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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
She may be the small filly taking on some seasoned sprinters, but Trevor Andrews insists Luana Miss is well capable of punching above her light weight as he gets set to unleash his stable star in the Nov. 29 Winterbottom Stakes (G1) at Ascot.View the full article -
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The $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs is the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Trainer Brad Cox will look for a second consecutive win with Rags to Riches Stakes winner Life of Joy.View the full article -
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By Jonny Turner It is not even December and the White stable’s annual southern raid is already on. Trainers Brent and Tim White campaign plenty of horses in Otago and Southland in summer and this year it will be no different. But before the Ashburton trainers try to continue their success they’ve had in Central Otago in recent seasons, they’ll pop over the border to Oamaru on Thursday. Among the five-strong White team is Snooowgood, whose last start was behind Dash Dosh, who went on to win the Group 1 New Zealand Trotting Oaks. Prior to that, the three-year-old took on more quality types in the Group Three Hambletonian Classic. Snooowgood drops back in grade at Oamaru and also reverts to standing start racing. “She has just got to bring manners at the start, that will be the key,” Tim White said. “It looks like a very winnable race for her considering what she has been racing.” The White stable will give Stealers Wheel the second start of his new campaign at Oamaru. There looked to be plenty of merit in the pacer’s fresh-up fifth at Ashburton. “He did plenty of work first up, he didn’t really get a spell during that race,” White said. “His work since has been pretty good and the best version of him would go pretty close, you would think,” White said. Two White-trained pacers go head to head at Oamaru in Molly Maeve Estelle and Jazzys Upstart. The pair will be driven by Sarah and Gerard O’Reilly respectively. Molly Maeve Estelle battled in her last outing, but her camp thinks the run is best forgotten. “We are going to forgive that last run, she was on the fence and nothing seemed to run on from there that day on the wet track at Ashburton.” “Her run before that was good and she’s drawn one this week so we are hoping she can go a much better race.” Jazzys Upstart was also down the track at Ashburton, but she also had her excuses. “She didn’t get much luck last start, she did a bit of work early and then Sarah came in and put her hand up and said she went a bit early.” “She went good at Oamaru before that, she seems to go well down there.” The White barn will give Bettor Dreams her debut in the two-year-old fillies event at Oamaru. “She is the loveliest horse to have around the place and she hasn’t done anything wrong in her trials.” “We are hoping she can step up at the races and maybe the Bettor’s Delight can come out in her.” View the full article -
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By Jordyn Bublitz The New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship gets underway at Cambridge Raceway tonight, and among them is first-time contender and Canterbury-based junior driver, Mia Holbrough. Holbrough has already enjoyed a standout season, producing a career-best 14 winners and 40 placings, and her selection for this year’s championship is the reward for a year of consistency, growth, and confidence. For Holbrough simply lining up is a dream realised. “It feels incredible, being in the Junior Champs is something I’ve dreamed about since I got my licence, it means a lot,” she said. The opening two heats of the Championship will be run as Races 3 and 5 tonight at Cambridge, and Holbrough heads into night one with two competitive bookings. To kick off the series the southern reinswoman will partner the Michelle Wallis and Bernie Hackett–trained trotter Viscount Mackendon, a four-year-old son of Volstead who has put together several honest performances in recent races. While the gelding faces a tricky assignment from three the second row, Holbrough remains upbeat about his chances and has labelled him the horse she is most looking forward to throughout the series. “He’s gone really good his last couple of starts and he looks like a pretty versatile and safe trotter. We’re going to need a little bit of luck from the draw, but hopefully we can get the right drag into the race,” Heat 2 sees Holbrough team up with Sea Of Love, a five-year-old daughter of Downbytheseaside for trainers David and Claire McGowan. The mare steps back in grade after tackling