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The four recent yearlings purchased at the NZB Standardbred Sales in Christchurch by Entain for the TAB Club have been matched with harness racing trainers. The Always B Miki – Idancedwithcullen colt (Lot 192) a full brother to Franco Indie, will be sent to the Diamond Racing stable of Robert and Jenna Dunn at Woodend Beach. […]
One of the best trotters in Australia is coming home to her country of her birth after Queen Elida (Love You) was secured for the TAB harness racing slot in the TAB Trot Slot at Cambridge in April. The five-year-old mare, who is second favourite for the upcoming Inter Dominion Trotting Championship in Queensland, has […]
ICONIC Sydney entrepreneur John Singleton is renowned for thinking outside the square and that’s exactly what he has done to land on the runner for his slot in the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1mil The TAB Eureka. Singleton, in partnership with Club Menangle, has created a new race where one of the contestants – […]
As reported in The Optimist, a poorly performing TAB NZ last week announced to the three codes that distributions would be reduced for the current season, a move that places the present low levels of New Zealand thoroughbred prizemoney in jeopardy and further undermines the future of racing in New Zealand. If you thought that […]
There’s been plenty of action in TAB’s feature New South Wales harness racing markets this weekend. It’s a hot battle for favouritism in Saturday’s Chariots Of Fire at Menangle with Bondi Lockdown ($3.40) just in front of Krug ($3.70), although the favourite has been soft since opening $2.40. The biggest mover in the Chariots market […]
Wagering on the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting yesterday (Tuesday, 9 November) has held up well in spite of challenging trading conditions on the back of last year’s record harness racing meeting, TAB NZ figures show. The 3200m pace was won by North Island-trained Copy That, who led most of the way to win, […]
The punters didn’t waste any time charging into Nathan Purdon’s exciting mare Spellbound for her harness racing return in the opening leg of the Elizabeth Clarke Mares Triple Crown at Ballarat this Saturday night. The four-year-old was met with a flurry of four-figure bets when markets opened early this week and subsequently firmed from a […]
One punter has already pencilled in Ladies In Red increasing her advantage in the head-to-head battle with stablemate Tough Tilly, plunging a $15,000 bet on the star filly to win Saturday night’s Nutrien Argent 3YO Classic in Ballarat. The punter was happy to take the short price on offer with the TAB on Wednesday afternoon, […]
TAB NZ is projecting a significant increase in distributions to the community in the next financial year, providing a major boost to both racing and sport in New Zealand. One of the key legislative objectives of TAB NZ is to maximise profits for the New Zealand racing industry, and returns to New Zealand sport. Next […]
