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I must have been on my annual holiday to the Sunshine Coast when Conquistador when up for grabs on Gavel, oh wait a minute it was exported to Aus & never raced that must be why, horse probably went on holiday. Who can ever forget (especially the fan boys) No Limits going up for sale on Gavelhouse, well I don't remember it but look forward to you telling me how it went on the online auction? -
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Impendabelle will contest the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Impendabelle proved herself at the highest-level last campaign, and the talented filly is poised to strike in a fresh state in Saturday’s Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. The daughter of Impending undoubtedly brings the most outstanding form to the three-year-old feature, having won the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) as a two-year-old, and holding that form this season with a Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) crown, and a pair of Group One placings in the New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and Levin Classic (1600m). A deserved month in the spelling paddock followed the filly’s midfield-finish in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) in January, and she will have the services of an in-form Michael McNab when resuming on Saturday. “She’s looking fantastic after a month in the paddock, she’s been pretty unlucky not to win a Group One this season, but she’s been very consistent,” Pike said. “I’m very happy with how she’s come back, and she has drawn well (1), although 1200m may be a touch short of her best, from that gate she should be hard to beat.” With softer tracks looming, the filly’s immediate plans are weather-dependant, however, Pike indicated she may be set for the Group 3 Rotorua Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park on May 11. “A lot will depend on how track conditions hold here, we may go to the Rotorua fillies and mares weight for age race two weeks later, should she run well on Saturday,” he said. Horse racing news View the full article -
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Peter Didham was left scratching his head following Danjuro’s poor showing in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) at Trentham earlier this month, and has decided to go back to the drawing board with the talented three-year-old. Stewards placed a warning against the gelding for his racing manners following his last start antics, with the son of Saxon Warrior racing greenly entering the first bend and over-raced throughout, eventually finishing last in the 12-horse field. “We don’t know what happened at Wellington, he had been working well,” Didham said. “Wiremu Pinn (jockey) thinks he may have shied at the big screen and ran off in that first bend and then over-raced and did everything wrong. “He had a jumpout 10 days ago and went really nicely.” Didham is hoping Danjuro can regain his confidence when he heads to Wanganui on Saturday where he will contest the Wanganui Motors 1600. “Wellington threw everything out the window, so we are just starting again,” Didham said. “He has got plenty of ability, but he is a raw horse and has got a bit to learn. It is just doing the right thing by the horse. “He will be ridden quietly and just try and get his confidence back.” Stablemate Havarti is in a purple patch of form, having won and placed in two of his last three starts, and will be looking to end his preparation on a high in the Wanganui-Taranaki Racehorse Owners Association 1200. “He has been racing really well and tries hard,” Didham said. “It will probably be this run and then a spell, but it is a reasonably strong field.” Didham’s Wanganui representation will be rounded out by Fashion Icon in the Commdives NZ 3YO 1340, and he thinks she is his best chance of the day. “I am really happy with her,” he said. “She has been working really well and probably meets lesser company than what she did last start. She was a bit unlucky last start, so I expect a real forward showing from her. “We were thinking of going to the Cambridge Breeders’ (Gr.3, 1200m) with her, but when we saw the field and we didn’t have a rider, we just went back to plan B, which was Wanganui. She should be my best runner tomorrow. “She has got a lot of talent, so she will be put away for the winter very shortly.” Both Fashion Icon and Danjuro lead the TAB markets for their respective races at $3.60 and $4.20, while Havarti is on the second line of betting in his contest at $6 behind the Kevin Gray-trained Idyllic at $4.80. View the full article -
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Riverton horsewoman Kelly Shearing will head north to Wingatui on Sunday with a trio of runners, headlined by last start winner In Vogue (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in the Otago Daily Times 65 2200m. Formerly trained in Cambridge by Stephen Marsh, the four-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose came into Shearing’s care earlier this year and has had three starts in the south, culminating with a dominant three-length victory over 2200m at Ascot Park earlier this month. “It was a nice win last start and she has come on from that as well,” Shearing said. Shearing, who shares in the ownership of the mare, has been impressed with what she has shown to date and is thankful to Marsh’s assistant trainer Rhys Mildon for putting her onto the mare. “I had a bit to do with the foreman (Rhys Mildon) at (Stephen) Marsh’s barn. He is mostly up north, but he gives me a message when they have a nice one which isn’t going as good up there,” Shearing said. “He offered me her about a year ago. She ran a couple of nice fifths up there and I thought she would go pretty well down here, and she has.” Shearing will utilise the two-kilogram claim of northern apprentice jockey Bailey Rogerson this weekend, and is hopeful for some rain ahead of Sunday, with the track rated a Good4 on Friday morning. “I don’t want the track to get any firmer for her just because she has had foot problems, and I would hate for it to upset her again,” she said. “It will be good to have Bailey on her with her claim, and with the scratching she comes into one. “I think she is my best of the day, she is feeling super well and she should get forward from there (ace barrier), which she likes.” She will be joined in her race by new stablemate Choux In (NZ) (Jimmy Choux), while last start runner-up Choux Macher (NZ) (Jimmy Choux), who is also raced by The Roaring Hoarse Syndicate, will be out to go one better in the Liquorland Mosgiel 65 1400m. “I haven’t had her (Choux In) too long,” Shearing said. “She is enjoying working on the beach at the moment, so hopefully that changes her up a wee bit. I got Choux Macher from the same stable, so hopefully she takes his tune. “She has got ability and I think she might even be better over the shorter distances. We will make that assessment after I have had her for a little bit longer and I am looking forward to getting a line on her on Sunday. “I like Choux Macher, he always tries hard. I don’t know about the Good track for him, but he will try his best and he should be up there. He is working really well. “The inside draw is perfect for him and hopefully he can be a bit handier this time. “Don Nicholson (The Roaring Hoarse Syndicate manager) has been good to me, he has had horses with me for quite a long time. I used to just pre-train them and they would go to Stephen Blair-Edie, but he is just leaving them with me now, so that is nice.” Shearing is in her second season of training after several years working for a number of South Island trainers, and she is enjoying running her own barn. “We used to live across the road from the racecourse and I used to go as a kid to feed up for Rebecca Black. That sparked my interest in racing, but it wasn’t until after school that I really go into it,” she said. “I got a job out of school for Bruce Tapper. I was there for five years and I moved up to Timaru for a year when he moved up there, but I didn’t want to stay up there so I came back home. “I ended up going to Terri Rae’s in Christchurch and I was there until COVID. I then came home and worked for Kelvin (Tyler) and now I just do my own thing. “I am working about 12 at the moment, a lot of them are babies and pre-trainers.” From a sport horse and showing background, Shearing still keeps her hand in that pursuit and even shows some of her upcoming racing team. “I did a lot of showing and I still do it now,” she said. “I have got about three ponies, a two-year-old, and I ride horses for Allie Harper in Winton. “We got a few Champions at the latest New Zealand Ag Show. We were Champion Performance Sport horse, and he was reserve adult warmblood. That was really cool, it was his first year, he is only four. “I took a Jon Snow two-year-old, who I not long broke in and he is obviously going to race, to a show the other day as an in-hand for something different, and he won both of his classes. “I really enjoy showing and it is good to do something different and have a change from racing.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Lane's End's Honor A. P. was represented by his first winner April 25 when Dancing Porky won the fifth race at Turf Paradise in his second career start. View the full article
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