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Ballarat win sets Bitcoin on Derby path

Posted on April 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Kiwi three-year-old Bitcoin made a good impression at his Australian debut when winning at Ballarat on Wednesday for new trainer Lindsey Smith. The son of Tarzino had been placed twice from four starts for Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman, including a third placing in the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m), after which he was partially sold to[...]

Posted on December 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

When Kissinger was fifth at the 500m mark of the Pakenham Cup, there was no panic at all from the Lindsey Smith camp. Their seven-year-old had the great Damien Oliver on his back in the feature worth $300,000, and the two had already combined for two wins from the gelding's past three starts. Oliver knew[...]

Posted on November 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lightly-tried seven-year-old Kissinger rewarded his connections' patience with a dogged victory at the Cranbourne stand-alone meeting on Saturday. The Lindsey Smith-trained gelding was galvanised under a perfect Damien Oliver ride to get the better of pacemaker Nobel Heights and last-start conqueror Port Phillip, who finished third with a 5.5kg turnaround since the pair last clashed.[...]

Posted on October 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

When Jarrod Fry left school at 16, he didn't know how to put on a horse halter. He's now 33 and a worthy Group 1 champion after piloting Tuvalu to victory in the $1 million Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. The five-year-old gelding didn't take the lead until inside the final 100m. But he went on to[...]

Posted on July 18, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The highly talented In The Boat is nearing his racing return ahead of a spring campaign that will lead towards the AU$1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot Racecourse at the back end of 2022.

Posted on July 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsey Smith hit the nail on the head when asked by RacingOnline pre-race how he'd like to see Tuvalu run in the Winter Championship Series Final, which he won comfortably by two lengths at Flemington. “He (Jarrod Fry) is a positive rider and I like my horses to be positive. Some of them get back, but[...]

Posted on April 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The inaugural running of the $500,000 The Country Discovery (1100m) has been won in impressive fashion by the ever consistent In The Boat for Warrnambool trainer Lindsay Smith. The four-year-old Nostradamus gelding notched up his seventh win from just eleven starts in the feature and took his prizemoney to over $600,000. Having never been out[...]

Posted on January 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsey Smith has been wanting to try his in-form former Kiwi Riding The Wave over 1400 metres and will do so in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington.

Posted on December 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsey Smith wasn't expecting new recruit Mr Money Bags to win at his debut for the stable but said the horse had thrived since coming to him.

Posted on September 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien added another string to his powerful spring artillery when first starter Embolism took out a maiden at Bendigo which the trainer rated equivalent in quality to a Listed race. “I explained to his owner Sean Buckley in the morning that I've got a good opinion of him but he's effectively starting off in[...]

Posted on July 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Warrnambool-trained gelding Mystery Shot has earned himself a break after landing his fifth win on end with a tough on-pace performance at Caulfield. Mystery Shot took out Saturday's Neds Bet Back Handicap on Saturday to follow successive Caulfield victories after country wins to open his career at Warrnambool and Ballarat. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Mystery[...]

Posted on July 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Lindsey Smith has paid tribute to stable star Scales Of Justice who has died while completing routine exercise. The Smith-trained dual Group One winner Scales Of Justice died on Thursday as he was worked on a beach at Warrnambool in southwest Victoria. Scales Of Justice raced 30 times for 12 wins and another 12[...]

Posted on July 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Michael Rodd and trainer Lindsey Smith are becoming a lethal combination after teaming for another success at Caulfield. Since his return in May following a five-year stint in Singapore, Rodd has combined with Smith on 16 occasions, registering seven wins. Three of those victories have been aboard Mystery Shot who Rodd guided to success[...]

Posted on July 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ballarat trainer Simon Morrish is expecting the use of glue-on shoes to have a positive effect on Never No More when he runs at Caulfield. The Irish-bred Never No More has his first start for Morrish in the Neds Same Race Multi Handicap on Saturday. Never No More started his career with Aidan O'Brien in[...]

Posted on June 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Three-year-old gelding Mystery Shot has continued an unbeaten start to his career to give Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd his first city success since his return to Victorian racing from Singapore. The Lindsey Smith-trained Mystery Shot made it three wins from as many starts in Saturday's Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1440m) at[...]

Posted on June 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Three-time Group 1 winner Humidor has been put on notice by trainer Lindsey Smith heading into Saturday's Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont. The seven-year-old gelding hasn't been living up to expectations for the dual-state conditioner, and if he fails to place this weekend a Victorian spring campaign is off the table. The New[...]

Posted on June 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The combination of Spicer Thoroughbreds and trainer Lindsey Smith have enjoyed good success in recent weeks with horses emanating from New Zealand. That trend continued on Sunday when progressive galloper Mystery Shot kept his record unblemished for Smith, with an impressive victory at Ballarat over 1200m. The Inglewood Stud bred gelding trialled in New Zealand[...]

Ballarat win sets Bitcoin on Derby path

Kissinger reigns supreme in Pakenham Cup

Kissinger returns to winner’s stall

Tuvalu takes out Toorak Handicap

In The Boat on Winterbottom Stakes path

Tuvalu gaps rivals in Flemington romp

In The Boat puts massive gap on rivals in The Country Discovery

He’s Riding The Wave To Better Class Races

Brown And Moneybags Break Drought

Embolism Wins ‘Listed’ Maiden At Bendigo

Mystery Shot Makes It Five On The Trot

Dual Group 1 Winner Scales Of Justice Dies

Mystery Shot Continues On Winning Streak

Morrish Gets His Chance With Never No More

Rodd Steers Mystery Shot To Caulfield Win

Last chance saloon for Humidor

Spicer keen on Kiwi imports

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