Month: January 2023

Sandown Lakeside best bets & quaddie tips | January 11, 2023

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What Sandown Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, January 11, 2023 First Race 3:40pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Victorian mid-week metropolitan racing will once again return to the Sandown Lakeside course, where it will host a very competitive eight-race program. The Sandown track is currently rated a Good 4 and with warm weather forecast for Victoria over the next week, we don’t expect to see anything but a firm surface on race day. The rail will out in the +6m position for the entire…

Devonport Cup Day best bets & quaddie tips | January 11, 2023

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What Devonport Cup Day Where Devonport Racing Club – 13 Racecourse Rd, Spreyton TAS 7310 When Wednesday, January 11, 2023 First Race 12:29pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Devonport Cup Day will be the feature race day this Wednesday in Tasmania, with the $125,000 Devonport Cup heading up the nine-race program. With fine weather forecast for Devonport on Tuesday and Wednesday, we should have a great day for racing on the Synthetic track. The rail will be in the True position for the entire circuit, which should play very fair all day.…

Junior Driver Series Information

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There have been some slight changes this year to the guidelines of the 2023 NZ Junior Driver Championship and the Revell Douglas Memorial Series. Our website is now updated with all of the current conditions. NZ Junior Driver Championship 2023 Please see here for the 2023 NZ Junior Driver Championship Guidelines – the points table can be found here. These guidelines explain how the drivers will be selected for the 2023 Championship and also state the qualifying dates. Key Information Qualifying is 1st January 2023 to 17th September 2023. The…

RIB to undergo 100 harness racing stable audits this year

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The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is going to commence stable audits this year. Last year the RIB audited every Greyhound kennel in NZ, this year they are taking a tri-code approach and have committed to doing 100 harness stable audits around the country. These audits are to measure the facilities’ compliance with the HRNZ horse care regulations and will be along the lines of a robust stable inspection. RIB Audit release: On October 1 2022 Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) introduced their Horse care regulations which set out the minimum…

Sharrock’s Cup contenders thriving

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Allan Sharrock will have quality and quantity on his side when he bids to regain the stable’s Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) title at Trentham. The New Plymouth trainer won the New Zealand Campus For Sport & Innovation-sponsored staying feature in 2021 with Waisake (NZ) (Zed), who will form part of his three-pronged attack on the January 28 contest. Waisake has been ticking over well in his quest for another Cup while barnmates Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed), the current pre-post $3.20 favourite, and Southroad (NZ) (Shocking) have more exposed form. “I…

Hannan fulfils owner’s dream with Nuggets victory

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Kelsey Hannan was highly emotional when she won the Kumara Gold Nuggets (1800m) on Saturday – but not because it was her 50th winning ride. The in-form 19-year-old apprentice reached her milestone within a year of her first race ride when she took out the time-honoured West Coast feature aboard The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man). But her tears following the race were not about hitting the 50-win mark, nor about the fact it came aboard a horse trained by her first mentors, Ruakaka trainers Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams. Instead…

Dogs to follow – Monkey’s Style, My Cool Jack and Zara Marnie

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Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of greyhounds to follow from around Victoria. You may even want to add them to your Blackbook account. MONKEY’S STYLE (Box 1) Breeding: Mar ‘21 Hooked On Scotch x Mepunga BonnieTrainer: Chris Johannsen, Devon MeadowsRecord: 11 starts 3-1-2 Dale says: I really like the direction Monkey’s Style is heading in. He appears to be getting faster with every run and his ability to navigate his way through a field has improved with experience. With continual improvement, Monkey’s Style can win his fair share of…

Maven Belle makes a stunning return to Pukekohe

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Maven Belle was back with a bang at Pukekohe on Sunday – Photo: Trish Dunell Last season’s Champion two-year-old Maven Belle made a stunning return to the racetrack when cruising to victory in the HR Fisken & Sons 1200 at Pukekohe on Sunday. The Mark Walker-trained daughter of Burgundy won four of her five starts as a juvenile including the Group 1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 Platinum Homes 2YO Classic (1200m). While a chip in a fetlock ruled…

May and Hill double up at Motukarara

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by Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk On a day when he reined home two winners and also had three placings, Ricky May was especially impressed with the performance of Sargent Best at Motukarara yesterday. The Art Major five-year-old charged from from being well back to nudge Radioactive Jaffa on the line in Race 8 the Creedwood Equine Agistment Pace. Paying $11.50 and $2.80 it was Sargent Best’s maiden win at start number 15. “It was a good effort,” says May, “any horse that’s come from last at Motukarara has…

Meddles have been on parallel careers – until now

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By Frank Marrion – courtesy of the HarnessXpress Bryce’s Meddle and Hayley’s Meddle have been on an amazing parallel career which culminated in them both winning their second starts from bad draws in consecutive races at Rangiora on New Year’s Day. The Dunn stablemates and close relations started their present campaigns at the Rangiora workouts in late November, where Hayley’s Meddle won the heat with Bryce’s Meddle third. The following week they qualified in the same heat with Hayley’s Meddle and Riley Harrison beating Bryce’s Meddle and John Dunn by…