REEFTON TC, Sunday, March 6 Race 9: FAIR DINKUM BROMAC (3, Bob Butt), 2600m std: “Ran on ok on Friday. Its a strong field but upset place if he can stay handy.”
Delightful Memphis heading south
DELIGHTFUL MEMPHIS FOR GROUP THREE SOUTH FEATURE Delightful Memphis, impressive debut winner of the Group Three Leonard Memorial at Addington last Sunday, will chase back-to-back Group Three victories on Saturday week. Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones is sending her south for the $25,000 Caduceus Club Of Southland/Nevele R Stakes (mobile 2200m) at the Northern Southland feature meeting at Invercargill on March 12. The Bettor’s Delight-Memphis Melody filly turned around the harness racing fortunes around of cricket celebrity Simon Doull with her debut win at the Cheviot meeting. Mr Doull, a former NZ Black Cap and these days a Sky TV …
Rocker Band wins sharp Auckland workout
ROCKER BAND BEATS HUGHIE GREEN IN WORKOUT Classy Overport Lodge mare Rocker Band will be looking to end an unplaced run of four previous Auckland starts in the $20,000 Charles Roberts NISBA Stakes Mare Pace on Friday nihgt. Rocker Band dispelled any thoughts she isn’t as comfortable right-handed at Alexandra Park with a smart workout win at Auckland last Saturday, February 27. “Mango (Brent Mangos) was rapt the way she trialled,” said trainer Mark Jones. Rocker Band over-raced when beaten into third in the Group Two Premier Mares Championship at Addington on February 12 but was relaxed three and four …
FORB-WESTPORT-AUCKLAND, March 3-4
FORBURY PARK TC, Thursday, March 3 Race 5: DANKE (1, Samantha Ottley), 2700m std: “Good race for him and if does things right a place chance again.” WESTPORT TC, Friday, March 4 Race 6: FAIR DINKUM BROMAC (14, Mark), mob. 2600m: “No luck last week and grass suits. Could be an upset place chance.” Race 7: SANDOVAL (4, Mark), 2600m std: “Is racing great. This is a big step up but his grass form is good and he has trained on.” Race 8: FRANCO EXETER (5, Wayne Higgs), mob. 2600m: “Trialled good on Saturday and is a winning show.” Race …
Owners taste Group 3 success within week
DELIGHTFUL MEMPHIS DELIVERS FOR GROUP OF OWNERS Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones has kicked a goal for a group of owners, some of whom only entered the ownership of Delightful Memphis five days before her debut Group 3 win in the $25,000 ‘Sweet Lou’ Leonard Memorial Stakes at Addington on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Spokesman Pete Smith, who shares in the ownership with wife Debra, was thankful for the opportunity to race Delighful Memphis with Wayne Higgs, cricket commentator and former Black Caps NZ cricket representative Simon Doull, and other shareholders, Sir Loins Ltd, Kaysan Farming Ltd, and BM & …
NSW Oaks, Derby, & Bohemia Crystal to Allstars
DREAM SUCCESS FOR RASMUSSEN IN NSW OAKS Star reinswoman Natalie Rasmussen nominated (Our) Dream About Me as her ‘dream’ drive on a big Miracle Mile day program at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Sunday, February 28, 2016. And so it proved as the daughter of Bettors Delight toyed with her rivals for a devastating 9.6m win over Dodolicious and Art Mistress in the $A200,000 Form 700 NSW Oaks, the first of many Group Ones on the day. Rasmussen suggested the only thing that could beat the Mark Purdon-trained (Our) Dream About Me was bad luck in the fillies’ feature. Still the …
Have Faith In Me Australasia’s fastest
HAVE FAITH IN ME RUNS RECORD 1:47.5 IN MIRACLE MILE 1:47.5 . . . and Have Faith In Me! . . . .Remember that time and don’t forget that name because we’ll be talking about them for generations. That was the time four-year-old budding Kiwi superstar Have Faith In Me recorded in winning the $A750,000 SEW Eurodrive Miracle Mile at Tabcorp Park, Menangle, on Sunday, February 28. It was a track record too, breaking Adore Me’s Australasian record 1:47.7 set in 2015. The only time harness racing fans were left guessing was at the finish when Have Faith In Me …
Mark ventures in Aus. yearling sales
TWO SYDNEY APG YEARLINGS SECURED FOR OVERPORT LODGE Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones extended his yearling stocks by venturing into the Australian Pacing Gold market at Randwick, Sydney, on Saturday, February 27, 2016. He secured two lots with strong NZ connections. They were a filly by Rock N Roll Heaven and the first foal from former classic-winning NZ filly 1:51.6 USA winner Joyfuljoy, for $65,000, and a Somebeachsomewhere colt from Trinny Bromac (Falcon Seelser-Tanisa Vance) for $47,000. Prepared by Matt Day, the Rock N Roll Heaven filly is eligible for the NSW Challenge, plus the Australasian Breeders Crown and Bathurst …
CHEVIOT HRC @ ADDINGTON, Sunday, February 27
CHEVIOT HRC @ ADDINGTON, Sunday, February 27 Race 4: ANIKA LINDENNY (4, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2600m: “Been a bit disappointing. Looking for break but can place.” Race 5: KOWHAI MONARCH (8, Craig Ferguson), mob. 1950m: “Mobile suits. Drawn bad but an each-way chance.” Race 9: LADY LAVRA (SCR) & DELIGHTFUL MEMPHIS (8, Blair Orange), mob. 2000m: “Memphis is a lovely filly I have a bit of time for. She’s drawn bad and has a lot to learn but her class will take her close.”
NZ METRO TC-AUCKLAND TC, Feb. 25-26
NZ METRO TC, Thursday, February 25 Race 3: FAIR DINKUM BROMAC (12, Samantha Ottley), mob. 2600m: “Should be an each-way chance in a C1 race with luck from the second row.” Race 9: SUNOFLINDENNY (17, Samantha Ottley), UR 2, 20m, 2600m std: “Racing good again but looking for a bit of luck off 20m.” AUCKLAND TC, Friday, Feburary 25 Race 3: REAL TORQUE (7, Blair Orange), mob. 2200m: “It’s a good race for her being a $30,000 with mostly C1’s and a C2 but not going to be easy from the wide draw.”