After numerous viewings of Banker’s Choice’s win in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday, Mike Moroney believes the son of Mongolian Khan could be best suited over ground. Moroney said he has had to reassess his future plans for Banker’s Choice as he put his win in the Ballarat Cup down to his superior stamina. Straight after the win Moroney suggested he would look at a race such as the Gr.1 Doncaster (1600m). Moroney has indicated he is considering giving Bankers Choice another start this campaign over 2500m so…
Year: 2022
Feature double on Dragon Leap’s radar
Major summer sprint targets lie in wait for the talented Dragon Leap, who will head south this week to kick off a new preparation. The lightly raced six-year-old is making all the right moves ahead of his resuming run in the Gr.3 Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki on Thursday. Underfoot conditions may not be entirely to the son of Pierro’s liking, but connections are keen for the gelding to take his chances. “We’re really pleased with him and he will run even if the track is wet because we want…
Stage Set for Special Karaka 2023
With a series of spring racetrack successes followed by a blockbuster Ready to Run Sale, the New Zealand thoroughbred industry has been on a high in recent weeks, and now New Zealand Bloodstock is keen to keep that momentum rolling right through to its main event – Karaka 2023. A star-studded catalogue has been unveiled for the 97th National Yearling Sales Series, which this year returns to its traditional timeslot in late January. The stage is set for a six-day selling extravaganza, with Book 1 running from 29 to 31…
In case you missed it – Yachi Bale, Spanish Miss and Mobile Legend
Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 YACHI BALE (Box 4) Breeding: Sep ’20 Allen Deed x Sammy AllenTrainer: Mark Delbridge, BalliangRecord: 21 starts 8-6-5 Dale says: Yachi Bale was simply enormous in snaring a prelude of the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup (515m) by overcoming trouble on the first bend, and again in the back straight, before showing a remarkable will to win. Yachi Bale secured his berth in Saturday night’s Sportsbet Melbourne…
First Crusade returns a winner for Chloe Baxter in Darwin
Top End trainer Chloe Baxter (left) and jockey Casey Hunter, a regular rider in Darwin and Alice Springs, are all smiles after combining to win at Fannie Bay on Saturday with First Crusade. (Caroline Camilleri/Darwin Photography Professionals) The Chloe Baxter-trained First Crusade was emphatic en route to a comprehensive win in the Hygain 0-64 Handicap (1200m) at Darwin’s Fannie Bay on Saturday. The four-year-old gelding, who started his career in south-east Queensland and in far north NSW, was returning from a four-month spell before sealing victory by seven and a…
Addington today – first race 3.21pm
The re-scheduled Motukarara meeting will be held at Addington today, starting at 3.21pm. Yesterday’s meeting on the grass was abandoned because of surface flooding on the track by the winning post, after torrential rain hit Christchurch on Friday and Saturday. Today there will be 11 races, finishing at 7.42pm. To view the fields for Monday click here
Allamericanlover leaves rivals with no excuses
By Jonny Turner Allamericanlover left her rivals with no excuses when running to a powerful victory in the Timaru Summer Cup on Saturday. The Steve and Amanda Telfer trained mare gave her opposition a head-start from her 30m back mark before working around the field three-wide and then toughing out an epic victory in the 2600m feature. The grit and determination Allamericanlover showed in her win are the reason she wasn’t seen over the New Zealand Cup Carnival. The mare ran a strong and unlucky fourth in the Kaikoura Cup…
Romantic Warrior’s triumphant G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup return
Star stayer Romantic Warrior clinches his eighth victory. Completing a Danny Shum training masterclass, Romantic Warrior underlined status as Hong Kong’s premier middle-distance performer with a stunning Group 2 Jockey Club Cup (2000m) success under James McDonald at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20). Posting his eighth win from nine starts, Romantic Warrior (128lb) brushed aside fitness doubts by defying Tourbillon Diamond (123lb) and Senor Toba (123lb) in an ominous statement of intent ahead of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on 11 December. Setting a class record of 1m…
Champion Golden Sixty returns triumphant in Jockey Club Mile
Golden Sixty scores a first-up victory at Sha Tin. Golden Sixty made a sparkling return to racing at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, November 20) with the 22nd victory of his decorated 25-start career and third straight HK$5 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m) success. But his win didn’t come easy. Neck and neck over the concluding stages with California Spangle, jockey Vincent Ho asked Golden Sixty to lift and he responded accordingly, overhauling his brave, youthful adversary by a neck as +100 second favourite in 1m 34.02s. Enhancing…
Lucky Sweynesse scoops G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint
Lucky Sweynesse sweeps to victory. Delivering the performance of his young career, Lucky Sweynesse has emerged as a legitimate Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender with blistering victory in the Group 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20). Last season’s Hong Kong Champion Griffin, Lucky Sweynesse clocked 1m 07.55s – only fractionally slower than Sacred Kingdom’s 1m 07.50s – in notching his seventh win at his 10th start for jubilant trainer Manfred Man and all-conquering jockey Zac Purton. Allowed to…