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They seemed to have got rid of the Thursday, Friday double up, mostly I say in the North, I suspect some of these meetings won't go, I can see a extra meeting or two at Manawatu might extend the season there but if 2 meetings a week further North might impact as well. Interestingly Auckland only have 2 Thursdays, one the night before Easter and July 31, obviously Thursday didn't work for Auckland, just as they didn't for Forbury so now Southland race mainly Thursday, only 2 Saturdays, i think. With Sundays now racing more days, that seems odd but Canterbury turnover has been sponsoring Northern harness, maybe gallops on Sunday may sponsor harness meetings or is turnover at each individual meeting mostly irrelevant, seems you have to rob Peter to pay Paul. -
By Slippery Slope · Posted
Not sure it is part of the plan, but the new dates structure under the existing stakes subsidy model meaning similar stake levels nationwide certainly creates an incentive for this to happen by giving an early exit sales opportunity for owners with lesser performing horses, if there are trainers up north with owners to support buying them. Agree that for starting period at least a lot of the meetings may not get off the ground due to horse numbers, and totally agree that 5/6 race programmes attached to trials at Rangiora and Ashburton would have been the logical, less risky and likely less total industry cost to trial this idea. Claims made in the press release when all recent historical and current betting preformance shows exactly the opposite is very disappointing. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What The Archer Day 2024 Where Callaghan Park Racecourse – Reaney St, North Rockhampton QLD 4701 When Sunday, April 28, 2024 First Race 12:12pm AEST Visit Dabble The $775,000 Archer will headline the eight-race card at Rockhampton as the Central Queensland Amateur Racing Club hosts its marquee raceday this Sunday. Although the track was rated a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, it is expected that the surface will improve into the Good range before the meeting begins, with a perfect weather forecast in the leadup. The rail will be in the +2.5m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 12:45pm AEST. The Archer Tip: Better Get Set Better Get Set will return from a 15-week spell in the feature event on the program as the Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained galloper seeks to record a valuable win at Rockhampton first-up. The stable has chosen to engage Tommy Berry, which should be seen as a big push for this daughter of Better Than Ready, who appears to be going well after two nice barrier trials in the leadup to her return. From barrier six, Berry should be able to settle in behind the speed, and with even luck, Better Get Set will be one of the strongest late in the piece. The Archer Race 7 – #11 Better Get Set (6) 6yo Mare | T: Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | J: Tommy Berry (57kg) Bet with Unibet Best Bet at Rockhampton: Fighting Commando Fighting Commando will return to his home track, seeking back-to-back wins after the Ricky Vale-trained galloper led every step of the way to claim victory over 1500m at this track last start. This son of Fighting Sun received all the favours at the front of the field as Ashley Butler allowed the gelding to run the race at a sedate tempo. From barrier three, Butler will be able to push forward, and if no one wants to take him on, Fighting Commando can take control and attempt to replicate his most recent win. Best Bet Race 2 – #1 Fighting Commando (3) 7yo Gelding | T: Ricky Vale | J: Ashley Butler (60kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Rockhampton: Honkytonk Diva Seeking a hat-trick of wins, Honkytonk Diva will compete in The Fitzroy over 1300m coming off two strong wins over 1100m first and second-up for this preparation. The Clinton Taylor-trained mare has won most of her races over 1200m or further, so after two wins over the shorter distances, it appears that this girl is in top form this time in. Justin Stanley has ridden this daughter of Under The Louvre twice for two wins, and with him retaining the ride, it is expected that he will give Honkytonk Diva every chance to win again. Next Best Race 6 – #13 Honkytonk Diva (10) 4yo Mare | T: Clinton Taylor | J: Justin Stanley (54kg) Bet with Dabble Sunday quaddie tips for Rockhampton races Rockhampton quadrella selections Sunday, April 28, 2024 1-3-8-13-14 1-4-6-13 1-3-11 2-4-14-15 More horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Apostrophe will contest the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Palmerston North Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are heading into Saturday’s meeting at Te Rapa with the fixed-odds favourites for both of the thoroughbred mecca’s traditional flagship races. This meeting was staged by the Cambridge Jockey Club until last year’s merger with the Waikato Racing Club and Waipa Racing Club to form Waikato Thoroughbred Racing. It features both of the black-type races formerly run under the Cambridge name – the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) and the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). James has previously tasted success in both races, winning the Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes with Shees Flawless in 2015 and teaming up with Wellwood to take out the Travis Stakes in 2022 in a career finale for Group One-winning mare Two Illicit. The Kingsclere Stables team will attempt to replicate that latter result on Saturday with Apostrophe, who horse racing betting sites rate as a -133.33 favourite for what is likely to be her final career start in the Travis Stakes. The daughter of Tavistock was bought by James and Wellwood for $60,000 as a yearling at Karaka in 2019, and she has turned that into more than $228,000 from a 20-start career that has produced six wins and five placings. Apostrophe has enjoyed a career-best campaign as a six-year-old this season. After making a big impression with a Rating 75 victory at Hastings in the spring, she graduated to black-type class with second placings in photo finishes to the Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) and Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (2000m). She stretched out beyond 1600m for the first time in the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2100m) at Trentham on April 6, where she finished powerfully from off the pace to win going away by two and a half lengths. “I’d say that there’s every possibility that this will be the last race of her career,” James said. “It was very pleasing to see her get that first Group win last start. All the way through her career, she’s given us the impression that getting up over ground would really suit her, but until this season we haven’t quite got to the point of a campaign with her