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Sophie’s Choice, pictured with Sir Colin and Lady Verna Meads, when paraded as a yearling. Cambridge filly Sophie’s Choice will run at Hastings on Saturday in a race fittingly dedicated to the late Sir Colin Meads, who recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Part-owned by Sir Colin and his wife Lady Verna, . . . → Read More: Sophie’s Choice in tribute race to Sir Colin The powerful Baker|Forsman team, heading for the Hawke’s Bay this weekend, completed final work in good style at Cambridge this morning. Galloping on the outside of a very heavy No 4 grass FRANCALETTA worked in from the 1000m in 1:13.2, with the last 600m run in 41.9. She has been working well for some time . . . → Read More: Track Work 31 August 2017 Jon Snow (Damian Lane), pictured racing away with the Australian Derby, is set to resume in Australia this weekend. Jon Snow will be ridden by Stephen Baster in Saturday’s $A1 million Gr.1 New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. Last season’s Gr.1 Australian Derby winner will be the first of Murray Baker and . . . → Read More: Jon Snow in Baster’s hands Animator showing his liking for the Hastings course when winning last month. Brendon Hawtin is keen on a return trip to Hawke’s Bay this Saturday with Animator. The Cambridge trainer has the Encosta De Lago gelding in Wednesday’s Clothier Family 1400 at Matamata, but his preference is to wait for the weekend. “I’ve nominated . . . → Read More: Hastings preferred port of call A thick fog prevented the timing of many sectionals at Cambridge this morning. Galloping on the outside of a heavy number two grass, last start winner HIGHLAD held a slight advantage over SAINT EMILION at the completion of 1200, the last 400 timed in 27.2. DEALS IN HEELS and HONEY RIDER appeared to . . . → Read More: Track Work 29 August 2017 Will Gordon, pictured aboard Thenamesbond, on whom he finished fourth in last year’s Great Northern Hurdles. Now he gets a great opportunity to taste Great Northern success on Monarch Chimes. Shaun Phelan’s misfortune has turned into a stroke of good luck for his friend, English jumps rider Will Gordon. Phelan was on a high . . . → Read More: Gordon picks up plum ride Deals In Heels, pictured trialling up nicely at Avondale, is ready to carry on her good work. A comfortable victory at the recent Avondale trials has co-trainer Andrew Forsman excited about the prospects of promising mare Deals In Heels as she gets ready to kick of a new campaign this weekend. The winner of . . . → Read More: Deals In Heels ready for next step Swiss Military (Troy Harris) starting punters off on a bright note at New Plymouth yesterday. A tip handed out by Cambridge trainer Shane Crawford midweek had punters in a happy mood after the first event at New Plymouth yesterday. Crawford informed punters via a Trackside interview at Tauranga races last Wednesday the reason he . . . → Read More: Right move with Swiss Military Monarch Chimes (Shaun Phelan) on his way to a courageous win at Ellerslie today. Jumping newcomer Monarch Chimes sounded another ominous warning to his more experienced rivals at Ellerslie today. The exciting six-year-old kept his unbeaten record over fences intact when he claimed the Harrison Lane Hurdles, the key lead-up to the Schweppes Great . . . → Read More: Off the canvas to keep Northern hopes alive Anna Jones adding to her fine record with Mangaroa Flo Jo in an upset win in today’s ITM Inter Provincial at New Plymouth. Cambridge mare Mangaroa Flo Jo again showed her liking for New Plymouth as she added to the farewell of All Blacks great Colin Meads when making a dream return to racing . . . → Read More: Flo Jo adds to Pinetree tribute |
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