Te Akau Racing have appointed Australian Ben Gleeson to the role of Assistant Trainer for Te Akau Racing Australia, which will be based at Cranbourne, Victoria. “I am very proud to welcome Ben to the Te Akau team. His appointment as Assistant Trainer for our new Australian operation is a key one and he brings an outstanding CV to the role, rich in Australian and international experience,” said David Ellis CNZM. Concluding five years in the same role to Danny O’Brien at Flemington, Barwon Heads and Geelong, Ben comes from…
Month: July 2023
Delorean wins Winter Final
Delorean (NZ) (Time Test) cleared maiden ranks in style at Ruakaka on Saturday when snaring the lion’s share of the $60,000 purse on offer in the ITM/GIB 3YO Winter Championship Final (1600m). After jumping away fairly, leading apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell elected to ease her charge back to the rear of the field before sending her three-wide at the 1200m mark. The pair made steady progress around the field and hit the lead when turning for home. They were able to hold onto their advantage and fend off the late…
Northcott delighted with Amateur Cup
The Duke of Gloucester Cup (2100m) is a coveted race for New Zealand’s amateur riding ranks and Hamilton jockey Michelle Northcott was delighted to get her hands on the silverware at Trentham on Saturday. Partnering the Buddy Lammas-trained Madam Zara (NZ) (Zed), Northcott wasn’t full of confidence when she jumped aboard the daughter of Zed, who was fresh-up on the Heavy10 surface, and punters agreed, letting her drift out to $30.80 winning odds. However, the five-year-old mare belied those odds and lapped up the heavy surface to run out a…
Aussie News – July 16
By Adam Hamilton Kiwi-owned mare Amore Vita added to her already impressive CV with arguably the biggest win of her career in last night’s $150,000 Group 1 Garrards The Golden Girl (1660m) at Albion Park. In a hotly contested feature, Amore Vita was strong and classy enough to sustain a three-wide run around the field from last without cover and still snatch victory in a blazing 1min50.5sec mile rate for 1660m. It was an all Kiwi finish with Bob Butt’s Manhattan using the sprint lane from behind the leader to…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 16, 2023
Horse Racing on Sunday, July 16 will feature eight meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Pakenham & Sha Tin (HK). Sunday Racing Tips – July 16, 2023 Pakenham Racing Tips Sha Tin (HK) Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing…
Leap To Fame goes next level in Sunshine Sprint
By Adam Hamilton It is a rare and special horse to step straight into the open-class big league and that’s exactly what Leap To Fame did last night. Grant Dixon’s pacing sensation made light of a wide draw and unsuitably short 1660m trip to blow his rivals away yet again, this time in the $200,000 Group 1 Sunshine Sprint at Albion Park. The only thing that matched Leap To Fame’s dominance was the brave, daring and brilliant driver from Dixon. “I’m super proud of him. He had to overcome a…
Franco Messi O’Reilly’s top drive at Addington
By Mike Love, Harnes News Desk New Zealand’s leading junior driver Sarah O’Reilly will be out to extend her lead in the junior drivers premiership today with a fairly even book of drives at Addington. O’Reilly is currently sitting on 43 winners for the season, and has all but skedaddled from her nearest rival Carter Dalgety, who is sitting in second place on the table with 29 winners for the season. Of her six drives today, O’Reilly rates her Ashburton employees Brent & Tim White trained Franco Messi ($2.00FF) as…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 16 July 2023
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Ballarat synthetic tips & quaddie | Tuesday, July 18
What Ballarat Synthetic Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Tuesday, July 18, 2023 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes The synthetic surface at Ballarat is the destination for racing in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon with eight races carded. A typically cold but mainly fair day is forecast on the weather front, so the track should play fairly with minimal kickback. Racing is set to get underway at 1pm AEST. Best Bet at Ballarat: Kodiak The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Kodiak backed up…
Darwin Cup could finally be within the grasp of Noir De Rue
Vanessa Arnott returns to scale aboard the Jason Manning-trained Noir De Rue after the eight-year-old gelding sealed victory in the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday – the feature race on Day 2 of the Darwin Cup Carnival It could be a case of third time lucky for the Jason Manning-trained Noir De Rue in this year’s $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m). The eight-year-old gelding is the one to beat come August 7 after sealing the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Since…