IMMORTAL CHANGE GETS MET MULTIPLIER ON THURSDAY Consistent Changover mare Immortal Change will be a winner, regardless of the outcome of the Hungry Horse Feed Supplies Mobile Pace, at Addington on Thursday, October 11. The great grand-daughter of champion mare Armalight will become the latest Mark Jones-trained winner of a $7000 Met Multiplier. This will be her 15th start within a 12-month rolling period at Addington, the minimum required to collect the bonus. She took care of the other proviso, winning a race at Addington during the last year, when she scored at the Christchurch metropolitan track on September 7. …
NZ METRO TC, GORE HRC, Oct. 11-13
NZ METRO TC, Thursday, October 11 Race 8: IMMORTAL CHANGE (3, Laura McKay), mob. 1980m: “Racing good and finding the line. Finds a tough race with Bettor’s Heart looking the winner but she is an upset place hope.” Mark’s outside drives Race 4: TRACKSAREFORTRAINS (1), mob. 2600m: “Drawn to take the short cuts.” Race 9: COOL CHANGES (8), mob. 1980m: “Got home good last week big tricky draw again.” GORE HRC, Saturday, October 13 Race 6: MY DESIGN (SCR) Race 9: HIS ROYAL HARNESS (3, Sheree Tomlinson), mob. 2200m: “Is only 50/50 to start (as of Wednesday night).”
NZ METRO TC, Friday, October 5
NZ METRO TC, Friday, October 5 Race 1: IMMORTAL CHANGE (3, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Racing good but this is a high-rated race so looking for luck.” Race 10: HIS ROYAL HARNESS (7, Sheree Tomlinson), mob. 2600m: “Was good fresh-up, and he needs the right run, but an upset hope with luck in running.” Mark’s outside drives Race 5: WAR MACHINE (5), 2600m std: “Meets a strong field but as long as he trots and settles, he won’t disgrace himself.” Race 8: COOL CHANGES (16), mob. 1980m: “:ooking for luck from a terrible draw.”
My Design solid in trial
MY DESIGN BRED TO WIN RACES My Design, a half-sister by Mach Three to former speedy Overport Lodge filly Twice The Delight (1:52.3, Aust), shaped solidly for the second week running when produced at the Rangiora trials on Wednesday, October 3. A three-year-old filly, My Design backed up her qualifying run for third at Rangiora a week earlier with a handy front-running win this week. She had her chance in the qualifier, after settling three and four back, then moving up to challenge on the home turn, but had to settle for a third, just over a length behind winner …
Itz Major Look for Queensland
ITZ MAJOR LOOK JOINING SOME EXCUSESOMEWHERE IN TURPIN STABLE Itz Major Look, a smart front-running winning favourite at Oamaru on Sunday, September 23, for the Mark Jones stable, is to do his future racing in Queensland. The three-year-old Art Major gelding, bred and raced for his two New Zealand starts by Justine McMeeking and Kurt McNamara, has been sold to clients of the Chantal Turpin (trainer) and Pete McMullen (driver) team. The Turpin stable have had a good early result with previous purchase, Some Excusesomewhere, who won for the second time in five Albion Park starts last Friday, winning from …
NZ METRO TC-BANKS PENINSULA TC, Sept 28-30
NZ METRO TC, Friday, September 28 Race 2: IMMORTAL CHANGE (14, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Is racing good. Gets as an easier grade race this week but looking for the right luck from the draw.” Race 7: HIS ROYAL HARNESS (5, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Has freshened up since racing last month. Will probably get back from the draw but an outside place show.” Mark’s outside drives Race 4: DIAMOND EDITION (9), mob. 2600m: “A half-sister to Ready For Takeoff but looking for improvement on her races last month.” Race 8: WAR MACHINE (8), 20m, 2600m std: “Just got too keen …
Five hundred yearlings for NZ Bloodstock sales
NZ HARNESS NEWS, September 25, 2018 FIVE HUNDRED YEARLINGS FOR NZ BLOODSTOCK SALES Five hundred yearlings are set to go under the hammer at New Zealand Bloodstock’s first series of new standardbred sales next year. The cross-code auction house has attracted the widespread support of the country’s standardbred yearling vendors since opening entries for its Karaka and Christchurch sales in February next year. New Zealand Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook said his staff were working through around 500 sales entries. That bumper number looks set to eclipse the total of 478 yearlings that were carded for last year’s yearling sales …
NZ METRO TC-OAMARU HRC, Sept. 20-23
NZ METRO TC, Thursday, September 20 Race 3: IMMORTAL CHANCE (8, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Racing good but up in grade and needs luck.” OAMARU HRC, Sunday, September 23 Race 3: ITZ MAJOR LOOK (1, Samantha Ottley), 2600m std: “Is better than his first-up run and expect an improved performance.” Race 7: MANINTHEMIRROR (8, Laura McKay), mob. 2600m: “Gets in suitable race and an outside upset chance.”
NZ METRO TC, Friday, September 14
NZ METRO TC, Friday, September 14 Outside drive Race 4: WAR MACHINE (3, Mark), mob. 2600m: “Tony Barron told me I hope I haven’t ruined your Friday night but I’ve put you down to drive War Machine! I drove the horse to run fifth in the 4 & 5YO Trotting Championship at Addington in March. He’s in a hard race but hopefully he’ll go good.” Race 6: ROBYN’S GEM (6, Sheree Tomlinson), mob. 2600m: “A good race for her providing she does things right but take on trust.” Race 8: IMMORTAL CHANGE (10, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “It was good …
Immortal Change proving bargain buy
IMMORTAL CHANGE STEP CLOSER TO MET MULTIPLIER BONUS Immortal Change, rewarded with a sit-sprint finish to win at Addington on Friday, September 7, has the aim of winning a $7000 Met Multiplier bonus for the Mark Jones stable. She’s had 10 starts at Addington since February, but this was her first win at Canterbury headquarters, after winning her maiden at Westport in March. The Multiplier is paid to any horse who has a minimum of 15 starts at Addington during a rolling 12-month period and has a win, or dead-heat, during the year. “I think Grant Smith (owner) paid only …