Strong fields of nominations named for the Great Northern Darwin Cup and Palmerston Sprint

The nominations are in for the horses looking to race in the 2021 $200,000 Great Northern Darwin Cup (2050m) and $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m)

ALL nominations are in for the horses looking to race in the 2021 $200,000 Great Northern Darwin Cup (2050m) on August 2, and $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on July 31.

TRNT chief executive Andrew O’Toole confirmed that all horses, jockeys and trainers had arrived ahead of the lockdowns in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

“Everyone arrived here ahead of time so we have everything and everyone we need for the racing,” O’Toole said.

“If they’re not here yet they weren’t going to be here.”

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The Darwin Cup boasts a strong field and highly competitive group of nominations in 2021.

Among them are Alice Springs Cup winners such as Lotion, I Am The Fox and Ash Grey and the 2021 Chief Ministers Cup winner Highly Decorated.

Trainer Rob Gulberti is back in Darwin with two nominations for the big day, neither being the two time reigning champion Ihtsahymn.

Instead he is bringing two newer racers to the Darwin track this year in Deception Game and Ulusaba.

GREAT NORTHERN DARWIN CUP NOMINATIONS

Ash Grey – Terry Gillett

Budget King – Garry Lefoe

Casino Seventeen – Garry Lefoe

Coin Collector – Dick Leech

Danon Roman – Chris Nash

Deception Game – Rob Gulberti

Handsome Return – Chris Nash

He Ekscels – Nicole Bruggemann

Heavenly Emperor – Stephen Brown

Highly Decorated – Nicole Bruggemann

I Am Impinge – Kym Healy

I Am The Fox – Garry Lefoe

Kaonic – Neil Dyer

Lotion – Angela Forster

No Say In It – Gary Clarke

Noir De Rue – Jason Manning

Paghman – Gary Clarke

Paremuus Boy – Phillip Cole

Reserve Street – Gary Clarke

Safety Dance – Dick Leech

Spielberg – Angela Forster

Trident – Mark Nyhan

Ulusaba – Rob Gulberti

PALMERSTON SPRINT NOMINATIONS

All Cylinders – Peter Robl

Alpha Sky – Stephen Brown

Belmont Day – Gary Clarke

Bolt I Am – Kym Healy

Eastwood – Tayarn Halter

Kronos – Philip Cole

Little Town Blues – Philip Cole

Mayameen – Chris Nash

More Chilli – Dick Leech

Niewand – Jason Manning

Our Luca – Kerry Petrick

Sebrakate – David Bates

Smuggling – Philip Cole

Snows Bro – Garry Lefoe

Stage Front – Dick Leech

Syncline – Gary Clarke

Tardis – Philip Cole

The Captain – Gary Clarke

Thermosa – Rodney Robb

Trystoff – Chris Pollard

Wayanka – Russell Bell