Champion trainer Tim Butt is moving to the state where he’s had much of the greatest success in his stellar career. Butt, who boasts five Hunter Cup wins and plethora of other “majors” in Victoria, is relocating from NSW down south this week. “It’s time for a change and the Victorian racing suits our business model ideally,” he said. “There’s so much positivity in Victoria at the moment, it’ll be exciting to settle in and get started.” Butt, who built his career in NZ’s South Island, moved to NSW in…
Month: March 2021
Little between Hill’s two-year-olds
By Jonny Turner Betting markets suggests there is more between two-year-olds Van Shard and Jimmy James Maguire than trainer Brendon Hill thinks there is. The stablemates will go head-to-head in their debuts against rival two-year-olds over 1980m in race 4 at Addington on Wednesday. Van Shard opened the race’s fixed-odds second favourite at $3.50 while Jimmy James Maguire was rated the outsider of the field at $9. Going by their recent trials, Hill does not think there is as much between the pair as people may think. “Van Shard has…
Valley Track Recovers Well For William Reid Meeting
Track manager at Moonee Valley, Marty Synan, was pleasantly surprised with how the track has bounced back after being hit with rain during the All Star Mile meeting. Around 12mm of rain fell in the second-half of Saturday’s program forcing the track from the good range early in the program into the heavy range by the time the last race was run on Saturday. The All Star Mile, won by Mugatoo and ridden by Hugh Bowman, was run in heavy rain and Synan said the track would be back to…
Albury Gallop To Sharpen Personal For Sydney Trip
Personal is heading to the Vinery Stud Stakes. (George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos) Victoria Oaks winner Personal will be the headline act for Lindsay Park at the Sydney Autumn Carnival as she looks to add a couple more Group 1’s to her resume. The Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on March 27 is next on the agenda for the daughter of Fastnet Rock before she heads to the Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick two weeks later. Tom Dabernig, who trains Personal in partnership with Ben Hayes, said Personal, who has filled…
Sandown Lakeside racing tips & best odds | Wednesday, March 17
What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, March 17, 2021 First Race 3:05pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet Sandown Lakeside betting preview – March 17, 2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you betting tips, top odds and quaddie numbers for Wednesday’s eight-race program on the Lakeside track at Sandown. The track has come up a Good 4 after a weekend full of rain, and with clear skies forecasted we are set for a cracking day of racing. The rail is out 6m…
Big decision ahead for Collett
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson hopes Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) will make Sam Collett think twice about riding boom mare Levante in Group One company next month. Coventina Bay heads to Trentham on Saturday for the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) fresh from a stunning victory in the Lisa Chittick Plate (1400m) at Matamata on February 27, and she is likely to be among the best-backed runners in the Trentham feature. If she runs well at Trentham, Coventina Bay will head to the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes…
Trentham return for Enzo’s Lad
Enzo’s Lad (Testa Rossa) will return to Trentham on Saturday in a bid to retain his crown in the Listed Hardy Trade Supply Company Lightning Handicap (1200m). The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained eight-year-old has a strong record at the Upper Hutt track, having also recorded two victories and a runner-up performance in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m). While the son of Testa Rossa failed to feature in this year’s running of the Telegraph in January, his trainers are looking forward to getting him back to Trentham on Saturday after a couple…
Proisir nomination up for grabs
A service nomination to Proisir is on offer to all New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association members attending the NZTBA Breeders’ Stakes meeting at Te Aroha on Saturday, April 10. Any NZTBA member at Te Aroha will be eligible to enter the prize draw for the nomination and the winner will be the person who draws the first horse past the post in the day’s feature race, the Gr.1 Fibre Fresh – NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). It is through the generosity of the Proisir Syndicate that this prize is being…
Grand final for Mo’unga
Exciting three-year-old Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) will be looking to end his autumn preparation on a high when he contests the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Savabeel colt has placed in both of his starts this campaign, including a last start runner-up effort behind fellow expat Kiwi Lion’s Roar in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m). Trainer Annabel Neasham has been pleased with the way he has come through his Randwick Guineas run and is hoping he can go one better this weekend. “Mo’unga is in super order.…
Trial winner to make debut
The Lance Noble-trained La Capita (Capitalist) will make her raceday debut at Matamata on Wednesday in the Tokoroa Club (INC) 1200 for two-year-olds. The Capitalist filly, who races in the gold and black chequered silks of Cambridge Stud proprietors Brendan and Jo Lindsay, has won her only trial start to date when contesting an 800m heat at Rotorua earlier this month. “Her trial at Rotorua was good,” Noble said. “It was her first trial and she showed a bit of speed and she won quite nicely. “Having had the first…