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  HOLME FIRE UPSETS FAVOURITE Holme Fire, a sister to Inter Dominion hope Pembrook Benny (1:53.6), booked a place in the $170,000 Magness Benrow NZ Sires Stakes Final at Auckland on May 6 after a top debut win in the $18,000 Heat at Rangiora on Wednesday, March 23. “She has kept getting better,” said Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones. “I can’t fault her. If she had disappointed me she would have gone to the paddock but she’s stepped up every time and thats all I can ask,” he said. Mark booked Anthony Butt for the drive after paying up with …

  OVERPORT LODGE RUNNERS SETTLE FOR SECOND Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones was pleased with the debut runnerup effort of P-Forty-Seven filly Glenferrie Magic behind unbeaten Dancing Diamonds in the Group Three “American Ideal” Stakes at the Cheviot meeting at Rangiora on Sunday, March 6. Mark made the most of the one barrier leading up, then getting pressured for the lead from the 800m to the home turn. Dancing Diamonds, parked before gaining a breather behind the improving Here We Go Again beginning the final 800m, cruised home to make it four from four for the Mark Purdon/Grant Payne-trained daughter …

  CHANGES TO INTER CONDITONS & OTHER RACES   Following the devastating earthquake in Christchurch on February 22, 2011, a number of changes have been made to the 2011 Inter Dominion and the placement of other feature races. The PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales Series Fillies Pace – $175,000 will be hosted by the Rangiora HRC on Wednesday March 30, 2011. The following NZ Metropolitan TC features will have date changes, with an announcement of these likely later this week with regard to the following: Canterbury Country Cups Final3yo Flying Stakes (Group 2), NZ Derby (Group 1), 2YO Welcome Stakes …

  GLENFERRIE MAGIC SHARP IN TUESDAY TRIAL Promising juvenile filly Glenferrie Magic was sharp over the closing stages to win at the Motukarara trials on Tuesday, March 1. The daughter of P-Forty-Seven and Time Flies pleased Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones with her strong finish to beat Star Of Isis. She ran the mobile 2200m in a leisurely 2:54.2 (2:07.4 mile rate), but the leaders picked up the pace over their final 400m in 28.7s. Glenferrie Magic has drawn the ace in Sunday’s $25,000 “American Ideal” Stakes, a Group Three two-year-old filllies feature, formerly known as the NZ Leonard Memorial …

DAY TWO CHRISTCHURCH DETAILS Sales details from the Day Two of the NZ Premier Yearling Sales in Christchurch on February 22, 2011, were: 173 HIGHVIEW STANDARDBREDS LTD: “Unamed” (B c Jereme’s Jet-Take Her Easy Tiger), CRAN DALGETY, WEST MELTON, $40,000. 174 STUDHOLME BLOODSTOCK: Dream Ticket (B c Washington VC-Take Wing), ATHERTON FARM, $8000. 175 G A IGGO: Batini (B f Bettor’s Delight-Tamarind), Buy Back, $15,000. 176 BON-ACCORD FARM: Sheza Bright Star (Br f Jereme’s Jet-Tammy Franco), GARETH DIXON, AUCKLAND, $22,000. 177 BROMAC LODGE LTD: Toscana Bromac (B f McArdle-Tanisa Bromac), J T BEST, $31,000. 178 D BROWN: VIENNA EYRE (B …

MARK BEGINS BREAK-IN PROCESS   Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones and his staff are to begin the breaking in process of up to eight yearlings secured by stable clients at the PGG Wrightson Sales Of The Sales in Auckland and Christchurch in late February. “I’m getting three from Auckland, the Christian Cullen-Elect To Live filly, the Quite Easy-Chiola’s Lass filly and the Sundon colt from Rock N Rhonda,” he said. Mark said Victorian trainer Craig Demmler is getting an Art Major-Hot Shoe Shuffle filly and another by Falcon Seelster, purchased by major owner Peter Chambers. The remaining Overport Lodge purchases …