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By Special Agent · Posted
Text books when I was at school were treasured. No amount of toughening up would prepare one for the crap that comes from most currently in charge of racing or certain racing clubs. Not all club committees have racing's best interests at heart. There really are some dilly plonkers at the helm in some areas. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Apprentice’s seven-pound claim and front-running tactics are proving a lethal combination at the city circuitView the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Dusty Road will contest the Mike Stent Decorators Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Bargain buy Dusty Road continues to reward his connections and another top showing is expected from the talented performer this weekend. The genuine son of Shamexpress will bid to further his record for trainer Graeme Cameron, who races the four-year-old with his wife Jacky, (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Dusty Road has been out twice on his current campaign and following a resuming second, he finished a gallant runner-behind last season’s Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) Pier at Te Aroha. “He’s really at the top of his game and came through his last run well and just gone ahead in leaps and bounds,” Graeme Cameron said. “I can’t believe how well he is at the moment, he’s at peak fitness. He had a run along on Wednesday morning and he was brilliant. “It will be another top field on Saturday and he’s up with the big boys, he’s got the points and put himself right there.” Dusty Road was purchased as a yearling for $4,000 in a private deal struck by Cameron with the horse’s iconic breeder, the late Sir Patrick Hogan. “He’s a real beauty and we’re enjoying him so much, it’s unbelievable fun,” he said. “It’s hard to get a good one and I think he’s one of a lifetime.” Dusty Road is from proven Cambridge Stud stock and is the first foal of Valotia, a daughter of the nursery’s former shuttle stallion Cape Blanco. Valotia is out of the Group 2 Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic (2000m) winner Singalong who was also runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Saturday’s outing will continue the path of Dusty Road, a three-time winner of nearly $90,000, toward a likely tilt at next month’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m). “I’m thinking about heading to the Cup, I was going to that series at Whangarei but he might not handle that track and believe he’ll prefer New Plymouth,” Cameron said. “Hopefully, he keeps going forward so we can have a crack at some bigger races with him.” Dusty Road will be ridden in his Te Rapa assignment by Jasmine Fawcett, who had partnered him in his last two appearances and they combined last spring to win an open handicap at Tauranga. “Jasmine is on him again, I can’t get her off,” Cameron said. “She knows the horse and gets on really well with him so I’m happy to have her. She does a good job and she’s flying too.” Horse racing news View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Highview Stud stallion Wrote continues to show his versatility with a pair of notable winners in Hong Kong this week. The sire of Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous was represented by impressive three-year-old debutant Fast Network, who won the Class 4 Chai Wai Road Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin last Saturday for Dennis Yip. The gelding was the well supported favourite on the strength of strong trial performances and his easy length and a half victory came as no surprise to his trainer. “He trialled very good and also in New Zealand, his trial was very good. I was watching the trial and I thought ‘we must buy this horse’. He’s done the job. Hopefully he will keep improving and I think for the future, later he will stay longer. Right now, he’s just learning,” Yip said. Wrote was also represented by a winner at Happy Valley on Wednesday via the Tony Cruz-trained Flying Wrote. After two encouraging runs to start his career, three-year-old Flying Wrote broke through when he led all the way to fight off Travel Golf by a neck in the Class 4 Dianthus Handicap (1200m). “He has had six runners for five individual winners in Hong Kong,” Highview Stud’s Brent Gillovic said. “Fast Network had his first trip to the races and was impressive winning with his ears pricked and last night Flying Wrote had his third start after a couple of promising efforts and led all the way over 1200m. “Chill Chibi has won four races for Danny Shum and came from a mile back to run fourth in the Derby and I thought his effort to come from last to run fifth in a stop-start Class 2 last night was full of merit. He is a highly promising horse and was having his first run back since the Derby.” Three-year-old Flying Wrote winning under lights at Happy Valley Photo: HKRW A Group One winning son of High Chaparral, Wrote will stand for $8,000+GST this season. “They are on fire in Hong Kong. In fact they are on fire everywhere,” Gillovic said. “He has had a great season including an Oaks winner in Pulchritudinous and Wrote To Arataki won the Tristarc (Gr.2, 1400m). “He is the best value stallion in New Zealand. He is a serious upgrader and what a job he has done. “You only have to look at his sale results to see that the market is very fond of his stock. His yearlings averaged $71,000 in Book 2 at Karaka this year off a $5,000 service fee and they sold up to $290,000 at last year’s Ready To Run Sale. “Anybody who is sitting on a Wrote can be very chirpy, put it that way.” Gillovic said he had enjoyed good enquiries from breeders keen to utilise Wrote, whose highlight victory came in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (1600m). “The response from breeders has been very positive and he will cover a lot more mares than last year, where he had a little bit of a lull,” Gillovic said. He was going through a bit of a quiet patch like all stallions, but man alive since mid-November last year until now he has been on a roll.” The master of Highview is not surprised to see Wrote’s stock excel in the melting-pot of Hong Kong in addition to Australia and New Zealand. “They are nice horses full stop. They’re good looking, correct with great temperaments and they have a bit of speed,” he said. “For a son of High Chaparral he certainly leaves horses that can get along a bit. They are versatile. Some sprint, some stay. It probably comes down to the mare to be fair.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan is hoping he can get his hand in the till once more this weekend with his top jumper Berry The Cash who will contest the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa. The seven-year-old gelding has been in a purple patch of form, placing first-up over 2200m at Waverley before winning over the same distance at Woodville, and was first past the post in the Manawatu Hurdle (3000m) last start. He will head north to Hamilton this week where he will be met by some stiff opposition, including last year’s winner Nedwin. “Nedwin is obviously a good horse, it is quite a nice field,” Oulaghan said. “We are pretty happy with the way he is. He has done everything right, so he should put in a good show on Saturday.” Berry The Cash will be joined on the float trip north by stablemates Dal Kilchoan and Super Spirit, who will contest the SVS Starting Gates Hurdle (2800m) and Waikato/BOP Racehorse Owners’ Association Steeplechase (3900m) respectively. “Dal Kilchoan has won a steeplechase, but we are just kicking him off, it is just a conditioning run for him in the maiden hurdle,” Oulaghan said. “The other horse (Super Spirit), if he jumps okay, he should go well.” Closer to home, Oulaghan will head to Trentham on Saturday with two runners, including Pinkerton in the Baxters Catering 1600 and Semper Magico in the Hallmark & Stone Parliamentary Handicap (2200m). Pinkerton has won two of his three starts this preparation, while Semper Magico will be looking to recapture some form. “If the track is loose down there it will suit them, but if it is puggy, it won’t be quite their thing. There is a bit of rain forecast for tomorrow (Friday), so that will help them,” Oulaghan said. “Pinkerton is a good back runner and usually runs on strongly.” View the full article
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