Three runners from his select team give Te Awamutu trainer Stephen Ralph what he considers a strong chance of picking up more than his expenses at Te Rapa on Friday. The most proven of the Ralph trio is free-going galloper Leroy Brown, topweight in the day’s feature open 1400, while he’s also looking forward to lining up last-start winner Perfectmanz in the Rating 75 2100 and his least experienced member of his stable, promising two-year-old Sir Richie. Leroy Brown (NZ) (Ace High) will be dropping back in grade and distance…
Day: 14 April 2026
Dealer set for hit and run mission
Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood will have an eye on Sydney this weekend, but all going to plan the Kingsclere conditioners could be represented by runners in multiple Australian states in the coming month. Group One winning four-year-old mare She’s A Dealer (Ace High) is in rude health ahead of Saturday’s Gr.3 Japan Racing Association Plate (2000m) at Randwick, bouncing through her trip across the Tasman on Monday. “She arrived last night about 10:30 pm, travelled well, settled in freakishly well and was very fresh this morning to…
The Bookie Breakdown – Part 2
Welcome back to the Bookie Breakdown. By Ben Grimstone, the TAB’s Trading Manager for Harness Racing This week, we’re focusing on the Night of Champions. For those new to the column, this is where I pull back the curtain on how we price and trade our New Zealand harness markets, the decisions we got right, the ones we got wrong, and the reasoning behind both. What a night of racing to write about. The best against the best and it delivered. Here’s our take on the key races. Race 2…