Racing: Trainer Stephen Autridge wants Needle And Thread to ask questions of NZ Oaks favourite Amarelinha
17 Mar, 2021 07:30 AM
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Needle And Thread, winning the Group 2 Royal Stakes at Ellerslie in January, will challenge Amarelinha. Photo / Trish Dunell
NZ Herald
Trainer Stephen Autridge wants his high class filly Needle And Thread to ask questions of NZ Oaks favourite Amarelinha.
And the most obvious of those questions is: can you stay?
Autridge and training partner Kris Shailer prepare the $6.50 second favourite for the $400,000 classic at Trentham on Saturday for which Amarelinha has opened the $1.55 elect.
Amarelinha has beaten Needle And Thread both times they have met, thrashing her in the Ellis Classic at Te Rapa last month but only just nosing her out in the Sunline Vase at Ellerslie 11 days ago.
Racing: Patience and co-operation key as industry awaits Government s next alert level moves
16 Feb, 2021 06:00 AM
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Andrew Calder has Tokorangi at full stretch as she cruises clear to win the Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa. Photo / Trish Dunell
Andrew Calder has Tokorangi at full stretch as she cruises clear to win the Group 2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa. Photo / Trish Dunell
NZ Herald
Horse racing s two key ingredients of speed and competition have been replaced by patience and co-operation as the industry awaits the Government s next alert level moves.
And that could make for plenty of frantic phone calls in coming days depending on whether the Auckland region stays at alert level 3.