OASIS DREAM DELIVERS FROM OUTSIDE GATE AT AUCKLAND Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones kept the wins coming with his South Auckland-based team when Oasis Dream scored at Alexandra Park on Friday, June 20. Now with 55 wins for the season, the growing north team will be boosted with the arrivals of Saveapatrol and Zakspatrol for racing at Alexandra Park next Friday. Oasis Dream had to overcome the outside front row draw in C1-3 Trucks & Tyres Race Night Fri 17 July Mobile Pace at the Franklin Trotting Club’s racenight. With three scratchings inside him reducing the front row to five, …
MARLBOROUGH HRC, Sunday, June 21
MARLBOROUGH HRC, Sunday, June 21 Race 4: ZENA MAC (7, Wayne Higgs), mob. 2300m: “No luck Friday but made ground when it was all over. A chance with the right luck.” Race 6: REKLAW SUPREME (11, Wayne Higgs), 2, 10m, 2300m std: “Was always too far back on Friday but looking for improvement dropping back to a C1-2 race for the second day.” Race 9: ALL DELIGHT (6, Craig Thornley), fr, 3200m std: “Just beaten Friday and backs up well. Should be a good each-way chance if she can race handy to the pace again.” Race 10: EXPRESSO MARTINI (11, …
Someardensomewhere nears Met multiplier
SOMEARDENSOMEWHERE TWO RACES FROM MET BONUS Someardensomewhere, who appreciated a drop in grade to score for Overport Lodge employee and amateur driver Phil “Prop” Anderson at Addington on June 12, is nearing a $7500 Met Multiplier bonus reward. “He will race for a few more starts at Addington to get the bonus and then have good break as hasn’t had one in a while,” said trainer Mark Jones. “He’ll come back and be better after a break.” Someardensomewhere, who returned to winning form at his third start since transferring to the Jones stable, was having his 13th start at Addington …
FORB-MARLB-FRANKLIN TC, June 18-19
FORBURY PARK TC, Thursday, June 18 Race 10: MARITIME ARDEN (7, Robbie Close), mob. 2200m: “She’s racing good and with luck can win again.” MARLBOROUGH HRC, Friday, June 19 Race 3: POWER BOLT (9, Blair Orange), mob. 2300m: “Will need luck from a horrid draw but seems well and raced good last week.” Race 4: ZENA MAC (7, Wayne Higgs), mob. 2300m: “Racing great and always a chance.” Race 6: ZAKSPATROL (8, Blair Orange), 1, 10m & REKLAW SUPREME (9, Wayne Higgs), 2, 10m, 2300m std: “This race sets up ok for Zakspatrol and a good winning hope.” “Reklaw Supreme is racing …
Top pacer given solid Addington trial
SAVEPATROL CONFIRMED FOR AUCKLAND AFTER TRIAL Class pacer Saveapatrol did everything asked of him in cool conditions on a drying track at the Addington trials on Monday, May 15. With two Rangiora workouts under his belt in this preparation, the Christian Cullen gelding was given a slightly more searching run, despite having only two rivals for company in the C1 and faster pace. After trailing three back from his 40m handicap, driver Blair Orange sent him forward in the open at the 600m for a strong final section. He ran clear of pacemaker True Legend (front), and trailer Florin (20m), …
AUCK-ADDINGTON-OAMARU HRC, June 7-9
AUCKLAND TC, Friday, June 7 Race 3: KOWHAI MONARCH (3, Blair Orange) & LANDORA’S GIRL (6, Mark), 2200m std: “Kowhai Monarch went massive last week but was disqualified so with good manners is top three chance.” “Landora’s Girl missed away but if she does things right she is a definite hope.” Race 4: OASIS DREAM (8, Michael Blakemore), mob. 2200m: “Going to find it tough from a bad draw.” Race 5: REAL TORQUE (SCR). Race 6: SUNOFLINDENNY (3, Mark), mob. 1700m: “Mobile a question but distance suits and a place chance.” Outside drive Race 7: VICE CONSUL (7), UR 1, …
Saveapatrol scheduled to race on June 26
TRIAL NEXT WEEK, THEN AUCKLAND RACE ON JUNE 26 Saveapatrol pleased driver Regan Todd with is second Rangiora workout since coming off a long layoff on Wednesday, June 10. Last year’s Auckland Cup placegetter was untroubled to come off a 40m handicap to beat Usain Colt (20m) and That’s Hunting Pink (40m) in a 2600m workout. He paced the 2600m in 3:23.1, the leaders quickening over their last 800m in 56.6s and final 400m in 27.3s. A week earlier Saveapatrol ran home nicely for a head second to fellow 40m backmarker Cyclone Kiwi first-up in a similar 2600m Rangiora workout. …
NELSON HRC, Sunday, June 7
NELSON HRC, Sunday, June 7 Race 8: ZENA MAC (4, Wayne Higgs), mob. 2400m: “Raced good again the first day and always a chance.” Race 9: ZAKSPATROL (3, Blair Orange) & REKLAW SUPREME (4, Wayne Higgs), 3000m std: “Zakspatrol raced as expected in the C1 the first day. He’s up in grade again but should go an honest race.” “Reklaw Supreme could be some place value if he gets a good run without doing too much work.” Race 10: ALL DELIGHT (6, Craig Thornley), mob. 1609m: “Went good on Friday but couldn’t run down the leader. She’ll be …
Good day for Overport Lodge and Hatton family
FRIDAY NELSON AND AUCKLAND WINS FOR STABLE Overport Lodge trainer Mark Jones advanced to 52 wins for the season with a winning double on the first day of the Nelson winter meeting, and another at Auckland, on Friday, June 5. Adding to the day’s success, Woodend Beach stable foreman picked up a deserved win with Sandvik Star at Nelson, and was the caretaker trainer of upset mares mile winner Whyamibettor from Overport starter All Delight. Mark scored back-to-back Nelson training wins reining front-running hot favourite Pomme Roy to a comfortable win in the C1 Reefton Trotting Club Mobile Pace. He …
NELSON HRC-AUCKLAND TC, Friday, June 5
NELSON HRC, Friday, June 5 Race 4: ZENA MAC (3, Wayne Higgs), mob. 2400m: “Racing good and a place chance.” Race 7: POMME ROY (1, Mark), mob. 2400m: “Racing great from the good draw looks my best of the day.” Race 8: ZAKSPATROL (3, Blair Orange), 2400m std: “Big run last week and on that form he’s a big chance.” Race 9: REKLAW SUPREME (3, Wayne Higgs), 2400m std: “Fresh-up but always a chance in these fields.” Race 10: ALL DELIGHT (6, Craig Thornley), mob. 1609m: “Trialling good. The mile is not ideal but she has got to be hard …