Month: May 2024

Nedwin will contest the John Cryan 2200 at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal’s star jumpers Nedwin and The Cossack will line-up over the weekend, but they won’t feature over the fences. Nedwin featured prominently in the prestige hurdles last year, taking out the Waikato Hurdle (3200m) and Great Northern Hurdle (4200m). He resumed with an unplaced run over 2060m at Wanganui earlier this month and will have another flat run at Trentham on Saturday in the John Cryan 2200 to ready for…

Conor O’Ceirin will contest the Majestic Horse Floats Handicap (1400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Palmerston North Stakes performer Conor O’Ceirin will take his first steps toward upcoming feature race targets when he resumes at Trentham on Saturday. The seven-year-old has a tidy first-up record and trainer Robbie Patterson is expecting the gelding to give another strong account of himself in the Majestic Horse Floats Handicap (1400m). Stablemate Shameless Boy will also return from a break in the Manawatu ITM Steeplechase Day Tomorrow At Woodville Handicap (1200m) and…

What Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup Day Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, May 26, 2024 First Race 12:45pm HKT (2:45pm AEST) Visit Dabble The Group 1 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) headlines the action at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, with a mouthwatering 10-race program set for decision. The rail is positioned on the A course this weekend, and with some light rainfall expected for race-day, we could be racing on yielding ground at some stage. The…

Prioress will head to Trentham to defend her title in Saturday’s $50,000 Autumn Sprint Final (1200m). Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Lisa Latta hopes a gear change might help turn around a disappointing campaign for Prioress as she heads to Trentham to defend her title in Saturday’s $50,000 Autumn Sprint Final (1200m). The daughter of Proisir scored an impressive victory over Highlighter in last year’s renewal of the lucrative Rating 75 sprint. It capped a consistent run of form that had seen her place in all of her…

Rebel’s Romance wins the Dubai Sheema Classic. Charlie Appleby says Hong Kong is one of the world’s major racing capitals he is determined to crack as he enters his 12th season as a Godolphin trainer and he believes Rebel’s Romance is the right horse to do the job for him in the HK$13 million Group 1 Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May). Appleby has won 10 Breeders’ Cup races in the United States, five English Classics including two Derbies, as well as the Melbourne…

What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, May 26, 2024 First Race 12:45pm AEST Visit Dabble The Ballarat Turf Club will host a very competitive eight-race card this Sunday afternoon from 12:45pm AEST. The track was a Soft 5 on Friday, and that rating is expected to hold over the weekend. The rail will be in the +6m position for the entire circuit, which should give on-speed runners a significant advantage. Best Bet at Ballarat: Sasqualah Sasqualah was very good…

Richard Freedman has taken aim at the rule which states trainers must notify stewards of any tactics change. Richard Freedman has ridiculed the rules which say trainers must declare a change of tactics prior to a race. While racing authorities are clearly aiming to stamp out any untoward practices, Freedman says the rules, notably Rule AR 135A are restrictive and hinder a trainer’s ability to do their job. The rule states that when a jockey is given an instruction which differs from when it was last ridden, they must notify…