By Jonny Turner Star southern three-year-old Bring On The Muscle will start telling trainer Clark Barron about his future endeavours at Winton on Thursday. The Barron stable lines up two horses in the talented three-year-old trotter and the more than handy maidener Always On Sale, both bred and owned by the trainer’s wife Jackie. Bring On The Muscle looks to have returned in excellent order ahead of what should be a big spring campaign judging by his recent workouts. “He seems to have come up well and he is telling…
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Orange back to earth and heading to Cambridge’s Tuesday meeting
It’s already been an action-packed couple of days for the country’s leading driver Blair Orange as he heads to Cambridge today to drive at the new Tuesday meetings. Today’s meeting will feature seven races, starting at 4.57pm, to be followed by Winton on Thursday, Auckland and Addington as the venues for Friday Night Lights and then the annual Blue September fund-raiser will kick off at Ashburton on Sunday. Orange has four drives tonight. He drove three winners at Rangiora on Sunday to go to 114 for the year. The six-time…
Nairn looking to continue success at Rangiora today
By Mike Love Trainer Paul Nairn produced an impressive winner at Addington Raceway on Friday night and will looking for more of the same with two strongly-supported runners at Rangiora today. The “Master” will slip on the silks to drive Wypout ($3.30FF) in Race 4, the Remembering John Russell – A Veteran Member Trot and High Noon ($3.50FF) in Race 10, the Rangiora HRC Thanks Country Feasts Trot. Both are currently second favourites. Nairn was successful at Addington with Forgiveness, driven by Bob Butt. Despite doing all of the donkey…
Selections | Auckland and Addington tonight
It’s Friday night! Selections for Auckland and Addington. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race Auckland Aaron WhiteCommentator Race Addington Matt Cross Commentator Race 15.53pm 6 Regal Girl8 Pantani9 Bolt For The Hill4 Hughie Wallace Race 1 5.06pm 1 Captain Moonlight6 Treasure Cove2 Revolution7 I’m Rockin Race 26.19pm 11 Nelson’s Boy4 Upstage6 Major Major5 J T Boe Race 25.39pm 10 Double Jeopardy1 Brando4 Bronson8 Ragazzo Major Race 36.49pm 6 Seaside Rose8 Wicked Wanda1 Clouding Over5 Kourtney Kardash Race 36.06pm 6 Zoltan Boscik12 Tyron Eros7 A Fine Patrick11 Confessional Race 4 7.14pm…
Maurice Holmes Vase to highlight Friday night action at Addington and Alexandra Park
By Michael Guerin John Dunn says there is strength in numbers for the country’s leading stable as they prepare for the $40,000 Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington tonight (7.58pm). But he is unsure whether that will be enough to help their stable win the automatic qualifier for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup even though they have six reps in the 2600m standing start Group 3. Team Dunn, which is officially Robert and Jenna but might as well have John’s name on the stationary too, have Double Time,…
Stellar field confirmed for Friday’s Maurice Holmes Vase
By Michael Guerin Team Dunn are set to be the major players at the first big-time Addington meeting of the spring as they bring out of the big guns on Friday night. The premiership leaders of Robert and Jenna Dunn have a remarkable six starters in the $40,000 Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase, the pacing centrepiece of the night while they also have Sunnys Sister returning in the Basil Dean Trot. Add in Aardiebythehill and Mighty Logan in that mobile 2600m and they will have nine starters over the two…
Donnelly with good chances at Cambridge today
By Brigette Solomon Tuesday racing returns to Cambridge today and local trainer Arna Donnelly lines up four horses, who all look to be promising chances. “They’re all racing well and look well suited in tonight’s fields” says Donnelly. Donnelly’s first starters for the night are Rough And Ready (5) and Bad Medicine (6) in Race 4, the Garrards Horse And Hound Handicap Pace over 2200 metres. “Rough And Ready’s first up run was good, he ran some nice sectionals and there were some nice horses in the field,” says Donnelly.…
Morrison with favourites in both Kurow Trotting and Pacing Cups
By Jonny Turner John Morrison has the right kind of firepower to add to his collection of Kurow Cups on Sunday. The Ashburton horseman heads back to an annual meeting he has had plenty of success at in the past with his stable in outstanding form. That form looks a huge chance of continuing with Morrison training and driving the two early favourites for both the Kurow Trotting and Pacing cups. Jimmyray will be out to make up for a lost opportunity when he starts in the Waitaki Hotel Kurow…
It’s Friday night – who are the key runners at Alexandra Park and Addington?
Ambitious plans for Hawkeye Pierce starting tonight By Michael Guerin Trainer Logan Hollis would love to see talented pacer Hawkeye Pierce race for $900,000 in stakes in just six weeks this summer but he might need your help. Your help meaning if you intend buying a slot in the new Three-Year-Old Pacing slot race to be held at Addington on Show Day (November 15), which is where Hollis would like to see Hawkeye Pierce end up. The exciting pacer resumes in a talented-packed race at Alexandra Park tonight (8.16pm), the…
Holmes with four in at Ashburton today
By Mike Love Leithfield beach trainer Robbie Holmes trucks a team of four down to Ashburton today in what is the first winter meeting in Canterbury held outside Addington Raceway since June. In race 1, the Once Over Da Moon trotter One Mhor For Heather lines up in the Chertsey Trotting Club Trot over 2400m. The filly will be having her fourth start and will be looking to head in the right direction after a strong fourth at Addington a week ago. “She’s come through the run pretty well. She’s…