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Probably in three minds, want to do this or that but worried about the stipes smashing him if he does this or that -
who can really know? its too hard to tell from the video,just you can see the drivers feet down near the lower part of their horses leg. its a bit like watching a jockey strike a horse with his whip,when viewing the inital trackside race video.Then,even if you have the right camera angles,its still hard to tell. I guess they are similar in that there is an assumption that it may have happned. i think the key is applying that asumption consistently,either way,is the only way to be fair. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Local runner Herbert claimed the biggest win of his career to date when he raced clear in the final stages of the feature event at New Plymouth on Saturday, the Gr.3 Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m). Trainer John Wheeler has never lost faith in the four-year-old gelding, who he part-owns with a pair of fellow New Plymouth locals including former Taranaki Racing Incorporated Chief Executive Carey Hobbs, even when the son of Sweet Orange recorded five runner-up finishes before breaking his maiden status at his eleventh trip to the races. Herbert has now gone on to win four of his next ten starts, with Saturday’s three-quarter-length victory unlikely to be his last. Rider Harry Grace had his mount travelling sweetly in the trail behind pacemakers Opawa Jack and Solidify before angling two off the fence rounding the home bend. Grace asked for an effort and Herbert bounded clear to down the late-closing Matamata visitor Midnight Blue, while another local Loch In Ora finished close up in third. Hobbs was finding it hard to conceal his delight as he described the feeling of winning his local Cup. “That takes a lot to beat as to win your hometown Cup is unbelievable,” Hobbs said. “Wheels has had massive faith in this horse, but he hasn’t always delivered. He’s just a big kid and what a huge thrill.” Grace was delighted with how his mount performed after behaving perfectly on his way to the start. “The team have obviously done a great job with him as when he was going around to the gates, he was half asleep,” he said. “He had a good win last start and that obviously brought him on for today. “It felt like there was plenty of tempo on, which was perfect, as it didn’t give him the chance to think too much until he straightened up and he already had the job done by then.” Bred by the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry (NZ) Ltd, Herbert is a son of the All American mare Ze One and hails from an extended family that includes Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) winner Dark Destroyer and Gr.1 Telegraph Handicap (1200m) winner Festal. He has now won five of his 21 starts and over $211,000 in prizemoney. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Highly touted three-year-old Hinekaha justified some heavy support from punters as she showed her enormous promise in the Listed Grangewilliam Stud Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. The Andrew Forsman-prepared filly has been identified as a stayer of real potential by a number of pundits and is the $5 Fixed Odds second favourite for the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) on 8 March behind Willydoit ($2). She also fills the same position in the Fixed Odds market for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham at a $4 quote behind current favourite Leica Lucy ($3.20). With Willydoit reinforcing his Derby credentials with a three-length romp in Rating 75 company over 1600m less than ten minutes before Hinekaha stepped out, the daughter of Savabeel lost nothing in comparison as she came out of the trail to hunt down pacemaker Eye Candy in the home straight for a comfortable victory by half a length in the hands of Craig Grylls. Grylls admitted he had a few concerns before securing his home straight passage on the filly. “They didn’t go real hard as I thought they would, but that might have been the lack of numbers in the field,” Grylls said. “It had me sweating on a run for a while but I could see when we straightened up that the horse outside the leader was starting drop off so I just had to wait for that to happen. When I angled one-off, she did it pretty easily after that. “She has a lot of class and it is very exciting to be on a filly of this quality. She has the best attitude and when we were coming back I couldn’t even get her to trot. She was just walking along and taking it all in. “She just has that lovely, relaxed demeanour about her.” While entered for both three-year-old blue riband staying events, trainer Andrew Forsman indicated during the week that his preference is for his charge to contest the New Zealand Derby. Bred by co-owner Christoper Grace, Hinekaha is the first foal out of the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) winner Hinerangi. She becomes the 146th individual stakes winner for her illustrious sire Savabeel. The champion stallion was to the fore again at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Karaka, where 35 of his 42 Book 1 yearlings sold at an average of $287,143, including the sale-topping sister of multiple Group One winner Orchestral that was knocked down to the $2.4 million bid of bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster and trainer Chris Waller. View the full article -
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Despite carrying a gruelling 61kg while all but one of his rivals had 53kg, Ellerslie specialist El Vencedor was in a class of his own in Saturday’s Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m). A runaway victory in the $100,000 open handicap was El Vencedor’s third black-type win from only four appearances at Ellerslie. The gelding had previously scored outstanding wins in last year’s Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m). His only defeat at the Auckland track was a brave third behind Snazzytavi and La Crique in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. That Zabeel Classic placing was a notable turnaround for the son of Shocking, who had finished last among a 13-horse field in the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham only three weeks earlier. El Vencedor is right back at the peak of his powers again now, following up his Zabeel Classic performance with a six-length trial win on January 14 and Saturday’s weight-carrying heroics. Trainer Stephen Marsh was mainly using the Fulton Family Stakes as a final tune-up for a return to weight-for-age racing in next Saturday’s Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa, but El Vencedor’s star quality stunningly shone through. After racing in third behind Merchant Queen and Short Shorts, El Vencedor ambled up alongside those leaders in the home straight with jockey Rory Hutchings almost motionless in the saddle. Hutchings pushed the button at the 300m mark and the race was all over. El Vencedor dashed clear and opened up a winning margin of five lengths over Hasstobeawinner and Merchant Queen. “He travelled so well all the way,” said Hutchings, who had his first ride on El Vencedor in the Zabeel Classic and then guided him to last month’s trial win. “He let down the way I’m becoming used to him doing. He probably waited for them in the last bit, but it was all over by then. Stephen and the team have got him flying. Bring on the Herbie Dyke next week. “He normally leads over 2000m, but we expected a bit of speed over the shorter trip today. We took a sit and he travelled beautifully. I waited until the straight before exposing him, because that way he wouldn’t have to feel the 61kg too much. He let down like he didn’t have any weight on his back at all. “His performance on Boxing Day probably shows that he needs to find a little bit more for the Herbie Dyke, but the feel he’s given me in his trial and again today, I think he’s going better now. It’s going to be a very interesting race.” The TAB now rates El Vencedor an $8 fourth favourite in a Herbie Dyke market that is headed by quality mares Snazzytavi ($1.80), Orchestral ($3.50) and La Crique ($6). “I couldn’t have asked for more as a Herbie Dyke lead-up,” Marsh said. “Now we’ll just keep him happy for seven days and head to Te Rapa. “I was a bit nervous before the race today, but he’s a great horse who just keeps on winning. Jeez, he loves Ellerslie. “It all panned out beautifully. When Rory angled him out in the straight and hadn’t even moved, you had the feeling the race was over a fair way from home. We’re thrilled.” El Vencedor is raced by his breeders, David Price and Mark Freeman, and is by Shocking out of the O’Reilly mare Strictly Maternal. That makes him a full-brother to Price and Freeman’s Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (2200m) winner Chocante, while half-brother Sky Darci won seven races including the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and the Gr.3 Lion Rock Trophy (1600m). El Vencedor has himself had 38 starts for nine wins, 14 placings and $841,735 in prize-money. View the full article
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