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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Sailor Jack produced an impressive trial win at Awapuni on Monday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Sailor Jack impressed trainers Shaun and Hazel Fannin with his trial victory at Awapuni on Monday, and they have their fingers crossed their home track will be back in commission for his first major test of the season. The five-win gelding took out his 1400m heat in the hands of Chris Dell, beating a handy field, which included last-start Group One winner Quintessa. It was the eight-year-old gelding’s fourth trial this time in, with his trainers searching for better footing. “We were really happy with him,” Hazel Fannin said. “This prep, we would have liked to have had him to a race by now, but there has been a lot of rain around, so we have had to wait a little longer than we expected, but he is still coming to hand really nicely. “It was a pretty tidy field today, so we were rapt with how he went.” More: How to bet on NZ horse racing Fannin is looking forward to Sailor Jack resuming in the next fortnight, with the Power Farming Feilding Cup (2100m) at Awapuni’s scheduled meeting on November 1 his first major aim of the spring. “We will look to kick him off in the (rating) 75 mile next Sunday at Waverley,” she said. “Waverley always plays really well, so that should suit him regardless of the weather. “All going to plan with the Awapuni track, he’ll hopefully go to the Feilding Cup two weeks after that.” Awapuni’s newly renovated grass track still needs to be given the green light to return to racing, with Monday’s trials playing an integral part in that process. The Palmerston North track has been out of commission for two years, having initially been set to return to racing on ANZAC Day earlier this year. However, that meeting was abandoned following a slip in the opening race. The track subsequently underwent further remedial work, with RACE calling on the expertise of Flemington track manager Liam O’Keefe to assist in that process. A set of trials took place at the Palmerston North venue in August, and while the club were pleased with the way the track handled those trials, a track inspection a week later confirmed the track needed more time. Fannin was pleased with how the track handled the trials on Monday and is hoping it is in line for a return to racing next month. “There is a lot more grass on it,” she said. “We will wait to see what the powers at be decide with the track, but it seemed to hold up well. “There is still a bit of shiftiness in the track, but there is improvement since the last time it was open for galloping compared to this time coming back to the trials. “It would be nice to be back at the home track, it is less travel for owners and bringing costs down for them is always a big bonus. It would be great to be back racing here as soon as we can.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
David Eustace is hoping the likes of Sports Legend and Amazing Award can kick-start his season as he looks to break his duck at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening. The 34-year-old is the only trainer without a win to his name this campaign, with the only other maiden for the season, Pierre Ng Pang-chi, getting off the mark at Sha Tin on Saturday. The slow start was something that Eustace was expecting, however, and after securing a strong haul of 36 winners in his first season in Hong Kong, the...View the full article -
Trials were today, 6 October - got through all heats. What was the verdict? Was anyone there? Anyone heard? Watched a couple online - looked like a fair bit of matter chipping out & being kicked up? A local trainer was quoted & mentioned it was shifty. And silence so far from the powers that be is a bit worrying? (I feel like they'd be shouting from the rooftops if the limited return to the turf was a resounding success ...) Maybe the outcome is still being processed through the PR machine (Corporate Communications I believe they call themselves ...) J. -
I think it is great that horses get to race throughout NZ! The problem is that after the Entain money dries up they will not be racing for the stakes that they currently are! HRNZ should not be blowing the money they currently are and have nothing to show for it! They need to wake up and not try and pretend they are the heroes in keeping racing going with the stakes they are paying! The truth if the matter us that racing is really not travelling well at all despite what Brad Steele tries to tell us! -
By Nowornever · Posted
Yes as long as the South Island meetings turnover are not used to keep propping them up.
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