MENANGLE NSW, Saturday, August 11 Race 1: WHITTAKER (SCR): “Been sold to America.” RANGIORA HRC, Sunday, August 12 Race 7: IMMORTAL CHANGE (8, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2000m: “Been disappointing and drawn bad, but I am a lot happier with her and give her a good chance.”
Whittaker sold to USA interests; The Bus spelling
WHITTAKER SOLD TO USA INTERESTS Whittaker, a $100,000 winner for the Mark Jones stable, was sold this week to follow the path of Delightful Memphis and do his future racing in North America. The Sportswriter-Anarchy entire leaves New South Wales with a 1:52.9 winning mark (1609m) at Menangle. Now five to NZ and North American time, Whittaker left NZ in October 2017 a winner of four from 12 starts for $31,068. After transferring to Menangle, he extended his earnings to $105,158 and his career record to 32 starts for 10 wins and 10 placings for Gold Coast owner, Greg Brodie. …
Big night out for Overport Lodge
NZ HARNESS NEWS, August 4, 2018 BIG NIGHT OUT FOR OVERPORT LODGE STAFF AT ADDINGTON Mark Jones and Sam Ottley stole the show on the opening night of the harness racing season at Addington on Friday night, but it was also fitting that with a Super Rugby Final next door 24 hours later that there was a distinct rugby flavour to some of their success. Jones trained three winners on the programme, with Ottley chipping in with three driving wins during the night – the perfect way for our leading female driver to celebrate her birthday. Ottley has a bit of a …
Some Excusesomewere in Queensland
SOME EXCUSESOMEWHERE TO RACE IN SUNSHINE STATE Some Excusesomewhere, who raced strongly for the Mark Jones stable at Blenheim in June, has been sold to race for the Pete McMullen stable in Queensland. “He will race though the grades there, then come to Sydney,” Mark said of the pacer, who turned five to NZ time this week. Some Excusesomewhere, who firstly raced in the south for Clark Barron, raced only three times for the Overport Lodge team for a win, a second and a luckless first-up run at Oamaru when checked out of the race. He won second-up for the …
Penrith-NZ Metro-Albion Park, Aug. 2-4
PENRITH NSW, Thursday, August 2 Race 3: GETARATTLEON (6, Chris Geary), mob. 2125m: “Drops back in grade from racing at Menangle and a strong chance.” NZ METRO TC, Friday, August 3 Race 1: MANINTHEMIRROR (7, Neil Munro) & JOEY MAGUIRE (11, Paul Wallace), mob. 2600m: “Maninthemirror has freshened up and a winning chance.” “Joey Maguire will need luck from the draw but is always competitive in this grade.” Race 3: IMMORTAL CHANGE (1, Samantha Ottley), HIS ROYAL HARNESS (8, Sheree Tomlinson) & BELLE OF BROOKLYN (11, Laura McKay), mob. 1980m: “Immortal Change is drawn to get the right run. Has …
‘Betty’ wins 2nd-up in USA
‘BETTY’ WINS SECOND-UP IN USA Overport Lodge mare Delightful Memphis has become a winner in three countries. The Bettor’s Delight-Memphis Melody mare won second-up in North America on Saturday (NZ time). She settled sixth from the six gate and unwound strongly to win by a length and a quarter in a $14,500 mares pace at Harrahs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1:51.4 (10ths). Racing as Delightfulmemphisn for the Richard “Nifty” Norman stable, she had finished well for a first-up third at the Meadowlands, New Jersey, on July 20 (race-timed in 1:51). She still holds the NZ 3YO fillies and open mares 2400m …
NZ Metro-Menangle-Albion Park, July 27-28
NZ METRO TC, Friday, July 27 Race 2: ROCKAHULA JOE (5, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Went well in the Breeders Crown Heat last week and an each-way chance.” Race 4: SI SI SENOR (6, Samantha Ottley), mob. 1980m: “Has come back a bit stronger and should keep improving.” Race 6: JOEY MAGUIRE (10, Laura McKay), 2600m std: “Battling away but looking for the right luck. Just looking for a win to pick up his Met Multiplier.” MENANGLE (NSW), Saturday, July 28 Race 2: WHITTAKER (7, KerryAnn Turner), mob. 1609m: “Form a bit mixed lately. Good enough to win but needs …
Menangle (NSW), Tuesday, July 24
MENANGLE (NSW), Tuesday, July 24 Race 6: GETARATTLEON (4, Chris Geary), mob. 1609m: “Battled away last week in a similar field. Has first four show again.”
Rangiora HRC, Sunday, July 22
RANGIORA HRC, Sunday, July 22 Race 4: IMMORTAL CHANGE (6, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2000m: “Got the shuffle up at Addington on Friday, but ran home really good. With the right luck, she should be an each-way chance.”
Tres Vite holds as favourite but spell likely
TRES VITE SCORES THIRD AUSTRALIAN WIN Tres Vite is likely to head the spelling paddock, despite holding off her rivals convincingly as a $2.60 favourite in a C1-2 pace at Albion Park, Brisbane, on Friday night. Burnham trainer, Mark Jones, in Brisbane to put the finishing touches on Tres Vite and The Bus during the Queensland winter carnival, says Tres Vite is looking for a let-up. “She actually went pretty good but now likely to head back to Aaron Goadsby’s farm for a spell in Sydney and have a month or so off,” Mark said. The big Bettor’s Delight-Tres Bien …