Year: 2024

Saltcoats breaks Australian maiden at Randwick

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Saltcoats scores his first victory on Australian soil. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Four-year-old gelding Saltcoats has posted his first victory on Australian soil when coming with a sustained run at Randwick on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained son of Ardrossan came from near the rear of the field under Tommy Berry and made a long sustained run to defeat fellow Kiwi-breds So Dazzling and Tavi Time by the best part of a length. Winner of the Listed Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) in May of his juvenile year for original trainer Samantha Logan, the…

Blue Sky At Night claims Group 3 Waikato Cup

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Blue Sky At Night winning Saturday’s Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) It may have only been a nose at the finish, but it might as well have been a mile for trainer Shelley Hale after Blue Sky At Night took out Saturday’s Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa. Hale, who has battled ill-health in recent years, is one of the most popular figures at the Cambridge training establishment and has rejuvenated the career of the seven-year-old Shamexpress mare who has…

Bendigo Sunday races free tips & quaddie | December 15, 2024

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What Bendigo races Where Bendigo Jockey Club – Heinz St, White Hills VIC 3550 When Sunday, December 15, 2024 First Race 11:15am AEDT Visit Dabble The Bendigo Jockey Club is the destination for the sole meeting in Victoria on Sunday afternoon, with an eight-race meeting set to greet punters. A perfect day for racing is forecast, and with the track already a Good 4 and the rail in its true position, there will be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the day. The first at Bendigo is set to go…

Kelly Coe causes boilover in Group 3 J Swap Sprint

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Kelly Coe winning Saturday’s Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Former Manawatu mare Kelly Coe continued a golden run for her connections with an upset victory in Saturday’s Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. Kelly Coe is trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, who racked up a career-best 66 winners last season and are setting a red-hot pace so far in 2024-25. Their 31 wins put them in second on the national premiership, and they have tasted black-type…

Willis digs deep for Ascot Park success

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Talented local gelding Willis overcame a tough wide run and a determined rival to score a narrow victory in Saturday’s Howley Joinery Handicap (1400m) at Ascot Park. Willis was one of the South Island’s notable improvers last season, winning in Rating 65 and Rating 75 grade before finishing third in the $200,000 Southern Mile Final (1600m) at Wingatui and second in the inaugural $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) at Riccarton. The Vadamos gelding went into Saturday’s race on the back of a third placing in the Winton Cup over the…

Kelly Coe springs J Swap Sprint surprise

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Former Manawatu mare Kelly Coe continued a golden run for her connections with a $28 upset victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. Kelly Coe is trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, who racked up a career-best 66 winners last season and are setting a red-hot pace so far in 2024-25. Their 31 wins put them in second on the national premiership, and they have tasted black-type success with Grail Seeker in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Checkmate in the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m),…

Snazzytavi storms to victory in Te Rapa feature

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Raging hot favourite Snazzytavi more than justified the torrent of support she received in the final minutes of betting prior to Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m), the feature event for the fillies and mares at Te Rapa. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-prepared five-year-old was making her first appearance since taking out the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at the venue in October with a barn-storming late run and she repeated the pattern of that victory on Saturday. Punters who backed her into the $1.30 Fixed Odds favourite may have…

Sweet start for Te Rapa local

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Local trainer David Greene made the best possible start to SkyCity Waikato Cup Day on his home track at Te Rapa when his debutant Sweet Ice took out the ICIB Brokerweb-Insurance Brokers 2YO (1100m). Greene, who produced his 100th career winner back in May with Goldiluxe, had the well-named son of Frosted ready to go at his first time on race day after two placed efforts at the Te Awamutu trials and he delivered in fine but wayward style for rider Sam Spratt. Spratt bounced Sweet Ice out nicely from…

Patience paying off with promising Rose

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Te Akau Racing resisted the temptation of a big spring campaign with promising filly Damask Rose, and their patience could be rewarded in a pair of seven-figure races at Ellerslie later in the season. The lightly raced daughter of Savabeel made her first raceday appearance since September in Saturday’s Wentwood Grange 3YO (1200m), where she lived up to her $1.80 favouritism with an effortless win. It was the second victory of a four-start career for Damask Rose, who won on debut at New Plymouth in late December of last year…

Snazzytavi powers to Te Rapa Group 2 success

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Snazzytavi winning Saturday’s Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Raging hot favourite Snazzytavi more than justified the torrent of support she received in the final minutes of betting prior to Saturday’s Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m), the feature event for the fillies and mares at Te Rapa. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-prepared five-year-old was making her first appearance since taking out the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at the venue in October with a barn-storming late run and she repeated…