Breeding
Tony Rider, already well established in breeding and racing through his Cambridge nursery Milan Park, has significantly increased his footprint with the purchase of neighbouring farm The Oaks Stud. Currently under the ownership of Queensland-based Dick Karreman and managed by Rick Williams, The Oaks Stud has a long history
Racing
A rejuvenated Bradman (NZ) (Pins) will chase further course and distance success at Trentham on Saturday ahead of a final trip south to bring the curtain down on his career. The hardy eight-year-old came indifferent efforts to run his rivals into the deck earlier this month and a
Racing
Trainer Tom Charlton has Group One winner Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) heading to the feature race at Rosehill this Saturday, but it is a stablemate engaged in a support race could prove the stable's best staying prospect. King Pedro (NZ) (Eminent), who finished sixth in the 2025
Tony Rider, already well established in breeding and racing through his Cambridge nursery Milan Park, has significantly increased his footprint with the purchase of neighbouring farm The Oaks Stud. Currently under the ownership of Queensland-based Dick Karreman and managed by Rick Williams, The Oaks Stud has a long history
Five days before his half-sister goes through the Karaka sale ring in the NZB National Weanling Sale, Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) added a seventh win to his record with a blistering come-from-behind performance in the A$160,000 Cactus Imaging Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by
Queensland-based jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor will relocate to New Zealand in August as he looks to capitalise on opportunities during the country's lucrative spring and summer racing carnivals. The 26-year-old rider, who secured his maiden Group One victory aboard Palaisipan (So You Think) in the
Donna Logan will saddle a trio of runners on Saturday at Ellerslie on Winter Finals Day as the multiple Group One winning trainer continues to make significant strides to re-establish herself in New Zealand. The accomplished horsewoman spent seven years in Singapore but her time in the Lion City
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso will be hoping lightning can strike twice. The Matamata conditioners unleashed promising juvenile Latoya (NZ) (Proisir) to win over 800m at the Avondale trials on Tuesday, with the Proisir filly showing she has inherited at least some of the family ability. The two-year-old’
Almost five years after rising to the top of Perth racing with a five-win sequence that culminated in the 2021 edition of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m), remarkable veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) is once again winning black-type races in a row. Saturday’s A$200,000
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Hallmark Stud will head to Karaka this week with a 10-strong draft for New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale, which is set to kick off at their world-renowned sales complex at 11am on Thursday. “We have a very good draft that we are looking forward to presenting
Group Three performer Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) has shown a propensity for jumping and he could make his raceday debut over fences in the coming month. The Mark Brosnan-trained seven-year-old was runner-up in his first hurdle trial last year and went one better at his second
Highview Stud-based Mr Mozart has proved popular with breeders since retiring to his Waikato base and numbers-wise claims the strongest first-season sire representation at this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale. Jamieson Park is the majority owner of the son of Snitzel, who has six
It’s been a lucrative couple of weeks for promising jumper Jake (NZ) (War Decree). The five-year-old gelding broke through for his maiden victory on the flat at New Plymouth earlier this month and nine days later scored his second hurdle triumph when taking out The Helen Sanson
Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) didn’t let the inclement weather rain on his parade at Te Aroha on Sunday, with the exciting jumper running out a dominant victor in the W L Robinson Livestock Steeplechase (3500m). The eight-year-old gelding was runner-up when making his steeplechase debut at
It was a case of so close yet so far for Joliestar (Zoustar) and her connections, with the Cambridge Stud owned sprint star denied a famous victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot. The five-time Group One heroine jumped well from
Fresh from Joliestar’s gallant placing in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot overnight, Cambridge Stud has turned its attention to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale this coming Thursday where they are set to offer a select draft. Farm principals Sir Brendan
This time last year Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) was being readied for the Tattersalls Tiara and while her days as a Group One contender might be past, there is still money to be made. The daughter of Proisir, a last-start winner Sandown, will chase more of it in the
While the Ipswich Cup was within his grasp and well in the market, co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have decided that a trip back to Sydney this Saturday is a better option for Golden Path (NZ) (Belardo). The six-year-old will be in the nominations for
John and Karen Parsons’ stable foreman Mahipal Singh got his first taste of success as an owner at Riccarton on Saturday when Swey Loch (NZ) (Sweynesse) took out the Bain McCall Memorial Two-Year-Old (1000m), and he is now eager for more. A loyal employee, the Parsons were keen
Highview stallion Divine Prophet was credited with his fifth individual stakes winner when Soothsayer stormed home to capture the A$200,000 Listed Barrier Reef Pools Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday. The black-type triumph capped a remarkable comeback to racing for Soothsayer, who placed in the
Five days before his half-sister goes through the Karaka sale ring in the NZB National Weanling Sale, Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) added a seventh win to his record with a blistering come-from-behind performance in the A$160,000 Cactus Imaging Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by
