By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Australian trainer Rickie Alchin is hoping Tough Monarch can replicate last year’s first-up winning heroics in New Zealand, just without the pre-race drama. Driver Anthony Butt gave Alchin heart palpitations the morning of the Gr.1 New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All (1980m) on New Zealand Cup day last year when he nearly missed the race through a flight delay, however, he made it in the nick of time to steer the gelding to victory. “I wasn’t sure what was going to happen there,” Alchin said. “Anthony…
Year: 2020
Big Fish, Little Fish – Kaikoura 1 November
Selections – Kaikoura 1 November
Selections for Kaikoura today. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JASON TEAZForm Analyst MYSTERY TIPSTER(Same every week) Race 12.47pm 11 Pro Surfer 8 Ripsnorter 10 Paul’s Verdict 5 Senorita Margarita 8 Ripsnorter 11 Pro Surfer 3 Le Tissier 6 Jenabella Race 23.22pm 3 Zsahara 9 Under And Over 11 Eilish Hall 2 Emma Louise 3 Zsahara 9 Under And Over 8 Illegal Alien 11 Eilish Hall Race 33.59pm 10 Mossman 2 Westburn Bliss 7 Cheddar Made Beta 4 Hayden Bromac 2 Westburn Bliss 10 Mossman 4 Hayden Bromac 7 Cheddar…
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Pagan kicks Derby goal with Kiwi bred
In an amazing result, former AFL coach Denis Pagan has won the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) with New Zealand-bred Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock) just four months after saddling up his first runner as a trainer. The 73-year-old, who coached North Melbourne to win AFL premierships in 1996 and 1999, has had only 12 runners under his owner-trainers’ licence which he took out six months ago. Pagan was in tears, as was 22 year-old apprentice jockey Lachlan King who also rode his first Group One winner at what was his…
Yellow And Black ‘omen’
Germany’s ‘Paul the Octopus’ attracted worldwide attention as an animal oracle due to accurate predictions during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But meet a pseudo greyhound tipster – more omen bet – who has filled Paul’s mighty tentacles! Yellow And Black, trained at Mount Moriac by Kevin Ward, scored on every day Richmond won during this year’s AFL finals series – including the Grand Final! In fact, he won at Horsham 25 minutes before the ‘big dance’ commenced at the Gabba in Brisbane. Here’s how a greyhound racing ‘omen’ unfolded…
Melt back in winning form after two-year hiatus
Former top filly Melt made a welcome return to the winner’s circle on her home patch at Pukekohe on Saturday. The Nigel Tiley-trained mare had kick started her career in fine fashion when successful at stakes level at the same venue first-up as a two-year-old. She then went on to win the Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) as a three-year-old before finishing second to subsequent dual Group One winner Madison County in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). An unsuccessful three-start campaign from the Chris Waller stable in Sydney, where she…
Siracusa takes Pukekohe feature
Promising galloper Siracusa (NZ) (Sebring) brought up a hattrick of wins in the best possible style when she stormed home out wide to take out the Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe. The Sir Peter Vela-bred and owned mare only made the final field for the race after scratchings on race morning saw her sneak into the final field from off the ballot for the day’s feature event. Apprentice Ashvin Goindasamy, who was registering his first victory at stakes level, rode a cool, calm and collected race on…
AUDIO: Grant Cooksley
Grant Cooksley, who co-trains with Bruce Wallace, talks to Andrew Bensley after Jason Belltree won at Pukekohe on Saturday.
Game Crosshaven wins Carbine Club
New Zealand-owned three-year-old Crosshaven (Smart Missile) called on all his fortitude to outgun stablemate Aysar (Deep Field) in the Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m), the opening event of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. The Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes-trained gelding races in the colours of Auckland property developer Daniel Nakhle and has been a model of consistency, winning five of his seven starts and entered the contest on the back of a fourth placing in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). “He’s been in since winter, hasn’t really had a…