By Jonny Turner Tim Williams hopes leading Waitaki Hotel Kurow Cup hope J T Boe will only be off a 35m handicap at Oamaru on Sunday. The Steve and Amanda Telfer-trained pacer ($3FF) shares the back mark in the 2600m with key rival and fellow favourite Dreams Are Free ($3.50FF) in the day’s feature pace (4.43pm). J T Boe strode to an easy win in his last start but that came from behind the mobile. While the pacer is a winner from a standing start, he is a novice from…
Day: 14 August 2026
Nicconi County shooting for four straight
Nicconi County (Nicconi) has been in a purple patch of form over winter and will bid to extend his winning streak to four when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Bob and Jenny Vance-trained eight-year-old kicked off his winning run at Ellerslie in June before posting back-to-back victories at Ruakaka, all over 1200m. Bob Vance said his charge has appreciated the forgiving footing at the Northland venue, which has been reflected in his recent performances. “He has done everything right and we are quite happy with him,” he said.…
West hoping winning Woodville run continues
The last time Te Aroha trainer Sarah West ventured south to Woodville, she came home a winner, and she is hoping she can replicate that feat this weekend. Grey gelding Juwala (NZ) (Reliable Man) gave West her first win as a trainer when winning at the Tararua venue last month, and he will face a sterner test on Sunday when he lines-up against some of the country’s finest jumpers in the One Eye Ota Open Hurdle (3000m). Since his maiden hurdle win, Juwala acquitted himself in open hurdle company when…
Taupo test awaits promising filly
Taranaki filly Shamelia Kirk (NZ) (Shamexpress) showed plenty as juvenile and trainer Robbie Patterson is hopeful she can bring that form into her three-year-old season, with her first test being the Listed Chittick Family Fillies Classic (1100m) at Taupo on Sunday. The daughter of Shamexpress had three starts last season for a win and two seconds, including a runner-up performance behind Actionbelle in the Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. Patterson was pleased with her effort on the testing Heavy10 track and said she has thrived after being freshened, with…
Rosa Shard “best chance” for Team Cullen at Addington tonight
By Michael Guerin The big names of the Cullen team heading to Addington tonight may have to take a back seat to the new girl in town. Because co-trainer Hayden Cullen says wide draws for Trump Card (R6) and Ashley Frank (R9) mean debutante Rosa Shard (Race 2) could be the stable’s best winning chance. Hayden and Amanda’s team is starting to warm up after a deliberately quiet winter, with the stable to be minus one of its stars from the last two seasons in We Walk By Faith, who…