Month: September 2023

Major King (NZ) (Per Incanto) stamped himself as a horse with a big future in feature sprints in Singapore after he lumped 58.5kgs to win the Class 3 race over 1200m on the Polytrack at Kranji on Saturday. At the start jockey Manoel Nunes was mindful of the big weight Major King had on him so he slotted him perfectly behind the leaders with cover. In the straight he slowly made up ground on the two leaders before taking over in the shadows of the post to win by half-a-length…

Star Kiwi sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) is likely to follow the Melbourne spring Group 1 sprint races path rather than head to Sydney, according to Te Akau Racing’s Melbourne assistant trainer Ben Gleeson. Gleeson said he had spoken to Te Akau Racing head trainer Mark Walker on Sunday morning after Imperatriz’s track record-breaking effort to win the McEwen Stakes at The Valley on Saturday. Gleeson confirmed Imperatriz’s next start would be in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on September 29. Gleeson said they would then decide…

Promising four-year-old Jimmysstar’s (NZ) (Per Incanto) future looks set to be across the Tasman following his eye-catching win in the Remember ‘Jooky’ Premier (1300m) at Hastings on Saturday. The son of Per Incanto had won and placed in his previous two starts, but there was a bit of trepidation from his camp after drawing the outside gate in the 15-horse field, but he proved too classy for his rivals, running out a 1-1/2 length victor. “It has been a while between runs, but he has improved a lot. He was…

The connections of Dimaggio (NZ) (Almanzor) are hoping their gelding is in for a big spring following his gritty win in the Hastings – Heart Of Hawke’s Bay Premier (1600m) on Saturday. Jumping well under jockey Kozzi Asano, the son of Almanzor went straight to the front and was shortly joined on his outside by local chance Gohugo. The pair went toe-to-toe for the remainder of the journey and Dimaggio was able to dig deep in the closing stages to see off his rival to win by a long neck,…

Roger James was resigned to defeat when legging jockey Warren Kennedy aboard Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock) at Hastings on Saturday, so he was pleasantly surprised to be greeting them at the winner’s stall following the Worlds Best Sprinter – Lucky Sweynesse Premier (1400m). While pleased with the mare heading into the race, the Cambridge conditioner thought she had too much to overcome, having drawn the outside gate in the 12-horse field and was lumbered with 60 kilograms. To script, Apostrophe settled at the rear of the field for Kennedy and the…