Multiple Group One winner Atishu has been confirmed as one of the headline acts for May’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast. Purchased by New Zealand syndicator Go Racing out of Waikato Stud’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft, Atishu has carried their silks to 10 wins, including two at Group One level, and 12 placings, earning A$3.9 million in prizemoney to date. “She’s taken us on a fantastic ride. She’s a very special horse,” Go Racing’s Albert Bosma said. “Right from day one…
Month: March 2024
Dazzling Miss chasing Breeders crown
Monovale Holdings’ Joe and Max Smithies have enjoyed a myriad of success since beginning their association with Terri Rae, a run they hope to continue when Dazzling Miss contests Saturday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeder’s Stakes (1600m). A daughter of Proisir, Dazzling Miss won three races under the care of Tony Pike, who also prepared promising four-year-old Hat Trick to a pair of recent victories for the Waikato farm, operated by the Smithies brothers. At the beginning of the 2023/34 season, the Smithies transferred their homebred Dazzling Miss…
Ballarat betting preview & quaddie tips | March 24, 2024
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, March 24, 2024 First Race 1:25pm AEDT Visit Dabble Ballarat Turf Club will host a very competitive nine-race card this Sunday afternoon. With no rain forecast for the weekend, the track is expected to stay in the Good range for the whole meeting. The rail will be in the +5m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 1:25pm AEDT. Best Bet at Ballarat: Miss Sunshine Miss Sunshine…
Goulburn free racing tips & quaddie | Sunday, March 24
What Goulburn Races Where Goulburn Race Club – Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580 When Sunday, March 24, 2024 First Race 12:55pm AEDT Visit Dabble NSW racing heads to Goulburn on Sunday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program that kicks off at 12:55pm local time. The Southern Country Championship Wildcard (1400m) headlines the meeting, offering one last chance for horses to gain a free ticket to the Country Championships Final (1400m) at Randwick on April 6. The rail moves back to the true position for the entire circuit, and with pristine…
Japan Trophy a stepping stone for Marsh pair
Skyman will contest Saturday’s Group 2 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh will use Saturday’s Group 2 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga as a springboard towards autumn targets for Skyman and Financier. Go Racing’s Skyman is taking a step down in class for the $175,000 feature, with all of his three previous New Zealand appearances having come at Group 1 level. He ran a close fifth in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) in January, then failed to fire in last month’s Herbie Dyke…
Miss Layla targets another feature mile at Riccarton
Miss Layla pictured with co-trainer Anna Furlong. Photo: Race Images South Eleven months after claiming her first black-type win in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, talented mare Miss Layla will shoot for another major prize over the same course and distance this weekend. The locally trained daughter of Burgundy will line up in Saturday’s Group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. It will be the third start in stakes company this season for the four-year-old, who finished third in the Group 3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in…
In-form partnership chase Breeders’ crown with Dazzling Miss
Dazzling Miss (inside) will contest the Group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Monovale Holdings’ Joe and Max Smithies have enjoyed a myriad of success since beginning their association with Terri Rae, a run they hope to continue when Dazzling Miss contests Saturday’s Group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeder’s Stakes (1600m). A daughter of Proisir, Dazzling Miss won three races under the care of Tony Pike, who also prepared promising four-year-old Hat Trick to a pair of recent victories for the…
Weight relief for Rudyard in Japan Trophy
Rudyard will contest the Group 2 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Saturday’s Group 2 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga marks the black-type debut for Rudyard, and the in-form four-year-old benefits from a 5kg drop in weights from his previous appearance. The son of Charm Spirit and Group 1-performed mare Lady Kipling began the season with two wins to his name from 12 starts. He had earned just over $36,000 in stakes at that stage, and his rating was 65. Rudyard has added another…
Worldwide interest in New Zealand Oaks winner
Pulchritudinous winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham last Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Last Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous could head to Sydney for the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick next month, it just may not be with current trainer Chad Ormsby. The Waikato-based horseman has fielded plenty of enquiries about the filly over the last week from prospective buyers throughout the world, and he is keen to strike a deal. The daughter of Wrote was purchased…
Punt Drunk: Mr Brightside owners need to pull their heads in
Golden Slipper Day is this Saturday, but before we get to the best edition of the race in years, we must go back and take a shot at the owners of Mr Brightside. Buckle up — this is bound to be a cracking edition of Punt Drunk. Mr Brightside owners drink their own bathwater OK, not all of Mr Brightside’s owners have lost the plot. But when news hit that a ‘vote’ was to be held over whether Craig Williams retains the ride following his second in the All-Star Mile,…