By Mike Love A half brother to open class pacer Beach Ball will be among Sheree Tomlinson’s five drives at Addington today. The winner of 17 races this season so far, Tomlinson looks to have a number of good drives, with Bannockburn the last of them in race 7 (4.00pm). Kicking off Tomlinson’s day in race 1, the Original Sin Mobile Pace, will be Big Mama Morris ($8.00FF) for trainer Amber Lethaby. She looks likely to get a soft trip on the markers, drawn one the second line, following out…
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Cameron keen on stable’s chances at Cambridge tonight
By Brigette Solomon Tony Herlihy’s barn will be heavily supported at Cambridge tonight, and stable foreman Tony Cameron thinks they are all each way prospects. “Of the three in tonight I’m driving The Revenant and Luby Lill, while Monika Ranger drives Regal Girl,” says Cameron. The Revenant ($5.50FF) starts in Race 2, the North Island Stallion Expo – Karaka July 27 Mobile Pace over 2200 metres. The Revenant finished second on this track and trip at his last start on July 5 in a race taken out by an impressive…
Thornley aiming for back-to-back wins in Darren DeFilippi Memorial
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk In a wide open race, Sam Thornley reckons he’s a chance of securing back-to-back wins in the coveted Darren DeFilippi Memorial Junior Drivers’ race at Addington tonight. A capacity field of trotters will line up in the 2600m event, with Thornley’s drive Dark Ghana coming in for a lot of support, after opening at $15. It has been backed into $7.50, just behind Luvavici, KD Royalty and Paige, all at $7. “It seems wide open and a lot of them have had bad…
Hopes with host of chances at Addington
By Mike Love Greg and Nina Hope will be looking to continue their successful weekend today at Addington, following on from their very good trotter Mr Love’s success on Friday night. Co-trainer Nina Hope believes they have the team to make that happen. Their first chance comes in race 3,the Loburn Sawmill For All Your Firewood & Timber Needs Pace over 2000m when Christian Bale ($7.00FF) lines up on debut with driver John Dunn. The three-year-old Vincent gelding qualified up north for Andre Poutama in November last year before a…
Cameron hoping for change of luck at Addington tonight
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Kyle Cameron reckons he’s due a change of luck – and he’s hoping it might come at Addington tonight. In 2024 he’s had two wins and a total of 33 placings as a driver and one win and 11 placings as a trainer. “I just can’t a win a race,” he laughs, “we’re all around it and keep losing on the winning post but they’re going good races and the dam has got to break sometime.” Tonight he will take three of his…
Hanara gets first drive behind Coastal Babe
By Michael Guerin Trainer Steven Reid has no concerns handing the reins on his stable star to a junior driver who has never sat behind her at Alexandra Park tonight. The Pukekohe trainer has managed to sneak his Group 1 winning filly Coastal Babe into the Hydroflow Mobile Pace tonight by using claiming junior driver Taitlyn Hanara, whose claim means the Rating 69 filly gets into the up to Rating 65 race. Coastal Babe will still have to start from the outside of the seven horses in the 2200m mobile…
Stormont and Rogerson team up with good chances at Alexandra Park
By Brigette Solomon Having recently joined Graeme Rogerson’s Hamilton stables, James Stormont will link up with three good each way chances at Alexandra Park tonight. Stormont returned north after a brief stint in Canterbury and joins the Rogerson Racing Team following Dylan Ferguson’s decision to go out on his own. “We’re very happy to have James on board, he’s a great bloke and he brings a great level of experience to our young team of horses,” says Rogerson. “The four runners tonight are all lovely horses and I think they…
IRT NZ Cup implications at Albion Park
By Adam Hamilton Early IRT New Zealand Cup markets could be reshaped by a race in a different country on Saturday night. Australia’s two best pacers, Leap To Fame and Swayzee, clash for the third time in their careers and connections of both continue to say they are targeting the $1m IRT NZ Trotting Cup in November, where Leap To Fame is currently a $2.30 favourite, with Swayzee at $6. Swayzee, who won last year’s NZ Cup for trainer Jason Grimson and driver Cam Hart, won his first clash with…
Geoff Dunn “hopeful” with team at Addington
By Mike Love Aylesbury trainer Geoff Dunn takes a trio of chances to the Addington Raceway meeting today, and two of them look likely to start favourite. “I am happy with them all. But they will all need some luck,” sad Dunn. In race 1, the Redpaths Suppliers Of Everything Electrical Mobile Pace over 2600m, Dunn lines up race favourite My Ten Guitars ($3.60FF). The four-year-old Downbytheseaside mare was gallant in defeat last week running second to Hoo Haa, and with a better draw today over a distance that suits,…
Dickie with strong book at Cambridge tonight
By Brigette Solomon South Auckland based driver Joshua Dickie has five drives tonight at Cambridge Raceway and is confident all can give strong performances. Dickie’s first drive is on the Brian and Gareth Hughes trained Grace N Elegance who starts in Race one, the Watchu Security Mobile Trot over 2200 metres. The five year old mare finished fourth here on the 20th June after being held up in the home straight. It wasn’t until the final 50 metres that she found clear running and let down with a strong run.…