FRIDAY DOUBLE MOVES TEAM TO 26 SEASONAL WINS Kentuckiana Lodge trainers, Cran Dalgety and Nathan Purdon, advanced to 26 seasonal wins with a Friday double, at the Auckland and Addington meetings, on Friday, December 13. The partners gained their 14th individual 3YO winner of the season when Fabrizio delivered with a deserving maiden win at…
DetailsDecember 13, 2019 , HRNZ News By Garrick Knight It’s been a whirlwind six months for New Zealand’s most promising junior driver, Sarah O’Reilly. After a thrilling week of competition against the best of her peers from here and in Australia, she was crowned Australasian Junior Driving Champion at Alexandra Park in Auckland on Friday.…
DetailsSpoils Shared in AYDC Heats at Manawatu Heats seven to nine of the of the 2019 Hanley Australasian Drivers Championship were held at Manawatu Raceway on Thursday with three first time AYDC winning drivers saluting. Series leader Sarah O’Reilly extended her lead in the series to 11 points, with the final race held at Alexandra…
DetailsDrawing closer to the inside rail than the outside one was more of the plan for very talented two-year-old Krug who makes his race debut at Alexandra Park on Friday night in the $25,000 Breckon Farms Young Guns Heat 1 (1609m). But after copping barrier seven in the sprint, with some talent inside him, it…
DetailsCran Dalgety believes there was a silver lining attached to missing the hustle and bustle of NZ Cup week at Addington, something that could well pay dividends for smart pair I’m A Gigolo and Cardinal Sin. After both horses fell short of Sires Stakes spots late in the piece, Cran and Nathan Purdon decided it…
DetailsNew AYDC Front-runner Emerges at Manawatu The Hanley Formula Australasian Young Drivers Championship moved North on Tuesday to Manawatu Raceway at Palmerston North for heats four to six of the series. Prior to the start of the day, NSW driver Cameron Hart was the trailblazing leader with wins in each of the three heats and…
DetailsIt was day one at school again today for Carter Dalgety, a persistently horse-mad son of Cran and Chrissie Dalgety who was always destined to become part of the racing furniture. With proud grandmother Jennifer Butt watching on, Carter had his first workout drives at the Rangiora Racecourse today (Wednesday) and was buzzing as he…
DetailsLAST CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR SIRES STAKES FINAL By Jeff Scott t’s a case of all or nothing for Gemma Mac in Friday night’s $25,000 Alabar Sires Stakes Series Heat at Auckland. After a bonus win in the $18,400 rating 54-60 It’ll Be Hot At Mac’s Potters Paddock December 13-14 Mobile Pace on the second…
DetailsORGANISED TRIAL ON FRIDAY NEXT Promising Kentuckiana Lodge juvenile Krug will take in an organised 2YO trial before race four at Auckland on Friday night as he prepares for his northern debut in a $25,000 Young Guns Heat at Auckland on Thursday week, December 13. The precocious son of champion sire Bettor’s Delight and former…
DetailsDR SUSAN TO MISS ALABAR HEAT, DELIGHTFUL LADY CLASSIC NEXT By Jeff Scott Improving Kentuckiana Lodge filly Dr Susan will bypass this week’s $22,000 Alabar Sires’ Stakes Fillies Heat after doing everything but win her rating $13,800 50-56 mobile pace at Auckland last Friday, November 30. “I can’t believe a horse with her ability has…
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