It’s Cup day. And to mark the biggest day in harness racing Addington mainstays Greg O’Connor and Matt Cross are giving their tips. Both agree on who they like for the New Zealand Cup, with Cross, who’s commentating just his second New Zealand Cup today, tipping out a $14 outsider in one of the supporting races. Just remember there is a guaranteed $200,000 terminating pick 6 starting on race 8 at 3.40 pm.
Month: November 2020
Portland Jimmy wins Ararat Cup
Former Kiwi-galloper Portland Jimmy (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) collected his second Australian victory in just four starts when he took out the Ararat Gold Cup (2000m) on Sunday for trainer Patrick Payne. Payne entrusted apprentice Laura Lafferty with the ride on the seven-year-old Mettre En Jeu gelding and she responded with a picture-perfect effort to guide him to a comfortable one and a half-length victory. Lafferty had Portland Jimmy idling nicely in the trail throughout before making his run three off the fence in the home straight. The lightly raced…
Counties Bowl for Endless Drama
Connections of veteran galloper Endless Drama (Lope de Vega) have put a sub-par performance on Saturday behind them and the Group One performer will carry on to the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) on November 21. Sent out the $2.60 favourite for the Listed Legacy Lodge Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, Endless Drama finished second-last, beating all but pacemaker Ihu. “I think he was just too fresh,” trainer Tony Pike said. “He just jumped and over-raced. He has had a wind problem for a long time and…
Bell duo primed for Te Aroha
Cambridge trainer John Bell is grateful to have his two runners compete early on the card at Te Aroha on Tuesday. The track is rated a Heavy10 and he doesn’t believe either in-form gallopers Cleese or Mr Fox will take any ill-affect from the track conditions so early in the meeting. Bell said he has plenty of time for Cleese and he believes the three-year-old son of Sweet Orange could clear maiden company at the third time of asking in the Shackell Electrical 2200, after placing in his first two…
Proposed Super Club a game-changer for Auckland Racing
Thoroughbred racing in the Auckland region is set for a major shot in the arm should a proposed merger between the Auckland Racing Club (ARC) and the Counties Racing Club (CRC) come to fruition. And the welcome mat is well and truly being rolled out to the Avondale Jockey Club (AJC), to join the strategic partnership, in a bid to enable the development of a world-class venue at Ellerslie that would showcase racing in the Auckland region at its finest. With initial details released today by the Auckland and Counties…
The Box Seat – Nov 9
The New Zealand Cup is here – and so is The Box Seat. Greg O’Connor and Michael Guerin trawl their way through the fields on the biggest day of the racing year.
Southern raiders rate their chances
A number of the best horses from the deep south are in Christchurch for the New Zealand Cup day meeting tomorrow. Horses like Cracker Hill, Robyns Playboy, Vintage Cheddar, Majestic Man and Humble Ladd – so how do the southern stables rate their chances? To find out Bruce Stewart from Southern Harness has spoken to some of the key drivers and trainers. https://southernharness.co.nz/
Money flows in for Copy That
Copy That has come in for some massive support as the excitement builds to tomorrow’s New Zealand Cup at Addington. The pacer, the first Cup runner for his 75-year-old trainer Ray Green, has drawn one in the big race and punters have been quick to invest, especially after his defeat of key rivals Self Assured and Spankem in the Ashburton Flying Stakes on October 26. A winner of 14 from 26 the four-year-old is currently at $2.80 and $1.38. The TAB reports that the horse is clearly the best backed,…
Hypnos out to mesmerise opposition
Group Two glory beckons Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man) at Riccarton Park on Wednesday when he contests the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m). The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained gelding heads into Wednesday in good form, having finished runner-up to subsequent Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) winner Marscarpone fresh-up, before winning the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings last month. TAB bookmakers have duly installed the Group One performer as a $4 favourite for the mile feature, ahead of Vigor Winner at $5 and Communique at $6.50. The Cambridge galloper…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 09 November 2020
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