Category: Punting

By Michael Guerin Cold Chisel’s great run with big race draws this season has continued in Addington’s $160,000 Garrard’s Sires Stakes Final on Friday. The wonderfully consistent pacer comes up with barrier 2 in the 1980m mobile and most importantly he has drawn inside arch rival Chase A Dream, who will start from barrier 6. Cold Chisel has used good barriers to win both the Northern Derby and Alabar Classic this season and the draw gives driver Zachary Butcher all the options. Cold Chisel was a brave third to Chase…

By Mike Love The final round of heats for the Anne Thompson Graduation series will be run at the Rangiora meeting today, with West Melton trainers Cran and Chrissie Dalgety lining up two runners. Chicago Bear is the first cab off the rank in race 2, heat 3 for the pacers. Coming off the back of a strong debut performance at Addington on April 18, co-trainer Chrissie Dalgety is expecting big things from the Bettor’s Delight four-year-old. “We are expecting him to do very well.” “He’s come through his Addington…

Craig “The Whale” Thompson shares his thoughts on Rangiora today.    

By Jonny Turner Kirstin Green is hoping she won’t be hit with any surprises at Winton on Saturday. Green starts her Diamonds Day runner-up Summit Ultra in a maiden mile event at the Riverton meeting. After chasing home the smart Secret Agent Man, the pacer looks a huge winning threat in an even field. Green just hopes her horse’s rivals don’t throw up too many surprises in race 2, the Riverton Racing Club Mobile Pace. “He really should be winning that race, but you never know.” “Some of the others…

By Mike Love  While Auckland will host three Group 1s tonight, Addington also has a high quality race night that includes three Uncut Gems races, and a Sires’ Stakes heat. Race 6, the Garrards Sires’ Stakes Series (Heat 4) features a small but high class field, headlined by the two Mark and Nathan Purdon-trained runners, Chase A Dream ($2.60FF) and We Walk By Faith ($3.60FF). According to the Purdon Racing website We Walk By Faith’s “work has been good” and from a “handy barrier draw is a top 3 chance”…

By Michael Guerin The old saying “talk is cheap” isn’t exactly true when it comes to the biggest harness races. In fact, the pre-race could have a tangible effect on the outcome of the two huge Group 1s at Alexandra Park tonight. The pacing stars who have contested the Race By Grins and Taylor Mile in the last month get ready for Round 3 in the $110,000 Messenger Pace tonight while Aussie trotting hero Just Believe will be trying to make it three straight over the locals in the $110,000…

Trackside talk’s to the key people around Friday nights Group 1 Messenger out of Alexandra Park

With three Group 1s, Auckland’s Premier Meeting at Alexandra Park on Friday, May 3 promises to be a beauty. Included in the night’s action will be the Dawson Harford NZ Messenger, the Breckon Farms Young Guns Cardigan Bay Stakes and the Peter Breckon Memorial National Trot, all worth $110,000. So to help keep you updated we have produced a special lift-out with articles, selections and more. You can see it here  

Check out this week’s Box Seat with hosts Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin.