Guy Lowry has been enjoying watching the success of a few of his stable graduates across the Tasman of late, and he is hoping they are not done yet. Immediacy (NZ) (Tarzino) was the latest in a long list of successful graduates out of Lowry’s Hastings barn, with the Tarzino gelding unbeaten in his three career starts to date for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, including last Saturday’s Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield. Purchased by Lowry for $15,000 out of Kiltannon Stables’ 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2…
Month: February 2024
Kembla Grange Thursday racing tips & quaddie | February 29, 2024
What Kembla Grange Races Where Kembla Grange Racecourse – Princes Hwy, Kembla Grange NSW 2526 When Thursday, February 29, 2024 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble The $150,000 Provincial-Midway Championship Qualifier (1400m) takes top billing at Kembla Grange on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by a competitive eight-race undercard lined-up for punters. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with conditions unlikely to have a significant impact on the track rating, expect the course to remain in the Soft range throughout the day. The opening race is set…
Rolling along to settle Lad for Launceston
When finishing down the track as the well-supported beaten favourite in the Hobart Cup overs two weeks ago, from trainer to jockey – and punters – they were all disappointed at the outcome of Alhambra Lad’s (NZ) (Proisir) effort that day. When it comes to the climax of the Tasmanian Summer Carnival, the Gr.3 Launceston Cup (2400m), the Patrick Payne-trained gelding is hoped to be better behaved on Wednesday. Jockey Jye Mcneil told stewards post-race that the horses pulled too hard throughout the 2400m Group 3 Cup on February 11,…
Babylon Berlin getting back on track
It has been an anxious few months for the father-and-son training partnership of Ben and Ryan Foote with their star sprinter Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard). The Group One performer was enjoying some time in the paddock recovering from a throat issue following her sub-par performance in the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day when she had an incident that nearly resulted in the loss of sight in one eye. “She is over her throat issue and then she got a pin prick in her eye, we…
Khanshe looking to strengthen Oaks claims
In-form filly Khanshe (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) is giving every indication she will continue to excel as she steps up in distance toward her grand final at Trentham. The daughter of Mongolian Khan is on course for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) on March 16 and staying the Classic distance is the least of trainer Fraser Auret’s worries. “I know you can’t say with certainty that they will, but I would be very surprised if she didn’t the way she relaxes mid-stages in her races,” Auret…
Pike out to add to Derby record
Tony Pike certainly knows how to win a Derby, but the Cambridge trainer is taking a philosophical approach into this year’s edition. Pike has collected two Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) titles in recent years with Rangipo (Stryker) (2016) and Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) (2020), and he will have two contenders in Saturday’s Trackside-sponsored edition at Ellerslie. One of his representatives in High Country (NZ), a son of Mongolian Khan, was runner-up in the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m) preceding fifth and sixth-placed finishes in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) and…
The Follow Files: WA visitor impresses on Victorian debut
Last Saturday, the Melbourne Racing Club hosted one of its biggest days at Caulfield, which featured three Group 1 races, including the $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes. This week’s edition of The Follow Files will focus solely on that 10-race card, with three runners catching our eye and suggesting that they are worth following this preparation. You can add these runners to your blackbook with your chosen bookmaker to get updates before they run next. Caulfield Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: +4m entire circuit Race 2: Benchmark 84 Handicap…
Babylon Berlin to chase Australian success
Group One performer Babylon Berlin. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It has been an anxious few months for the father-and-son training partnership of Ben and Ryan Foote with their star sprinter Babylon Berlin. The Group One performer was enjoying some time in the paddock recovering from a throat issue following her sub-par performance in the Group 1 Railway (1200m) at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day when she had an incident that nearly resulted in the loss of sight in one eye. “She is over her throat issue and then she…
Oaks-bound Khanshe to line up in Lowland Stakes
Khanshe will contest the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings on Wednesday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) In-form filly Khanshe is giving every indication she will continue to excel as she steps up in distance toward her grand final at Trentham. The daughter of Mongolian Khan is on course for the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) on March 16 and staying the Classic distance is the least of trainer Fraser Auret’s worries. “I know you can’t say with certainty that they will, but I would be…
Tony Pike chasing New Zealand Derby success
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike. Photo: Trish Dunell Tony Pike certainly knows how to win a Derby, but the Cambridge trainer is taking a philosophical approach into this year’s edition. Pike has collected two Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) titles in recent years with Rangipo (2016) and Sherwood Forest (2020), and he will have two contenders in Saturday’s edition at Ellerslie. One of his representatives in High Country, a son of Mongolian Khan, was runner-up in the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m) preceding fifth and sixth-placed finishes in the Group 2…