Month: August 2024

Ngakau Hailey winning aboard Bell Time Potae at Tauranga on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Lenny Winters has recorded two wins apiece in the last two seasons, and he left it to the last possible moment to equal that tally this term. The Kumeu trainer had been winless heading into the final day of the season at Tauranga on Wednesday, but he was hopeful of getting on the board with his two representatives. Bell Time Potae was the first to jump, where he was taken straight to the front…

Group 2 winner, Antino. Photo: Grant Peters Smart galloper Antino is building towards a return to the racetrack with an early season Group One target high on the agenda. The Tony Gollan-trained gelding has had a short break after contesting three races across the Queensland Winter Carnival, with a strong win in the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm back in May the highlight in a campaign which culminated in a luckless 12th in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). “He raced in the worst part of the…

Jason Collett lifts Manaal (outside) to Group 1 success in the ATC Sires Produce Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Michael Freedman has announced that his Group 1-winning filly, Manaal, will compete against her own age group at the start of next season. The Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on August 24 is likely to be her spring debut. “There are options. The Princess Series is the obvious one with the Furious, the Tea Rose and the Flight, but there’s also the option of having a look at the Run…

Coleman ridden by Ben Melham winning the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Kerrin McEvoy will reunite with Coleman when the rising three-year-old competes in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on September 7. The Matt Laurie-trained colt had an impressive first season, winning the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) and Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m). He also placed second in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) and third in the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), which was his most recent start.…