Racing from across the Globe
Windsor Park Stud – Turn Me Loose Filly Windsor Park Stud principal Rodney Schick with the farm’s first foal of the season, a filly by resident stallion Turn Me Loose.Cambridge Stud – Tavistock Filly Cambridge Stud’s first foal of the season – a filly from Tavistock’s final crop and the first foal out of imported mare Timespan (Al Kazeem).Valachi Downs – Zacinto Filly Valachi Downs’ first foal of the season – a Zacinto colt out of Miss Olive, a half-sister to the dam of Humidor.
Stakes winner Santa Catarina has joined the Melbourne stable of Mike Moroney and will have her first hit-out of the new season at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Raced by prominent New Zealand owner Lib Petagna, Santa Catarina was previously trained in New Zealand by Stephen Marsh for whom she won five of her 17 career starts, including the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa. Moroney said the mare had joined his Flemington team about three weeks ago, shortly after she finished fourth in a 1000m…
Showcasing colt Mohaather demonstrated a devastating turn of foot to win the Gr.1 Sussex Stakes (1600m), the feature event on day two at Goodwood. Trained by Marcus Tregoning and ridden by Jim Crowley, the four-year-old endured a luckless run in the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot – but righted the record as an impressive victor on the Downs. Crowley had to switch out to make his challenge, but once he did Mohaather flew in the final furlong to collar pace-setter Circus Maximus and score a first Group One win.…
Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent made the perfect start to his stallion career at Ipswich on Thursday when his first starter Calm Seeker (NZ) was victorious over 1350m. Despite enduring a tough three-wide trip, Calm Seeker powered away from his rivals to win by a length and a quarter with a bit in reserve under Michael Cahill for trainer Matt Kropp. “We were really happy with his effort,” Kropp said. “Not a lot went right. Mick Cahill was hoping to get in and just said it was a pretty ugly old…
Next week marks the return of New Zealand’s stand-alone racing publication RaceForm, and with that a change at the helm following the appointment of Liz Whelan as editor. For more than five years from mid-2012 Whelan was a familiar face to Trackside viewers, most closely associated with the greyhound code. In early 2018 she moved to Australia, where she was employed as the media and communications manager at Country Racing Victoria. Covid-19 precipitated Whelan’s decision to return to New Zealand and now she is looking forward to her next challenge.…
Choosing Siam Blue Vanda (NZ) (Echoes of Heaven) over Top Knight (Zoustar) might have been a tough decision to make for any jockey, but to Louis-Philippe Beuzelin, it was never really a toss-up. The two Michael Clements four-year-olds have charted fairly identical pathways to the top of their age group at Kranji, with Siam Blue Vanda – named after the orchid – the slightly later bloomer. Seven wins both, with a proven track record up to the mile, and potentially further. They also have ‘black type’ to their name, Top…
GRV’s Racing Calendar for August/September is now available for download. The calendar will also appear in the August edition of Greyhound Monthly, which will be published online tomorrow evening. Click HERE to download
With the snow season ‘melting away’ due to COVID-19, Demons’ supporters stuck in their suburban ‘chalets’ may warm to a TAB special cross-sport double tonight. TAB is offering $3.60 about Melbourne winning and even losing by 5pts or less against top-of-the-ladder Port Adelaide and Mister Harlewood winning at Sandown greyhounds. And at those odds, expect Dees’ fans to ‘come in from the cold’. Star stayer Mister Harlewood is in Race 5 Box 6 at 7.43pm, while bounce down for the Dees v Power clash is at 7.50pm.
The Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA) will soon announce a proposal for a new straight track at its current venue following the commencement of a detailed feasibility study of the proposed site, MGRA Chair, Eddie Caruana and Greyhound Racing Victoria CEO Alan Clayton said today. Mr Caruana said he and his fellow Directors were excited to be taking the next step to expand the racing program at their track which is the home to some of the nation’s best racing. In joining Mr Caruana in the announcement, Mr Clayton added…
Pearcedale trainer Jason Thompson holds a strong hand in all three heats of the Group 3 Warragul St Leger (460m) on Friday night. Thompson’s ‘ace in the pack’ is Zambora Smokey, but he also has his litter brothers Zambora Lou and Zambora Lion – along with Fire Legend and Taken – engaged. Thompson is hoping he has a ‘winning hand’ with his quality quintet but rightfully ‘played his cards close to his chest’, mindful the age-restricted series comprises several class acts – including Catch The Thief and Jeff Britton’s six-member…