By Jonny Turner Insarchatwist upstaged her younger siblings when cruising to victory in the Gore Town and Country Club Gore Summer Cup yesterday. The eight-year-old sped through underneath her brother Hacksaw Ridge, with the pair sealing a quinella in the feature event for trainer Ricky Gutsell and his racing partners Neil and Eualie Thwaites. The trio had already produced a significant accomplishment before the standing start tapes were released in the Gore Summer Cup. The quinella pairing of Insarchatwist and Hacksaw Ridge were joined in the 2750m feature by another…
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Aussie News – February 16
By Adam Hamilton It wasn’t the night the Kiwis hoped for at Menangle. Better Knuckle Up and We Walk By Faith finished fourth and fifth respectively in the Hondo Grattan Stakes, meaning they will have to back-up next Saturday to try and snare spots in the $200,000 Group 1 Chariots Of Fire field. They were both sound runs in a race dominated from the front by last year’s TAB Eureka runner-up Bay Of Biscay in a scorching 1min49.8sec mile. Driver Cam Hart bustled Bay Of Biscay out from gate one…
Tomlinsons with good drives at Gore and Motukarara
Sisters Kerryn and Sheree Tomlinson both look to have good chances at today’s two grass track meetings at Gore and at Motukarara. Tomlinson thrilled to drive Homebush Lad in Gore Summer Cup By Jonny Turner A week ago Kerryn Tomlinson wouldn’t have guessed she would be linking up with two of the most talented horses stepping out on Gore Summer Cup Day today. The Oamaru reinswoman has almost been in a game of musical sulkies this week, but she certainly has no complaints about landing the drives behind Homebush…
Tomlinson lands top drives at Gore
By Jonny Turner A week ago Kerryn Tomlinson wouldn’t have guessed she would be linking up with two of the most talented horses stepping out on Gore Summer Cup Day on Sunday. The Oamaru driver has almost been in a game of musical sulkies this week, but she certainly has no complaints about landing the drives behind Homebush Lad and Jimmy Carter. Homebush Lad will be out to add to his incredible record in grass track features in the Gore Town and Country Club Gore Summer Cup. The veteran pacer…
Swayzee beaten and Don’t Stop Dreaming dominates across the Tasman
By Adam Hamilton Dual New Zealand Cup winner Swayzee is set to switch course and chase the Miracle Mile after his shock Albury Cup defeat last night. Driver Cam Hart said he struggled to steer Swayzee around the tight Albury track at top speed with classy Victorian pacer Captain Hammerhead smashing the track record time in front. Swayzee was struggling rounding the final bend when Captain Hammerhead pinched a six-metre break, but Swayzee just kept coming and to get within a neck. They broke the track record by five seconds.…
Dunns star with milestone wins at Addington
By Michael Guerin What a night it was for one of harness racing’s great families at Addington last night. Robert Dunn picked up his 2100st training success with Dawn Till Dawn in Race 8, the Studholme Bloodstock “Join Our Winning Tradition” Handicap Pace, and then just three races later grandson Jacob Dunn registered his first driving winner with Sophia Bromac in the Gold Band Taxis Mobile Pace. “I just can’t get the smile off my face,” Jacob said post race. And the win did not come easy. Sophia Bromac was…
Who will top Karaka 2025 today?
By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Will a new record be set at the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales at Auckland today? A total of 130 yearlings will go under the hammer at Karaka, starting at 1pm, before the Sales move to the second day at Christchurch next Tuesday. North Island heavyweights Breckon Farms and Woodlands Stud have the biggest drafts today with 38 and 36 yearlings and among Woodlands’ offerings is Lot 70, a colt by Captaintreacherous out of the champion mare that was Adore Me. He’s Adore…
Dean Shannon’s big week continues, with the NZB Yearling Sales to come
By Michael Guerin New Zealand harness racing’s newly-crowned owner of the year Dean Shannon liked what he saw at Alexandra Park on Friday night. In fact, Shannon has been liking lots of things he has seen in New Zealand harness racing over the last six months. Shannon is these days best known as the boss of Entain Australia, which runs the TAB, but way before that he was Mr Montana, a consistently successful owner and big investor in bloodstock here. He got to enjoy that thrill again with his latest…
Dexter Dunn “jumped at the chance” to be part of the Ultimate Driver Challenge
By Adam Hamilton Dexter Dunn can’t think of a better way to round out his extended two-month stint Down Under. Dunn, who flew from the US back to New Zealand on December 20, is now in Queensland to compete in the innovative and inaugural Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Challenge. The 20-race series will be run across two nights on Friday and Saturday (Feb 21 and 22) at Albion Park. Dunn is one of four internationals in the 10-driver series, joining his great Kiwi mate Carter Dalgety, Yannick Gingras (USA) and Bjorn…
It’s Friday Night Lights at Addington and Alexandra Park
It’s Friday night and that means dual racing under the lights at Addington and Alexandra Park. The return of Wag Star will create a lot of interest in the south while Greased Lightnin aims for a third win in just five career starts at Alexandra Park. Wag Star favoured for winning resumption at Addington By Michael Guerin Wag Star is ready to start making up for his lost summer at Addington tonight. But exactly what his campaign looks like heading forward could be decided by his performance in tonight’s feature…