where we’ve felt she was strong enough. “This time in, her runs over a mile were very promising and she was showing us that she was ready to go further. We finally had the chance to give her that opportunity at Trentham last start, and it was a very convincing win. “Everything has gone to plan with her since then. She doesn’t take much work and is fit and ready for Saturday, where Masa (Hashizume) will ride her again.” James and Wellwood also have strong representation in the Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes, where December is rated the +320 favourite and Irish Legacy is fourth favourite at +700. December was a smart winner over 1200m in his first two starts in November, then stepped up to 1400m and finished eighth in the Group 2 Auckland Guineas on Boxing Day. The Shamexpress gelding was an eye-catching sixth behind Crocetti in the Group 3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) in late January, then returned to the winning groove with a convincing performance at Taupo on March 8. “December’s form is very good generally, and he’s pleased us in the lead-up to this race,” James said. “I think being on the fresh side helps him, and he should be well suited to a track like Te Rapa.” Irish Legacy boasts world-class pedigree credentials, being by superstar sire I Am Invincible out of the multiple Group One-winning Savabeel mare Shillelagh. She was a dominant debut winner at Taupo in February, beating subsequent three-race winner Billy Lincoln by two and a half lengths. Irish Legacy stepped into stakes company with a flying finish for third in the Group 3 Mufhasa Stakes (1400m) in her second career start, then finished eighth in the Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m). “The wet track was no friend to Irish Legacy at Trentham last time, but her runs prior to that had been very promising,” James said. “She’s shown a fair amount of ability. Her Achilles heel is that she hasn’t been great out of the barriers. “It’s a strong field on Saturday, so they’ll both need to be at the top of their game.” Horse racing news View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Positivity will contest the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Notable black-type performances in both New Zealand and Australia on ANZAC Day may have set the tone for a big trans-Tasman weekend for Andrew Forsman. The Cambridge trainer won Thursday’s Listed ANZAC Mile (1600m) at Otaki with Mr Mojo Risin’, then finished third in the Listed ANZAC Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington with promising two-year-old Yaldi. The son of Ardrossan had been a two-length winner at Pukekohe in his only previous start. “It was a really good day yesterday and I’m very happy with how the team’s going at the moment,” Forsman said. “I’ll have a chat with the Jomara Bloodstock team about where we go next with Mr Mojo Risin’. There’s not a whole lot of options coming up for him in New Zealand, so we might look at taking him back to Australia. “Yaldi will fly back home to New Zealand next week. It was very much a hit-and-run mission for that one race yesterday, and I think it served its purpose really well.” At Te Rapa on Saturday, Forsman will be represented by Mary Shan and Koheroa in the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), followed by White Noise, Saint Bathans and Devastate in the rescheduled Group 3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m). Later in the afternoon, last-start Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) runner-up Positivity will contest the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. The Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes will be the first appearance in almost three months for Mary Shan, whose four-length maiden win in October was followed by a string of quality performances against elite three-year-old company. The daughter of Almanzor finished second in the Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), fifth in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), second in the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m), fourth in the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) and a last-start fifth in the Group 2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m). “She’s had a nice few weeks in the paddock and has come back in really good order,” Forsman said. “She hasn’t trialled, but she went well in a recent exhibition gallop. “We’ve always been treating this race as mainly just a run to get her going, and I think the wide draw (gate 16) is going to make it very hard for her over 1200m. She’s clearly going to have to get back from there. If the track is playing evenly, hopefully she can make a bit of a run at them in the straight. “There’s a thought of taking her to Brisbane after this, but no decisions have been made on that yet. We’ll work out a plan once we’ve got this resuming run out of the way.” Koheroa has been green in his four-start career so far, but was a stylish maiden winner at Tauranga in January and was narrowly beaten by Platinum Attack in his most recent start at Trentham on April 6. “He’s been doing a few things wrong but has plenty of ability,” Forsman said. “He’s still big and raw. He’ll get his head around things with a bit more racing. That’s partly why we’ve been keeping him to 1200m so far. With a decent tempo on, he’s got a better chance to relax in the running. “He’s certainly got the ability to be right in the finish on Saturday if he gets a bit of luck and does things right.” The Easter Handicap was meant to be run at Ellerslie last Saturday, but the meeting was abandoned after a horse slipped in the previous race on the card. The Easter was relocated to Te Rapa, where White Noise has previously been a winner while Saint Bathans and Devastate have both placed. “They’ve all performed at the course previously, although in Saint Bathans’ case, it was back when he was a younger horse,” Forsman said. “I probably would have preferred the race to be run right-handed at Ellerslie for him. “Devastate has the ability to put himself on the speed and he should be pretty comfortable around Te Rapa. White Noise has won there before, albeit on a more rain-affected track than he’s likely to strike this weekend. “I think this little bit of rain that we’re getting in the Waikato today should be a help for all three of them, and they’re all in good order.” Forsman also gave a glowing report about Positivity’s build-up to the Oaks in Adelaide. “Everything’s gone great with her,” he said. “She left Flemington last night and arrived in Adelaide this morning,” he said. “It’s not easy coming out of an Oaks preparation at home with some hard racing, then dropping back to 2000m for a Group One race in Australia like this. But she seems to be thriving and handling everything really well at this stage.” Horse racing news View the full article
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