Day: 6 January 2025

Mad Max winning at Otaki on Monday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Eye-catching galloper Mad Max delivered on the promise he showed early in his career with a rewarding maiden victory for Andrew Forsman at Otaki on Monday. The son of Savabeel was an impressive juvenile triallist and debuted in Australia before returning to his homeland in late 2023 where he finished out of the placings twice as a well-backed commodity. Forsman opted to give Mad Max a lengthy spell before returning to the races in November, where…

Town Cryer (inside) and Wingman during an exhibition gallop at Otaki on Monday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) The Roydon Bergerson-trained pair of Town Cryer and Wingman readied for their weekend Group assignments at Trentham with an exhibition gallop at Otaki on Monday, and their handler is heading into Saturday with a spring in his step following their hit-out. “They worked very well,” Bergerson said. “It was good, strong work and they both hit the line strongly, so I am very happy. They had a good blow afterwards,…

Donna Logan will resume her training career in New Zealand at Ruakaka on Tuesday. Photo: Trish Dunell Donna Logan will return to her old stomping ground of Ruakaka on Tuesday to resume her training career in New Zealand after plying her trade in Singapore for the last seven years. Racing ceased in Singapore following their last race meeting on October 5, and Logan elected to return to New Zealand, but opted to base her training operation at Byerley Park in South Auckland rather than return to her former base at…

My Lips Are Sealed winning the Group 3 Phar Lap Trophy (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) A long-standing breeding partnership has come up trumps again with a daughter of Ace High their latest success story. Rich Hill Stud and Scott Williams’ Bloodstock Resources bred My Lips Are Sealed, who triumphed in Saturday’s Group 3 Phar Lap Trophy (1600m) at Trentham, where the four-time winner finished a close second in last season’s Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m). Trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson,…

What Taree Races Where Manning Valley Race Club – Racecourse Dr, Taree NSW 2430 When Tuesday, January 7, 2025 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Country racing returns to Taree on Tuesday afternoon, with the Manning Valley Race Club set to play host to a competitive eight-part program. The rail is placed in the true position for the entire circuit for the meeting, and with no significant rainfall forecast in the lead-up, punters can expect the surface to start with a Good rating as racing gets underway at 1:15pm local…

Group 1 winner, Ceolwulf. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Dual Group 1 winner Ceolwulf is poised for a return to action in next month’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The four-year-old gelding was last seen securing back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) within two weeks in October. His trainer, Joe Pride, believes Ceolwulf has developed significantly during his time off. “I’m really happy with him,” Pride said. “The aim is to run in the Apollo on the 15th (of…

Mrs Chrissie. Photo: Racing Photos Last-start runner-up in the Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m), Mrs Chrissie, is likely to bypass this Saturday’s Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m), with trainer Ciaron Maher opting to target either the Listed Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield or the Listed Durbridge Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville, both scheduled for January 25. “Knowing her, 1000 and 1100 (metres) are her best trips, and if we can space her runs, which we like doing, we do,” said Maher’s assistant, Jack Turnbull. “There’s a race in Adelaide on the same…

Packing Angel gives Zac Purton a double. Photo: HKJC Packing Angel has emerged as a potential Four-Year-Old Classic Series contender after the gelding’s victory at Sha Tin on Sunday shunted Zac Purton to within eight wins of equalling Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record of 1,813 wins. Trained by Francis Lui and rated 63, Packing Angel (120lb) handled the rise in grade to Class 3 with aplomb, edging clear of Kaholo Angel (129lb) to win by three quarters of a length, impressing Purton. “He’s got a long way to go on…