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Getting dressed up in pink is not every young man’s idea of a fun weekend. Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

Harness racing participants are not being investigated despite a series of complaints to the SPCA. Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

Star filly Sunlight has pleased her trainer Tony McEvoy in a gallop at The Valley ahead of the William Reid Stakes. Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

Aveross Don won his third race as a trotter at Motukarara last Sunday and is looking like being a pretty useful sort for... Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

Last year’s Queensland Oaks winner Sociable makes a belated return to racing at Addington this week with no... Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

DENNIS RYAN R2 POP STAR PRINCESS Talented mare knocking for a win and gets no better opportunity than this. MIKE BROWN ALTERNATIVE FACT R5 TAURANGA Won this track and distance early January. Big run last time to finish second after covering extra ground in race won by leader. JOHN JENKINS FELAAR R6 TAURANGA Highly promising […] Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

JONNY TURNER LETTERKENNY BOY R12 ADDINGTON Wiped out on resumption so run best forgotten. Should roll forward over the sprint trip and outmuscle them. GARRICK KNIGHT SLATE R2 WAIRIO Huge debut effort last week, finishing close-up after doing a power of work on a 2.55 run. Drawn to advantage over the mile. FRANK MARRION YOU […] Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

Trainer Lance Robinson has traded one Wingatui rider for another as Boots ‘N’ All prepares for Saturday’s Seaton Family Memorial Hororata Gold Cup at Riccarton. Want to read this content? For free user content sign up here Free Online Content View our subscription options and get behind The Informant paywall Already a member? Login here View the full article

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Stunin Magic will need to find the right piece of real estate if she is to win her debut at Winton on Saturday for trainer Stevie Golding. The Sunin Cullen filly will be the former champion junior driver’s first runner as a trainer and will be driven by Samantha Ottley. Sunnin Magic’s draw, in barrier one on the second row, means Ottley could have a tricky task in finding a cosy spot for the filly to occupy during the run. That is something Golding has plenty of experience with through his work as a real estate agent. And it is a role he is enjoying. “It is going pretty good, really good, actually.” “It has probably been better than expected and hopefully it continues.” There is some crossover between the real estate market and the harness racing industry for Golding. Many of his clients are involved in harness racing. “A lot of my clients are harness people.” “That is why I have kept my foot in the door, to show that I am putting something back in to the game.” Golding’s day job means his new venture in to training will be treated as a hobby. “It is just a hobby, so I get up in the morning and train a couple and then go in to the office.” “It is working out pretty good.” “It will be something different just doing it as a hobby.” Stunin Magic goes in to her debut having won her qualifying trial at Rangiora at the end of last month. With premier racing at Addington on Friday night, it made sense for Golding to trek the filly south for her first start. “It is probably a bit of an ask going down there first up.” “But you have got premier night at Addington on Friday night and there is nowhere really to go and it will probably make her as a horse whatever happens on Saturday.” Stunin Magic’s fate could rest in the hands of driver Brad Williamson, who steers the horse she follows out in Rakabeach. Rakabeach showed good gate speed when running sixth after drawing wide in her last start at Winton. “It is probably a good draw, because she shouldn’t have a gut buster and if she has a bit of luck she might be good enough to run a hole.” Samantha Ottley has a busy weekend in the sulky. She will drive at Addington on Friday night, before heading to Winton on Sunday and Waimate on Sunday. Former premiership winning junior driver Stevie Golding is enjoying his career as a real estate agent. View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638 (3) (b) (ii)Following the running of Race 1, the Sims Bakery Rating 72 1200, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J McLaughlin, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Miss A Comignaghi, alleging that, as the rider of BARABAS in the race, “used her whip in an excessive manner prior to the 100m.” ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 534(2)(a)This charge arises from race 1, Grand Tavern 2200. An Information was filed pursuant to Rule 534 (2)(a). The Informant, Stipendiary Steward, Mr Davidson, alleged that Trainers (Mr James and Mr Wellwood) advised Stewards that CORNISH POINT had mistakenly been administered a substance (on race morning) ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 869(2) & Use of the Whip RegulationsFollowing the running of Race 6, Commodore Hotel Mobile Pace, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr S P Renault, against Licensed Open Driver, Mr M J Howard, alleging that Mr Howard, as the driver of FOR THE KITTY in the race, used his whip on more occasions than permitted by Clause (b) ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Put up or shut up. How do you quantify "underestimated"? Come on put your picks up against Mard's? I've you the opportunity if you are that good and more credible then show us. Stop spouting on about crap subjective whole population data.

