The Methven Trotting Club makes no secret of what it’s twilight meeting at the Mt Harding racecourse is all about. “We have deliberately targeted the lower graded horses,” says Methven Trotting Club President Mark Lemon. At what’s just the club’s second twilight meeting, racing starts at 3pm on Friday with nine races over either the mile or 1700 metres. Big even fields look the order of the day with some of the province’s bigger stables opting for the two day Kaikoura meeting starting Sunday. For instance the powerful Hope and…
Year: 2020
Selections Invercargill | Oct 29
Jason Broad and Justin Evans share their selections for Diamonds Day in Invercargill. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JASON BROADSouthern Harness JUSTIN EVANSCommentator Race 12.48pm 5 Shindig9 Port Au Prince4 Stars N Bars7 Stamp Duty 9 Port Au Prince 4 Stars N Bars 5 Shindig 1 Oneliveonelife Race 23.23pm 9 Suzie Rocks3 Tac Mac1 Insarchatwist11 Maya Angelou 3 Tac Mac 1 Insarchatwist 9 Suzie Rocks 6 Zircon Lass Race 33.58pm 11 Tulsa Jaccka9 Mighty George4 Kagee VC7 Hampton 14 Vintage Rose 11 Tulsa Jaccka 6 Call Me Keith 1…
Diamonds Day feature races trainer/driver comments
We got the thoughts of a few trainers/drivers ahead of the feature races at Invercargill today for Diamonds Day. Click here
Rolling Stone’s ‘Shepparton swagger’
It took a few strides to ‘start him up’ but once Rolling Stone got into full ‘swagger’, he gave punters ‘satisfaction’ in a G3 Northern Districts Cup heat (450m) at Shepparton tonight. Rolling Stone ($1.40F), pictured above with trainer Karen Pitt, was last out from Box 1 but displayed amazing acceleration to thread his way through the field and lead entering the first turn. From that point, the result was never in doubt as he strolled to a 2.4L win over Kalter ($11.40), with rank outsider All In Deeds ($59.30)…
Adele’s Smart Northern Districts Cup call
Former NSW trainer Adele Powell will be chasing her biggest success since relocating to Victoria when promising sprinter Smart As Jack tackles the heats of the Group 3 Northern Districts Cup (450m) at Shepparton on Monday night. Powell was involved with Group-winning stayers Just Friends and Outrageous Angel when based in NSW and she rates Smart As Jack, which boasts 11 wins from his 19 starts, as good as anything she’s trained since venturing south four years ago. “He’s a great little dog,” said Powell, who trains a small team…
13-card race meetings just around the corner
GRV’s General Manager of Racing, Greg Kerr, provides an update on some of the current topics from around the racetrack. Q. What can you tell us about a 13th race being introduced to some Victorian race meetings? Greg Kerr: Running an extra race at some venues is now getting very close to delivery. Over the past few months, we have been working with Race Clubs and Wagering Service Providers to ensure a smooth delivery. We have six venues that could put on an extra race, nominations permitting, those venues being…
Hume Cup heats: Sleek Zeek steps up as Last Hurrah makes it six straight
Aspiring young trainer Ned McDonald – just two days shy of his 20th birthday – savoured his biggest moment in the sport when Zipping Zeek produced a sleek win in a G1 Hume Cup heat (600m) at The Meadows tonight. Transferred from NSW for the series, Zipping Zeek – who was a G1 Vic Peters Classic finalist and G2 Richmond Derby runner-up – made a sensational middle-distance debut. Zipping Zeek ($4.30) defeated Malayah Bale ($18.40) by 1.4L, with Here’s Tears ($3.10F) a further 2.8L way third in 34.10sec (Best). It…
Big Fish, Little Fish – Invercargill 29 October
Jenni lands knock-out blow in Bendigo Cup
Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) has made a stunning return to form, landing the Gr.3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) on Wednesday in gallant fashion but is not nominated for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) like several of her vanquished rivals. The David Brideoake-trained galloper held off a fast-finishing Joseph O’Brien-trained Pondus, who flew home late but came up short. Princess Jenni ($19) had been well beaten in all four starts this preparation leading into Wednesday’s race, but she relished the step out to 2400m with Jye McNeil on board. The five-year-old…
Mrs Beckham puts best foot forward
Flemington trainers Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra were pleased to see talented mare Mrs Beckham (NZ) (Toronado) show her best when successful at Bendigo on Wednesday as she notched her third career victory. The four-year-old, who sports the colours of breeder Kevin Hickman’s Valachi Downs has not been far away in stakes company but has been rejuvenated after a couple of below par runs by spending time in a rural environment. “She didn’t quite come up after her run at Sandown and then she was pretty average at her next…