Day: 14 July 2024

Exciting three-year-old Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) extended his unbeaten record to seven wins in the RM$100,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 3YO Trophy over 1400m at Selangor racecourse in Malaysia on Saturday. The son of Derryn was a last start winner in the 3YO Pacific Cup (1200m) three weeks ago but had to do it the hard way but came through thanks to a superb ride by Singapore based Carlos Henrique. Drawn barrier eight in the field of 10, Antipodean was caught three-wide all the way till the home straight. The field then…

Jasmine Fawcett continued her sterling run of form in the saddle collecting a double at Ruakaka on Saturday, headlined by Fly My Wey’s success in the ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold Cup Stayer’s Final (2100m). Riding for Mark Brosnan of Matamata, Fawcett reunited with Fly My Wey (NZ) (Sweynesse) following the gelding’s ninth placing in the far north a fortnight ago, having faded after a taxing trip four-wide over the staying distance. Lining up in the competitive final, Fly My Wey closed an $11.90 chance with last year’s winner Bosch on top…

Balancing training and race riding has become a successful venture for Samantha Wynne and she was delighted to guide her own Peecee Pussycat (NZ) (Pure Champion) to victory at Riccarton Synthetic on Friday. The Irish horsewoman established herself among the top jockeys based in Canterbury over the past decade, riding well over 300 winners before trying her hand in the training role in early 2022, her first runner being a winner in Fettercairn. After a riding accident later that year, Wynne was on the sidelines and ramped up her Prebbleton…

Local filly Vegas Queen (NZ) (Proisir) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her last start third placing when she went two better in taking out the ITM/GIB 2YO Race (1200m) at her home venue of Ruakaka on Saturday.  The sensational late scratching of raging hot favourite I‘m All In ($1.70) at the starting barriers saw Vegas Queen shorten to $2.60 on the tote and she never gave her many supporters a moment of concern as she stalked pacemaker Beau Luca throughout for rider Jasmine Fawcett.  Fawcett unleased the…

There are no certainties in racing, but when Scotty MacNab and Kevin Myers combine in the Flair Amateur Riders Series, the result is often similar to what unfolded at Trentham on Saturday in the Fusion Electrical 2100.   A five-time winner of the annual series, MacNab had accumulated 18 victories aboard Myers’ runners and was poised to add to that tally with capable galloper So Call Me (NZ) (Sweynesse), who closed a $6 third-favourite behind King Khan ($2.60) and Kahu Rock ($4.20).  The experienced hoop found his positioning early aboard the…

Mark Oulaghan may have left his stable stars at home on Saturday, but Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto) stepped right up to the task securing his first success over the fences in the Cody Singer Memorial Maiden Hurdle (2500m). Semper Magico had the superior flat form of the field with nine victories and a placing in the Listed Wanganui Cup (2040m) last December, and his jumping debut at Hastings was very nearly a winning one losing in a head-bobbing finish to Dictation. The son of Per Incanto was backed into…