The Hororata Trotting Club and the Canterbury Trotting Owners Association will be running a BBQ at the Methven meeting on Sunday. Thanks to the generousity of the good people at IRT and Harness Racing Unhinged, the BBQ will be going from approx 1-3pm. Come along and say hi and get your free snarler (or two).
Month: March 2022
Best of the best to be recognised at HRNZ awards
Just who will be crowned Horse of the Year will be known tomorrow night. The NZB Airfreight Harness Racing New Zealand awards for the 2020-21 season will be held at Addington Raceway, with the Terror To Love and Silks Lounges each holding up to 100 people, as per current Covid protocols. The awards have been delayed several times because of the pandemic. More than 30 awards will be given out, including the most coveted of them all, Horse of the Year. We don’t want to give too much away but…
Tornado Valley – “he won races you dream of winning”
By Adam Hamilton Champion trotter Tornado Valley has been retired. Trainer Andy Gath confirmed the former Kiwi, who won 10 Group 1 races, had run his last race after finishing a close third at Melton last Saturday night. Tornado Valley started his career in New Zealand, where he had seven wins from 57 starts. He was bred by Petina Gaugler and Ashburton trainer-driver Terry MacMillan. He was by Skyvalley out of Gaugler’s Sundon mare Begin. In 2018 he was bought by Gath’s major owner Norm Jenkin and moved to Victoria.…
Anamoe Dominates Randwick Guineas 2022 Field & Odds
The Royal Blue brigade are set to dominate Saturday’s Group 1 $1 million Mostyn Copper Randwick Guineas (1600m) with the Godolphin-raced Anamoe odds-on to add another elite level mile win to his CV. Anamoe is odds-on favourite to win the Group 1 Randwick Guineas over the mile this weekend in Sydney. Photo: Steve Hart. At time of publish, 11 hopeful three-year-olds remain in the field with the early withdrawal of Forgot You (7) and Ranch Hand (1) who head south to Flemington for the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) on…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | March 4, 2022
Horse Racing on Friday, March 4 will feature nine 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 Moonee Valley, Newcastle & Port Lincoln. Friday Racing Tips – March 4, 2022 Moonee Valley Racing Tips Newcastle Racing Tips Port Lincoln 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…
Randwick race-by-race preview & best bets | Saturday, March 5
What Royal Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, March 5, 2022 Feature Race Race 8: Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) First Race 12:20pm AEDT Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet With relentless rain in Sydney over the past couple of days, it is a massive waiting game between now and Saturday to see if the 10-race program at Royal Randwick will go ahead. Two cracking Group 1 races are scheduled for the meeting, as well as key lead-up races to the Golden…
Anderson’s big weekend starts at Winton
By Jonny Turner A massive weekend for Graeme Anderson and his owners starts at Winton on Friday. Anderson and training partner Mike Love line up three strong chances at Central Southland Raceway. Then on Saturday night their former stable star Spirit Of St Louis, who Anderson and his fellow owners still share in the ownership of, starts in the Miracle Mile. Making an even bigger weekend bigger, Anderson and some of Spirit Of St Louis’ owners even have a galloper starting at Wingatui on Saturday. Anderson and Love step out…
It’s Purdon vs Mangos at Alexandra Park tonight
By Michael Guerin Two horsemen who teamed up for Group One success just a few months ago will be each other’s biggest concern in two of the hottest races at Alexandra Park tonight. And while champion trainer Mark Purdon doesn’t lose too many one-on-one battles he admits Brent Mangos could cause him some problems tonight. The pair unofficially teamed up last spring when Mangos couldn’t travel south because of Covid restrictions so Purdon and his partners Natalie Rasmussen and Hayden Cullen looked after his stable star South Coast Arden all…
Selections | Auckland – Tonight
Trottech’s selections for tonight’s meeting at Alexandra Park – March 4. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race TrottechForm Analyst Race 16.19pm 5 Special Way3 Aardiebythehill2 Regal Attire6 Kings Landing Race 26.49pm 4 Old Town Road6 Melanion5 Bettor Listen2 Cyrus Race 37.19pm 9 Liaison6 Isla Elsie7 Dream Of You2 American Muscle Race 47.44pm 6 True Fantasy3 Miki Montana5 Artisan1 Cover Girl Race 58.09pm 4 The Notorious R B G 5 Kahlua Flybye2 Acushla Machree1 Aardiebytheseaside Race 68.34pm 2 Akuta6 Beach Ball4 Franco Mac5 Franco Indie Race 79.04pm 4…
Karaka Swan Song for Super Sires
A group of outstanding international performers were lost from New Zealand’s stallion ranks two seasons ago, and Karaka 2022 will present a precious final opportunity for buyers to access yearlings from their very last crops. Between them, Burgundy (NZ), Iffraaj, Sacred Falls (NZ) and Tavistock (NZ) have sired more than 1600 winners worldwide, 127 of them at stakes level. The top-quality quartet have made an enormous impact on both sides of the Tasman throughout the last decade, and both Iffraaj and Tavistock now have Group One-winning sons embarking on stud…