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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Tomodachi Kokoroe will be set on a course towards December’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) after the red-hot speedster pulled off a gutsy victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. While the seven-year-old’s last-start success in a time of 1:07.76 featured more than a flash of brilliance, the gelding was forced to dig deep to make it two wins on the trot. Set the task of carrying 133lb from gate 11 in the Class Two Shing Mun Handicap (1,200m), Tomodachi Kokoroe was caught three wide without cover for...View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior’s gigantic galloper Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) could head to the Cox Plate following his upset win in the Gr.1 Might And Power Stakes on Saturday. Price told Racing.com on Sunday morning that he’d had discussions with the ownership group about running Globe in the weight for age championship event on October 25, which would require them to pay a late entry fee. “It’s a $200,000 pay up, they pay $100,000 down to eighth and it would be a small field,” Price said. “I’m not sure when I have to make that pay up, but if he has a good seven to 10 days, why wouldn’t you?” Globe is no stranger to The Valley, having finished a close up second there at his first-up run this preparation. “He only just got beaten at Moonee Valley in a 1500m race there,” Price said. “I think those big horses, once they get to 2000m around there, they handle it better than a bustling little 1500m race. I’ve got no troubles about him getting around Moonee Valley. “If the horse is physically well, it’s a handball in.” Globe is at $18 in Sportsbet’s market for the Cox Plate. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Promising colt Yamato Satona (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) made an impressive start to his racing career at Arawa Park on Sunday, kicking off a winning treble for his trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Racing in the colours of harness racing legend Barry Purdon, who owns the colt alongside his wife Katrina and Dean Shannon, Yamato Satona had shown promise through the trials and closed second-favourite in the Green Light Insurance Brokers (1400m). Guided by Joe Doyle, the colt was green early in the running but eventually settled to find cover three-wide in midfield. One of the outsiders in Kenwood House burst to the lead at the 150m, but all eyes were on Yamato Satona, who came from near last on the corner to scorch home and take the opener by a long neck. “We were really pleased, he settled in well, stayed the 1400m and for an inexperienced young horse to quicken in the manner he did, we couldn’t be happier,” Scott said. “He’s put in a performance that suggests he has good levels of ability and where we go to from here, we’ll let the dust settle over the next few days. “Hopefully he has a good summer ahead of him, as his experience levels increase, his confidence will come with it and once he gets out to a mile, he’s certainly going to have a successful season.” A son of Satono Aladdin, Yamato Satona was a $250,000 purchase from the draft of Rich Hill Stud at the Karaka Yearling Sales last year, and holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) through New Zealand Cup Week. The stable collected their second win of the meeting courtesy of Sicillian (NZ) (Magna Grecia), lightly-raced four-year-old mare resuming in a new campaign. Contesting the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua (1400m), the mare travelled well and was too strong late, delivering a first New Zealand victory for French hoop Corentin Berge. “We’ve had to be patient with her, she trialled well and her work suggested that she was going to put in a really strong performance,” Scott said. “It was pleasing to see this today with another year on her. She showed glimpses of that promise at three, but now at four, there’s a bit of physical improvement there and she’s another one, through the summer months, can crack on.” Arguably the performance of the feature meeting came in the final event, with Smart Love (NZ) (Savabeel) blowing away her Rating 75 rivals with serious authority in the Campbell Infrastructure (1400m). Another with limited starts to her name, Smart Love won dominantly first-up at Te Rapa and backed up that effort up in grade, cruising into contention and passing a game Big Wave to win with plenty in hand. Scott believes the best is yet to come for the daughter of Savabeel, who was having just her fifth start on Sunday with her record now including three wins and two seconds. “We were super excited about her performance, she settled in well, came out to the middle of the track and really stretched out,” he said. “It looks like she can run a little further and she’s another that we hope has a strong summer in front of her. “She’s only getting better with more experience and confidence, she’s a mare that we’ve always hoped would get to a high level of racing and the manner she’s won today certainly suggests that.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
It seemed as though it would be only a matter of time before Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) added a stakes victory to his name and the rising star did just that at Rotorua on Sunday, powering late to take out the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m). A winner in his debut last July, the John Bell-trained gelding has never finished out of the first four in 12 starts, including six victories and a fourth placing when starting favourite in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m). He continued to improve out of that performance to finish second under a big weight to Midnight Edition at Te Rapa last start, and back at weight-for-age conditions, he was right in contention in the $140,000 contest closing third-favourite to the latter and Grail Seeker. In the hands of regular rider Vinnie Colgan, Twain picked the start beautifully and came out running, eventually finding cover off the fence outside of Whiskey ‘N Roses. Midnight Edition worked from an outside draw to take over at the 800m and was travelling on the home turn, as was Glamour Tycoon, and the pair went to war early in the straight. Just as the mare looked to have the edge over Midnight Edition, he came kicking back, but hunting them down was Twain, who showed his classy turn of foot to storm over the top and score by a neck. Midnight Edition claimed his second Group placing in the runner-up spot, while Glamour Tycoon added further black-type to her page in third. The result was very satisfying for Bell, having carefully managed the talented son of Per Incanto through his career. “It’s great for myself, the owners and the guys working with me in the stables, it’s pretty gratifying for the team,” he said. “A lot of work has gone into him, he’s had a few issues that we’ve worked around successfully so it’s a nice result. “I had him a little underdone in the Foxbridge, he ran fourth and had a good blow afterwards, so we learned from that. “He was absolutely brilliant today and Vinnie Colgan rode him superbly, it was a true, professional ride. He rode him exactly to plan and the horse responded, Twain is an amazing athlete and both rider and horse deserved the win.” A lightly-raced five-year-old, Bell believes Twain will continue to improve with maturity on his side, but is keeping his options open with future targets. “He’s such a professional, he’ll keep going forward from here,” he said. “We’ll try to keep him happy and place him in the right races, where we’ll hope to get positive results. “We’ll let him have a relax and see what’s about, there’s no panic.” Bred by his owner Elizabeth Martin, Twain is out of top mare Fleur de Lune, who won the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) during her decorated racing career. The gelding has now earned Martin just shy of $248,000, with seven wins to his credit. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Tony Cruz capped off a superb week for his stable with a fantastic Sha Tin double on Sunday to keep pace in the trainers’ premiership. The legendary trainer ran riot at Happy Valley on Wednesday by securing a treble and was in no mood to slow down at Sha Tin, with He Was You winning the opening Class Five Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1,200m). It was an all-the-way success for the Angus Chung Yik-lai-ridden five-year-old, who got off the mark at the ninth attempt by a cosy two lengths. Things got even...View the full article
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