Nichols in search of dry track for Streets Of Avalon

Streets Of Avalon will be reunited with Zac Spain in Saturday’s P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. (Racing Photos) Streets Of Avalon will be looking to bounce back in Saturday’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield following a lacklustre eighth in the Bletchingly Stakes on July 23. The eight-year-old gelding has won over $2.4 million from his 68 career starts, with five of his 10 victories coming over the 1400m distance at Caulfield. After running third in this year’s All-Star Mile behind Zaaki and I’m Thunderstruck, the Shane Nichols-trained galloper…

Group 1 stars set to step out at Rosehill trials on Friday

Zaaki will be one of several Group 1 winners stepping out at the Rosehill trials on Friday. (Photo: sportspix.com.au) A number of Australia’s best racehorses will be seen at the Rosehill trials on Friday morning as they begin their spring campaigns. With 17 trials scheduled, all eyes will be on the opening two heats – a 1000m Group Trial and a 900m Group Trial. In the opening trial of the morning over 1000m, Group 1 winners Mo’unga, Angel Of Truth, Knight’s Order and Montefilia will be the headline acts. Mo’unga…

I’m Thunderstruck set for busy spring

I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) is gearing up for a busy spring, with trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr setting their sights on plenty of feature spoils with the Group One winner. The New Zealand-bred gelding has proved a massive money-spinner for his connections, winning six of his 14 starts, including the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m), and was runner-up in both the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 Doncaster (1600m) behind fellow Kiwi private purchase Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in autumn. His trainers said…

Cox Plate dream with Forgot You

Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are already starting to dream of a Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with their Group One performer Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel). The son of Savabeel has returned fresh from a pleasing three-year-old term where he won the Gr.2 Stutt Stakes (1600m), Gr.2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m), and ran third in the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m). He was runner-up in his jumpout at Cranbourne on Tuesday, his second public appearance this preparation. “Forgot You ended up running second behind Passive Aggressive and had a bit of…

Removal of unplaced prizemoney at Warrnambool

Following recently announced increases to Victorian prizemoney and travel subsidies for the 2022-23 racing season, a review of the current race program and prizemoney structures has been undertaken to ensure a consistent and simplified approach. In June 2020, the Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club commenced holding bottom-up graded 250+ rank limit Monday afternoon meetings to address uncertainty in the racing program caused by COVID-19 related Victorian travel restrictions and SA border closures. These meetings were added to the program to ensure opportunities to race were available for trainers and greyhounds particularly…

Wednesday’s Doomben best bets & quaddie tips | 10/8/2022

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, August 10, 2022 First Race 1:08pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes Racing at Doomben on The Ekka holiday always attracts plenty of spectators, and it should be no different this Wednesday with a sellout crowd expected. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the program, which is scheduled to kick off at 1:08pm AEST. The track is rated a Soft 5 and the rail is out 9.5m for the entire course, which…

Myers set to dominate Grand National Hurdle

Happy Star will be one of six runners in Wednesday’s Hospitality NZ Canterbury Grand National Hurdle (4200m) for trainer Kevin Myers. Photo: Race Images South Turakina trainer Kevin Myers has received only positive news from Christchurch as he pushes for a fifth win in Wednesday’s Canterbury Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Riccarton. Myers could have as many as six runners in the jumping feature after He’s Ric credited the trainer with his seventh win in Saturday’s Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) at Riccarton with a bold front-running display in the main lead-up…

Impressive La Crique on track for Tarzino

La Crique after her trial win at Cambridge on Tuesday. Photo: Trish Dunell The Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings next month is the likely starting point for Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) runner-up La Crique’s spring preparation after she pleased with her 950m trial win at Cambridge on Tuesday. The daughter of Vadamos was sent forward out of the gates by jockey Craig Grylls and was left untroubled in front, running out a comfortable three-length victor over Group One winner Aegon, who was also solid through the…

Brosnan scores double at Ruakaka

Mark Brosnan hosing down Arjay’s Flight after his runner-up effort at Ruakaka last Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell After a long time between victories, four in quick succession have helped improve things for Matamata trainer Mark Brosnan, but the horse he’s most excited about is still a maiden. Brosnan scored a double at Ruakaka on Saturday, bookending the card with victories by Fly My Wey in a 1600m maiden and Lord Polonius in a Rating 65 event over 2100m. However, the horse he has most time for is Arjay’s Flight, who…

Another Derby win, Cheers Brothers

Cheers Brothers pictured as a yearling. Photo: Supplied Cheers Brothers added himself to New Zealand Bloodstock’s growing honour role of Derby winners when taking out the $2.3m Macau Derby (1800m) on Sunday. The son of Deep Field was purchased out of Kilgravin Lodge’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale by trainer Glenn Old and his brother Mark for $150,000. He did his early education under Glenn Old and was sold to Macau after several trial placings. Old was impressed with the gelding from the outset, but said he…