It’s Friday night! Selections for Auckland and Addington. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Race Auckland Aaron WhiteCommentator Race Addington Matt Cross Commentator Race 15.53pm 6 Regal Girl8 Pantani9 Bolt For The Hill4 Hughie Wallace Race 1 5.06pm 1 Captain Moonlight6 Treasure Cove2 Revolution7 I’m Rockin Race 26.19pm 11 Nelson’s Boy4 Upstage6 Major Major5 J T Boe Race 25.39pm 10 Double Jeopardy1 Brando4 Bronson8 Ragazzo Major Race 36.49pm 6 Seaside Rose8 Wicked Wanda1 Clouding Over5 Kourtney Kardash Race 36.06pm 6 Zoltan Boscik12 Tyron Eros7 A Fine Patrick11 Confessional Race 4 7.14pm…
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Maurice Holmes Vase to highlight Friday night action at Addington and Alexandra Park
By Michael Guerin John Dunn says there is strength in numbers for the country’s leading stable as they prepare for the $40,000 Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington tonight (7.58pm). But he is unsure whether that will be enough to help their stable win the automatic qualifier for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup even though they have six reps in the 2600m standing start Group 3. Team Dunn, which is officially Robert and Jenna but might as well have John’s name on the stationary too, have Double Time,…
Stellar field confirmed for Friday’s Maurice Holmes Vase
By Michael Guerin Team Dunn are set to be the major players at the first big-time Addington meeting of the spring as they bring out of the big guns on Friday night. The premiership leaders of Robert and Jenna Dunn have a remarkable six starters in the $40,000 Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase, the pacing centrepiece of the night while they also have Sunnys Sister returning in the Basil Dean Trot. Add in Aardiebythehill and Mighty Logan in that mobile 2600m and they will have nine starters over the two…
Donnelly with good chances at Cambridge today
By Brigette Solomon Tuesday racing returns to Cambridge today and local trainer Arna Donnelly lines up four horses, who all look to be promising chances. “They’re all racing well and look well suited in tonight’s fields” says Donnelly. Donnelly’s first starters for the night are Rough And Ready (5) and Bad Medicine (6) in Race 4, the Garrards Horse And Hound Handicap Pace over 2200 metres. “Rough And Ready’s first up run was good, he ran some nice sectionals and there were some nice horses in the field,” says Donnelly.…
Morrison with favourites in both Kurow Trotting and Pacing Cups
By Jonny Turner John Morrison has the right kind of firepower to add to his collection of Kurow Cups on Sunday. The Ashburton horseman heads back to an annual meeting he has had plenty of success at in the past with his stable in outstanding form. That form looks a huge chance of continuing with Morrison training and driving the two early favourites for both the Kurow Trotting and Pacing cups. Jimmyray will be out to make up for a lost opportunity when he starts in the Waitaki Hotel Kurow…
It’s Friday night – who are the key runners at Alexandra Park and Addington?
Ambitious plans for Hawkeye Pierce starting tonight By Michael Guerin Trainer Logan Hollis would love to see talented pacer Hawkeye Pierce race for $900,000 in stakes in just six weeks this summer but he might need your help. Your help meaning if you intend buying a slot in the new Three-Year-Old Pacing slot race to be held at Addington on Show Day (November 15), which is where Hollis would like to see Hawkeye Pierce end up. The exciting pacer resumes in a talented-packed race at Alexandra Park tonight (8.16pm), the…
Holmes with four in at Ashburton today
By Mike Love Leithfield beach trainer Robbie Holmes trucks a team of four down to Ashburton today in what is the first winter meeting in Canterbury held outside Addington Raceway since June. In race 1, the Once Over Da Moon trotter One Mhor For Heather lines up in the Chertsey Trotting Club Trot over 2400m. The filly will be having her fourth start and will be looking to head in the right direction after a strong fourth at Addington a week ago. “She’s come through the run pretty well. She’s…
Can Porsche power home at Alexandra Park tonight?
By Michael Guerin Team Dunn losing their top chance out of the main race at Alexandra Park tonight doesn’t mean they can’t still win it. But trainer Robert Dunn says snaring the race they’ve sponsored, the Diamond Racing Stables Supporting NZHAT Mobile Pace, has become a lot more difficult and not just because they have had to scratch Triple G. The potential favourite has been taken out after developing a slight infection and his withdrawal and that of Fernleigh Cash and My Copy reduces the field to six starters over…
Black Mach gunning for three in a row at Addington tonight
By Michael Guerin Trainer Ken Barron admits he doesn’t know whether Black Mach is a victim or a villain but tonight’s $25,000 Garrards National Handicap at Addington could help clarify that. The big fella goes into what could loosely be termed the first steps on the road to the IRT New Zealand Cup, although whether any who contest tonight’s 2600m standing start end up in the great race is doubtful. But it is a solid field in a race that carries a great name and Black Mach goes into it…
Hill and Macca Lodge keen to keep momentum going at Invercargill
By Jonny Turner Max Hill has starred on the rugby field this winter and will attempt to do the same at Ascot Park on Thursday. The junior driver was part of Wyndham’s Division One rugby competition win late last month. The victory was nice reward for Hill who had to sit out part of the rugby and harness racing seasons with a leg injury recently. The reinsman is safer than other Southland junior drivers under the high ball, but he isn’t one to talk up his rugby skill. “I scored…