Bet N Win too good in Group 3 at Addington

Bet N Win has again shown his undoubted class with a commanding win in tonight’s Group 3 Dancinginthedark (USA) Canterbury Park Cup Handicap Trot at Addington. The David and Stacey White-trained trotter started quickly and went straight to the lead for driver Bob Butt. From there the win looked a formality, ahead of two longshots in Mystic Max and Love N The Port. Al three now automatically qualify for the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot on IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup day on Tuesday, November 12. Impressive at recent trials,…

Question mark over Leap To Fame’s NZ Cup campaign

By Adam Hamilton   Leap To Fame’s $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup quest is not over, but it is hanging by a thread. The champion Aussie pacer was sensationally scratched this afternoon from tomorrow night’s $300,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton where he was a dominant $1.20 favourite. Trainer-driver Grant Dixon confirmed the five-year-old was battling “a virus of some sort.” It ruined his chance to become only the second pacer to win Australia’s pacing “Gland Slam” – the Victoria Cup, Hunter Cup, Inter Dominion and Miracle Mile.…

VRC Derby a Scary target

Promising colt Scary is delivering on the promise he showed trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne from the time he entered their Pakenham stable. The Group One-bound son of Rich Hill Stud resident stallion Shocking impressed his expatriate New Zealand conditioners with his talent and attitude and that has shone through this preparation. Scary was unplaced on debut before he finished runner-up at Geelong, went one better in hollow fashion at Sale and last time out he bridged the gap to black-type company when third in the Listed Super Impose Stakes…

NZ sprinting features on Oakleigh Plate winners radar

Group One-winning Australian sprinter Uncommon James could be in line for a trip across the Tasman to contest the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) and Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) in January. Uncommon James is the winner of six of his 16 starts and more than A$1.4 million in prizemoney, headed by a brilliant victory over Lofty Strike and Asfoora in the Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) in Melbourne in February of last year. Eagle Farm trainer Matt Hoysted considered a trans-Tasman raid earlier in the Cable Bay gelding’s decorated career, and the newly…

Barneswood Farm look forward to big weekend

Ashburton couple Sarah and Chris Green and business partner Ger Beemsterboer have experienced plenty of highs in racing under their Barneswood Farm banner, but this weekend could prove to be the pinnacle in their racing endeavours. The trio sponsor the feature race at their home track on Saturday, the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m), while at Caulfield, their Group One winner Desert Lightning will come up against farm graduate Orchestral for the first time in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). The pair were two of the most exciting horses in…

Richardson keeping close on weather ahead of weekend features

Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall are on weather watch as they prepare to shoot for $650,000 in prizemoney across a pair of Group races this weekend. They will saddle emerging mare Snazzytavi in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, followed by proven star Bonny Lass in Sunday’s Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua. On Friday morning, Te Rapa was rated a Soft 7 and Rotorua a Heavy8, and Richardson has been keeping a cautious eye on the skies. “Track conditions and weather patterns are…

Spring heating up for Noble

The 2024-25 season is about to move up a gear for Lance Noble, who has eight entries this weekend including highly talented mare Luberon in Sunday’s Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua. The private trainer for Cambridge Stud sent out 19 winners from his Karaka stable last season, earning more than $1.2 million in prizemoney. He celebrated black-type successes with Habana in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) and Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m), About Time in the Gr.2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2050m), and Aquacade in the Gr.3 Balmerino…

2024 Toorak Handicap Field: Favourite Another Wil Drawn Rails

Caulfield Guineas Day is host to a triple-shot of Group 1 racing on Saturday including an exciting edition of the Toorak Handicap 2024 over the Caulfield mile. Betting on the $1 million showdown this year is led by Ciaron Maher’s in-form gelding Another Wil at a current quote of $3.10 through Ladbrokes. The consistent galloper […] The post 2024 Toorak Handicap Field: Favourite Another Wil Drawn Rails appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au.

Mr Brightside to Shine in 2024 Might And Power: Field & Odds Update

Saturday’s Might And Power 2024 field looks a potential one-horse race if the markets are to go by as the talented Mr Brightside looks to salute as the odds-on favourite at Caulfield on Guineas Day. The Team Hayes-trained seven-year-old is the clear frontrunner in betting at Ladbrokes on this year’s Group 1 $1 million Might […] The post Mr Brightside to Shine in 2024 Might And Power: Field & Odds Update appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au.

Uncommon James set for New Zealand Group 1 sojourn

Australian Group One sprinter Uncommon James could be set to cross the Tasman early next year to try to add to his elite-level haul. Photo: Brett Holburt (Racing Photos) Group One-winning Australian sprinter Uncommon James could be in line for a trip across the Tasman to contest the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) and Group 1 Railway (1200m) in January. Uncommon James is the winner of six of his 16 starts and more than $1.4 million in prizemoney, headed by a brilliant victory over Lofty Strike and Asfoora in the Group…