Category: Punting

By Mike Love Betterwithbling got a well deserved win when he won the Moore Walker Davey Searells Accountants Mobile pace at Banks Peninsula yesterday. West Melton trainer Jesse Wederell could not be happier with the result. “He always tries his best! I’m very very happy with him,” said Wederell. Betterwithbling, the 7 year old Betterthancheddar gelding, went forward off the gate and sat parked the entire journey for driver Carter Dalgety. At the top of the straight Betterwithbling took the race to pacemaker Flyaway, which escalated into a dog fight…

By Mike Love Deny Everything scored a well earned victory when he won the Tyre General Timaru summer cup yesterday at Phar Lap raceway. The Mark Jones trained seven year old A Rocknroll Dance gelding capitalised on his good manners, securing the trail all the way with driver Samantha Ottley before peeling off the back of pacemaker and placegetter Heisenberg, to win by 1 and a quarter lengths from runner up Tanzania. “It was awesome. Very satisfying, Said Ottley. “We’ve all had to be so patient with him. Everyone is…

By Mike Love Samantha Ottley is poised to bring up her 700th driving win today at Banks Peninsula with seven solid chances. Coming into today’s meeting off the back of a Timaru Cup victory yesterday behind Deny Everything, Ottley is sitting on 699 wins in the sulky, and is hopeful of some success today. “I had been sitting on 698 for a while until yesterday, so now on 699 it’ll happen when it happens and it will be what it will be. But hopefully I’m not stuck on it for…

NEW Zealand Cup hero Swayzee will take his place in the Brisbane Inter Dominion. After much debate and uncertainty, trainer Jason Grimson has confirmed Swayzee will headline a team of pacers he is taking to Brisbane for the opening round of heats at Albion Park on Friday night. Grimson is trying to become the first trainer to win three successive Inter Dominion pacing finals with different horses after Boncel Benjamin won in Sydney in 2021 and I Cast No Shadow did it in Melbourne last year. And Swayzee is aiming…

by Michael Guerin Idolou’s improvement curve has been so steep trainer Nicky Chilcott almost feels embarrassed about her next target. “One of her owners and breeders Tom Rodewald always has an end of year staff party at Alexandra Park on Queen Of Hearts night,” says the Cambridge trainer. “So he wants her to race in the Queen of Hearts. I know it sounds silly but, you know, why not.” If you had never seen or heard of Idolou (you are not alone) and only saw her win at Alexandra Park…

by Mike Love Ashburton trainer Laurence Hanrahan will head to Phar Lap raceway today with some solid chances, including Mighty Flying Lou in the Timaru Nursery Stakes for 2 year olds. The Sweet Lou colt kept up the lethal Laurence Hanrahan/Ricky May combination when he won on debut at Ashburton last week, and will look to go back to back today with Gerard O’Reilly in the bike, while Ricky May is sidelined through suspension. “He’s trained on well since Ashburton. But it is a nice field today,” said Hanrahan. Hanrahan…

Breeding enthusiast Don Rae continues his series of Behind the Breeds where he looks at recent qualifiers who have interesting pedigrees. In this article he looks at Millie Let Loose and Black Billie Gee. Millie Let Loose – Mount Hutt Trotting Club meeting on Sunday, 12 November. Qualifying second in her trotting heat was Millie Let Loose, a 2 year old filly by local sire Superfast Stuart from the Grant Our Wishes mare Foot Loose. Foot Loose won just the once from 36 starts; her victory came at Manawatu in…

By Jonny Turner Bargain buy Oh No Nana banked several times his purchase price for Invercargill owners Scott and Sam Leader with his victory at Ascot Park on Thursday. The four-year-old charged late to finally break his maiden in his 32nd start with driver Rory McIlwrick. Oh No Nana was in just his fifth run for the Leaders following his purchase through trainer Tyler Dewe. Dewe sourced the horse for the Invercargill owners and Thursday’s win returned them several times the horse’s purchase price. The winning stake was $5500.  “Scott…

By Michael Guerin Zachary Butcher hasn’t given up on what some might consider Mission Impossible this year. The Pukekohe star driver and occasional trainer was the proudest man to run second at Addington last week when Mantra Blue chased home champion filly Millwood Nike in the Nevele R Fillies Final in a Cup day stunner. While beaten for the first time Mantra Blue beat the others just as easily and while some of Butcher’s best drives have returned north, he is leaving his filly down there to do battle again…

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