The 4th day of the new season and R1 at Maryborough on Monday is a 2yo
Solesseo Matuca is a half bro to Youaremy Sunshine
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MHC04012107
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The 4th day of the new season and R1 at Maryborough on Monday is a 2yo
Solesseo Matuca is a half bro to Youaremy Sunshine
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MHC04012107
Damien Burns was rightfully suspended for taking the legs of poor Ozzie Joy when taking the fav to the lead. Not the experience you want for your 2yo in its first ever race.
The fav first of all seemed to think it was a 690m race, wanting to pull up at the winning post the first time, and then only seemed to race truly whenever anything drew alongside him. I got the impression that he was coming back at his stablemate who headed him along the sprint lane
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MHC04012107
No replay up so maybe leave it until tomorrow if you want to have a look
There cannot be many ready yet as the Geelong field for tomorrow night is down to 4 - all of whom ran at Maryborough
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GEC13012106
http://www.harnesslink.com/Internati...eason-underway
They're racing in NZ too
I am guessing that Jonny Turner is not old enough to know that it is Mitsi not Misti
Edit: Although it should really be Mitzi, surprising they didn't use a Z as her dam is Czanyi
Edit 2: Brilliant naming actually as I now note that Mitzi's real name is Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
If the filly is anything like her namesake she'll be a really good sort with an extraordinarily long career!
Beautifully worded Trev
A good night for Pet Rock at Kilmore as he quinellaed the 2yo with the 2nd placer coming wide from last just as impressive as the winner who led but was very green. Nevertheless the time was a very respectable 1.56.9
Apparently the 'mexicans' from across the border pulled off a bit of a plunge
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#KIC28012105
As yet Pet Rock has not set the world on fire here or overseas and after his number of mares fell away he is now only available via Imp Semen
We have become accustomed to seeing a trainer almost monopolize a race field - think Stewart, Yole, ...
Well you can add Butt&Smith to that list
But more unusual is the fact that the Strides as owners have 6/7 runners in the 2yo at Ballarat on Thursday
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC18022105
Allwood Stud/Peter Anderson over here in WA has had a couple of entire fields down in Albany. With West Bred/Double West Bred/Owner/Breeder etc bonuses, he gets about $20k per race (for $7500 prize money)
Some fast 2yos going around WA at the moment too. Quite a few 1.56's, a 1.55 I think I saw too.
A super win by Mister Rea (Pet Rock x Just Glenburn) in the Sapling Stakes in 1.52.1
I would love to see head on footage of the start, I don't think I have seen a horse so far in front but fail to find the pegs
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#PCM06032105
Mister Rea's sire Pet Rock is only available by Imp Semen now, after being well patronized in his few season here. He has not set the world on fire with only two $100k+ performers with his best being Rockin Marty ($160k) who beat Lochinvar Art in a 3yo Breeders Final
His first crop are now 5yo's. He hasn't gone much better in the United States either with Sectionline Bigry being his standout having earnt $572,000 and gone 1.48.1
Borntoboom is in R3 at Ballarat on Thursday
It is by the so-so Betterthancheddar and the first to the races for 20yo mum who hails from a very ordinary family
But none of us will be surprised if he wins because he is in the Stewart stable and generally that means he must be a winner
The well performed Solesseo Matuca is in the race
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC18032107
Only 30min or less between races at Ballarat but 1˝hrs home in the dark is out of the question
Kilmore for the fillies only tomorrow sees the first of Guaranteed's to race
Guaranteed Secret is from the good broodmare Secret Bonus
The race also sees the debut of Beach Memories who is from the very good juvenile and now proven broodmare Distant Memory who won two Gp1's in a career that only spanned a 2&3yo season
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#KIC22032107
It is a big debut ask but a couple of first starters in the Shakamaker at Melton on Saturday are bred to succeed
Luvbite = Betting Line x Mach and Me (star Juvenile)
Sorrento = Somebeachsomewhere x Morton Plains (3yo Vicbred Final)
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MXM03042107
Looking at tonight's 2yo I was looking at Lightning Dan's last start 7th which led me to watch the Bathurst Gold Crown again
Pet Rock quinellaed the race. I had been thinking the Mister Rea may have just been a freak (although he has a very credible dam who finished 3rd in a Gold Bracelet) but it was a good run by Masquerading who has run 2nd to him in 3 of her 4 starts
Pet Rock's Australian foals fell from over 100 for 3 seasons to just 43 last year BUT maybe he is just about to shine
(this thread is becoming the Mister Rea fan club - I just noticed posts 7,11&12 are about him too)
