SPERO DENARIO DEPARTING NZ Spero Denario, the winner of 10 of 40 starts for $87,616 under the guidance of West Melton trainer Cran Dalgety, is to try his luck in Victoria. The big 5YO Presidential Ball gelding is being flown to Melbourne at the end of the week to join the stable of Allan McDonough.…
DetailsKENTUCKIANA LODGE TEAM OVER HALF MILLION Kentuckiana Lodge runners surpassed $500,000 in seasonal earnings when Donegal Delight overcame a second row draw to deliver in the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Mobile Pace on Auckland Cup night on Friday, March 11. Starters from Cran Dalgety’s stable have won $505,293 in stakes with a further 4 1/2…
DetailsORL BLACK FAILS TO HANDLE FORBURY Promising two-year-old Orl Black showed his greeness second-up, failing to handle the home turn bend twice, in a Sires Stakes Heat at Forbury Park on Thursday, March 11. The brilliant Kindergarten Stakes winner was sent out a hot favourite but was in trouble after the opening 200m when he…
DetailsYANKEE DREAM HEADING NORTH In-form mare Yankee Dream has been withdrawn from Forbury on Thursday night and will head to Auckland instead. “Her owner, John Lohman, from Perth, is coming over for the Inters, so its pretty logical that he will want to see her race,” said trainer Cran Dalgety. Photo: Yankee Dream, stretches out…
DetailsHIGHVIEW CHASUE SWAMPS STABLEMATE Highview Chasue, who flashed home to swamp stablemate Bettor Move It in the “Donegal House” The Little Irish Pub Near Kaikoura Mobile Pace at the Cheviot meeting at Rangiora on Sunday, March 6, will try again for a Nevele R Fillies Final berth in the next qualifier at Addington on…
DetailsTHE SILK ROAD WINS AFTER ARDUOUS JOURNEY Christchurch clothing apparel and fashion manager Paul Nixon brought up his 47th win as an owner when The Silk Road delivered on debut at Rangiora on Thursday, March 3. “I’ve raced horses since 1971 so thats about one a year and includes one win with a galloper,” said…
DetailsBEST SCENARIO UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety has supported the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club’s decision to tranfers the upcoming 2011 Inter Dominion series to Auckland. Cran says Addington Raceway chief executive Shane Gloury left no stone unturned to find the best result after last week’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake left staging the series in…
DetailsSPERO DENARIO 3RD IN TRIAL Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety says he will make a decision on whether Spero Denario, and Hunter Cup runnerup Smiling Shard, run in Sunday’s $15,000 Cheviot Cup after they work on Thursday. He confirmed today other stablemates, last season’s Grand Circuit star Bettor’s Strike (35m), and fellow Inter Dominion nominee…
DetailsORL BLACK DELIVERS IN STYLISH DEBUT Orl Black, who delivered with a brilliant display first-up in the Group Three $25,000 Alabar Kindergarten Stakes at Wyndham on Saturday, Feburary 26, will chase down an early Garrards Sires Stakes qualifying berth. West Melton trainer Cran Dalgety confirmed the precocious In The Pocket colt will contest the first…
DetailsMET SEVEN HORSE RELATED TO THEMIGHTYQUINN Belkmyster, a Mach Three colt closely-related to leading Inter Dominion contender (I’m) Themightyquinn (1:55.8) and former Auckland Cup winner Happy Asset, will be one of the most popular newcomers at Cran Dalgety’s Kentuckiana Lodge stables. “He has 50 owners, being a Met Seven Syndicate horse,” Cran said. Purchased for…
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