by Jonny Turner Cran Dalgety has warned Krug may be an even bigger force for his Omakau rivals to contend with than he was in his epic win in the Group One Invercargill Cup. Dalgety and wife and training partner Chrissie will send Krug over the Otago-Canterbury border for the second time to start as the red-hot favourite in the Group Three Central Otago Cup. Krug produced a dazzling display in Southland’s inaugural Group One race at Ascot Park last month and according to Dalgety he hasn’t missed a beat…
Month: January 2023
Selections | Tauherenikau – Today
Trottech’s selections for the Wairarapa Harness Racing Club meeting at Tauherenikau. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race TrottechForm Analyst Race 110.48am 7 Break Free6 Full Of Hope5 Littlebitoflove4 Cruise Control Race 211.16am 6 Rollwithit2 Peter Forsberg5 Clymenus4 Major Collect Race 311.44am 6 Private Eye4 Addo Carr2 Uncle Drew5 Superstar Legend Race 412.12pm 6 Mogul3 Where’s Daddy2 Raging Whitebait4 Bettor Grunter Race 512.40pm 3 Call Security6 Ideal Zen4 Boulton Home8 Artful Living Race 61.08pm 5 Swimintheriver4 Onetangi Girl2 Juliette Shard6 Cristiano Buccini
Selections | Omakau – Today
Racing journalist Jonny Turner’s selections at Omakau today. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race Jonny Turner Racing Journalist Race 112.02pm 7 Lou’s Deal2 Taxman1 Spicy Girl Becqui6 Phone Tap Race 212.30pm 7 Contessa’s Pride4 Kenny’s Charm1 Miss Gracie8 Janaka’s Delight Race 31.00pm 5 Rise Up N Dance9 Ideal Chevron10 Mr Teddy2 Man United Race 41.28pm 8 Captain Tom3 Incredible Miki4 Dalton Shard7 Tabasco Race 52.03pm 4 Pink Panther Pounce7 Onwardsandupwards5 Secret Cocktail1 Vrilo Race 62.38pm 2 Our Golden Kenny13 Our Pinocchio10 T…
Stakes options for Wrote To Arataki
Smart four-year-old Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) proved too strong at Flemington in the Henry Byron Moore Handicap (1400m) on New Year’s Day under an inspired front-running ride by Jamie Kah. The Matthew Williams-trained daughter of Wrote has now won three of her nine career starts and added another string to her bow after dictating throughout as opposed to her usual closing pattern. “Jamie had the race summed up as far as tempo was concerned,” Williams said. “Personally, I didn’t see her leading but I did give Jamie an open…
Dionysus excels under patient Kennedy ride
The superlatives being used about the riding of ex-pat South African Warren Kennedy went to a new level at Te Rapa on Sunday when he picked up a winning treble that included taking the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) aboard Dionysus (NZ) (Ocean Park). Kennedy displayed superb judgement aboard the Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained five-year-old after the son of Ocean Park lacked early enthusiasm and settled well off a strong tempo set by outsider El Nymph. Kennedy kept his mount in a steady rhythm and…
Perth Cup declared a no-race after fall
Spectators take in the day of racing at Ascot for Perth Cup Day. Photo: Western Racepix After a jaw-dropping fall which led to Sunday’s Perth Cup being deemed a no-race, jockeys Peter Knuckey and Jordan Turner were OK. The start of the 2023 Perth Cup was met with a massive roar from the big crowd of over 10,000 on hand at Ascot, but just seconds into the Group 2 feature worth $500,000, that collective energy quickly turned to concern. Inside only the first furlong in the 2400m stayers race, Chili…
Alsephina continues winning ways in La Trice Classic
William Pike rides Alsephina (blue silks) to victory in the La Trice Classic. Photo: Western Racepix Despite Alsephina going into Sunday’s La Trice Classic at Ascot with three consecutive wins, Grant Williams and Willie Pike agreed to let her take her time and sit off the pace a little. They felt she was a little eager early in her last-start victory in the Starstruck Classic two weeks ago. The tactic was a masterstroke, with the four-year-old mare going on to win a thrilling Group 3 feature over 1800m at the…
Rich Hill Mile quinella caps Te Akau gold rush
Just like in so many other showpiece racedays in New Zealand in the last few seasons, Te Akau Racing ran rampant through the black-type features on New Year’s Day at Te Rapa. Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) and Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy) capped the gold rush with a quinella in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m), providing the cherry on top of an afternoon that previously produced victories by Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) and Trobriand (Kermadec) in the Gr.2 Carlaw Park Eclipse Stakes (1200m). The…
Imperatriz completes Railway treble for Te Akau
New Zealand’s syndication powerhouse Te Akau Racing landed their third consecutive victory in the iconic Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day, but this one was a little different. While the tangerine army had won the sprint feature at Ellerslie in each of the last two seasons with Avantage and Entriviere, the 2023 edition of the race was relocated to Te Rapa while the Auckland track is closed for a major redevelopment – marking the first time in the Railway’s 132-year history that it was staged anywhere other than…
Polygon provides winning angle in Royal Stakes
A powerful late sprint carried progressive filly Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) to an impressive victory at Te Rapa on Sunday when she destroyed her rivals in to take the Gr.2 Elsdon Park Royal Stakes (2000m). Fresh off another comprehensive win in the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at the venue a fortnight earlier, the Lance Noble-trained daughter of Highly Recommended had been well favoured to figure prominently, however there were some who maintained doubts about her ability to close off a strong 2000m. Those doubts were extinguished in the space of…