HECTORJAYJAY UPSETS STABLEMATE LENNYTHESHARK IN MILE Master trainer David Aiken pulled off the ultimate big-race success when he trained the quinella in Sunday’s $A100,000 TABCORP.COM.AU Len Smith Mile at Tabcorp Park Menangle (June 26, 2016). The only problem was it wasn’t quite the way punters expected it to go. Aiken’s up and comer Hectorjayjay ($10.10), finished like a train to swamp odds-on favourite Lennytheshark ($1.40 favourite) by 1.2m, with Ohoka Punter ($7) a fighting third 7.1m further way. The winner rated a slashing 1:50.5, confirming the huge wraps that Aiken had placed on the five-year-old gelding, who is now bound …
Ex-Overport pacer upsets in G3 Wondai’s Mate Pace
GLENFERRIE HOOD UPSETS IN GROUP THREE AT ALBION PARK Glenferrie Hood, sold out of the Overport Lodge stable of Mark Jones after qualifying at Ashburton as a 2YO in March 2012, scored an upset win in the $A30,000 Wondai’s Mate Pace at Albion Park, Brisbane, on Saturday, June 25. Now six, the Christian Cullen gelding was racking up his 21st win in Australia, taking his earnings over $A200,000. He had raced earlier in West Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, before transferring to the Queensland stables of Vicky Rasmussen last month. Having his his fourth start in Queensland, he was …
MARLBOROUGH HRC, Sunday, June 26
MARLBOROUGH HRC, Sunday, June 26 Race 4: GLENFERRIE CLASSIC (2, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2300m: “Did everything right the first day. Its a step up but hopefully she’ll handle it.” Race 5: KOWHAI MONARCH (11, Samantha Ottley), 2700m std: “Won good the first day. Back 10m but with the right luck could win again.”
Glenferrie Classic confirms royal pedigree
GLENFERRIE CLASSIC DELIVERS AT SIXTH START Glenferrie Classic, aided by spreaders in front for a touch more width on the first day of the Marlborough winter meeting at Waterlea, Blenheim, on Friday, June 24, 2016, confirmed the potential she’d shown for trainer Mark Jones. She delivered with a maiden victory at her sixth start in The Hits & Wairau Covers Maiden Mobile Pace. The royally-bred daughter of champion sire Bettor’s Delight and 2005 New Zealand Cup winning mare Mainland Banner (1:55.1, 17 wins from 22 starts & $684,579) had shown she would win races but had made a couple of …
FORB-AUCK-MARLB. HRC, June 23-24
FORBURY PARK TC, Thursday, June 23 Race 7: REALLY DESIRABLE (1, Blair Orange), mob. 2200m: “Drawn good again and is an each-way chance.” AUCKLAND TC, Friday, June 24 Race 4: AYMAR (1, Brent Mangos), mob. 2200m: “We have made more gear changes hoping it helps her get around the first best. If she does things right she should be very hard to beat.” MARLBOROUGH HRC, Friday, June 24 Race 2: GLENFERRIE CLASSIC (1, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2300m: “Drawn well and with luck in the running and no mistakes she’s a winning chance.” Race 4: KOWHAI MONARCH (10, Samantha Ottley), UR …
Injury sidelines Saveapatrol again
SPLIT PASTERN DERAILS SAVEATROL CUP CAMPAIGN Top lightly-raced pacer Saveapatrol has been ruled out of New Zealand Cup contention for the second year running. Burnham trainer Mark Jones said the horse was making great progress in training on the comeback trail, then split a hind pastern last Saturday. “His tendon had scanned up fine but the bad luck has continued,” Mark said. “He’ll get the pastern screwed on Tuesday, so his cup campaign is over and he’ll be out for at least three months,” he said. Its another untimely setback for Saveapatrol, his trainer, and owner Grant Hatton. At only …
FORB-AUCK-RANGIORA HRC, June 16-19
FORBURY PARK TC, Thursday, June 16 Race 4: REALLY DESIRABLE (1, Blair Orange), mob. 2200m: “Raced well Forbury last start. Should be a good each-way chance from the draw.” AUCKLAND TC, Friday, June 17 Race 1: AYMAR (9, Zac Butcher), mob. 2200m: “Racing good and just looking for the right run to pick up a maiden.” RANGIORA HRC, Sunday, June 19 Race 4: ITZ RISKY BUSINESS (2, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2600m: “Won his lead-up trial at Rangiora last week good enough and should be a chance from the draw.” Race 8: PERISSA (1, Samantha Ottley), 2600m std: “Needed the run …
NELSON HRC-HR WAIKATO, Sunday, June 12
NELSON HRC, Sunday, June 12 Race 3: GLENFERRIE CLASSIC (8, Samantha Ottley), 2400m std: “She’s good enough to win it providing she does everthing right but she’s going through a stage at the moment. She’ll come good in time.” Race 5: KOWHAI MONARCH (8, Samantha Ottley), UR 1, 20m, 3000m std: “Went good on Friday and in the same type of field can win again.” Race 7: CORINGA DELIGHT (3, Wayne Higgs) & CROFT BAY (16, Samantha Ottley), UR 1, 10m, 2400m std: “Coringa Delight could be some place value if she settles handy.” “Croft Bay dug deep on Friday. …
Sam Ottley moves to 30 for season
WINNING TREBLE AT NELSON MOVES SAM TO 30 FOR SEASON A winning treble for Overport Lodge driver Samantha Ottley on the first day at Nelson on Friday, June 10, brought up 30 wins for the season. The Harness Jewels 4YO Diamond-winning reinsman has continued her top Cambridge Jewels victory form behind Rocker Band from last Saturday. Following on with a win behind fellow Overport runner Smoke N Fire at Ashburton on Monday, she notched a winning double with other Mark Jones-trained stablemates, Croft Bay and Kowhai Monarch, at Nelson. For good measure, Sam also reined 43-to-one outsider Feel Real to …
Rocker Band to extend career next season
ROCKER BAND TO TARGET QUEEN OF HEARTS IN DECEMBER Harness Jewels 4YO Diamond winner Rocker Band will be given the chance to extend her race career next season. Gold Coast owner Greg Brodie is keen for the impeccably-bred daughter of Rocknroll Hanover and 2005 New Zealand Cup winner Mainland Banner (1:55.1, 17 wins from 22 starts for $684,579) to contest further feature mares races. “With a change in handicapping it may save her,” said Burnham trainer Mark Jones. “She’s spelling now. We’ll we’ll see if we are ready for NZ Cup week racing but will target the Queen Of Hearts …