some tough opposition at Alexandra Park last start, and her handy draw gives Holbrough options early. “She faced a tough field at Auckland last start, but prior to that at Cambridge she’d been running some nice consistent races. We’ll have to see what happens off of the gate but fingers crossed we’ll land a nice spot,” Although every junior driver lines up hoping to lift the trophy on finals night, Holbrough is equally focused on making the most of the opportunity. For her, the Championship represents more than points and placings. “I’m just looking forward to the experience, meeting new people, driving the best I can for these trainers and hopefully making some new connections.” With form on the board, confidence in her drives, and genuine excitement for the challenge ahead, Holbrough shapes as one to watch when the tapes fly at Cambridge tonight. The ones to beat in the opening Junior Drivers Championship Heats By Brittany Graham The cream of the New Zealand young driving crop will be on display over the coming few days when the National Junior Driving Championships takes place. Six heats will be staged over three venues, before the winner is crowned on Sunday at Methven as part of the Green Mile meeting. With such a deep group of talent, luck in running and allocated drives is going to play a crucial role, so here’s who has fared well on night 1. Race 3 Cambridge – Thursday @ 6.24pm – Heat 1 One to beat: Mia Holbrough, #11 Viscount Mackendon Holbrough looks poised to make her Championship debut a memorable one when she teams up with Michelle Wallis, Bernie Hackett and their ever-consistent square gaiter Viscount Mackendon. While the second row looks potentially tricky, he was luckless last start and Holbrough has had a great recent run with trotters, most notably Buffy Northstains whose successes propelled her into the series. Smokey: Monika Ranger, #5 Patrick Mahomes Ranger was awarded the HRNZ CEO wildcard to take part in this year’s series and it’s not hard to see why. A constant in the winner’s circle both here at Cambridge, and at Alexandra Park, she has a phenomenal strike rate on trotters this season winning 11 times from 37 steers. Race 5 Cambridge – Thursday @ 7.14pm – Heat 2 One to beat: Sam Thornley, #5 Billy The Kid Thornley comes into the series as the equal most successful driver with 220 wins across his six seasons of driving and will look to draw on all that experience in search of his first Championship success. He partners front of the field type Billy The Kid who should suit his aggressive driving style. Smokey: Emily Johnson, #10 Midrew Lucre Johnson has made an instant impression on the Northern junior drivers’ scene after returning from a successful stint in Western Australia. Eight of her 20 wins this season have been here at Cambridge Raceway and she will have a very strong hold on the form of her charge, and her rivals’. From a nice trailing draw, she can pick up some further valuable points to position herself favourably heading to Addington for the first time on Friday. View the full article -
and deservedly so. It's lucky they're not low now like the general 4-6 k races they run all round Australia every day. But you got lucky and ENTAIN saved the day . (Temporarily you say) It's a Good thing !!! for 5 years you keep saying. In Queensland we are grateful that the ENTAIN group Ladbrokes props us up in the betting market, so we can race 5-6 race meetings per week for our cohort of about 500 horses. excellent stuff. you want to criticise the hand that feeds you ? , but if you didn't get fed ( by Entain) you might of been racing for half the prizemoney they are now by now already ? . And Deservedly So. Deservedly = Because you bloke Refuse to support the 'Product' anymore and slander North Island harness altogether, all the innovations , and you can Really get the feeling of how Popular the once great Harness Racing Sport is in New Zealand these days from the CONSTANT Bagging it gets on NZ harness forums lol. eye rolling stuff 🙄 lol😉 At least in Australia we still enjoy the sport (as a sport) and try and keep the small fields going around at Marburg or Globe Derby or Mildura or wherever. Ballarat even has full 10 horse fields tonight going around in $6000 races. You are right and that will become the norm in NZ one of these days. Oamaru racing for 10 and 12 K races today is just FAR to MUCH. it will be cut in half one day to 5 and 6 k because of the revenue . no one betting on those poor horses. so yeah ! cut the prizemoney in half and see how it goes from there? Why should they get more prizemoney when no-one betting on them ? Par for the course old mate. A sign of tough financial times for one and all.
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