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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Canterbury Park announced that, in cooperation with the Minnesota HBPA, the purses for the Blair's Cove Minnesota Turf and the Bella Notte Minnesota Distaff Sprint will be increased to $50,000 and will be conducted as stakes Sept. 6.View the full article -
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By Jonny Turner Theoretically Always Dreaming should be winning his Southern Surge Final at Gore on Sunday. But with lucrative stakes up and an outstanding series about to culminate, theories can go out the window. Always Dreaming is part of a powerful squad that trainer-driver Nathan Williamson lines up on a big day for southern harness racing. The three-year-old beat the same field he faces from the same tough draw in his excellent Southern Surge heat win at Ascot Park a fortnight ago. As the pacer was fresh up and his rivals had all had recent racing, Always Dreaming should strip fitter and prove even harder to beat in Race 10, the Macca Lodge Southern Surge Series Final Mobile Pace (5.18pm). While that appears to be the case, Williamson isn’t losing any respect for his opposition. “His win was good and he seems to have trained on quite well since then,” Williamson said. “It should be a pretty tactical race, it may not pan out quite like last time.” “The money is up and everyone will be out there doing their best.” “I am probably going to have to work him into it at some stage, however it works out I am pretty hopeful he will be a great chance.” She’s Crunchy ($1.95) will attempt to keep her unbeaten record intact in her Southern Surge Final tilt (3.44pm). The mare has been outstanding in both of her wins so far and she looks well poised from barrier 3. “She’s come up with a nice draw and I think she has the speed to use it.” “She’s a nice filly and if she can front up like she has in her first two starts, she should be a great chance.” Clotilde Wainwright was an impressive heat winner downing key rival Tarragindi at Winton. The mare’s task on Sunday is to do it again. “She’s a lovely wee mare and her win at Winton was great.” “Obviously Tarragindi is the horse to beat but if she gets away and does everything right she is more than capable of filling a hole.” Williamson also starts Black Pat in another trotting final on Sunday. The four-year-old made a mistake in her last start at Ascot Park, which she can’t afford to do again. “It all depends on whether she can bring her manners.” “If she was able to get it right, we would push forward, there doesn’t look to be any natural leaders there.” “Over 2200m at Gore, that’s the place to be with the good ones off handicaps.” Williamson also starts Rise Up N Dance in another of Sunday’s finals and Indulge Me in a two-year-old event. View the full article -
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By Michael Guerin Tonight’s $40,000 Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington (8.14pm) isn’t Franco Marek’s Grand Final but it holds his ticket to his Grand Final. The hard-running pacer looks the most likely beneficiary of his last-start conqueror Alta Meteor missing tonight’s Group 3 race after he beat many of these home when finishing second last start. While owner-trainer Greg Manson was pleased with that performance tonight’s race has always been his early season aim with Franco Marek because it includes a golden ticket for the winner into the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday, November 11. Franco Marek raced in the Cup last season albeit it off an interrupted preparation but the great race may be even harder to get into this season with stars like Leap To Fame, Swayzee, Republican Party, Merlin, Don’t Stop Dreaming and Akuta certain to be in the field so there are really only nine, and probably less, spots up for grabs. For a horse like Franco Marek who is still only a Rating 85 pacer a victory tonight is clearly the cleanest path to November 11. “We want to be in the Cup again this season and this is how we want to get into it,” says Manson. “So we have set him for this, had him up and going nice and early and I was really happy with his fresh up run. “Alta Meteor was good beating us but our fella was looking at puddles when coming up the inside and the other horse just got too much momentum up. “But he is not there this week and we really get our chance.” Franco Marek and American Me finished in the placings behind Alta Meteor last start and they are suited again tonight as they tend to step and get handy, which could see them lead and trail again. That will make it hard for all their rivals but particularly Mo’unga, who was running on well in the same race last start but faces a 10m handicap tonight in a race which may not have the moves to drag him into the race. That is not to say they are the only chances in the race as the Dunn team looks set to come right this spring while Bazooka is an interesting addition to open class, albeit being on the unruly so likely to also settle back in the small field. Later in the night the open class trotters return in the Basil Dean Trot over 1980m mobile with most eyes of Muscle Mountain. The grand old horse has to start from the outside of the front line and was only given a quiet trial last week so one of the key questions will be whether driver Ben Hope decides to light him up and use his gate speed early. The clear danger should be Love N The Port, who has been in great form in weaker races but has gate speed and could secure tactical advantage. View the full article -
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By Michael Guerin Scott Phelan knows Better Knuckle Up and Jeremiah are up to open class. What their co-trainer doesn’t know if whether that is good enough to win their comeback race at Alexandra Park tonight. The two four-year-olds resume for Phelan and senior training partner Barry Purdon in a serious 1700m scamper at Alexandra Park tonight, up against Akuta, who was super costly for punters when being beaten in a similar race two weeks ago. Akuta should be fitter for his third that night and could be ready to be driven aggressively with co-trainer Mark Purdon taking the reins tonight so opened $1.40 with the TAB. But his defeat showed Akuta is still very much on the way back up after 20 months away from the track and Phelan would love to exploit that tonight. “We all know how good Akuta is so he is the one to beat,” says Phelan. “But we are really happy with both of ours. They are working well and are ready to go and while most horses improve with their first run back in this grade we think they are pretty ready.” While Akuta has won a NZ Derby, Taylor Mile and Auckland Cup, Better Knuckle Up has actually won a race worth almost as much as those three Group 1s added together as he took out the first running of the $500,000 Velocity Slot Race at Addington last November. That was the culmination of a gradual rise through the three-year-old grades last season and he is undoubtedly an open class pacer in the making, although most horses need a least a few races in the big time to acclimatise. “Both our horses will be Cup horses this time next year,” says Phelan. “But that doesn’t mean they can’t win this week if Akuta is vulnerable again. “While Better Knuckle Up has the big race victory on the board I actually think there is very little between them and if I had to select one over the other this week it could be Jeremiah. “He was on a bit of a learning curve last year but he seems very sharp to me now.” Add in Akuta and the talented The Surfer and the field has more moving parts than the market may suggest even after the scratching of Treacherous Baby. Phelan says their best open class pacer Merlin as well as Sooner The Bettor, Duchess Megxit and Cold Chisel will all be trialing in less than a fortnight as the first two target the Spring Cup on September 19. “Ideally they will stay up here for most of their NZ Cup campaigns, we’d love to give them three starts up here before heading south.” The Purdon/Phelan barn have a strong hand in tonight as they start to roll out around 25 horses who will be ready to race over the next month. “I think Confederate will be a good chance this week, his run last week should have really brought him on.” The stable has the beautifully-bred No More Dreaming (R2, No. 5) making his debut in the TAB Racing Club colours in a stacked juvenile race and Phelan says while he can run he will learn a lot from tonight’s experience. Two Jules (R4, No.5) has been a sharp improver since coming north to join the stable and Phelan says she can win again while tonight’s meeting also sees a rarity in three mobile trot races at Alexandra Park at this stage of the season. View the full article
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