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Southland owner Brendan Fahy is on a roll this season and Franco Sinatra’s (Captaintreacherous) win in the Alabar Methven Cup today added to his impressive tally this season. “That Cup he won today is the sixth Cup I’ve won this season,” he said. Franco Sinatra has now won the Wyndham, Hannon and Methven Cups while […]
Cran Dalgety says Republican Party (Bettor’s Delight) is ready to go. “He’s as fit as we can get him so it’s just about going to the races. It’s not a gimme because he’s got Marketplace and It’s Tough there. He’s going to have to work for his money now, but he’s not showing any seven […]
“It was a hell of a buzz. I get excited when we win one race. So to win four, you don’t plan that,” said Cran Dalgety who trains in partnership with his wife Chrissie. Their two feature wins arrived in the $40,000 Group Three Sally-Ann Donnelly Hannon Memorial and the $20,000 Diamond Creek Farm/SBSR Juvenile […]
The country’s leading junior driver Carter Dalgety has a full book of drives for Sunday’s Hannon Memorial Day at Oamaru. Listen to his comments on each of his drives. Race Two: Aardie’s Memphis (Bettor’s Delight)-FR1 Race Three: KD Grins (Imperial Count)-FR 7 Race Four: Tour Party (Bettor’s Delight)-FR6 Race Seven: Marble Arch (Always B Miki)-FR1 […]
Cran Dalgety hopes Franco Sinatra (Captaintreacherous) won’t reach his peak in the Group Three Sally-Ann Donnelly Hannon Memorial on Sunday. The pacer goes into the New Zealand Cup lead-up following a slashing fifth in the recent New Brighton Cup at Addington. That outing was Franco Sinatra’s first since he was given a let-up following an […]
Mataura trainer Lyndon Bond is doing a great job with trotter Bullit Train (What The Hill). The six year old has been in the Bond stable since May after racing for most of his career for Ashburton trainer Terry McMillan. Bond now shares in the ownership of the gelding with McMillan and Patina Gaugler and […]
Just seven races are on the card at Ascot Park in Invercargill tomorrow and here are seven starters across the day well worth a look. Race One: Pyramid Mischief (Father Patrick) – driver Matty Williamson – UR1 Comment: Although she’s still on the Unruly, this three year old filly showed better manners when finishing second […]
Carter Dalgety’s defence of his New Zealand Junior Driver Championship title will soon be followed up by the sporting trip of a lifetime. Dalgety has a good book in the three juniors races at Alexandra Park tonight which start the series before four more races decide it at Ashburton on Sunday. Dalgety won the title […]
Swannanoa horseman Bronson Munro has a wider than usual smile on his dial last night. He made the call to buy recently qualified southern filly Easton Doll (Sweet Lou) from Gore trainer Brian Norman. “The beautiful thing about Brian is he’s no bullshit. He just said the horse wasn’t his cup of tea,” Munro said […]
Dragon Power (Fear The Dragon) got a run to suit at Ascot Park today and impressively won his sixth race. From barrier two driver Carter Dalgety settled Dragons Power four back on the outside. When Mr Cash Man started a three wide train inside the last 1000 metres, Dragon Power got onboard. As the field […]
The Invercargill Harness Racing Club is offering a nine-race card at Ascot Park tomorrow. See below, are six horses you might want to consider. Race Four: The Bricklayer (Art Major) – driver Peter Hunter (FR 7) Hasn’t raced since May and has been given one quiet workout (2nd) to fine tune for tomorrows race. Trained […]
Nearing the halfway point of the season, junior driver Hayden Douglas is sitting on sixteen wins. Last season he drove twenty eight winners and he’s hopeful of setting a new PB. “Picking up as many drives and building as many connections as I can is my main focus at the moment. It’s about building that […]
Two very good fillies fought out the finish in last night’s Pascoes the Jewellers Silk Road Final for fillies and mares at Addington. At the end of an action packed last 800 metres, the Cran and Chrissie Dalgety trained Adore Me (Downbytheseaside) had a nose advantage over a courageous Matty Williamson trained and driven Seeking […]
Cran and Chrissie Dalgety and their son Carter won three races at Ashburton yesterday with three very good horses. The royally bred Cherish Me (Downbytheseaside) got the Kentuckiana Lodge run started in the fourth race, beating Zarini by three and a half lengths and running the 1700 metres in 2-00.3 – a mile rate of 1-53.8. “She’s a filly we’ve had to wait on for quite a while. We broke her in […]
A handicap advantage of thirty metres on the favourite Tarragindi plus an astute drive by Carter Dalgety, got evergreen trotter Aveross Majesty (Majestic Son) home at Winton today. “The plan was to go to the front and keep them honest in behind. Carter drove him a treat and was able to rate him beautifully in […]
Today’s racing at Winton provided plenty of highlights. Now in her third season of training a small team, Mataura horsewoman Nicole Aitken trained her third winner today when Cash Is King (Captain Crunch) cleared maiden ranks. Driver Kerryn Tomlinson positioned Cash Is King four back on the inside but with a moderate pace being set […]
Canterbury pacer Devil Woman (Always B Miki) hung on to win the Subway Winton Two Year Old Mobile Pace at Winton today. The Cran and Chrissie Dalgety trained harness racing filly, in the hands of their son Carter was taken to the top before handing up to Mona Lisa. When Mona Lisa started to battle, […]
Roger That (Sweet Lou) who was bred and sold by galloping legend Graeme Rogerson, took out Group One harness racing honours at Ascot Park today in the closest of finishes. It took what seemed ages for the judge to make his call in the $100,000 Group One Diamond Creek Farm/SBSR Two Year Old Classic, but […]
Trainers Cran and Chrissie Dalgety look to have another quality two year old in Roger That (Sweet Lou) after the gelding won the Murray Gray Memorial at Winton today. “He got out the gate nice and there was no need to go too silly. We rolled along with pretty even fractions. The beauty about him […]
Hazel van Opzeeland has raced a lot of horses, many at the highest level. But she got a good amount of pleasure watching Gottagoodfeeling (Vincent) whom she bred, win the $40,000 Group Three Miki’s Deal Southern Two Year Old Fillies Classic at Winton yesterday. Gottagoodfeeling was pushed out early by driver Carter Dalgety before he […]
Southern Bred Southern Reared Marble Arch (Always B Miki) looks a strong candidate for the Group Two Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes Final in a fortnight, after winning the fourth harness racing heat of the series at Winton yesterday. Driver Carter Dalegty eased Marble Arch out of the gate and once the early pace was dialled […]
After a stunning first part of the season, unbeaten two year old Tour Party (Bettor’s Delight) who impressed again when winning at Addington last night, is to have a spell. “He’s going to have a few weeks off now. We’ve had him quite tight for three and half months so we just have to loosen […]
Junior driver Carter Dalgety produced a masterly drive to gets Rondo Trouble (Superfast Stuart) home in the Regent Car Court Trot at Winton today. After a swift beginning Dalgety took the five year old gelding straight to the top and dictated the terms. He won by a length and a half from Kairo. “Carter got […]
Suva Baby (Downbytheseaside) has a goal to kick at Winton today if she’s to take her place as one of the harness racing favourites for Sunday’s Group 3 Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes. The two-year-old has opened as the early favourite for both her two-year-old fillies assignment at Winton and the juvenile feature at Wyndham. Two […]
