Accomplished Savabeel gelding Milford (NZ) took his career earnings past A$700,000 with a powerful come-from-behind win in Saturday’s L.V. Lachal Handicap (1600m) at Flemington. It was the fifth win from 32 career starts for Milford, and his first since the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield in November of 2022. He has earned A$746,021 for Elsdon Park’s Lib and Katrina Petagna along with co-owners Greg Clarke and David and Nicki Wilson. The six-year-old settled second-last among a strung-out field on Saturday, with Bank Maur (Maurice) setting a solid speed out…
Month: May 2024
Fall For Cindy secures valuable black-type win
Fall For Cindy added valuable black-type to her record when winning the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic at Scone on Saturday. Photo: bradleyphotographers.com.au In-form mare Fall For Cindy carried the Waikato Stud colours to a valuable first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone. Bred and raced by Garry Chittick, whose milestone 80th birthday was celebrated with a race named in his honour at Trentham on Saturday, Fall For Cindy went into Saturday’s fillies and mares’ feature with an admirably consistent form line this…
Navy King shows staying prowess
Navy King heads Saban on his way to winning the Sir Henry Bolte Hcp at Flemington. Photo Bruno Cannatelli A two-time winner over sprint distances earlier in the year, New Zealand-bred Navy King suggested he might be better suited to a different role when he scored a big win in Saturday’s A$150,000 Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at Flemington. The three-year-old won over 1000m in January and 1200m in February, then had mixed results over 1200m, 1400m and 1600m in his following four starts. He stepped up to 2000m at…
Gringotts secures first stakes success
New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) took his promising career to new heights in Brisbane on Saturday with a first black-type success in the A$160,000 Listed Sky Racing Members’ Handicap (1600m) at Doomben. It was the seventh win from just a 13-race career for the four-year-old, who has earned A$590,050 for a syndicate of owners headed by Ozzie Kheir and John O’Neill. Gringotts collected a win and three placings from four starts in the spring, but has found a rich vein of form in an undefeated autumn. He resumed…
Spring targets set for Islington Lass
Islington Lass (NZ) (Proisir) could have Group One goals on her radar after capping her breakthrough campaign with victory in Saturday’s Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) at Trentham. The $80,000 feature was the sixth win from only a 10-start career for the Proisir mare, who has now earned more than $146,000. The five-year-old began the season with a rating of 70, but wasted no time in climbing through the ranks with impressive victories at New Plymouth on November 24, Trentham on December 23 and Otaki on April 1. Islington…
Belle posts bold win at Trentham
It’s hard to describe the win of a $12 third favourite as an upset but that is what consistent mare Bold Belle (NZ) (The Bold One) landed when she led all the way at Trentham over 1100m on Saturday. Punters had their sights focused on the multiple Group One placed mare Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) ($2.30) and last start winner Wewillrock (NZ) (El Roca) ($1.90) in the open event named in honour of Waikato Stud’s Garry Chittick, who is celebrating his eightieth birthday. Bold Belle looked anything like a…
Aris Aris powers home at Te Rapa
Consistent galloper Aris Aris (NZ) (Contributer) produced a powerful finish to down a talented line-up of winter gallopers when taking out the feature flat event at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1300. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared five-year-old mare had been thereabouts in her first three runs of this campaign, and with Niranjan Parmar claiming 1kg off her initial 54kg impost, she looked well-placed in the contest. That was how it panned out as the daughter of Contributer sat back in the early stages as race favourite…
Te Akau reach milestone at Te Rapa
Promising three-year-old Pokuru Gold (NZ) (Darci Brahma) provided Te Akau Racing trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson with their 150th winner of the season with a solid display at Te Rapa on Saturday. Walker, who rewrote the history books with his 203-win haul last term, was joined in partnership by Bergerson in August and accumulated 149 wins prior to Saturday’s meeting, after recording winning doubles on the Cambridge and Riccarton Synthetic surfaces through the week. A son of Darci Brahma, Pokuru Gold was tipped to produce the stable’s milestone success…
Albury racing preview, betting tips & quaddie picks | 20/5/24
What Albury Races Where Albury Racing Club – 16-46 Fallon St, Albury NSW 2640 When Monday, May 20, 2024 First Race 12:55pm AEST Visit Dabble Country racing heads to Albury Racing Club on Monday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-race program set for decision. The rail is out +3.5m between 1200m to 350m, while the remainder is in the true. Punters should expect a fair Good 4 surface for race-day, with sunny skies forecast in the lead-up. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 12:55pm AEST. Albury Best Bet:…
Bittercreek breaks maiden in Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic
Bittercreek ridden by Blake Shinn has taken out the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic at Doomben. Photo: Darren Winningham Team Corstens and Blake Shinn combined with Melbourne raider Bittercreek (+1000) to claim victory in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday afternoon, breaking his maiden at the third time of asking. The son of Snitzel put the writing on the wall in an impressive second-up performance behind Growing Empire at Moonee Valley on March 23, with the connections electing to bide their time before…