Racing: Success for Pitman
Racing: Success for Pitman
Trainer Michael Pitman is of a mind to back up Coup Align at Caulfield next Saturday after a win in the $A75,000 Apache Cat Classic at Cranbourne yesterday.
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Racing: Anzac Star has thrived
Racing: Anzac Star has thrived
Anzac Star has thrived since his last-start maiden win, auguring well for his chance at the Otago meeting tomorrow.
Racing: A favourable barrier draw
Racing: A favourable barrier draw
Kotare Yaakov could capitalise on a fakavourable barrier draw to win the final heat of the Sires' Stakes at Addington tomorrow night.
Racing: Mr Chrome shines in cup
Racing: Mr Chrome shines in cup
Mr Chrome, who has three screws in a leg after splitting a pastern, won the $15,000 Riverton Cup at Ascot Park yesterday.
Racing: Taggart setting Toro for Riccarton
Racing: Taggart setting Toro for Riccarton
Toro, the winner of two of his four starts, has been set for a rating 75 1200m race on the first day of the New Zealand Cup meeting on Saturday week.
Racing: Anvils Best Ever sets track record
Racing: Anvils Best Ever sets track record
Anvils Best Ever took 3.5sec off the track record for 3200m when he eclipsed the opposition in 3.59.7 in the Tuapeka Cup at Forbury Park yesterday.
Record time to Jumpforjoy
Record time to Jumpforjoy
Jumpforjoy set a track record for all ages when she won the heat of the Sires' Stakes Fillies series for 3yr-olds in a 1.55.8 mile rate for 1700m (mobile) at Forbury Park yesterday.
Great weekend for McKay
Great weekend for McKay
Peter McKay, the Matamata trainer, was in dazzling form at the weekend. He won feature races at Trentham and Riccarton, where he was successful with four starters.
McKay won the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham on Saturday with Antonio Lombardo. He has also won that race with Clifton Prince (2003), Alamosa (2006) and Vincent Mangano (2007).
Racing: Hoofit has firmed
Racing: Hoofit has firmed
Hoofit has firmed in favour for the Wellington Guineas at Trentham tomorrow with the scratching of Jimmy Choux.
Racing: Five winners for Dunn
Racing: Five winners for Dunn
Dexter Dunn provided the star turn at Winton yesterday when he drove five winners, including Mossdale Allan, who ran the fastest time of 1.54.6 on the 10-race card of mile races.
Racing: Instant return for owners
Racing: Instant return for owners
El Chico gave his new owners an instant return when he won the Ashburton Cup yesterday.
Racing: Stakes race next for Santos
Racing: Stakes race next for Santos
Santos will be given his chance in the listed Canterbury Stakes after an impressive maiden win at Wingatui yesterday.
Racing: Purdon garners another cup win
Racing: Purdon garners another cup win
Mark Purdon added a Methven Cup to his list of wins when Ohoka Dallas ran out 3000m strongly yesterday.
Racing: I Am Legend to keep racing in NZ
Racing: I Am Legend to keep racing in NZ
I Am Legend, who won at Forbury Park on Thursday night when having his first race, was bought a month ago by Barry Devereux, of Perth.
Racing: Features may go Bakers' way
Racing: Features may go Bakers' way
Bakup and Alagant Satin give Cambridge trainers Murray and Bjorn Baker a strong hand in feature races at Hawera tomorrow.
Racing: What Ever syndicate repeats success
Racing: What Ever syndicate repeats success
Franco Ledger gave his owners, the What Ever syndicate and trainer-driver Hamish Hunter, a repeat result of nine years ago when he won the heat of the Sires' Stakes at Forbury Park last night.
Racing: Time Keeper back in blinkers
Racing: Time Keeper back in blinkers
Time Keeper, a proven performer over 1600m, is back in blinkers for the Matamata Cup over that distance tomorrow.
Racing: Class of Thumpem to tell
Racing: Class of Thumpem to tell
The class of Thumpem could prevail in the heat of the Sires' Stakes for 3yr-olds at Forbury Park tonight.
Racing: Trotter demolishes record
Racing: Trotter demolishes record
Springbank Richard slashed 6.2sec off the race record of champion Lyell Creek when he won the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup for the second successive year at Motukarara yesterday.
Racing: Change of fortunes for Moore
Racing: Change of fortunes for Moore
A win on Peyow Peyow at Ascot Park yesterday was a triumph over adversity for apprentice Brittany Moore.