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Chris Wood is a galloping trainer but you are right he is from Cambridge. It can not be true surely, as Brad Steele advised us all that things were all positive? Most of the TAB tote pools tonight were shockingly small but that isnt any worry as turnover is increasing apparently? -
very interesting that the NZ TAB supposedly accepted a $40k bet on Captains Secret on race 7 at Auckland tonight! Wondering is this actually legit when they have previously been so risk averse and very hard to get much on, and they think that $1k is a big bet. you would wonder who approved it when it was a Telfer horse, and they are going so well? It was $40k @ 3.20 or close to that and someone was in the know! Anyway great to see the NZ TAB accepting such bets and now we can obviously look forward to them allowing all the restricted punters on for amounts more than they have been previously.
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I probably should have phrased it as never having had a bet. I think it may have been John Allen. -
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Rising star War Machine will start the popular elect in Saturday’s Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm, carrying not only the hopes of punters and his connections, but the heartfelt weight of two powerful legacies. The four-year-old has won five of his 12 starts since being purchased from New Zealand including his two outings from his new quarters with trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes. Jockey Tim Clark will sport a black armband on Saturday in the A$3 million feature in memory of two pivotal figures who helped shape his journey — the late Mike Moroney and the recently passed Michael Wallace. Moroney, a decorated and widely respected trainer, passed away earlier this year having laid the foundation with War Machine of what is shaping up to be an elite-level career. Tragedy struck again last weekend in Kentucky with the sudden passing of internationally renowned bloodstock agent Michael Wallace, who sourced War Machine’s dam Caserta on behalf of his brother David and late wife Maddy and parents Jim and Mary Wallace. Jim, David and Michael Wallace at Karaka in January Photo: supplied War Machine was bred under the banner of MDJ Bloodstock Ltd – Mary, Maddy, David and Jim – with the latter pair remaining in the ownership of the son of Harry Angel. Central to the War Machine story is former trainer turned bloodstock agent Steven Pinfold, who identified the young talent at a jump-out in New Zealand prior to his first trial for Jim Wallace. The man known broadly in racing circles as ‘Pinny’ will be at Eagle Farm this weekend to cheer on War Machine and support the eclectic syndicate behind the Kiwi import. “I spotted him at a jump-out before his first trial at Foxton, which he ended up winning by six lengths,” Pinfold said. “I did a lot of business with Michael Moroney over the years. I worked for Mike for a long time, including running stables in Adelaide and Melbourne for him through the halcyon days of Brew and Second Coming. “He was a champion to me and a very good mate for thirty-odd years. Once I saw War Machine at the jump outs, I told Mike about him, and then when he won the trial, we pounced. “I put a lot of good clients into the horse and so did Mike, including Rupert Legh, so it’s nice to see the horse rewarding them. “Mike said to me that War Machine might be one of the better horses he trained. Last year, when he ran in the Golden Eagle, he was just a kid running against men. He went a really good race, and Mike said we will give him a crack at the Rupert Clarke (Gr.1, 1400m) and then put him away for the Stradbroke next year. “So here we are, but sadly Mike isn’t with us.” Among the ownership group is former All Black coach John Hart and Wellington engineer Bruce Hollow, whose racing fortunes have improved after an introduction to Pinfold. “I met Bruce in a pub and he asked if I could help him out. He said he hadn’t had a winner for twenty plus years,” Pinfold said. Steven Pinfold with War Machine this week in Queensland Photo: supplied “The first share I sold to him was in Coeur Volante and the second is in War Machine, plus he also has an interest in Group Two winner Enriched, so he’s had a pretty good run.” Saturday’s Group One will also be a reunion of sorts for a collegiate from St Patrick’s College Silverstream. “I went to school with David Wallace. I also went to school with Andrew Williams, Adon Byron and Kieran McCaul who are all Silverstream boys that are in War Machine,” Pinfold said. “I have been friends with the Wallace family for forty years and their Ardsley Stud has been one of the great thoroughbred nurseries in New Zealand. Jim Wallace actually gave me my first job when he ran the Magic Millions sales at Trentham way back in my schooling days. “It’s a sad series of events. We would have loved David and Jim to be here with us this weekend, but unfortunately, they have had to go to America after the passing of Michael.” Pinfold, who has also established good ties to the Hayes stable in recent years having sourced Group Two winner Marble Arch and progressive mare Grid Girl, said the Stradbroke is one of the few features to elude Lindsay Park over the years. “We have a couple of dickie birds sitting on our shoulder. Tim Clark will wear a black armband not only to remember Michael Wallace but also to remember Michael Moroney,” he said. “A win would be a big thrill for the Hayes boys and all my mates that I have put into the horse, but it would be an even better salute to the Wallace and Moroney families.” View the full article -
