Category: Meeting Previews

Dexter Dunn on fire in the US, Kypros Kotzikas into the Hall of Fame, the NZ Sires’ Stakes latest podcast and Methven gearing up for its biggest race day all feature in this week’s News Briefs. Dexter Dunn goes No 1 in USA  Dexter Dunn’s amazing run of success in North America has continued with six more wins at Ohio over the weekend. The former Kiwi champion driver dominated the card with a clean sweep of the four Dayton Derbies. His stellar day was spearheaded by Twin B Joe Fresh,…

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Two races, one at Addington and one in Kilmore in Australia, have had a big bearing on the latest rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. The first three from Friday’s Group 2 Lamb and Hayward Canterbury Classic were always going to gain automatic qualification for the Cup, with Tact McLeod, Franco Marek and Alta Meteor duly doing the business. Before the win Tact McLeod was 30th in last week’s rankings while Franco Marek was 24th and Alta Meteor 13th. With that…

Harness Racing New Zealand’s Blue September campaign is over for another year, with the total raised in excess of $40,000. Following the month’s final race meeting at Timaru on Sunday it’s estimated the final figure will be around $41,000, at least $7000 higher than last year. Money was raised every time one of the 12 Blue September ambassadors won a race during the month, with contributions coming from HRNZ ($100 per win), clubs and the drivers’ individual sponsors. The country’s leading driver Blair Orange led the way with 24 wins…

By Brigette Solomon Two “Tuesday Finals” will highlight action at Cambridge tonight. The Garrards Horse & Hound Tuesday Trotters Final Handicap Trot and the Dunstan Horsefeeds Tuesday Pacers Final Mobile Pace are eligible to horses that have had at least two starts at Cambridge since August 1. Both races have stakes of $12,500 and are rating penalty free to the winner. Palmerston North based trainer Stephen Doody has two runners contesting the Trotters Final with Sweet Olivia driven by Todd Mitchell, and Johnny Who driven by junior driver Crystal Hackett.…

By Mike Love Carrera Bravo headlines Kimberly Butt’s four drives at Phar Lap Raceway in Timaru today. But there is a word of warning. Carrera Bravo ($3.20FF) is in Race 2, the Happy Birthday Marion Begg Mobile Pace for Butt and her Ashburton-based employers Brent and Tim White. “He should be a pretty good chance again. He should be running on at the end.” The three-year-old Downbytheseaside gelding has placed twice from as many starts, with the start crucial to his chances. “He’s got a few tricks up his sleeve,…