Rocknificent

Rocknificent reigns in Breeders Crown Final

Rocknificent (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS) picked up the most significant victory of her career so far by winning Saturday afternoon’s $330,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace final at the Meadowlands in 1:49, defeating top-ranked Lyons Sentinel in the process. Supplemental entrant Racine Bell (Jason Bartlett) blasted to the front from post six, but Rocknificent (Scott Zeron) tipped out of…

Betting Line

Weekend Wrap 1 November

Winners across the weekend for BETTING LINE (2YO Betting Star by 7.1m at Parkes), HESTON BLUE CHIP (3YO Roclea River at Newcastle) and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (2YO Captain Rival by 7.2m at Swan Hill). CAPTAINTREACHEROUS also had great results at The Meadowlands with Rocknificent taking the $330,000 Breeders Crown for Pacing Mares in 1:49, just edging out…

The Midweek Report 23 October

Yet another 2YO winner for BETTING LINE this week, with filly Elsamay saluting at Bunbury, while at West Wyalong, HESTON BLUE CHIP son Nichel Blue put 13.6m on his rivals. Another clutch for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with four winners – 2YO filly Remember Me at Addington, and 3YOs Let It Linga (Geelong), Captain Oh Captain (Bathurst) &…

Captaintreacherous

Weekend Wrap 18 October

Another four for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS – and what a four! Two NSW Breeders Challenge series winners, and a slick Maryborough winner…Captain’s Queen was the standout performer this weekend, taking a semi-final of the NSW Breeders Challenge 2YO Fillies series in 1:53.4 at Tabcorp Park Menangle, while 3YO Gordons Bay claimed a heat in his 3YO C&G…

Captaintreacherous

The Midweek Report 15 October

A big week for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (don’t wait – book in now!) with five winners across the country, headed by Captain Crusader who posted 1:52.9 to take a heat of the NSW Breeders Challenge 3YO C&G division at Tabcorp Park Menangle. Also victorious for CAPTAIN were 2YOs La Vista (by 25.7m at Penrith), Maurlen (Yarra Valley),…

Captaintreacherous

King hopes Lyons continues to roar

Hightstown, NJ — In 2019, harness racing trainer Jim King Jr. saw his pacing mare Shartin N spend every week ranked No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll on her way to being named the Dan Patch Award’s Horse of the Year. On Tuesday, Lyons Sentinel, another pacing mare from King’s training stable, took…