Stakes performer Imwonderfultonight (I Am Invincible) will head to Trentham with fresh legs on Saturday to tackle elite-level company for the first time in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m). The five-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible has been a revelation for young trainer Sam Mynott, having won two of her four starts for the Waikato horsewoman, and was runner-up at her last start in the Listed Stewards Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton in November. Earmarked for the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day, those plans…
Month: January 2024
Fresh Imwonderfultonight primed for Telegraph
Imwonderfultonight will contest Saturday’s Group 1 Telegraph Handicap (1200m) at Trentham. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Stakes performer Imwonderfultonight will head to Trentham with fresh legs on Saturday to tackle elite-level company for the first time in the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m). The five-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible has been a revelation for young trainer Sam Mynott, having won two of her four starts for the Waikato horsewoman, and was runner-up at her last start in the Listed Stewards Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton in November. Earmarked for the Group…
Zabmanzor hunting further CD spoils in Levin Classic
Zabmanzor will contest the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Zabmanzor made a bold statement in his last journey down to the Central Districts, and Roger James is hoping for a repeat performance when the colt contests Saturday’s Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m). The son of Almanzor built to an eye-catching entrance to the winner’s circle at Tauranga in November and followed suit in his maiden black-type test with a four-length demolition in the Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) at…
Dragon Leap chasing another major prize for Wexford
Dragon Leap will contest the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday.Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will on Saturday bid to complete a premier sprinting double with Dragon Leap expected to be ideally suited at Trentham in his quest for top-flight honours in the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m). The Matamata trainers bagged the opening leg at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day following Waitaki’s dashing Group 1 Railway (1200m) victory, with his stablemate fourth and with a genuine excuse for not finishing closer. “We were…
Timely win for Russian Fable
Russian Fable winning at Reefton on Tuesday. Photo: Race Images South Russian Fable was set to head to the spelling paddock following her last start fifth placing at Greymouth, but trainer Nayton Mitchell was pleased he made the decision to have one final roll of the dice with his mare. The West Melton horseman elected to back her up in the Greg Daly Real Estate/Birchfield Ross Mining (1400m) at Reefton on Tuesday and she rewarded him with her sixth victory and the second in Mitchell’s career. She jumped well and…
Bergerson pair to go head-to-head in Anniversary
Town Cryer will be one of two runners for Roydon Bergerson in Saturday’s Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Town Cryer may be the form horse in Saturday’s Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham, but the mare’s stablemate Sindicato may pose as her biggest challenge. Prepared by Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson, Town Cryer claimed a career-best victory in the Group 3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in October, and has maintained solid form through her campaign, including a seventh in the Group…
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting preview & tips | January 13
What Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 13, 2024 Prizemoney $3,000,000 Distance 1400m Conditions Restricted Listed 2023 winner Fashion Legend (14) | T: Richard & Will Freedman | J: Joshau Parr (57kg) Visit Dabble The 24th edition of the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas will co-headline the massive 11-race card at the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon. With eight of the 18 runners being last-start winners, this year’s edition of the Guineas sets up to be one of…
Gosford races free betting tips & best odds | Friday, January 12
What Gosford Races Where The Entertainment Grounds – 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford NSW 2250 When Friday, January 12, 2024 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble Provincial racing heads to the central coast of NSW on Friday afternoon as Gosford gets set to host a quickfire seven-race program. The twilight meeting is scheduled to get underway at 3:05pm local time, and with some scattered showers predicted in the lead-up, we’ll be eyeing off the possibility of a downgrade from the Good 4 surface currently listed at the time of writing.…
McEvoy believes Magic Millions draw is a plus for Arabian Summer
Magic Millions 2YO Classic contender Arabian Summer. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Trainer Calvin McEvoy expressed optimism about Arabian Summer’s chances in Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic, emphasising the perceived advantages of the middle draw in barrier nine. McEvoy, who trains in partnership with his father Tony, acknowledged the initial preference for a draw between one to five but found contentment in the outcome. “I’m happy with it, we wanted to draw probably one to five I think as it played out, the favourite’s drawn one outside us in ten.…
Follow Your Dreams claims Reefton Cup
Follow Your Dreams (inside) winning the Reefton Cup (1400m) on Tuesday. Photo: Race Images South Follow Your Dreams has been absent from the winner’s circle for the last 12 months, but he broke that drought, almost to the day, when victorious in the Reefton Cup (1400m) on Tuesday. The son of Contributer settled to the rear of the pack for jockey Corey Campbell in the West Coast of New Zealand feature as Diamond Girl set her customary blistering pace up front, opening up several margins on the main pack. Campbell…