Dual Group 1 contests at Eagle Farm high Saturday's racing and Racenet's stable of bookies are back sharing their thoughts on races across the land. The bagmen have done the form for the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm, as well as offering their best and value bets as well as the horses that they […]
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Patrick Moloney won his first race at Flemington in 30 months when dual Victorian country cup winner Declares War led throughout in the $135,000 Australian Racing Hall of Fame Trophy (2000m) on Saturday.
Trained by Matt Cumani, Declares War ($7) defeated Haky ($11) by a neck with Hypnos ($2.90), the New Zealand visitor looming as the winner on straightening, a further long neck away in third.
Moloney would have felt as if the Flemington winning post would never arrive as Declares War, who ran the 800 to 400-metres in 23.96 seconds when asked to quicken by his rider, slowed to complete his final 400 metres in 25.86 seconds.
SHIMA SHINES IN HARRISON-DAWSON HEATS
May 14, 2021 8:52 am
by Mick Floyd
Harrison-Dawson at
On the coldest race night of 2021,
Shima Shine defied the conditions to narrowly miss becoming the first dog to break the 29 second barrier twice, stopping the clock at 29.003 and powering into his seventh group 1 final.
“He went good the boy,” said handler
Korie Heinrich on behalf of trainer Andrea Dailly.
“I wasn’t expecting that but when the time came up I was pretty wrapped.”
While
Shima Shine has long been regarded one of the country’s fastest greyhounds, his inconsistent box manners was cause for concern for some, especially with just one win from his five previous starts entering the series. However he soon put paid to any concerns, capitalising on a clean run to the post to carve out impressive splits to record the eighth fastest gallop ever at Sandown Park.