By Michael Guerin The over achievers of the northern juvenile pacing scene were at it again when Minjee made a winning debut at Cambridge on Friday night. While Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan as the undoubted kings of training juvenile winners in the north these days it is increasingly hard to ignore the record Logan Hollis and Shane Robertson are building with their babies. Backed from an opening quote of $9 to $4, Minjee was punched off the gate hard by Peter Ferguson before he let Obadiah Dragon go to…
Month: October 2023
Addington Weekly : October 27
Here’s Greg O’Connor with the latest Addington News.
Molly Bloom set to blossom in Soliloquy Stakes
Molly Bloom will contest the Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Exciting filly Molly Bloom is set to continue her journey toward New Zealand Cup week as she enters the highly competitive Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe this Saturday. This talented daughter of Ace High made a significant mark on the racing scene with her stylish maiden victory at Taupo in September, setting her sights on the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). However, in her last…
Caspar Fownes has high hopes as competition heats up
Caspar Fownes has 1,075 wins in Hong Kong. Caspar Fownes is Happy Valley’s leading all-time trainer and this Sunday he’s assembled a formidable hand for a rare afternoon fixture at the iconic city circuit. Looking to improve his unrivalled 577 wins at Happy Valley, Fownes – revered as the ‘King of the Valley’ – has confirmed time after time that he’s one of Hong Kong’s finest ever trainers and he remains one of only four in racing history to reach 1,000 wins in the city after John Moore, John Size…
The latest from the trials – October 25
Now that many of the very best horses are coming out to play we are regularly updating what’s happening at the trials right around the country. Here’s the latest installment. Rangiora Trials Wednesday 25th OctoberWeather Fine / Track Fast Play It Cool (2g Bettor’s Delight – Cool Sandy) The Boyd trained runner in the hands of Blair Orange was indeed playing it cool, sat last of five until the final 400m, came wide on last bend and kept coming strongly to just miss picking up Rock Me Lou who raced…
Support continues to pour in for Katie Cox
by Jonny Turner Drivers rallied to support their colleague Katie Cox in her battle with cancer before going on to racetrack success at Winton yesterday. Kirstin Green recently put the call out for her fellow drivers to offer their financial support to a fundraising campaign for Canterbury trainer driver Cox, who has recently been diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer. A charitable trust set up to contribute to paying Cox’s medical expenses, which are set to go into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, hit $55,000 in the…
Winners Stakes
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Winners Stakes Betting Guide Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023 Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $3,000,000 Distance: 1300m The Winners Stakes is a race that is held at Rosehill Racecourse for horses aged three-years-old and older, run under set weight conditions and boasts a $3,000,000 prize pool. The Winners Stakes was first introduced in 2019 when the race was run as the Redzel Stakes. Each season the name of the Winners Stakes is changed to honour the previous winner of…
It’s Business Time buidling
The Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) is looming large on the horizon for exciting mare It’s Business Time, who will step out as a $1.85 favourite for Saturday’s Coupland’s Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m) at Riccarton. Racing in the colours of her breeder Windsor Park Stud, the daughter of Turn Me Loose has made a big impression winning five of her eight starts to date. She has started her five-year-old season on a spectacular note, lining up in two 1200m sprints at Riccarton and winning by three lengths and four and…
Molly set to Bloom in Soliloquy
Exciting filly Molly Bloom will look to continue her path towards New Zealand Cup week when she contests a competitive Gr.2 Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The talented daughter of Ace High burst into conversation for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) when she stylishly cleared maiden ranks at Taupo in September for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Faced with her first three-year-old age group test last start at Hastings, the filly looked to be scorching home late but showed her raceday…
Dress rehearsal for Lantern Way at Riccarton
Riccarton’s Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) has played a key part in Lisa Latta’s Group One preparations in the past, and the Awapuni trainer is using the same formula again with Lantern Way on Saturday. The War Decree Stakes is run over the same course and distance as both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas. Latta won the race in 2014 with Platinum Witness, who went on to run fourth in the 2000 Guineas before winning the 1000 Guineas. Latta also won the War Decree…