Versatile galloper Major Tom cemented his bid for the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton next month when he charged home out wide to score handsomely over 1400m at Avondale on Saturday. Co-trainer Kenny Rae, who prepares the six-year-old in partnership with daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, was looking to confirm the southern sojourn for his charge and got his answer in the best possible fashion, courtesy of picture perfect ride by apprentice Mubs Kareem. Kareem followed his pre-race instructions to the letter, dropping the Red Giant gelding out to the tail…
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Apprentice Callum Jones chats with Andrew Bensley after taking out a winning double at Avondale
Group Three target for Showcasing mare
Group performer She’s A Thief (NZ) (Showcasing) recorded her fifth win from 24 starts and continued her rich vein of form with a dominant on-speed victory at Caulfield when taking the Neds Same Race Multi Handicap (1100m). The four-year-old mare has an affinity for the Caulfield circuit where she won two-starts back and was beaten less than a length when third last start. Trained by Michael Moroney, She’s A Thief was perfectly ridden by Daniel Stackhouse and scored by just over two lengths, and her racing career could now be…
Mystery Shot makes it five on the trot
Warrnambool-trained gelding Mystery Shot (Shooting to Win) has earned himself a break after landing his fifth win on end with a tough on-pace performance at Caulfield. Mystery Shot took out Saturday’s Neds Bet Back Handicap on Saturday to follow successive Caulfield victories after country wins to open his career at Warrnambool and Ballarat. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Mystery Shot was sent off the $1.65 favourite in defeating Wicklow Town (Canford Cliffs) by a neck with Savvy Lad (NZ) (Savabeel) three-quarters of a length away third. Trainer Lindsay Smith admitted to…
Super Simon simply the best
Australia’s best sprinter Simon Told Helen continued his domination of feature racing in 2020 when claiming his fourth Group 1 trophy for the year in the KCR Pet Transport Maturity Classic Final (525m) at The Meadows. Trained by David Burnett, Simon Told Helen opened his Group 1 account at the same venue back in January when winning another age-restricted event, the Silver Chief, as a ‘bottom ager’ before adding the Perth Cup and Harrison-Dawson. Heading into the Maturity heats, Burnett warned that six months after clocking 29.68s in the Silver…
Detective is a true firework!
Tenacious True Detective exploded away for an emphatic victory in tonight’s Group 3 The Fireball (725m) at The Meadows. Australia’s most versatile greyhound, True Detective began brilliantly from box two and led the field a merry dance in the $25,000-to-the-winner final. Trained by Jeff Britton, True Detective ($3.70) defeated Sunset Bourbski ($6.40) by 2.5L, with Rockstar Beav ($10.20) a further 2.37L away third in 42.70sec. (Both minor place-getters are trained by Andrea Dailly). True Detective (Aug ’17 Black Magic Opal x Little Grey) notched his 25th win from 46 starts…
Two may be the charm
The Sylvester Doyle Puppy Championship headlines the ten-event card at Lang Lang tomorrow and Ashlee Terry finds herself with two promising contenders in Jack Of Hearts and Bodhi’s Bro Kai. “Both have pulled up really well from last week,” Ashlee said of their first-round efforts last weekend. “They are very different in the way they course. Bodhi is running very good to the mark and running some nice times. His first two courses are his best so hopefully he can be competitive.” “It also helps that he is very relaxed…
AFL / Greyhound special: I’ve Got The Power
Here’s an $8.50 ‘Power Play’ for keen sports punters. Port Adelaide Power’s Charlie Dixon is the AFL’s leading goalkicker in 2020, while star stayer He Shall Power is one of the favourites in tonight’s Group 3 The Fireball (725m) at The Meadows. TAB is currently offering $8.50 for Dixon to kick 2+ goals against St. Kilda at Adelaide Oval tonight into He Shall Power to win. Betting closes first bounce at 7.40pm (AEST), with The Fireball to run at 8.18pm. KEY STATS – Charlie Dixon has kicked 15 goals from…
Savabeel three-year-olds deliver double for McCullum
As he prepares to resume his role as a globe-trotting Twenty20 cricket coach, Brendon McCullum received a fitting send-off this week from his other major passion. The former Black Caps captain was on course at Te Rapa on Saturday to see a stylish come-from-behind victory by his talented filly Tabata (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Dr John Southworth Memorial (1200m). Another win followed two days later, this time as part-owner of the New Zealand-bred Blesk (Savabeel), who won at Goulburn in New South Wales. The New Zealand winter has become an…
Group One performer to make raceday return
Group One performer Blue Breeze (NZ) (Bullbars) makes his raceday return when he contests the Haunui Farm 1400 at Avondale on Saturday. The rising seven-year-old gelding hasn’t been the same since his Australian campaign last year, however, trainer Allan Morley believes he is on top of the gelding’s issues now. “Since he came back from Australia it’s almost like he said ‘this is a cool place here, I would rather be here than Aussie.’ “He has done very well, but he got galloped on in his last start and he…