Awapuni’s long-awaited return to racing on its newly renovated grass track has ended in disappointment, with their ANZAC Day meeting abandoned following a slip in the opening race. “A horse slipped on the outside,” RACE’s General Manager of Racing Brad Taylor said. “Walking the track, there is no visual slip, but we have got to have jockeys’ safety first. They are the ones going out there and riding on it and it’s on us that this has happened. “It’s really unfortunate, but we will learn from it and put the…
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Eye Candy aiming for black-type breakthrough in Warstep Stakes
Eye Candy will contest the Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. (Photo: Therese Davis – Race Images) Eye Candy caught her connections a little by surprise with a string of stakes performances this term and she’ll aim to take the top spot for the first time in Saturday’s Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m). A daughter of Darci Brahma, Eye Candy is trained at Cambridge by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray, who admitted that at first glance, her compact frame didn’t create a huge impression. “She’s as genuine as the…
Awapuni ANZAC Day meeting abandoned after one race
Awapuni’s ANZAC Day meeting was abandoned following a slip in the first race. (Photo: Peter Rubery – Race Images Palmerston North) The long-awaited return to racing at Awapuni on its newly renovated grass track has ended in disappointment, with their ANZAC Day meeting abandoned following a slip in the opening race. “A horse slipped on the outside,” RACE’s General Manager of Racing Brad Taylor said. “Walking the track, there is no visual slip, but we have got to have jockeys’ safety first. They are the ones going out there and…
Morphettville free racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, April 26
What Morphettville Races Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Road, Morphettville, SA 5043 When Saturday, April 26, 2025 First Race 12:02pm ACST Visit Dabble Group 1 racing returns to South Australia on Saturday afternoon where a massive nine-race meeting is scheduled for Morphettville, headlined by the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) and Australasian Oaks (2000m). With clear skies on the forecast and the rail in its true position their will be no excuses for fancied prospects throughout the meeting, with perfect conditions set to greet runners and punters alike. The first…
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Pitman stable set sights on local stakes double
As they so often are, Michael and Matthew Pitman’s Riccarton operation promises to be a stable to be reckoned in their home track features on Saturday. The father and son duo will be represented by the quality pair of Mystic Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Third Decree (NZ) (War Decree)in the Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m) while Epee Beel will appreciate the step up in trip in the Gr.3 Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m). Mystic Park is already a black-type winner on his home turf with victory…
Orlov leading brother act for Haworth team
Talented Foxton galloper Orlov (NZ) (Sweynesse) will be aiming to hit double-digits in his win tally at Wanganui on Sunday, while his younger brother steps out on debut earlier in the meeting. In the care of his co-breeder and part-owner David Haworth, Orlov has collected nine wins through his career and continued to improve with age, producing placings in this season’s Listed Wanganui Cup (2040m) and last time out in Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m). Haworth was rapt with the latter performance, which made up for a luckless effort when…
Loose Sally looking to sign off the season in style
Loose Sally (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) has given trainer Shankar Muniandy a season to remember, and she will aim to cap it off in style when she heads to Riccarton on Saturday. The three-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose has won two of her five starts this season, highlighted by victory in last month’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1600m) at Wingatui, giving her trainer back-to-back victories in his home feature. She will be out to replicate that feat in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m), where she has drawn…
Grand welcome for record-breaker Auguste Rodin
Multiple Group One winner Auguste Rodin made history during his racing career and Australasian breeders haven’t wasted any time in flocking to the Windsor Park Stud newcomer. His haul of top-flight victories included the English Derby (2400m) and the Irish Derby (2400m) and beat the older horses in the Irish Champion Stakes (2000m) and the Breeders’ Cup Turf (2400m). The Aidan O’Brien-trained son of Deep Impact became the only three-year-old to secure these four championship races in his Classic year. Auguste Rodin will shuttle from Coolmore for his first season…
Ritchie eyeing southern prize for consistent filly
Eye Candy caught her connections a little by surprise with a string of stakes performances this term and she’ll aim to take the top spot for the first time in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m). A daughter of Darci Brahma, Eye Candy is trained at Cambridge by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray, who admitted that at first glance, her compact frame didn’t create a huge impression. “She’s as genuine as the day is long, but when we started training her, I told the owners that I didn’t…