August 8th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
IT'S always exciting when mates can celebrate success together.
That applied on Saturday when trainer Garry Lefoe Jnr and jockey Raymond Vigar combined to win the $135,000 bet365 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) at Fannie Bay.
Not only was it the feature sprint race in the Northern Territory for the year, but it was also the...Read MorePosted in: News
August 3rd, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
IT'S a massive exercise for interstate trainers to have their stable represented at the Darwin Cup Carnival.
Just ask Seymour-based trainer Danny Penna, who left home in April bound for the Top End - via Alice Springs.
According to Google, it's 3753km from the Victorian country town to Darwin.
"It's a huge effort getting...Read MorePosted in: News
July 30th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
Yes, Royal Request ended up winning the feature race on Day 5 of the Darwin Cup Carnival at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
The Neil Dyer-trained six-year-old gelding was a brilliant winner of the $50,000 Sky Racing Metric Mile (1600m).
So impressive was the Victorian galloper from Dyer's Kyneton stable that the 2014 NT Derby...Read MorePosted in: News
July 27th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE - PHOTO GREG IRVINE
Victory in the $50,000 Sky Racing Metric Mile (1600m) at Fannie Bay on Saturday will guarantee connections a start in the $200,000 Carlton Mid Darwin Cup (2000m) on August 7.
A total of 22 horses are still in contention for the Cup at Fannie Bay on the first Monday in August.
Seven horses who have...Read MorePosted in: News
July 24th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostDAVID WHITE
IT'S that time of the Darwin Cup Carnival when you start focusing on the bet365 Palmerston Sprint and the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup.
And the picture is starting to evolve after a great day's racing at Fannie Bay on Saturday - Day 4 of the Darwin Cup Carnival.
The $135,000 bet365 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) is up for decision on August...Read MorePosted in: News
July 21st, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostComprising ten lots, the Darwin Turf Club Magic Millions Tried Horse Sale will be taking place on Thursday the 3rd of August as part of the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival. The Sale will begin at 5 pm, straight after the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival Barrier Draw in the Schweppes Pavilion. The auction and the barrier draw will be open to the...Read MorePosted in: News
July 19th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostDAVID WHITE
TRAINERS Merv Rumble and Harold Hayes epitomise the appeal of the Darwin Cup Carnival.
The fact that horse lovers will travel at great lengths to participate in one of the more unique racing spectacles, if not sporting events, on the Australian calendar.
Rumble made the 3495km trek from Warren, which is just up the road from...Read MorePosted in: News
July 16th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
THE past two weeks have truly been an emotional rollercoaster for Neil Dyer.
The Kyneton trainer, who has made the trip from Victoria to the Northern Territory for the last decade to have his stable represented at the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival, has certainly enjoyed the high and lows.
Two weeks ago, one of his best friends...Read MorePosted in: News
July 13th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
Post2017 Asian United Food Service Chief Minister’s Cup Family Day
This Saturday Fannie Bay racecourse is set to embrace the true meaning of Carnival on the ‘Family Day’ of the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival. The Darwin Turf Club is promising to transform into a giant playground of endless excitement, colour and fun for all the family. Games...Read MorePosted in: News
July 13th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
The Caulfield Cup is widely regarded as the major lead up race to the Melbourne Cup.
It's also considered as the race where you can assess as to how certain horses will perform should they get a start in the race that stops a nation on the first Tuesday in November.
The $200,000 Carlton Mid Darwin Cup (2000m) at Fannie Bay...Read MorePosted in: News
July 9th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostDAVID WHITE
HE was basically on holidays.
Now Krusty is in line to become just the third horse to the win the Darwin Turf Club's famed Ladbrokes Triple Crown.
Introduced in 1995, the horse who can win the $70,000 Hot 100 Darwin Guineas (1600m), $135,000 Ladbrokes NT Derby (2000m) and $200,000 Carlton Mid Darwin Cup (2000m) during the...Read MorePosted in: News
July 5th, 2017 by Darwin Admin
PostBY DAVID WHITE
It's arguably the biggest occasion on the Northern Territory sporting calendar.
And it ranks among the biggest racing festivals in Australia.
Yes, it's the Carlton Mid Darwin Cup Carnival.
When Fannie Bay lights up for an eight-race meeting extravaganza that will feature some 300 horses.
That includes 125 horses...Read MorePosted in: News