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By Special Agent · Posted
Did you have a share in the two Des's jackpot? I also remember amongst others on the organising panel were Wendy Cooper and Lisa O'Sullivan. I don't know if it was ever repeated but, it should have been. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
With a successful defence of his title in Saturday’s A$1 million The Illawarra Mercury Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange, Kiwi-bred marvel Gringotts has now won five races worth $1 million or more within the space of barely a year. The Per Incanto gelding’s back-to-back victories in The Gong sit alongside his dual triumphs in the A$3 million The Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick, plus the most prestigious victory of his career in the A$1 million Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill last March. The Ciaron Maher-trained Gringotts has now had 25 starts for 12 wins, nine placings and more than A$6.1 million in prize-money. Saturday’s second win in The Gong came courtesy of a daring ride from Nash Rawiller and a lion-hearted performance from Gringotts under 61kg. Persistent rain throughout the afternoon sent the Kembla Grange track down to a Heavy8, and the majority of the field in The Gong came wide around the home turn in search of better ground. But Rawiller saved ground and stayed closer to the inside, and Gringotts suddenly moved from midfield to be right in the firing line early in the run home. Most of the action was down the outside of the straight, headed by second favourite Estadio Mestalla under 56kg, but Gringotts refused to be denied. He kept finding, kept lifting, and clawed his way in front to win by just under half a length. “You’ve got to back your judgement,” Rawiller said. “But when they all went to the outside so quick, I thought, ‘Oh my god, I’ve done the wrong thing here.’ “But I was still confident that if I stayed patient, went through my gears and kept the horse building under me, that there’d be something there at the 100m. There really had to be. “He’s a warrior. He’s such a good horse. I really loved that win. It was very thrilling.” Gringotts was bred by Totara Park Stud and is by Little Avondale Stud’s outstanding sire Per Incanto out of the Savabeel mare Miss Bluebell. Herself unraced, Miss Bluebell is a daughter of Operavega, whose half-sister Vegas Showgirl was the dam of the legendary Winx. Miss Bluebell is the dam of two stakes performers from three foals to race. The other is Millefiori, who has won seven races for Te Akau Racing and placed in the Listed Great Easter Stakes, while the other full-sibling to Gringotts, Dan Vegas, was sold to Hong Kong. Gringotts was offered by Archer Park in Book 1 of Karaka 2021, where Kasa Bloodstock bought him for $100,000. He was re-offered at the Ready to Run Sale later that year, but failed to meet his $450,000 reserve. He was subsequently sold privately after winning a trial at Waipa for Simon and Katrina Alexander. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A bold move before the home turn carried Kiwi-bred gelding Regal Lion to victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 John Duff & Co The Lester (2025m) at Cranbourne. Previously a Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) winner and Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) placegetter, Regal Lion headed into Saturday’s Benchmark 84 handicap after running sixth at Moonee Valley on October 3 and at Caulfield on October 15, winning the Mortlake Cup (2000m) on November 1 and finishing fourth in last Sunday’s Moe Cup (2050m). The seven-year-old was a $17 longshot for Saturday’s race, but upstaged his higher-rated rivals under a well-judged ride from Jamie Mott. Regal Lion initially settled in third-last, but began to stride forward from the 800m mark. He pounced before the home turn, taking a clear lead as he came into the straight. Despite beginning to tire in the closing stages, Regal Lion fought hard all the way down the straight and held on to win by half a length. “I was hoping to be a bit closer in the run, but I would have had to use him to do so,” Mott said. “The tempo was genuine and I was hoping midway that they would slacken more and make it easier for me to do it, but they didn’t really slacken that much. I waited until just before the bottom corner to get moving. “This horse was in good order for today and the team has done a great job with him. When I asked for an effort, he really responded well and for a good 700m too. It was a good effort. “He was very genuine. He kept kicking, and every stride I asked for a bit more and he kept giving and giving. He was out on his feet late, the last few strides, but it was a good solid tempo and I got going quite early. He did a tremendous job.” Local horseman Gavin Bedggood is the third different trainer of Regal Lion, who has now had a total of 46 starts for five wins, six placings and A$599,163 in stakes. “I thought I had been too soft on him in between Mortlake and Moe,” Bedggood said. “I watched him walk around the yard last week and he looked soft. I thought he should have run second and he blew out the last 100m. He’s a good-doing horse, so the back-up didn’t hold too many concerns. Richie, his strapper, rides him every day and had been happy with him all week. He had a little jump this morning, which we do quite often leading into a run. He was quiet coming in, had a good blood on Thursday and all the indicators were there for a good run. “I thought he might have been a pair closer in the running, but I told Jamie to ride him where he was going to travel. He won an Ipswich Cup in a similar fashion and he won a Mortlake Cup recently. He doesn’t have a great change up speed, but if you throw the cat amongst the pigeons and if you get run down late, that’s on me. I would rather you get going 100 yards too early than 100 yards too late and wait for other horses to get going.” Originally trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman for owner-breeders Barbara and Carl McComb, Regal Lion was a maiden winner at Rotorua in November of his three-year-old season. Subsequently partially sold to OTI Racing, he stepped up when third behind Asterix and La Crique in the 2022 New Zealand Derby, while he was also runner-up in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (1850m) before relocating to the Annabel Archibald stable and winning the Ipswich Cup in June of 2023. By ill-fated former Novara Park stallion Jakkalberry, Regal Lion is the first foal out of the Congrats mare Red Delight, who has subsequently produced four foals by Shocking including the three-race winner Liquid Fire. Unplaced on the track, Red Delight is a granddaughter of Group One winner Danglissa and closely related to big-race performers Unite And Conquer, Profiteer and Sweet Redemption View the full article -
By The Centaur · Posted
Yes I remember the Ellerslie expo. Was an exhibitor there and actually got Telecom sponsorship as they were about to embrace the internet. Bevan Allen the owner of Red Tempo I think was the organiser. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The stars are out to play at Sha Tin on Sunday, with a trio of Group Two races as we look ahead to December 14’s Longines Hong Kong International Races. Ka Ying Rising, Voyage Bubble, Romantic Warrior and My Wish are the feature horses on a day to savour for every racing fan. There are 10 races on the card and Owen Goulding is in the hot seat to provide an extended rundown of his selections. Race 1 – Class Four BOCHK Cross-Border Services Handicap (1,200m) All’s Well can be forgiven a poor run...View the full article
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