Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will reveal their newest juvenile prospect at Wanganui on Saturday, with impressive trial winner Bellatrix Star having her race-day debut. A daughter of Star Witness, Bellatrix Star was an undeniable stand-out among the two-year-old contingent at the Te Rapa trials last month, and will contest the first juvenile event of the season in the Whanganui Chronicle MDN 2YO 800. “We’re going into it with a bit of confidence, she hasn’t really put a foot wrong since she’s come into the stable,” co-trainer Sam Bergerson said.…
Month: September 2023
Chantilly Lace looking to uphold family tradition
There’s a family tradition for Chrissy Bambry to uphold in Saturday’s Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m) with talented filly Chantilly Lace but the Foxton trainer also has the bigger picture in mind. Bambry races US Navy Flag filly Chantilly Lace with her parents Tony and Judith, her dad Tony having previously won the Wanganui Guineas with Lord Turbo in 2013 and Alcadesa in 2015. “Princess Biddy ran third for me two years ago so it has been a race that’s been pretty good to us,” Bambry said. Wanganui has…
Little Brose set to bounce back
The winkers go back on Little Brose (Per Incanto) as he returns to Caulfield for a tilt at the Gr.3 McNeil Stakes (1200m). The McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday could prove pivotal to the direction Little Brose takes during the spring. While Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes are planning for a start in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 14, a win by the colt in the 1200m sprint on Saturday could potentially open up a different path. “If he come out and wins impressively by a big margin and someone was to offer him a slot in The…
Black type targets for Mis Speaks
Black type targets await promising filly Mis Speaks who will return to competition on her home track at Riccarton on Saturday. She will take on a competitive age group event line-up in the NZ Cup Meeting Tickets On Sale Now 3YO (1000m) and trainer Meg Cunneen has been more than satisfied with her representative’s progress ahead of her seasonal debut. A daughter of Spieth, Mis Speaks showed her precocity as a juvenile when she won both of her trials before winning at the first time of asking over this course…
Llanacord on a cups campaign
Group One performer Llanacord will be aiming to kick off her preparation on a winning note when she heads to Hawera on Sunday to compete in the Grangewilliam Stud Breeders’ Stakes Saturday 7th October 1600. The six-year-old mare has had two trials to fit her for her first-up run, including a 1200m hit-out at Foxton on Tuesday, which she won by half a length. “I have been happy with both of her trials,” trainer and part-owner Stephen Nickalls said. “The first one at Awapuni she ran on nicely and on…
Zac Lloyd claims Bart Cummings Medal
Outstanding apprentice jockey Zac Lloyd has stormed home to claim this year’s prestigious Bart Cummings Medal, announced during Racing’s Night of Champions Awards at Royal Randwick. Lloyd polled a high number of votes over the final month of the season to finish with 81 points, breaking a 12-year grip on the award held by Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller who finished third with 62 points. The training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott were runners-up on 64 points. “Zac Lloyd is an exceptionally talented jockey and is just one…
Coffs Harbour betting tips & quaddie | September 4, 2023
What Coffs Harbour Races Where Coffs Harbour Racing Club & Function Centre – 62 Howard St, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 When Monday, September 4, 2023 First Race 1:20pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing heads to Coffs Harbour on Monday afternoon, with a competitive seven-race card kicking off at 1:20pm. With no rain on the forecast for the area, we expect the track to stay at the current Good 4 rating for the entire meeting. The rail will be in the +3m position from the 1000m mark to the 350m mark and…
Geelong racing preview & free quaddie | Sunday, September 3
What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Sunday, September 3, 2023 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Father’s Day racing heads to Geelong on Sunday afternoon, with eight races set down for decision. A perfect spring day is on the cards, with a top of 21 degrees forecast, and the track is expected to be a Good 4 throughout the day. The rail returns to the true position, with racing commencing at 1pm AEST. Best Bet at Geelong – Miso The Daniel Bowman-trained…
Halter eyes Kununurra Cup while star sprinter returns at Darwin
Darwin trainer Tayarn Halter will have strong chances in both the NT and WA this Saturday. Top End trainer Tayarn Halter is eyeing the feature races at Kununurra and Darwin on Saturday. Halter, who had four winners at Kununurra last weekend, has Kippax lining up in the $32,500 Kununurra Cup (1800m), and Expert Witness will start in a high-quality BM76 race over 1000m at Fannie Bay. Based at the WA location where she will have seven runners on the second day of the Kununurra Cup Carnival, Halter will refer to…
Expert Witness back in action at Darwin after injury layoff
The Tayarn Halter-trained Expert Witness on the outside holds off the fast-finishing Poupee from the Tom Logan stable in an exciting finish at Darwin’s Fannie Bay. (Photo: Caroline Camilleri – Darwin Photography Professionals) He missed the big races during the Darwin Cup Carnival because of injury, but the Tayarn Halter-trained sprinter Expert Witness returns to action on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding, who has been a revelation in the NT following his arrival from Queensland, will line up in a highly competitive Benchmark 76 over 1000m at Fannie Bay. In 14…