Russian Camelot is set to have his last serious piece of work at The Valley in preparation for the All Star Mile. All Star Mile contender Russian Camelot will head to The Valley on Tuesday for one last serious piece of work ahead of the $5 million race on Saturday. Trainer Danny O’Brien said the imported son of Camelot was in excellent order ahead of the 1600m contest. Saturday will see the third staging of the All Star Mile which is alternated between the three metropolitan clubs in Melbourne. Flemington…
Month: March 2021
Artorius flying in lead up to the Golden Slipper
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Artorius heads to Sydney on Monday night to continue his preparation towards Australia’s richest two-year-old race, the Golden Slipper. The Anthony and Sam Freedman trained colt will trial at Randwick on Thursday in preparation for the Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 20. Sam Freedman said Artorius had a gallop at Flemington on Saturday morning, working the reverse way, and is flying. “It was a really good piece of work,” Freedman said. “He’s set to go up to Sydney on Monday night, trial at…
Darvin in peak form for Adelaide Cup
The furthest thing from the mind of trainer Matthew Williams when imported stayer Darvin commenced his campaign in December was the Adelaide Cup. Williams explained he was hoping to ‘just win a race’ with the five-year-old, but after successive wins over 3000m Monday’s Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville came on the radar. Warrnambool-based Williams says Darvin will relish the 3200m as well as the roomier Morphettville track after victories at Sandown and The Valley at his past two starts. “He’s certainly nowhere near the fastest horse in the…
Rocket Spade wins thrilling New Zealand Derby
In a desperate three-way finish to the blue riband Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), it was race favourite Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock) who came out on top at the conclusion of a thrilling contest. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt had gone into the race off a strong performance to win the Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) in his final lead-up to Sunday’s feature event at Ellerslie. That run had hinted the son of Fastnet Rock would thrive on the 2400m of the Derby and so it proved as rider…
Te Akau Racing enjoy black type bonanza at Ellerslie
Punters who thought the result of the Gr.3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) was a foregone conclusion when installing glamour filly Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) a red-hot $1.30 favourite for the race were left hanging on the result of the photo-finish to a thrilling contest in the fillies feature. Most expected Amarelinha to carry on her winning way after registering a pair of Group Two victories and a brave runner-up finish to Aegon in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) in her last three starts. However, no-one told under-rated Makfi filly Needle…
Rain no barrier for exciting Entriviere
A heavy downpour during the running of Sunday’s Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) proved no hindrance to exciting mare Entriviere as she produced a flashing burst of speed to capture her second successive Group Three victory. The Tavistock four-year-old had taken out the Gr.3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) on Karaka Million night at her most recent start, after enjoying a perfect run in-transit on that occasion. This time rider Danielle Johnson had to negotiate a wide barrier, a 1kg weight penalty for her last victory and a deteriorating track surface…
Hard work rewarded with Contributer’s big week
Within the space of just four days, a huge black-type double for three-year-old progeny of Contributer (High Chaparral) has rewarded years of hard work for Simms Davison and the Mapperley Stud team. The Matamata nursery has had its ups and downs since entering the stallion business almost a decade ago, including the untimely loss of the highly promising Atlante (Fastnet Rock) – sire of 25 winners from just two crops, with three stakes winners including Group One star Callsign Mav (NZ). But this week made it all worthwhile as Contributer’s…
Selections Cheviot | March 7
Selections for today’s meeting at Addington (Cheviot) Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race JUSTIN EVANS Commentator Race 112.20pm 10 KD Hawk8 Gift Card7 Preacher’s Daughter2 Love Rose Race 212.45pm 1 Haiti Franco3 Cheapcheap5 Done Deal4 Cali Franco Race 31.10pm 6 Hattie1 With Grace7 See Me Now4 Life’s A Beach Race 41.37pm 10 Midnight Dash9 Overzealous8 Zsa Zoe5 Andoverlov Race 52.05pm 4 Not Really Blonde1 Miss Impression8 Mongolian Conqueror13 Terrier Race 62.30pm 6 Play Philly3 Mary Austin8 A Bettor You1 Woodlea Beaver Race 72.55pm 2 Last Of The Mohicans10 Deus Ex8 Zambia4…
Group Three test for paddock mate
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Woodlea Beaver was originally purchased as a paddock mate by part-owner and trainer Thomas Twidle, but she has her opportunity to put her name up in lights when she contests the Gr.3 Downbytheseaside Leonard Memorial Stakes (2000m) at Addington on Sunday. Twidle travelled north to New Zealand Bloodstock Standardbred’s All Aged Sale at Karaka two years ago to invest in a filly and while he got the horse he wanted, he decided to have a go at bringing Woodlea Beaver home as well after…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 7 March 2021
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