The Allwood heats at Globe Derby tonight
A Stewart first starter in each heat
R6 Smart Man is a half bro to Phoenix Prince (8.28 AEST)
R7 Encipher who is a Captaintreacherous (8.57)
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GDC08052110
Smart Man was a Naughty Boy
but the Encipher - Doug's Diva race was a cracking contest
$200k NZ Standardbred Million for the C&Gs at Addington at 7.40pm AEST (Formerly know as the PGG Wrightson Yearling Sales0
https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs...017-race-11-dl
Field consists of 7 Bettors, 3 Arts, 2 Captain and 1 Sweet Lou
$200k race but Sky could not squeeze it in on either channel, poor scheduling by HRNZ
Apparently it running late was due to the race before but nevertheless its original time was the same as a Shep race. You would have thought that for such a big race, Sky could have done better - even if it meant a split screen with a bloody dog race
The All Stars domination continues under the name of Hayden Cullen - making up half the field they control the way the race is run
The winner Akuta was far too good considering the moves he made early
https://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gws/ws/r/...rSite&Arg=TRUE
Akuta is the stand-out colt in NZ this season. You too, Kev, could have owned him had you stumped up the necessary $170k at the yearling sales. And, yes, Hayden Cullen had six runners because former All Stars owners have stuck fat with him and he has repaid their faith. One of those owners is a part-owner of Akuta - Mark Purdon.
Wow did he really go for that. He must be an amazing looking athlete because a quick look does not reveal anything on the dam side. As you will see below the dam was unraced and she had not had much time to produce anything special before Akuta went through the ring. So you look at the 2nd dam but we have the same story there
https://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gws/ws/r/...rSite&Arg=TRUE
He is indeed an amazing looking athlete. A relative of mine was very keen on him having looked at him as a foal and a few weeks before the sale. Got a bit hot in the $ department.
Avana (previous foal) would have no trouble handing out regular spankings to her age and sex at Melton.
Trev, are you saying they have several fillies better than Ladies In Red (and Tough Tilly)?
The final was another good contest between these two. Doug's Diva was in the death this time and put it to Encipher the whole way, maybe she doesn't like cover because you would have thought that after softening the fav up, Danielle Hill may have taken some cover on her back, what with the two of them being well clear of the rest of the field from the get-go and knowing that Encipher did not lack toughness after sitting outside her last time. Maybe they thought they could worry her out of it due to her inexperience - it would however have been interesting to see if Doug's Diva had more zip
With the heat last week being her first ever start it is amazing to think that Encipher's time was only 1 sec off the Open Tk Rec
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GDC15052106
The fields are out for the Gp1 $150k NZ Sires Stakes 2yo C&G on Friday (and the Oaks)
https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs...s/052132fd.htm
The same quinella in the Sires Stakes as there was in the Millions. Akuta from stablemate Cosmic Major, after Cosmic carted Akuta up to the death it was a bit more of a sprint home this time with the last Q run in 26.4
https://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gws/ws/r/...rSite&Arg=TRUE
Bettors In The Spotlight won the Gp1 Diamond Classic for fillies at GP last night
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GPM28052101
How the harness world has changed
A 2yo goes 1.54 at Bendigo in her first start and gets beat
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BNC03062107
No replays up at Bendigo tonight but just watched it on TAB app
I don't think Kate would have gone so early if she could have it over again
The Gp1 $100k Pearl on Friday looks a very even field
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GPM11062101
Betting Line has 3 in the race and the two off the front line have big chances
His Whataretheodds is actually co-favourite with The Miki Taker and although I only watched the heats, I cannot come at Miki as he did not look to have any early speed
When you're that tough all you need is enough speed to land the death!
5th, 6th, 7th for Betting Line
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GPM11062101
Yankee Rockstar sires his first winner from his first starter
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=SP180621
Wonderful To Fly's victory in the Gp1 Westwood Classic last night would have moved Fly Like An Eagle up to 2nd place on the 2yo sires table
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GPM25062101
On Monday Swingband had his first start and rated 1.54.2 at Pinjara winning by 15m under his own steam
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#PAC05072101
He is being asked to back up 4 days later in the $125k Golden Slipper
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#GPM09072101
But with the pole again he may be able to pay back his purchase price
http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=48813