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Don't know. I do know there was some NZTR blurb about Waverley and I think, prepared to be corrected, Hawera getting irrigation systems but for whatever reason, Woodville appears to be on the outer which makes little sense to me. I am also of the opinion that irrigation is a January/ February requirement as opposed to NZTR nonsense that all tracks must always try to present as a good 4. Trentham was perfect on Saturday due to Mother nature. -
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I don’t consider myself to be any particular type of punter. Walk into any bar or sports club before the ban and see what people in them were using to bet. -
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Join Emily Murphy, Jayne Ivil and Aidan Rodley as they break down the action from Trentham on G1 Mufhasa Classic day. Weigh In, December 7 View the full article -
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One punter breathed a little easier following the Manco Maiden 2YO (1150m) at Te Aroha on Sunday, with their $10,000 outlay paying off when Lara Antipova (Russian Revolution) romped to victory. The Fortuna Syndications-raced filly had shown plenty of ability at the trials, finishing runner-up in her 800m heat at Ellerslie in October before winning over 800m at Avondale last month. She was subsequently backed into $1.80 favouritism in her debut on Sunday and duly delivered. The daughter of Russian Revolution rocketed out of the gates, alongside Alohamoana, and she settled well outside of the early pacemaker. The country’s leading jockey, Craig Grylls, asked her to improve at the top of the straight and she quickly responded, opening up on her rivals and running out to a comfortable eight-length victory. Sam Bergerson, who trains Lara Antipova in partnership with Mark Walker, was impressed with her debut effort. “She was electric,” he said. “Her trials leading in had been good.” While she has still been a bit green in her work at home, Lara Antipova raced like a true professional and Bergerson is excited about her future. “There is still plenty of improvement and furnishing up we think, she still does a little bit wrong at home,” he said. “She was very professional today and hopefully there are some nice targets for her over the summer.” Stakes targets are now in the offing, which could come as soon as Trentham in a fortnight where she could contest the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). “While they are up and going it is good to carry on,” Bergerson said. “The Wakefield is a quick turnaround, or the Eclipse (Gr.2, 1200m, at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day). They look like two nice initial potential targets. “We will get her home and see how she pulls up and have a good chat with John (Galvin, Fortuna), Mark (Walker), Dave (Ellis, Te Akau principal) and the team, and work it out from there.” Two races later, Grylls was saluting once again on a Te Akau runner, this time aboard the well-related Stella Ma Bella (NZ) (Contributer) in the Shackell Electrical Maiden 3YO (1400m). Raced by breeder Simms Davison, Stella Ma Bella is a full-sister to the stable’s former Group One winner Campionessa, and Grylls believes she has a bright future instore. “She is a lovely filly, she is well-bred, which does count and helps a lot,” he said. “I ended up getting a lovely trip, she began well and I was able to get in the trail and pop off when I wanted to. She has travelled up to the 250m where I gave her a shake up and she has done it soft again too. “She has taken a lot out of that first run (third) and she is only going to improve again. I think once she gets to a mile, and maybe a little further, she will be a nice horse.” View the full article -
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The barest of margins, a mere nose, denied full siblings Crackercol (NZ) (Proisir) and Waitak (NZ) (Proisir) a notable raceday double at Trentham on Saturday. Star galloper Waitak, a six-year-old son of Rich Hill stallion Proisir and Shocking mare Repo Bay, had to settle for the runner-up position in the Gr.1 Mufhasa Classic (1600m) after a thrilling three-way finish to the day’s feature event that involved eventual winner Provence and the third-placed La Crique. That was just two races after his younger full-brother Crackercol once again showed he was a high-class stayer in the making after the four-year-old came from three-wide in midfield throughout to steamroll his opposition in the Rothley 2100. Waitak had been shooting for his third successive Group One crown after taking the Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) for owner Jill Devine and trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Despite the defeat, Scott had nothing but praise for the performance of his charge who was resuming from a five-week break following his Livamol Classic triumph. “It was a nervous wait for the final placings to be declared and generally the longer the wait you think there may have been a dead-heat, but this time it didn’t go our way,” Scott said. “We couldn’t be prouder of him though as his performance was very good, he is just super consistent and doesn’t miss a beat. “He had been away for five weeks and it is hard for them to drop back to the mile after going 2000m. “He presented well on the day and the way he went you couldn’t have asked any more from him.” Scott and O’Sullivan will now set their sights on another Ellerslie elite-level target, with Waitak set to tackle the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. “He had a long trip home last night but got back and ate everything we put in front of him,” Scott said. “He has always been a good doer and he presented well this morning, so he doesn’t look to have taken any ill effects from the trip. “He can have an easy time for a few days and then we will tick him over to get him ready for the Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie. “Provided everything goes to plan, he can then be set for the Herbie Dyke (Gr.1, 2000m) at Te Rapa in February, which is the traditional path for these high quality gallopers.” In contrast, Scott and O’Sullivan don’t have any set plans in mind for Crackercol, preferring to take a race by race approach to ensure they don’t overtax the promising stayer after a lengthy campaign. “He (Crackercol) ran through winter and has just got better and better,” he said. “The last two months he has been racing consistently well and has clearly benefitted from a bit of age on his side and the patient approach we have been able to adopt with him. “Like his older brother, we believe the best is yet to come and there is definitely a big race win in him if he keeps showing the progress he has made of late. “That was a strong field on Saturday, with good lines of form, and he put them away in good fashion. “They can sometimes be vulnerable first time over ground, but he was very strong through the line. “We will watch him and as soon as he gives us any sign he needs a break he will be off to the paddock, but at the moment he is thriving.” While the stable was enjoying a quiet day on Sunday, Scott knows it won’t be the same next weekend, with a number of runners set to tackle feature events at Te Rapa on Saturday including Checkmate, Smart Love and Lux Libertas in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) and Sassy Lass in the Gr.3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m). “It’s nice to have a quiet Sunday for a change, although next week will be busy with plenty of runners set to line-up at Te Rapa,” he said. “We have a number of runners in the feature races, while two of our babies will make their debuts in the two-year-old event, so it will be all systems go for the team.” View the full article
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