive tour victory, Matamata trainer Daniel Miller is hoping to claim his own Yellow Jersey (NZ) (Zacinto) victory at Tauranga. The Waikato horseman will travel over the Kaimai Ranges on Saturday with four-year-old gelding Yellow Jersey who will be looking to add to his winning haul in the Ultimate Mazda 1600. The son of Zacinto will be third-up this weekend, having finished fifth over 1400m at Avondale last…

Trainer Andrew Forsman is hunting more black-type with Wessex (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) when she heads south to New Plymouth on Saturday to tackle the Listed Sinclair Electrical And Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m). The Turn Me Loose filly has already tasted stakes success, winning the Gr.3 Rotorua Stakes (1400m) in May, but she is out for redemption after fading to finish fourth after setting at hot tempo upfront in the transferred Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) at Hastings earlier this month. Forsman has been pleased with the way she has come…