3.13.2013
Racing: Railway plans for Rouge
Jay Rooney|The West Australian|March 11, 2013|7:30 am
Connections of Pin Rouge are a step closer to realising their dreams of a tilt at the $1 million Railway Stakes after the frontrunning sprinter’s brave win in the $100,000 APH Contractors Bunbury Stakes (1400m) yesterday.
Pin Rouge gave trainer Kristy Casey the biggest win of her career and helped jockey William Pike notch a treble when he scored in the Listed feature.
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1.14.2013
Racing: Aussies hold aces in pacing game
The New Zealand Herald|14 Jan, 2013
An enthralling weekend started on a low with Gold Ace being pulled out of the Futurity at Cambridge on Friday night and ended with Australia holding the upper hand in the countdown to the Hunter Cup and Interdominions.
The major New Zealand contenders for those two great races who were supposed to further their cause over the weekend didn’t, while the big Australian players did…
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12.16.2012
Harnesslink |16 December 2012|
Betty goes back-to-back in Queen Of Hearts
The come-back is complete – and watch out Australasia’s best harness racing mares, Bettor Cover Lover is primed and back to her best. The 5-year-old Bettor’s Delight mare thrashed her 12 opponents in tonight’s (Friday December 14) Group One $100,000 Rosslands Queen Of Hearts Mobile for fillies and mares at Alexandra Park.
It was her second straight win in the $100,000 event for New Zealand’s best pacing mares. Last year she paced the 2200m mobile in 2:44.6. Tonight she won in a blistering 2:41.1.
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11.4.2012
Verdant strikes early blow for imports
Dwayne Dunn boots Verdant home at Flemington
High priced import claims Cup Day support staying race
The imported gallopers were to the fore early on the Emirates Melbourne Cup Day when Verdant won the $100,000 Lavazza Long Black (2800m).
The Robert Smerdon-trained English import made it back-to-back victories in his adopted homeland with a strong win in the 2800-metre event and continue to recoup the hefty price Smerdon paid for the son of Singspiel last year.
“We paid plenty of money, I think this hose was about 250,000 Guineas, which is probably closer to $400,000 Aussie, so he’s still got a way to go to make it all but he’s on the right track,” the Caulfield trainer said.
“We’ve taken a good while to get him fit and work him put, but he just keeps progressing. He didn’t really show his form until he got to a (staying) trip.”
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8.14.2010
ThoroughbredNews | August 14, 2010 | by Jeff Dore
On Saturday at Te Rapa racecourse in Hamilton, New Zealand warhorse Bulginbaah (10 B. G. Starjo – Lady Tristimus, by Tristimus) defied any burden brought on by age to win his third Foxbridge Plate.
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12.11.2009
Herald Sun | December 11, 2009 | by Adam Hamilton
KIWI pacer Bettors Strike zoomed along the sprint lane to deny local hero Smoken Up the biggest win of his career in the Victoria Cup at Melton’s Tabcorp Park.
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8.4.2009
Northern Territory News | by Gregor MacTaggart
DON’T you just love it when a plan comes together?
Michael Hickmott and Louis Paech certainly think so after the dynamic duo yesterday pulled off their second Darwin Cup coup in three years with former top-shelf stayer Activation at Fannie Bay.
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3.28.2009
Northern Territory News | Gregor MacTaggart
ALICE Springs is the next destination for emerging star Lucid Reflection following his latest demolition job at Fannie Bay yesterday.
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