The bosses at Kentuckiana Lodge would have been surprised if Somebeachsomewhere gelding Arden’s Reality was to go any further into his preparation before winning a race. The three-year-old had proven in two starts to the races he could match it with the better ones this season so a maiden win was, without putting too-finer point…
DetailsNZ CHAMP EXCEEDS $US9 MILLION WITH CANADIAN SUPER TREBLE By Jeff Scott Dexter Dunn’s pursuit for excellence on the North Amerian scene hit superstar status at Woodbine, Mohawk, Canada, on Sunday (NZ time) on $C1.8 million Ontario Sires Stake Gold Super Finals night. The former NZ whiz drove in seven of the eight $C225,000 Gold…
DetailsWELL-BRED DR SUSAN SHOULD DEVELOP FURTHER By Jeff Scott While junior co-trainer Nathan Purdon is taking just a secondary role as a race-driver this term, Kentuckiana Lodge administrative manager, Chrissie Dalgety (wife of senior training partner Cran) had no qualms retaining him as the driver of Dr Susan at Addington on Thursday, October 10. Nathan…
DetailsDEXTER BECOMES CURRENT TOP RED MILE GRAND CIRCUIT-WINNING DRIVER By Jeff Scott Dexter Dunn’s sensational October Red Mile session at Lexington, Kentucky, was red-hot again over the weekend, with more multiple big race wins on Friday. Saturday and Sunday (US time). He’s amazingly cemented himself among the top three money-winning drivers in North America, despite…
DetailsSARAH O’REILLY GETS THE JOB DONE FOR CRAN & NATHAN WITH ALTA ENDEAVOUR She’s new to the Kentuckiana Lodge team, but Sarah O’Reilly, daughter of leading horseman Gerard, is already proving her worth. Off a strong first full season in 2018-2019, Sarah has begun the new term as she left off, and grabbed a good…
DetailsBETTATHANFAST IS 10th WINNER FROM EVERGREEN MARE FAST WINGER A wonderful second-up performance from smart staying type Bettathanfast has Cran and Nathan wondering where his peak could be. No horse was as impressive as the Betterthancheddar four-year-old at Addington on Friday, off the pegs after 600m to surge to the front and never tested after…
DetailsFORMER KENTUCKIANA LODGE FOREPERSON TRAINING CRUZ BROMAC By Jeff Scott Former valued Kentuckiana Lodge foreperson, Amanda Grieve, is chasing a Group One $A250,000 Victoria Cup victory with Australasian Grand Circuit star, Cruz Bromac, on Saturday week, October 12. Amanda resurrected her professional training career in Victoria last month, winnng two races last week with Cruz…
DetailsDEXTER WEEKEND TREBLE PUSHES DRIVES PAST $US8.23 MILLION The amazing USA run of former 10-time NZ champion reinsman, Dexter Dunn, went into overdrive agin in the USA last weekend, adding three features to take his drives past a staggering $US8.23 million in earnings for the year. The former Kentuckiana Lodge driving whiz is currently the third…
DetailsWOMAN IN GOLD SECURES AUCKLAND TRIP: IM A GIGOLO UNBEATEN By Stu Bailey Cran Dalgety was rather chuffed to get well-bred filly Woman In Gold into the winner’s circle at Addington last Friday night. After some luckless two-year-old racing and tough tasks from bad draws since resuming at three, the Art Major filly was due…
DetailsIRISH EYES SMILE FOR DONEGAL MARY FRANCIS By Jeff Scott Irish eyes smiled for Kentuckiana Lodge junior Sarah O’Reilly, and Kaikoura Donegal House breeder-owner, Murray Boyd, at Invercargill on Saturday, September 21, with short-priced favourite, Donegal Mary Francis. The prospect of picking up a penalty-free junior driver win was the catalyst for the long trek…
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