FLYING MRS WILLIAMS FINISHES ON HIGH Flying Mrs Williams had the best possible result for her pending broodmare career when she signed off with a win at Forbury Park on Thursday night, February 2, 2012.The Falcon Seelster filly retires as a 2-win filly from only four career starts. Flying Mrs Williams settled back early in…
DetailsLULLI MIDFREW EASY FORBURY WINNER Lulli Midrew, who has a half-sister by Christian Cullen entered for the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale on March 5, enhanced her value with a five lengths win at Forbury Park on Thursday, January 26. The Bettor’s Delight mare was confident leaving the mobile gate from the ace draw following…
DetailsABRAXAS DELIVERS INVERCARGILL 2YO WIN Abraxas will try for Group Three success in the $25,000 Teltrac Communications New Zealand Sapling Stakes at Ashburton after justifying his short odds at Invercargill on Saturday, January 28. The Mach Three gelding is bred to be above average, being the first foal from the former capable filly Exotic…
DetailsSMILING SHARD WITHDRAWN FROM FEATURES Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety has withdrawn top pacer Smiling Shard from both the Hunter Cup in Victoria, and Perth Inter Dominions, next month. He decided last Tuesday to spell the Grinformeartoear entire and try and give him every chance to be at his best for a second tilt at…
DetailsBIG PICTURE NOTCHES SECOND WIN Big Picture appreciated a drop back from premier Auckland racing when he delivered in the Fab Foods Mobile Pace on the first day of the Marlborough HRC’s summer meeting on Friday, January 13. The 4YO McArdle gelding was rewarded after a luckless run in the north last month for…
DetailsMACH THREE GELDING IN 1:58.1 TRIAL WIN Mach Three gelding Fifth Edition indicated a bright future when he qualified by winning his 2YO pace at Ashburton on Wednesday, January 11, in a smart 1:58.1 for the 1609m. The half-brother to former NZ Sapling Stakes winner Jackson Street (1:56.6) and former NZ Oaks runnerup Angela’s Dream…
DetailsTOM AND JERRY WINS NELSON CUP Tom And Jerry may start in the $40,000 Pelorus 4YO Classic at Marlborough next Sunday after taking out the 3-7 wins $13,000 Nelson Pine Industries Nelson Cup on Sunday, January 8. Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety says he will nominate Tom And Jerry for the mobile 2300m Group Two…
DetailsYANKEE DREAM MELBOURNE-BOUND Yankee Dream finished a game half length second in her New Zealand race finale in the $12,000 No. 8 Bar Fillies And Mares Mobile Pace at Cambridge on Friday night, January 6. The Dream Away was eased back to the rear by junior driver Kelly Blakemore, then moved up to be parked…
DetailsNO BONUS BUT REWARDING CIRCUIT FOR BETTOR’S FIRE Bettor’s Fire, whose three wins in five days on the West Coast Christmas grass circuit would have earned him a bonus in previous years, will have a well-earned holiday this month. A change to the conditions of eligibility for the West Coast bonus meant a horse has…
DetailsIDEAL SCOTT WINS YEARLING SALES 3YO OPEN PACE Front-running favourite Raging Bull fought gamely but had to settle for second to another quality three-year-old in Ideal Scott (trail) in the $275,000 PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales 3YO Open Pace at Auckland on New Year’s Eve. Although unable to take home the lion’s share of the…
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