Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney will saddle a pair of light-weight chances in Saturday’s Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) with four-year-old gelding Poland (So You Think) joined by Kiwi mare Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) in the time-honoured handicap. A daughter of Per Incato, the lightly-tried Roch ‘N’ Horse has won three of her 12 starts for Moroney and his New Zealand training partner Pam Gerard, including the Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m), and placed on four occasions, including the Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m), Listed Counties Bowl (1100m), and the Gr.1…
Month: March 2022
Busuttin and Young active at Karaka
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young were able to secure their pick of the fillies at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale on Wednesday when outlaying $475,000 for lot 467, the Written Tycoon filly out of Phoenix Park’s draft, in conjunction with bloodstock agent Andrew Williams. The Cranbourne trainers had been sent in her direction by a couple of trusted friends and they were duly impressed when inspecting her at Karaka. “I had been told about her previously via a couple of good judges. I loved her from the moment I…
What outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis means for NZ
The New Zealand Equine Health Association has been working alongside MPI to address the current outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Australia. Here is a quick update on behalf of the NZEHA with further updates coming soon with the next steps for New Zealand.
Addington Weekly : March 9
Here’s Greg O’Connor and Darrin Williams with the Addington News – March 9 .
Converge on track for Doncaster instead of All-Star Mile
Converge claimed the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. (Photo: Steve Hart) The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott training partnership have made the decision to turn down an invitation for Converge to compete in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington on March 19. The duo will instead keep the gelding in Sydney to continue with his autumn campaign. “It’s where we planned the majority of our preparation and where we had our targets and sights set on,” Bott told Andrew Bensley on SENTrack. “Just speaking with connections, they didn’t really want…
Shucking good time at Ascot Park
The most Southland of fund-raisers will be held at Ascot Park this weekend, and it’s all for Team Teal. At Saturday’s Northern Southland Trotting Club’s Autumn Cup meeting at Invercargill the currency of the day will be oysters. To raise money for Team Teal a total of 30 dozen oysters will be raffled. There will be six raffles of five dozen oysters each, drawn randomly throughout the day. The cost per ticket is $5. The tickets will be sold in booked and hospitality areas only, including the Alabar owners’ Room,…
News Briefs : March 9
Hororata leads the way : Turnover at harness racing meetings in this country over the last week topped $3.5m. The Hororata Trotting Club’s meeting on the grass at Methven on Sunday attracted the most turnover with $1,185,909, followed by Riverton ($720,402), Addington ($700,824), Auckland ($511,017), and Cambridge ($443,703). The weekly turnover, on par with the corresponding period last year, was $3,561,855. Dexter back : He’s back. And Dexter Dunn has wasted little time in making an impact at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. After an extended break in Florida, the…
Daily Mail: ‘Mustang’ to motor at The Meadows
G3 Country Championship finalist Mepunga Mustang is aiming to boost his strike rate to 11 wins from 19 starts in a Mixed 4/5 525m race at The Meadows this afternoon, but G3 Brian Johnstone finalist Nike Apache will be a big threat. At Ballarat tonight, the promising Kelsey Bale faces Kanji Giant, G2 Bendigo Cup finalist Perfect Colour and the in-form Boom Out in a Mixed 4/5 450m event. Markus Rhode, Aston Tarrant and Slingshot Trojan – all last start winners – clash in a competitive Mixed 4/5 390m race.…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 9, 2022
Horse Racing on Wednesday, March 9 will feature five meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Ipswich & Sandown Hillside Wednesday Racing Tips – March 9, 2022 Ipswich Racing Tips Sandown Hillside Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place…
McRae’s quartet at short odds
By Jonny Turner Steven McRae will be a popular man at Oamaru on Wednesday. The trainer takes four horses south and all four have opened at short quotes in their races’ fixed odds markets. Franco Norton looks a good thing in race 9 following his desperately unlucky last start Cromwell and his nice trial since. McRae agrees in principle. “On paper he looks the one you’d be picking.” “But when you spend every day with him you probably see a few little fishhooks.” “He is a lovely horse, but he…