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A $20,000 supplemental entry fee became a six-figure payday for the connections of Francent N (Vincent), who took the front, lost the lead around the last turn and reemerged on top through a game stretch drive to win the $255,000 Grade 2 Milton Stakes for pacing mares in a stakes, track and Canadian record on […]
There’s no better advertisement for the NZB Standardbred Weanling Sales at Karaka than Burnham harness racing trainer Bruce Negus and it was in evidence yesterday at Rangiora. Both of his winners Monkee Major (Art Major) and Hoppy’s Smile (Vincent) were bought cheaply from the Alabar draft at the 2022 and 2023 Sales. In her race, […]
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 […]
Six of the team of eight Robert and Jenna Dunn will have for Uncut Gems night at Addington tonight, take winning form into their races. The night starts for the stable in Race One with Bettors Go Vinnie, (Vincent) who draws the inside of the second row and follows out Captain Cool. “I like him […]
Canada is calling talented pacing mare Francent (Vincent) who has her final harness racing start on NZ soil tonight at Alexandra Park. Sold into the stable of Canadian horseman Jacques Dupont, the 12-win mare is a $1.40 favourite to win tonight’s Charles Roberts N.I.S.B.A Stakes in Auckland, looking to sign off on a successful harness […]
Australian warhorse Swayzee (Rock N Roll Heaven) will be looking for more cash to carry home when he takes on a strong field in the Dawson Harford Taylor Mile tomorrow night. After storming home late to finish third in ‘The Race’ at Cambridge, trainer Jason Grimson decided to leave Swayzee in Auckland under the care […]
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 […]
Tisbury trainer Kirstin Green has three runners across the nine race card at Ascot Park tomorrow. Tom Kilkelly of Regent Car Court who’s sponsoring the day, is Green’s biggest client. Major Burns (Art Major), which is owned by Kilkelly, resumes after last racing at Winton at the end of August. He’s had two workouts to […]
The Baynes name has been associated with the Kindergarten Stakes for a long time. And Browns trainer Des Baynes will maintain the family tradition on Sunday when he presents a runner in the $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes. As an owner, in 1972 Des won the race with Young Quinn, who was trained […]
Gottagoodfeeling did what few two year old fillies can do – she travelled from Canterbury to Southland the day before her first start and win. “It was a big, long trip for her. Interislander (Transport) said there would be quite a few stops and it could be a ten hour trip. I rang Clark (brother) […]
Pukekohe trainer Nathan Purdon thinks the Cran and Chrissie Dalgety trained Tour Party (Bettor’s Delight) will be very hard to roll in the $100,000 Group One Breckon Farms Cardigan Bay Stakes. Nevertheless he’s confident his two starters are not without a show. “If he (Tour Party) spears up off the gate which we know he […]
Vessem (Vincent) enjoyed the torrid pace in today’s $40,000 G3 Macca Lodge Northern Southland Cup and proved too good for what was touted as the best field in some years. “He likes the speed on because he’s a pretty good stayer,” driver Olivia Thornley said. There was plenty of action up front early, with Always […]
Just Like Jagger (Vincent) had to pull out the brave card at the Wyndham HRC meeting at Cromwell today when she beat her stablemate in a frantic finish. From the outside draw, trainer driver Kirstin Green sent the four year old mare forward and after 100 metres she was in front with stablemate The Orange […]
It was a drama packed Woodlands Stud Queen of Hearts at Alexandra last night with harness racing mare Francent (Vincent) declared the winner after she was clearly headed close to the line by Captains Mistress. But what unfolded was a shocking watch, as the seat on Captains Mistress’s sulky detached and tossed driver Nathan Williamson […]
West Coasters love their racehorses and they’ve recently uncovered another harness racing star to follow and rightly claim as theirs. Francent (Vincent) is from a family from which the Higgins family have been breeding for over seventy years and it began with Frank Higgins, the grandfather of the mare’s breeder Bob Higgins. “The story goes […]
Steve and Amanda Telfer will be bringing strong numbers south for the Invercargill Cup meeting in eleven days. Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup prospect Alta Meteor will head the team with Sonofamistery, Bettor’s Anvil, Always B Magic and JT Boe also pencilled in to head south. Meanwhile Amanda reports Ohoka Connor (Sunshine Beach) is back […]
Rakaia trainer Warren Stapleton takes five horses down State Highway One today for the Oamaru meeting. Most interest will centre around Take The Miki (Always B Miki) who last raced more than three years ago. In Race Two he lines up Icy Stars (Downbytheseaside) who last started at Methven in early October where she finished […]
Irwell trainers Peter and Mitchell Robertson clocked up 866 kms in the past four days, carting just one horse. But Fear Gogh’s (Vincent) win today at Oamaru proved it was well worth the effort. The mare raced at Kaikoura on Sunday but broke a spreader and was pulled out of the race. “She’d only run […]
The Jamie Gameson trained Showcase (Vincent) is a regular visitor to the south and when she heads to Southland she heads to Mataura trainer Lyndon Bond. “Jamie has entrusted me with his horse and I feel privileged that way. The breed gets better with age. The owners are quite hard case fellas so it’s real […]
Got The Chocolates (Art Major) once again turned the tables on arch rival Marketplace in today’s $30,000 Ashburton Three Year Old Showcase. Driver John Dunn didn’t have the lightning gate speed of Marketplace or Rubira but he mustered enough speed to get handy, albeit in the parked position. At the 600 metres Marketplace and Got […]
Outside of Yulestar, few Taranaki standardbreds have won Group One features. But that changed on Friday night when Shezsofast (Vincent) bred by Phil Fleming took out the Caduceus Two Year Old Fillies Classic in Auckland. SHEZSOFAST REPLAY The Fleming family is synonymous with harness racing in Taranaki and Phil is a third generation Fleming. His […]
Progressive Southland filly Just Like Jagger (Vincent) heads to the big smoke on Friday to race in the first heat of the Nevele R Fillies Series at Addington. “The owners have paid up so we’ve got to go and see how we line up with them,” trainer driver Kirstin Green said. Just Like Jagger for […]
Pacing filly Just Like Jagger (Vincent) can be a bit off and on, but today she was on her best behaviour and took out the McKnight and Brown Mobile Pace at Ascot Park. “She’s got a big engine but she doesn’t have the best attitude, so that’s against her. Touchwood today she was perfect. She […]
Some eagle eyed spotting by trainer Mark Jones paid dividends at Ascot Park today. The Burnham horseman saw the newly minted Silk Road Series for mares in Southland and set Francent (Vincent) on a pathway to today’s $30,000 final. “Full credit to Mark. He’s so great at placing his horses. He spotted this series and […]
