Month: September 2023

Bob bags double with young trotters at Addington

NZHarnessNews

By Michael Guerin Bob Butt went to Addington with two promising trotters on Friday night and came home with the favourites for two of our biggest features for young squaregaiters. Butt trains Wilma’s Boy and Gold Bullion who both dominated their rivals from the front and looked all class doing it. Wilma’s Boy was on debut when he put nine lengths between himself and his rivals in the Renwick Farms Two-Year-Old Trot, trotting a handy 2:2.3 mile rate for the mobile 1980m. Wilma’s Boy is bred to be good, from…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 16, 2023

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Horse Racing on Saturday, September 16 will feature 12 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 Flemington, Randwick, Eagle Farm and Morphettville. Saturday Racing Tips – September 16, 2023 Flemington Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Morphettville 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…

Vincent Ho resumes with high hopes for Dream Winner

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Sidelined with serious injury during Hong Kong racing’s off-season, Vincent Ho hopes Dream Winner can provide the perfect return to competition when Frankie Lor’s unbeaten sprinter contests the Class 2 Causeway Bay Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 September). Four-time winner of the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey, Ho will take four mounts at the weekend as he plots a conservative course back to full capacity after suffering a fractured T5 vertebra, concussion and a rib fracture in a race fall at Niigata Racecourse…

Military Mission hands Gai her eighth Newcastle Gold Cup win

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The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission (+1500) bounded over the top late in the day to score in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup on Friday afternoon. Rachel King found herself in the rare chasing position aboard the five-year-old gelding, unable to press forward from barrier 12. They had no choice but to drag back and sit in the three-wide line turning for home, producing a quality turn-of-foot to chase down the very game Spirit Ridge (+1800) who continued to cling on, settling for the quinella spot. It…

Banna Queen causes minor upset in Group 3 Tibbie Stakes

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Banna Queen ($13.00) has produced a career-best performance to secure victory in the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes at Newcastle on Friday afternoon. The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained mare was fit and firing fourth-up after a lacklustre preparation, but repaid the faith, barreling down the centre of the course and bolting away with the majority of the $250,000 prize packet. Kerrin McEvoy navigated to a perfect spot throughout the contest, securing the one-one position, before pushing the button on the daughter of So You Think. She responded in kind and…

Butchers star with minor upsets at Alexandra Park

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By Michael Guerin It is rare second favourites winning feels like an upset but the Butcher boys managed to make it happen twice at Alexandra Park on Thursday night. David Butcher and his son Zachary are no strangers to winning the best races of the night in the sulky but they both did it as trainers on Thursday with Hooray Henry and Mantra Blue. Hooray Henry’s win was a career highlight as he sprinted past two-time New Zealand Cup winner Copy That in the latter’s return to racing. David Butcher…

Rankings – IRT NZ Cup & Renwick Farms Dominion Trot

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The first rankings lists are out for the IRT New Zealand Cup and the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot to be held at Addington in November. In the Cup, defending champion Copy That is at number one followed by 2023 Auckland Cup winner Akuta and then Mossdale Ben and B D Joe who get in courtesy of their wins in the Cup qualifying races, the Maurice Holmes Vase and the New Brighton Cup. The only withdrawal so far is Alta Wiseguy after injury interrupted his preparation.  The top 15 ranked horses…

Stakes options for unbeaten Pushy

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Smart three-year-old Pushy remains unbeaten after three starts following an easy victory at Newcastle on Friday for trainer Michael Freedman. A son of Little Avondale Stud stallion Time Test, Pushy was sent out a $1.80 favourite and gave his supporters little cause for concern as he romped to a near four-length victory in the Benchmark 68 Handicap (1600m) under Jason Collett. Bigger things are now in-store for Pushy and Freedman has a lot of faith that the horse will continue to improve, with plenty of options should he stretch out…

Molly Blooms at Taupo

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A super-impressive return to racing at Taupo on Friday has thrust Molly Bloom into equal favouritism for the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained filly by Ace High made only one start as an autumn two-year-old, producing an eye-catching finish for third behind Just A Floozie and Orchestral at Avondale on Anzac Day. She carried a burgeoning reputation into the new season, rising to $8 second favouritism for the 1000 Guineas before she had even set foot on a racetrack as a three-year-old. O’Sullivan…

Nelson/McDougal seeking elusive crown

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There are few prestige jumping trophies missing from Paul Nelson’s mantlepiece, but the Great Northern Steeplechase is one that has eluded the Hastings trainer over his career. Nelson went into partnership with long-time stable member Corrina McDougal in 2019, and the pairing have since collected a Jumps Trainer’s Premiership (2021/22) alongside a multitude of prestige jumping victories, including nine from their superstar The Cossack. The son of Mastercraftsman will aim to give his trainers an elusive first crown at Te Rapa on Sunday, when he and stablemate Raucous contest the…