Put up or shut up! Blinkers are irrelevant when assessing the performance of a horse in a specific race. With or without them Redzel couldn't beat a better horse!

So you don't use Betfair's info to bet on other agencies? This Blinker thing has been done to death. I'd say by many many points that Mardigras is well in front of you in terms of credible analysis. So put up or shut up! Go head to head against Mardi and I'll provide the forum for you to do it. Let's see how good you really are.

Show us the full stats and I'll happily show you the flaws in their analysis! I'd be weary of any betting agency giving me advice on what to back afterall they want me to lose!

Bollocks! How hard would it be to put UPDATED Track Conditions above each race? Or for the TAB to send the alert to the small number of twitter punters? Nothing to do with the Stipes. They're running a race meeting not giving out useless information. Bit like expecting the referee of a rugby game to tweet - "looks like Moody has an ankle problem in doubt for the first try of the game"!!! I'd prefer the stipes got the horses in the right gates and checked that the notified equipment was actually on or not on the horse.

The TAB has a mobile app. They receive the updated information why don't they send the tweet as according to you it is to assist the punter.

It's unfortunate for the rest of us that you whack out anything at all. As for changing track conditions the last I heard you couldn't actually tweet a bet so isn't the appropriate place for that information to be updated is on the TAB site? Given they have spent $50 perhaps they could auto tweet to their customers. After the "young one" HAVE to use the TAB to have a bet don't they?

It does cost money to tweet. If it takes time for the stipes to do it then it costs. The last I heard they weren't doing their job for no pay. It costs money to gather the information and to enforce the supply of that information. Those costs far out weigh any benefit to anyone.

Fresh from preparing Sentimental Miss to win the New Zealand Oaks last Saturday, Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta has further classic success in mind with her talented three-year-old gelding Platinum Invador. The son of Redwood has enjoyed an easy time since finishing third in the New Zealand Derby and is now being aimed towards the Australian Derby on April 6. “He had a week in the paddock after the Derby,” Latta said. “He looks fantastic. He has been with Chrissy Bambry on the water treadmill and she sent me a video of him on Saturday and he was running around his paddock like he hadn’t raced for weeks. “He will fly to Sydney next Monday and we’re going to go to the Tulloch. He has proven he can back up, so we thought that was a good option.” After a luckless run in the Avondale Guineas, Platinum Invador won at Otaki a week later to secure his place in the New Zealand Derby field. He backed up again for the Derby and was a fast-finishing third coming from last on the home bend. Blake Shinn is booked to ride him in the Tulloch Stakes. View the full article

Exciting four-year-old Rondinella will not head to Sydney to take her place in the Gr. 1 Ranvet Stakes on Saturday, but a trip across the Tasman still remains on the cards for the Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained mare. “She’s not heading to Sydney this weekend, but we certainly still have some hope that she will get over there,” Wellwood said. “There are two main options, there’s the BMW or the Chairman’s.” The Gr. 1 BMW is at Rosehill on March 30, while the Gr. 2 Chairman’s Quality will be run at Randwick on April 6. The daughter of Ocean Park put in a bold showing at her last start, finishing third behind Melody Belle and Danzdanzdance in the Gr. 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie. “I thought it was a really good run from her,” he said. “The track definitely didn’t suit her and the two mares who beat her are proven on heavy surfaces. “She got inconvenienced at about the 500-metre mark and when she finally got balanced up she started making up ground on two of the benchmark horses in New Zealand, so I thought it was a super run that had a lot of merit.” Rondinella has had seven starts this preparation, which included three wins and a second in the Listed Kaimai Stakes as well as her last start placing. Wellwood said the decision was made not to head over this week to avoid running her on an unsuitable surface so late in her campaign. “She’s come through the Bonecrusher really well,” Wellwood said. “She’s coming through her runs extremely well now. “In saying that, she has had a fair bit of racing in a short period of time and to give her another race on a surface that doesn’t suit her just wasn’t ideal this weekend and the rain doesn’t look like it’s going to stop in Sydney.” Meanwhile, stablemate Hanger could head towards the Gr. 2 Manco Easter Handicap at Ellerslie on April 20 after his solid second at Tauranga on Saturday. “It was a good performance. Unfortunately the winner got a bit of a kick on the turn and by the time he got out it proved very hard to reel them in at Tauranga,” Wellwood said. “I thought it was really good to see him relax and race kindly because sometimes he can do things a little bit wrong. We are undecided yet as to where we will head with him, but the Easter is on the radar.” View the full article