New Zealand Cup 2025

[Gammalite]

Some horses resuming tonight in a quest for the Cup . 

BOAY favourite horse of Mo'Unga back in action tonight , and just plugging away tonight way back in the field  at a sloppy Addington.  25-1 for the Nz Cup.

Akuta a nice 3rd resuming . Can't find him in the Cup market , but you would imagine after his fabulous 2nd to Swayzee 2 years ago , it would be the goal.

The ALLstars have handed 'Don't Stop Dreaming ' over to the Cullen Stable after a bold 2nd to Swayzee last year , so maybe AKUTA is the Mark Purdon Special ?

can't actually find him in the the market?  . Chase A Dream for Allstars is 15-1 for the NZ Cup after his bold 2nd to Leap To Fame at Cambridge Betcha Slot.

AKUTA being prepared by his part owner Marky Boy , one of the Best Cup conditioners ever. sure to be a chance of threatening Leap To Fame ?.

Add any NZ Cup thoughts here as we go along on the Road to the Cup . sure to be a fabulous contest this year . The Interdominion Champion might turn up.

[TAB For Ever]

1 hour ago, Gammalite said:

Some horses resuming tonight in a quest for the Cup . 

BOAY favourite horse of Mo'Unga back in action tonight , and just plugging away tonight way back in the field  at a sloppy Addington.  25-1 for the Nz Cup.

Akuta a nice 3rd resuming . Can't find him in the Cup market , but you would imagine after his fabulous 2nd to Swayzee 2 years ago , it would be the goal.

The ALLstars have handed 'Don't Stop Dreaming ' over to the Cullen Stable after a bold 2nd to Swayzee last year , so maybe AKUTA is the Mark Purdon Special ?

can't actually find him in the the market?  . Chase A Dream for Allstars is 15-1 for the NZ Cup after his bold 2nd to Leap To Fame at Cambridge Betcha Slot.

AKUTA being prepared by his part owner Marky Boy , one of the Best Cup conditioners ever. sure to be a chance of threatening Leap To Fame ?.

Add any NZ Cup thoughts here as we go along on the Road to the Cup . sure to be a fabulous contest this year . The Interdominion Champion might turn up.

And Gamma , you probably have read that NZ Cup winning diver[ Yulestar ] has been given 10% of Akuta for his work in the rehab of Akuta.

Tony suffered a near-fatal race mishap , plus later a personal family tragedy , and has been transporting horses in recent times PLUS he harnessed up both Akuta with Mark P plus one in his own name Whatsonyamind at ATC tonight !

[Gammalite]

6 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

And Gamma , you probably have read that NZ Cup winning diver[ Yulestar ] has been given 10% of Akuta for his work in the rehab of Akuta.

Tony suffered a near-fatal race mishap , plus later a personal family tragedy , and has been transporting horses in recent times PLUS he harnessed up both Akuta with Mark P plus one in his own name Whatsonyamind at ATC tonight !

What an amazing Story ! I didn't see that.  i'm sure Tony Shaw has the right touch to see Akuta do very well this year. 

He is pretty famous in these parts (QLD) for Winning the Interdominion with Yulestar in 2001 at Albion Park. (from 4 back along the fence at the quarter no less, a performance guided by the racing gods I think) We were so impressed in Queensland , we renamed the street !! and Albion Park Brisbane now proudly stands on Yulestar Street ever since. What a great honor for Tony and the great horse.  and his late Trainer Mrs Nolan too. 

Tony not just with that horrid head injury from the race-fall to himself to deal with , but lost a teenage son to a traffic death. To come back from those terrible events must of been some of life's toughest battles for the bloke. Can only wish him every best wish going forward .

I will be SURE to be supporting AKUTA for him (Tony)  and Mark where-ever he goes.  some more tremendous Kiwis in the harness caper. Thank you for that great Highlight TABman !!! 🏆 

[PeterLambFan]

On 8/8/2025 at 10:35 PM, Gammalite said:

Some horses resuming tonight in a quest for the Cup . 

BOAY favourite horse of Mo'Unga back in action tonight , and just plugging away tonight way back in the field  at a sloppy Addington.  25-1 for the Nz Cup.

Akuta a nice 3rd resuming . Can't find him in the Cup market , but you would imagine after his fabulous 2nd to Swayzee 2 years ago , it would be the goal.

The ALLstars have handed 'Don't Stop Dreaming ' over to the Cullen Stable after a bold 2nd to Swayzee last year , so maybe AKUTA is the Mark Purdon Special ?

can't actually find him in the the market?  . Chase A Dream for Allstars is 15-1 for the NZ Cup after his bold 2nd to Leap To Fame at Cambridge Betcha Slot.

