Month: May 2024

Memorable weekend for Fannin

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Opawa Scarlett (inside) winning on debut at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Dual license holder Shaun Fannin had a weekend to remember, training a double at Trentham on Saturday with Hazel Schofer, before jumping in the saddle at Woodville on Sunday to guide Champion jumper West Coast to victory. “It was a wonderful weekend and hopefully we can get a few more like that,” he said. Opawa Scarlett kicked off proceedings at Trentham when taking out the Lisa Latta Racing 1300 on debut by a…

Woller enters winner’s circle at Trentham

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Emily Woller was all smiles after recording her first win in the saddle at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images) After beginning her career in the amateurs, Emily Woller broke into the apprentice jockey ranks in style when riding her first winner aboard Quid at Trentham on Saturday. Waikato-based Woller had her first raceday ride as an amateur twelve months ago, and with another year of experience under her belt, took her first ride as a licensed apprentice for her mentor Clinton Isdale at Ellerslie last month. “It…

Melvin guides first winner at Pukekohe

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Tayla Melvin pictured after riding her first winner at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Tayla Melvin had an afternoon to remember at Pukekohe Park on Saturday, riding her first winner in the saddle aboard the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained Devoted. The 21-year-old is apprenticed to the Te Akau Racing trainers and made her raceday debut aboard the stable’s mare Polly Plum in mid-April at Matamata, finishing third. With a further nine raceday rides under her belt, Melvin combined with the son of Contributer in the TAB…

Early breeding setback overcome in style

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Scarlet Oak (white cap) winning the Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday. Photo: Grant Peters (Trackside Photography) A nightmare start for the Smithies family with Tactless’ breeding career has turned full circle following the emergence of high-class filly Scarlet Oak. Under their Monovale Holdings banner, they purchased the well-related broodmare in foal to Kermadec at the Inglis Digital Sale in 2020 and the result of that mating was Saturday’s impressive Group 2 The Roses (2000m) winner. Scarlet Oak’s progress has provided significant compensation for an early setback…

Doomben free racing tips & quaddie | Wednesday, May 29

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What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, May 29, 2024 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble After racing on the same track on Saturday, the action returns to Doomben Racecourse this Wednesday for an eight-race card. The track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, but with little to no rain on the forecast, the surface should improve into the Good range by raceday. The rail will be pushed out to the +5m position for the entire circuit,…

Woller gets first win as apprentice

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After beginning her career in the amateurs, Emily Woller broke into the apprentice jockey ranks in style when riding her first winner aboard Quid at Trentham on Saturday. Waikato-based Woller had her first raceday ride as an amateur twelve months ago, and with another year of experience under her belt, took her first ride as a licensed apprentice for her mentor Clinton Isdale at Ellerslie last month. “It didn’t feel like as much of a step-up for me which was quite good, I got to have the basics of race…

Wilde’s Navy off to conquer Queensland

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Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde is going to do something this week he hasn’t done for a long time and send a horse to race in Queensland, with Navy King (NZ) (US Navy Flag) to fly to Brisbane on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). Wilde campaigned Baughurst and Hissing Sid in Brisbane 15 years ago but hasn’t been back with a runner since then. That’s all about to change though, after Navy King impressed connections with his last-start victory at Flemington, convincing them to pay the late nomination…

Kiwi-bred primed and ready for Queensland Derby

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Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are hoping their Gr.1 South Australia Derby (2500m) runner-up Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree) can go one better when he heads to Eagle Farm on Saturday to contest the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). Kent believes there is further improvement from the New Zealand-bred son of War Decree ahead of his Brisbane assignment this weekend. “I think his pattern where he has been getting back and running on, if there’s any silver lining from that, is that he’s been pulling up super from those races,”…

Canterbury horse racing tips & quaddie | Wednesday, May 29

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What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Wednesday, May 29, 2024 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Canterbury Park Racecourse will host a competitive seven-race program on Wednesday afternoon from 1pm local time. The rail is out +6m for the entire circuit, and despite being rated a Soft 6 surface on Monday, sunny skies in the lead-up should leave participants racing on a genuine Good 4. Check out all our best bets and quaddie numbers below. Best Bet at Canterbury: Eraantyva Eraantyva couldn’t…