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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is racing for a piece of Australian racing history in Saturday’s Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) as the ‘’peaking’’ nine-year-old makes an attempt at a fourth straight victory in the Group One race. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said Mr Brightside’s first
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Stephen Marsh believes Well Written (Written Tycoon) is only getting started after the New Zealand Horse of the Year made a winning return at Ellerslie on Saturday. The four-year-old showed her class and determination to reel in Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) in the straight before drawing clear to
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High-profile Cambridge Stud resident Almanzor enjoyed a memorable weekend, both on and off the track. The internationally successful sire son of Wootton Bassett was a major player at Ellerslie where his daughters Pounce (NZ) and Asturia (NZ) played starring roles on Saturday, while his son First Five (NZ) was
Feature wins at Sandown in last September’s Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and Saturday’s A$200,000 Ranvet So You Think Stakes (1500m) have bookended a year of highly commendable showings in elite company by Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto). The New Zealand-bred son of Per Incanto followed
Superstar mare Well Written (Written Tycoon) was back to the business of winning when she triumphed in the first race of her four-year-old campaign, the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie. Unbeaten in six starts in her first season on the track, the Stephen Marsh-trained daughter
The emergence of unbeaten filly Proxima Dea (Tarzino) has added another chapter to a breeding venture that began with the racetrack deeds of outstanding mare Montefilia and has its sights set firmly on producing elite middle-distance horses. Proxima Dea, a daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino and Redoute’s
Yulong Investments will have a strong New Zealand flavour to its spring assault, with quality mares Well Written and Ohope Wins both poised for major assignments on either side of the Tasman. Unbeaten four-year-old Well Written (Written Tycoon) will put her perfect record on the line when she
Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
It’s just over a week out from the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Stephen Marsh couldn’t be any happier with hot favourite Well Written (Written Tycoon). The unbeaten mare is set to kick-off her spring preparation in the $400,000 feature and had
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The world’s premier sprinter Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) has turned in possibly his greatest performance to date when he smashed the Sha Tin 1200-metre course record on Sunday by almost a full second to record his 21st consecutive victory. Ka Ying Rising easily beat his own track
An unbeaten season, six consecutive victories and a string of outstanding performances have seen Well Written (Written Tycoon) crowned New Zealand’s Horse of the Year for 2025–26. The Cambridge mare claimed the sport's highest honour at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards on
Quality jumper Prince Turbo (NZ) (Alamosa) may have finished his racing career in perfect fashion at Woodville on Sunday when winning the Grant Squires Building Tararua Steeplechase (4800m). The Kevin Myers-trained gelding ran fourth in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4300m) at Te Aroha on Thursday, but showed no signs
Months of hard work and perseverance to get Platinum Emperor (NZ) (Sweynesse) in top shape again paid off for trainer Ricky Choi when the Sweynesse galloper overcame a wide passage early to win the RM300,000 NZB Open Championship (1400m) at Selangor racecourse in Malaysia on Saturday. Platinum Emperor was
Cambridge visitor In A Pickle (NZ) (Preferment) booked a possible trip to Warrnambool later in the season when he prevailed in the first of two Jericho Cup (4600m) qualifying contests after a thrilling home straight struggle at New Plymouth on Saturday. The NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) provides
Feature wins at Sandown in last September’s Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and Saturday’s A$200,000 Ranvet So You Think Stakes (1500m) have bookended a year of highly commendable showings in elite company by Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto). The New Zealand-bred son of Per Incanto followed
Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young considered scratching Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) from Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed McMahon’s Dairy McKenzie Stakes (1300m) at Sandown, but their decision to run paid off and put the Kiwi-bred gelding on target for bigger and better
Local runner Jaeger (NZ) (Time Test) proudly carried the Taranaki colours to a gritty victory when he took out the New Plymouth ITM Interprovincial (1600m) with a powerful finish on Saturday. All runners in the event carry the colours of the province they are representing, with Jaeger adorned in the
Superstar mare Well Written (Written Tycoon) was back to the business of winning when she triumphed in the first race of her four-year-old campaign, the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie. Unbeaten in six starts in her first season on the track, the Stephen Marsh-trained daughter
Wexford Stables came out of their winter hibernation in the best possible fashion at Ellerslie on Saturday when Pounce (NZ) (Almanzor) posted their first win of the season in the Gr.3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Sunline Vase (1200m). The daughter of Almanzor jumped away well and secured the coveted
New Zealand import Ocean Bay (NZ) (Vanbrugh) continued her unbeaten campaign with a third straight win in the A$80,000 Ladbrokes Popular SRM Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Saturday. The Gavin Bedggood-trained four-year-old had scored a first-up win over 1300m at Bendigo on July 30,
Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have been waiting for better tracks to step out their promising filly Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor), and she rewarded their patience with an impressive debut win in the Rich Hill Stud 1400 at Ellerslie on Saturday. The daughter of Almanzor had progressed nicely in her
