Year: 2022

Dream winning double for Doyle

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Joe Doyle recording his first New Zealand win aboard Buccheri at Rotorua on Tuesday. Photo: Race Images Joe Doyle has wasted no time in showcasing his riding talent with a dream introduction to New Zealand racing. The 26-year-old Irish jockey posted a winning double at Rotorua to announce himself as another quality addition to the senior domestic riding ranks following the recent arrivals of the South African pair of Warren Kennedy and Craig Zackey. Doyle donned his silks for the first time on Tuesday and saluted in the opening event…

December 1 deadline for Sires Stakes’ Series 40

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An important date is looming for breeders and owners with yearlings eligible for the next Sires’ Stakes Series. December 1 is the final day for two-year-old sustaining payments for Series 40. The series, with over $500,000 in stakes for the heats and three finals, comes at a time when there are unprecedented racing opportunities for juvenile horses. After Harness Racing New Zealand’s change to the horses’ birthdate, and the restructuring of the racing calendar, the 2022 season is set to break a decade-long record for the most number of starts,…

News Briefs : November 16

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What a week it’s been for milestones. Steve Telfer, part of the country’s top training combo with sister Amanda, chalked up his 500th training success when Darling Me won the Bob McArdle Southern Mares Classic at Addington on Show Day. Telfer has had 131 wins on his own account, 179 with Amanda and a further 190 in partnership with Chris Garlick between 2012-17. Darryn Simpson had his 100th training success when Show No Fear won the Listed Canterbury Spa and Pools Fillies Classique at Ashburton last Thursday , while Lyndon…

Bolt’s Inter Dominion campaign remains in balance

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By Michael Guerin Inter Dominion Trotting favourite Bolt For Brilliance is still a chance to contest the series even after a disastrous New Zealand Cup week. The Rowe Cup winner was pulled out of the Dominion last Friday when he finished unplaced in the Worthy Queen Trot at Addington on Cup Day, with a veterinary examination finding he had mucus in his airway. That followed a below par performance at Kaikoura the week before, meaning the wonderful trotter has been unplaced back to back for the first time in a…

Thursday’s Hawkesbury racing tips & top odds | November 17, 2022

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What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Thursday, November 17, 2022 First Race 1:25pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes NSW provincial racing heads to Hawkesbury on Thursday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program. The track is currently sitting on a Soft 5, and with minimal rain across the region leading into raceday, we should be in that range come the first race at 1:25pm AEDT. The rail sits back in the true position for the entire circuit, so hopefully we’ll be on a fair…

Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 16, 2022

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Horse Racing on Wednesday, November 16 will feature six 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 Morphettville, Rosehill & Sandown. Wednesday Racing Tips – November 16, 2022 Morphettville Racing Tips Rosehill Racing Tips Sandown 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…

Tough draw for Kiwi hope in Breeders Crown Final

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By Adam Hamilton Kiwi pacer Major Perry’s hopes of upsetting the Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin juggernaut for a second successive week have been cruelled by an awful draw in the $200,000 Breeders Crown 3YO colts and geldings final at Melton on Saturday night. Major Perry’s semi-final win last Saturday night was the only win by a pacer not trained by Stewart and Tonkin across the eight pacing semis finals. But repeating it from gate 11 and against series big guns Captain Ravishing (gate five) and Ripp (three) is a…

Manawatu double for Dickson

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By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk Scott Dickson was pleased to head home from Manawatu Raceway with a winning double on Tuesday. The Hunterville trainer went to the Palmerston North track with six runners, with Addo Carr and Stac recording respective wins in the Mad Butcher Mobile Pace (2000m) and Pete’s Joinery & Building Mobile Pace (2000m). “Addo Carr went well. He came back from a long spell,” Dickson said. “He had a good run in an average field and got the job done. “Stac is a nice horse. He…

Master Class in winnable Rangiora race

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By Jonny Turner A big effort in the Hambletonian Classic looks great form for Master Class to take to Rangiora on Wednesday. Trainer-driver Kimberly Butt lines the three-year-old up in easier company after his big effort for sixth at Ashburton on Labour Day. Master Class finished just over three lengths behind Mystic Max in his record-breaking win after being sent to the unruly after getting himself worked up. “I was rapt with how he went, he obviously got himself stirred up, just going behind the mobile the first time he…

Sunline Trust Scholarship open for applications

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The Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship has been an important steppingstone in the careers of its graduates. Recipients of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (NZTBA) administered education pathway have gone on to shine both domestically and on the international stage in a variety of roles such as successful bloodstock agents, marketing specialists, trainers, agistment farm operators and yearling consignors. The NZTBA have opened applications for the 2023 scholarship and are searching for the next candidate to support during this once in a lifetime opportunity. The scholarship was developed by the Auckland…