Day: 3 December 2024

Patrick Payne’s Hard To Cross suspended for steroid breach

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Jaylah Kennedy guides Hard To Cross home to win at Sandown. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have handed down a 12-month racing ban to Hard To Cross, a horse trained by Patrick Payne, following the detection of prohibited substances, including anabolic steroids, in post-race samples. The ban prohibits the horse from competing until May 25, 2025, contingent upon the submission of a clearance certificate confirming compliance. The investigation was initiated after samples were collected from Hard To Cross following its victories in two races at Sportsbet Sandown Hillside:…

Racing Vic Stewards charge Luke Oliver for prohibited substance

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Luke Oliver after Spanish Tides won the Mia Kleer Hand Sanitiser Handicap at Moonee Valley Racecourse on July 30, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have charged trainer Luke Oliver following an inquiry into a prohibited substance detected in a post-race sample from the horse Justdoit. This is the second tribunal hearing Luke Oliver has been involved in, with the first being with Hey Bella back in April 12. The allegations relate to a breach of the Australian Rules of Racing (AR) involving…

Keayang Zahara camp feeling the pressure “a bit” ahead of Derby

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By Adam Hamilton  Friday night has all the hallmarks of the Grand Final for freakish filly Keayang Zahara. On face value, most expect the three-year-old to just turn up in the $200,000 Garrards NZ Trotting Derby at Addington, and win again. But driver Jason Lee sees it a little differently. “We think it’s her biggest test for a few reasons,” he said. “It’s as strong a field as she’s met, it should be a real staying test and it’s at the end of a long first (racing) campaign for her.…

The NZ Derby – 50 Years ago

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This Friday’s $300,000 Garrards New Zealand Pacing Derby at Addington has attracted a quality field including the likes of Better Knuckle Up, Jeremiah, Chase A Dream and last start winners Renegade and Bazooka. Half a century ago it was a very different Derby – essentially a one horse race dominated by one of the greats. The NZ Derby 50 Years ago – Noodlum Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Health wise he was not 100 per cent but  Noodlum still outclassed his opponents at the New Zealand Derby on November…

Audacity topples quality field to win Akaroa Cup

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By Mike Love  Local trainer Steve Harding recorded his biggest win when Audacity took out the Cabins 2U Akaroa Cup at Motukarara on Saturday. And he didn’t have to go far for the win – he lives just down the road at McQueens Valley. “It was very impressive,” he said of Audacity’s performance, “it’s only just sinking in really.”    Audacity made a good beginning from the unruly 10 metre mark with driver Ross Cameron. They worked into the three wide line from the 2000m, improving gradually to mid-field. Cameron…

HRNZ : Foal update December 2024

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HRNZ :  Foal update December 2024  Application forms to register this season’s foals were posted out recently to the person who according to our records is the first named owner or lessee of any mare with a 2023/2024 service record. If you have not received an application form and believe you should have, please contact this office. Remember the cost of registration is $195 per foal if application and payment is made by 1 April 2025. The form should be lodged and paid for by the due date even if…

Warwick Farm races tips & quaddie | Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, December 4, 2024 First Race 2:55pm AEDT Visit Dabble Twilight racing returns to Warwick Farm Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, with a quickfire six-part program set to get underway at 2:55pm local time. The track is rated a Soft 7 at the time acceptances, and with more scattered rainfall expected in the lead-up, punters can anticipate the course to remain in the Soft range prior to the opening event. The rail reverts to…

Training era comes to an end for Dennis brothers

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After more than 60 years and a multitude of top-flight success in the role, the Dennis brothers have retired from training. The family’s successful journey began with small beginnings in 1960, when Tony Dennis and his twin brother Ray followed in the footsteps of their father Harold, who owned several racehorses at the time. Their younger brothers, Martin and Joe, joined the partnership soon after, and they have been based at Woodlands, near Invercargill, throughout the six-decade term. “Age is the primary reason (for retirement), but the guy who was…

Divine Essence aiming for repeat at Rotorua

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Moira and Kieran Murdoch will head to Arawa Park on Wednesday with a quartet of runners including Divine Essence (NZ) (Iffraaj), who will aim for back-to-back successes at the venue in the Waitomo Fuels (1950m). The Iffraaj mare was successful a fortnight ago in Rating 65 grade over the same distance, an improvement in form that the Murdoch’s had hoped for. “It wasn’t so much of a surprise, more so that she got things her way in the running which she needs,” Kieran Murdoch said. “She lacks a bit of…

The Follow Files: Jason Miller mare ready to strike second-up

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Winterbottom Stakes Day at Ascot headlined the racing in Australia last Saturday, while Caulfield, Rosehill and Doomben held strong support cards throughout the day. With top-line racing starting to slow down in Victoria and New South Wales, the three runners that we have chosen for this week’s Follow Files were first- or second-up last weekend. You can add these runners to your blackbook with your chosen bookmaker and receive notifications when they are set to run again. Ascot Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: +7m entire circuit Race 7: Listed…