AKUTA being prepared by his part owner Marky Boy , one of the Best Cup conditioners ever. sure to be a chance of threatening Leap To Fame ?.

Add any NZ Cup thoughts here as we go along on the Road to the Cup . sure to be a fabulous contest this year . The Interdominion Champion might turn up.

The Broadster would be all over the $1.60 for Leap to Fame if he could get a bet on. 

[mikeynz]

56 minutes ago, PeterLambFan said:

The Broadster would be all over the $1.60 for Leap to Fame if he could get a bet on. 

He probably can , just not sure if restricted to a max of 22.75, is that inviting 😁

[Gammalite]

On 8/11/2025 at 5:37 PM, PeterLambFan said:

The Broadster would be all over the $1.60 for Leap to Fame if he could get a bet on. 

Well he has to get there yet I spose. Currently showing $1.80 on Sportsbet. I did a few bucks last year with him being a bit crook and not making the trip over for the Cup in the end, in some early multi markets .

Swayzee  is $3.50 and Don Hugo is at $7.00.  both from NSW. Can't see Aus running a NZ Cup Trifecta surely not ? 

surely the best NZers can beat them on home turf ? Republican Party the best odds kiwi at $7.50 currently.

Sportsbet have the Dominion Trot up too. KEAYANG Zahara $2.50 , Bet N Win $4.00, Arcee Phoenix $5.00

That is really good value for Arcee Phoenix , the way he won the Interdominion. Would beat Keayang Zahara by many lengths you would think? . he was 4th in the Dominion last year and improved even more this year. 

the Other market on Sportsbet is the EUREKA Slot they have for the run for $2mill on 6th September.

so might take QLD mate Fate Awaits . won a few bob n him already and he might go to the 'Velocity slot at Addington too. he's a very smart horse. Our Luciano a track specialist there too. worth a look in Eureka at 20-1 .

 

Fate Awaits 11-1 Eureka, into Arcee Phoenix 5-1 Dominion, into Leap to Fame 'Larry'  $1.80 for the NZ Cup.  = 100-1.

so popping a tenner on now, gets me a $1000  . a nice start. will see who gets a slot and take some more.

am going to message Sportsbet now to send me an 'AKUTA' price. I'll see if they message back and let you know.

[Brodie]

On 11/08/2025 at 8:37 AM, PeterLambFan said:

The Broadster would be all over the $1.60 for Leap to Fame if he could get a bet on. 

Na, not worth the effort, although they now have the $5k minimum payout fixed win!

Never have and never will wager on shorties like that!

[mikeynz]

45 minutes ago, Brodie said:

Na, not worth the effort, although they now have the $5k minimum payout fixed win!

Never have and never will wager on shorties like that!

Futures markets, you dont get refund if they don't start so why bother anyway.   I still haven't been able to find out in Tennis if you take a futures bet if you get refund if players pulls out.

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Brodie said:

Na, not worth the effort, although they now have the $5k minimum payout fixed win!

Never have and never will wager on shorties like that!

hahaha do go bust looking for some loser on a Grass track Sunday. well worth a 1000 risk hahahah. no wonder NZ has only 10% betters to winners lol. 

Meanwhile Leap To Fame has wins  27 of his last 30 . (and 3 times 2nd). So Gamma keeps reeling in Multi after Multi.

Alas he didn't start in the NZ Cup last year so I lost about 30 bucks of multi's.  never mind.  Mikey is correct and there is some risk involved . certainly wouldn't bother with Gallopers.  when you bet in advance. But a small amount soon adds up over time and is fun to track along as you go. I Never do last minute Betting. To go with your shorties. As know who's a chance in Feature races and who isn't , Well in advance. 

But if you know they're set for the race like any Group 1 which are generally composed of only very few chances,  (instead of Blind Sundays when you don't even know if they're trying) . And you blokes want to lose your money on that shit guessing ?  . and want to put Large amounts too? you're as mad as cut snake. deserve what you get. 

 Best to Back GOOD horses in GOOD races. with good drivers and good trainers. You get GOOD results !! 5 x goods = 5 x more money than what you get on hacks lol.  

$1.80 is Excellent for Leap To Fame in the Cup . Keep the thousand in your pocket Brodster for some Sunday loser. No wonder you can only bet for a 'Place' and hope for the best with fingers and legs crossed in case you piss yourself ,hahaha on crap horses lol .

I did lose 50 on Don't Stop Dreaming in the last NZ Cup too , which was a bit disappointing since he got to the lead 100m out , but that bloody Swayzee got me again . Like he did the year before with defeating AKUTA too. 

Not a Hope in the world he can do it a third time soon 😎 . or Is there ????  🏆🏆🏆 bugger of a bloody horse lol.🤣