SMILING SHARD DRAWS 6 IN NSW DERBY FINAL Kentuckiana Lodge pacer Smiling Shard has drawn the middle of the front row in barrier 6 for the $A100,000 Christian Cullen NSW Derby at Menangle on Friday night, April 23. The Grinfromeartoear colt fared better in the draw than fastest qualifier, Queensland colt For A Reason, who…
DetailsSMILING SHARD HOLDS NARROWLY IN RECORD RUN Glamour Kentuckiana Lodge pacer Smiling Shard did only as much as required to hold Chariot King by half a head in the first $A15,000 Christian Cullen NSW Derby Heat (Lawn Derby Qualifying Division) at Tabcorp Park, Menangle, on Monday afternoon, April 19. Despite not being asked to…
DetailsPAST HIS BEST BUT STILL WINNING Ex-Kentuckiana Lodge pacer Carl Lewis, now nine, rising 10 to NZ time, is still winning races in North America. The gelded son of In The Pocket and Time’s On My Side won his 2nd race from 16 starts this year in North America with an upset win in a…
DetailsSTABLEMATES IN SYDNEY FOR NSW RAID Luckless NZ Derby runner Smiling Shard has another chance to be a Derby winner this month. The big-winning Grinfromeartoear colt left Christchurch on Friday morning (April 16) for Sydney, along with open class stablemate Bettor’s Strike. Smiling Shard is scheduled to contest a $A15,000 New South Wales Derby Heat…
DetailsWINTON CUP SATURDAY; ANOTHER BREEDERS STAKES NEXT YEAR Star Southland mare Tact Lizzie is likely to return to Addington next summer to defend her G1 New Zealand Breeders Stakes crown. Trainer Trevor Proctor said he is disappointed on one hand that Tact Lizzie had failed to get in foal. On the other happy that he…
DetailsTHE RISING IN 5TH USA WIN OF YEAR Former Kentuckiana Lodge pacer The Rising furthered a good start to the year by winning again at Yonkers Raceway, New York, on Tuesday, April 13 (NZ time). Now seven, the In The Pocket-Moscardon gelding led over the last half to win a $US19,000 pace for $US40,000 claimers.…
DetailsNZ DERBY WINNER AT HIS 8TH START Former Kentuckiana Lodge driver Mark Jones came back from early battering at Addington on April 9 to win the $250,000 Christian Cullen NZ Derby with Captain Peacock. The unpredictabiity of racing hit the promising young trainer hard early on premier night. He had a gutter night with his…
DetailsFIRST TIME OUT OF FIRST FIVE Smiling Shard was again luckless in the $250,000 Christian Cullen NZ Derby at Addington on Friday, April 9, finishing outside the first 5 for the first time in 22 career starts. The Grinfromeartoear colt and NZ’s leading driver Dexter Dunn, had the door closed in the one out line…
DetailsMARK PURDON EXTENDS WELCOME STAKES RECORD Top juvenile Major Mark produced a houdini magic act along the sprint lane to win a dramatic $80,000 “Stallion Station” NZ Welcome Stakes at Addington on Friday April 15. The speedy Art Major colt was all dressed up with nowhere to go three back on the markers turning for…
DetailsBETTOR’S STRIKE GALLANT 2ND IN EASTER CUP Sleepy Tripp, after tracking Bettor’s Strike on the outer over the last 1300m, had the last say to win the $80,000 The Stallion Station Easter Cup at Addington on Saturday, April 3. Last year’s NZ Derby winner again showed class for Rolleston co-trainer-driver Mark Purdon to grab the…
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