Year: 2021

Amazing Dream wins tenth Group One

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By Adam Hamilton  The Inter Dominion is off the table, but champion mare Amazing Dream isn’t going anywhere just yet. Trainer Nathan Purdon’s latest intel is to target February’s $500,000 Group 1 Hunter Cup before Amazing Dream’s US-based owners take her to the States to continue her racing career. And that’s a big relief to Purdon off the back of Amazing Dream snaring her 10th Group 1 win in the $100,000 Queen of the Pacific at Melton on Saturday night. The four-year-old may have been vulnerable in front in the…

Dalgety confident Krug can step

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By Jonny Turner Trainers Cran and Chrissie Dalgety hope their homework with Krug pays off with victory in the Kaikoura Cup at Addington on Monday. The three-year-old takes on older horses for the second time in the key New Zealand Cup lead up after galloping for a few strides shortly after the start of the Ashburton Flying Stakes. That effort gave Krug’s team plenty to work on in between times and after getting an A+ report for his standing start practice, Krug is ready to get the start of the…

What is the best weight to carry for Melbourne Cup 2021

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With the 2021 Melbourne Cup race worth $7,750,000 set to run at 3:00pm AEST. Punters will be looking for a leg up with the bookmakers in picking the winner of this years prestigious event. As the impressive 24 horse lineup is showing that this will be a tough race to pick, the more information you have will only benefit your decision. With the current 2021 Melbourne Cup favourite sitting on the start line with 57kg. Melbourne Cup Weight Facts The only horse to win on 58kg or higher in the…

Which jockey has won the most Melbourne Cups?

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German raider Ashrun has secured the last spot in the Melbourne Cup with his victory at Flemington. The Melbourne Cup 2021 is set to unfold on Tuesday, November 2. As this is the race that stops the nation a lot of people will be trying to work out who too back in such a large field of 24. With the barrier draw out and seeing the line up of all the top quality horses, all punters will be having to look into the runner by runner guides but smart punters…

What sex horse usually wins the Melbourne Cup?

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Australian stayer Vow And Declare (inside) repelled the overseas challenge in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. What sex horse has the most wins in Melbourne Cup? With the 2021 Melbourne Cup set to unfold at 3:00pm AEST on November 2, a lot of different betting strategies are being used to work out who will take out the win of the prestigious event. One key method that may help encourage your decision is does the sex of a horse have any effect on if it can win a Melbourne Cup or not?…

Addington ready for 16-race marathon

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Addington Raceway is gearing up for a record-breaking day. Transferred from the iconic South Bay track because of Covid restrictions, the Kaikoura Cup meeting at Addington today will feature 16 races, and 222 horses. “It’s going to be marathon programme alright,” says Addington Raceway’s Racing Industry Manager Darrin Williams, “we’ve never had 16 races in a day before.” In August a 17-race meeting was planned. It was a combination of two meetings (Addington and Ashburton) but it did not go ahead because of Covid restrictions. Today is going to be…

Bond buzzing ahead of Kaikoura meeting

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Lyndon Bond may have the least fancied runner in Monday’s star-studded Group Three Majestic Son South Bay Trotters Cup (2600m), but that hasn’t quelled his excitement ahead of the transferred Kaikoura meeting at Addington Raceway. Bond will line-up eight-win gelding Tweedledee in the trotting feature where he will compete against some of the country’s best trotters, including Group One winners Sundees Son, Majestic Man, and Muscle Mountain. The son of Superfast Stuart heads into the race in a fresh state and Bond said he…

Selections | Addington November 1

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Commentator Matt Cross’ selections for today’s Kaikoura meeting at Addington.         Race     Matt Cross    Commentator  Race 111.39am 16 Dance Till Dawn4 Star Casino 6 Angel Of Montana 1 Franco Norton   Race 212.03pm 1 Tyene5 Idle Stuartia10 Sunnivue Phileah2 Kenny Keko  Race 312.27pm 3 Always Have Faith11 Jimmy James Maguire 10 Love Lou Longtime 13 Millwood Indie  Race 412.51pm 18 Resolve15 KD Hawk7 Bryan Boru14 Almighty Fear  Race 51.15pm 1 Boom17 Willow Bay6 Angel Of Montana 1 Franco Norton  Race 61.40pm 8 A Taste Of Honey 4 Glenthorne9 Rocknroll Mama14 Little…

Which horse has won the most Melbourne Cups?

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There are 24 horses slated to run in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, and one of them will etch their name into the history books alongside some of the greats of Australian racing. As punters all over the world try to figure out who will win the next edition of the great race, we look back at greatest horses to have run and won the Melbourne Cup. Horses with most Melbourne Cup wins Only five horses have won the Melbourne Cup on more than one occasion, so it may surprise some…