New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will be represented by a talented team of half a dozen on his home track on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of potential black-type contenders in the day’s open handicap feature. Sharrock will saddle Sumi and Justaskme in the $40,000 The Rock FM (1400m), and both could be in line for a shot at the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Trentham the following weekend. Sumi brings a consistent formline into Saturday’s race. The daughter of Atlante was a placegetter at Hastings and Trentham, then…
Month: May 2024
Forsman chasing black-type on both sides of the Tasman
Within the space of less than half an hour on Saturday afternoon, Andrew Forsman will be represented by key chances in Group Three races in both Australia and New Zealand. At 3:37pm, the Cambridge trainer will send out Mary Shan and the defending champion Wessex in the Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m). Just 25 minutes later, Forsman’s classy staying filly Positivity will line up as favourite for the Gr.3 Ken and Helen Smith SA Fillies’ Classic (2500m) at Morphettville. Positivity has come a long way in a short time, having…
Sumi headlines home-track team for Sharrock
Sumi will contest the The Rock FM (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will be represented by a talented team of half a dozen on his home track on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of potential black-type contenders in the day’s open handicap feature. Sharrock will saddle Sumi and Justaskme in the $40,000 The Rock FM (1400m), and both could be in line for a shot at the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Trentham the following weekend. Sumi brings…
Wet start to Wexford’s raid on Queensland filly features
Molly Bloom will contest the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping to make their mark in the three-year-old filly ranks during the Queensland Winter Carnival, starting at a rain-soaked Sunshine Coast on Saturday. The Wexford Stables pair will present Group 1 winner Molly Bloom for her Australian debut in the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m). It will be the first start since February for the Ace High filly, who has won four…
Ballarat racing preview, best bets & quaddie | Sunday, May 12
What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, May 12, 2024 First Race 12:40pm AEST Visit Dabble The Ballarat Turf Club will host a competitive eight-race meeting this Sunday afternoon from 12:40pm AEST. Although the track was rated as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, with no rain on the forecast for the weekend, it is expected that the surface will improve into the Good range by the start of the program. The rail will be pushed out to…
Romantic Warrior confirmed for Group 1 Yasuda Kinen
Romantic Warrior is a two-time Hong Kong Cup winner. Romantic Warrior will bid for a fifth Group 1 victory this season following trainer Danny Shum’s confirmation the Hong Kong champion will contest the Group 1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on June 2, when he will clash with fellow Hong Kong contender Voyage Bubble. Shum made the decision to travel abroad for the second time this season with seven-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior after discussions with owner Peter Lau. “He will go to Japan,” Shum said. “He will…
Grinzinger Prince a Goodwood outsider that’s already won
Grinzinger Prince might be priced at $151 to win group 1 The Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday, but trainer Cody Reardon says his five-year-old gelding is already a winner. Reardon said his stable was in the doldrums until Grinzinger Prince was purchased for $12,000 in the Inglis Digital in February 2023 for $12,000. Since then Grinzinger Prince has raced 12 times for three wins and five placings and after a 49 day rest faces his biggest test yet, the $1million The Goodwood. Also read: Morphettville tips for May 11 “My…
Sha Tin Saturday racing tips & quaddie picks | May 11, 2024
What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Saturday, May 11, 2024 First Race 1pm HKT (3pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Racecourse is set to host a competitive 10-part program this Saturday afternoon. The rail is in the C position, and with sunny skies predicted in the lead-up, the surface should be rated Good 4 prior to the opening event at 1pm local time. Below are our best bets and quaddie selections for the meeting. Best Bet…
Sha Tin Sunday racing tips & quaddie picks | May 12, 2024
What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, May 12, 2024 First Race 1pm HKT (3pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Racecourse is set to host a competitive 10-part program this Sunday afternoon. The rail is in the C position, and with sunny skies predicted in the lead-up, the surface should be rated Good 4 prior to the opening event at 1pm local time. Below are our best bets and quaddie selections for the meeting. Best Bet…
Dual Wexford representation in Rotorua Stakes
Wexford Stables will have a mix of experience and emerging talent contesting Saturday’s Listed Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) with Karman Line and I’munstoppable. One of three fillies entered in the feature, I’munstoppable was an impressive winner of the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa a fortnight ago, earning herself a place against the older horses at Arawa Park. “We were so pleased with her performance at Te Rapa, she really relaxed well and kicked well,” said co-trainer Andrew Scott, who trains in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan. “We are…