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By Special Agent · Posted
It is quite mad to think the 150th running of the Easter will run well outside of the Easter Holiday period. Is this Paul Wilcox's idea? Chief, they don't give a stuff what the track is like. That little detail is of no significance to running a successful race meeting. The precedence at Ellerslie on the new fandangled track has been set. You can slip and slide and still run. As safe as houses. -
By Special Agent · Posted
During Covid it was okay to work away from the Petone office, including members of the Racing Bureau working from home. Now it is essential to be near a racing hub. Heard of the internet??!! Another sad part is that the racing governing body has moved from a building they owned on The Terrace to renting part of a floor at TAB head office in Petone, now to renting a whole building for what seems a much larger compliment of staff. The industry is going down the gurgler, trainers and others are cutting costs to stay in the game, yet the governing body gets up and runs off on a whim at whatever expense it takes. -
By Special Agent · Posted
Are you able to tell me anything that makes sense in racing at the moment? NZTR moved to Cambridge I thought. Maybe Dr Forbes can keep a corner in his Wellington office for the Keeper of the Stud Book as I believe Bruce Sharrock is travelling to the Waikato without one. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Matscot will contest the Gr.3 Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Fresh off his rich payday after taking out last Saturday’s $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) at Riccarton, Matscot will return to the Christchurch track this weekend in search of more feature spoils. Initially set to target Saturday’s Group 3 Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m), trainer Sharon Robertson elected to make a late bid for the Southern Alps last week, which more than paid off for the local trainer. Her decision earned her and fellow part-owners $175,000, bringing Matscot’s season tally to four wins, including the Listed Spring Classic (2000m), Hororata Gold Cup (1800m) and Southern Alps Challenge, and nearly $290,000 in earnings. “It was nice to get that win (Southern Alps Challenge),” Robertson said. “We were originally just going to go for the Cup this week, but we decided to go in and it worked out well.” Robertson has been pleased with the way he has come through the run and is looking forward to stepping him up over ground this weekend in the Canterbury Gold Cup, which will be his last start of the season. “He will benefit from the step up to 2000m, he likes that distance,” she said. “He is going out once he has finished here on Saturday afternoon because he has been up for quite a while. He will go out for two or three months and then come back for the spring.” Robertson also co-bred Matscot out of her five-win mare Bewarned, with the son of Haradasun being the last of four foals out of the daughter of Danske. “She had four foals but the only one that was any good was this one (Matscot),” Robertson said. “He has taken a long time, but it has been worth it.” Robertson will also be represented on Saturday by Hey Now and debutant Yorrick. “Hey Now probably needs a bit more moisture, but I don’t think we are going to get it,” Robertson said. “We will just go back from that draw (14) and see what happens. He is honest. “It will be more for education with Yorrick, he is still learning.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Snazzytavi will be one of two contenders for trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall in Saturday’s Group 3 Easter Handicap at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall were rapt with their treble at Arawa Park on Wednesday, and they are hoping they can continue that winning form into the rest of the week. Therapeutic kicked off the treble before Confiance and Darci’s Angel carried Social Racing’s colours to victory respectively. “I am absolutely over the moon,” Richardson said. “It’s good for Social Racing, Brent and Wendy Cooper have been very good supporters, and the owners of Therapeutic as well, it was a great day.” It was a nice appetiser ahead of a couple of exciting days for the stable, culminating with two quality stakes chances at Ellerslie on Saturday. Stakes performer Snazzytavi and Group Two performer Channel Surfer will tackle the Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) and Richardson believes both horses are in with a show. “Snazzytavi and Channel Surfer are both lovely horses and both are good chances. We just like to have horses in a big race,” he said. “It’s a little bit disappointing that it is a Group Three now. It is a prestigious race and one that everyone loves to win. It used to be a Group One, but I am sure they had good reason to downgrade it, but it is disappointing.” Snazzytavi heads into the race fresh after recovering from a stone bruise since her placing in the South Waikato Cup (2000m) at Matamata last month. “Bringing her back to the mile, there is a question mark, but she hasn’t raced for a while because she had a bit of a stone bruise” Richardson said. “She is better off a bit fresh anyway. She will be an interesting runner from an awkward draw (10).” Snazzytavi is coming towards the end of her campaign and Richardson said she will be an ideal Cups mare next season. “Without confirming it with Cambridge stud, she is getting to a stage where she will probably need a rest soon and she will look at the Cups races next season,” he said. Channel Surfer also takes a placing into Saturday, having run third over a mile at Trentham a fortnight ago. “It was a very good run last time,” Richardson said. “He missed the kick and got held up halfway up the straight at Wellington. He has definitely improved on that run. He had 58.5kg last time and now he has got 53kg on his back. He will be an interesting runner.” Richarson will also head to Ellerslie with Lovearoadie. “She got trapped three-wide last time. It certainly wasn’t the jockey’s fault, it’s just the way it turned out,” Richardson said. “We have got a lot of enthusiastic owners from all over the country in her, so hopefully she goes well.” A day prior, the stable will have two contenders at their home meeting, including Sorghaghtani and Chante Moi. “Sorghaghtani is a very, very good horse that has had more issues than I have,” Richardson said. “She is getting better and stronger, and her work on Tuesday was good. I would ideally have liked to have given her a trial. She is going into tomorrow not 100 percent fit, but it doesn’t mean she can’t win. “Chante Moi has improved lengths since she had a spell and come back in.” Horse racing news View the full article
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