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Three weeks on from a dominant performance over the same course and distance, Uderzo (NZ) (Vadamos) will return to Te Rapa on Saturday in search of a repeat result in the Skycity Hamilton Mile (1600m). Uderzo has been a strong performer throughout an 11-start campaign as a six-year-old this season, including a third in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) in January and a huge finish from the back of the field for fourth in the Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) in April. But the Vadamos gelding’s first win of the season didn’t come until May 24, when the 4kg claim of apprentice jockey Rihaan Goyaram reduced his weight to 51kg and he blitzed his open handicap rivals by three and three-quarter lengths. Goyaram will have his second ride on Uderzo on Saturday, this time with a 3kg claim taking his impost down to 53kg. Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have been pleased with Uderzo in between his two Te Rapa assignments, but warn that very different track conditions will present a new challenge this weekend. In contrast to the Soft6 footing of three weeks ago, Te Rapa was rated a Heavy10 on Friday. “He appreciated that better ground last time,” Scott said. “The conditions are going to be quite different tomorrow, with all the rain we’ve had in the Waikato recently. “But he’s a very fit gelding and we’ve been really pleased with him. His work has been right up to his usual standard and his coat and condition look great. If he can cope with the ground and just get that bit of traction that he needs underfoot, there’s no reason why he can’t be very competitive again.” Te Rapa has been a happy hunting ground for O’Sullivan and Scott this season, providing them with 16 of their 79 wins in 2024-25. They return there with another solid hand this weekend, with Uderzo backed up by Smokeshow, The Weapon and Ivy’s Dancer. Smokeshow and The Weapon will both line up in the RDA Charity Raceday @ Cambridge Wednesday (1400m). “Smokeshow is going really well, it was a good run for second over 1200m last start,” Scott said. “Going up to 1400m helps him, and he’s taken a lot of benefit from that run. He’s probably drawn in the right part of the track (gate 16), his fitness levels are high and he’ll handle rain-affected ground. “The Weapon has had a couple of little setbacks and has been away from the races for a couple of months. He usually races well on the fresh side and we’ve always had a good opinion of him. If he copes with the conditions, he should be hitting the line hard.” Ivy’s Dancer will attempt to open her winning account in the Andrew (Ledge) Leadbeater Memorial (1400m). The Contributer filly was a last-start placegetter at Ellerslie. “That was a real improver’s run last time,” Scott said. “The better the ground, the better her chances, so that’s the concern this weekend. But she did work well on soft ground on Tuesday morning. She ran in some very competitive maiden races earlier in the season. If she’s able to produce a similar performance to that last-start Ellerslie run, she shouldn’t be far away from them.” The Wexford Stables team will also be in action on their home track at Matamata on Sunday, including a raceday debut for Capulet in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series 2YO (1200m). The Belardo colt, a close relative of Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Great Command, was a $30,000 purchase as a yearling at Karaka last year. Between April 29 and Monday of this week, Capulet finished second in three trials at Pukekohe, Waipa and Ellerslie. “He’s got some good levels of education,” Scott said. “He’s galloped through rain-affected ground on his home track before, which is an aid. “He trialled very nicely on Monday and bounced through that well. We’re expecting a good showing in his first raceday start. “Our Matamata team also includes Jaffira, who’s going well and has a good record at the course and distance (1600m). He can keep up a strong gallop, and testing conditions don’t bother him. “Ever Charm hasn’t had much luck lately. He was caught really wide last start, in a part of the track where they weren’t really winning that day. He just needs a change of luck and is certainly capable of going close.” View the full article
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