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Consistent performer Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) added another gold star to a burgeoning career record when he out-toughed his rivals to win the rich A$2million Gr.3 Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill. The race for five-year-old runners has become a popular target since its inception in
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Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival including longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) in the
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Te Akau’s gun filly Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) was the talk of the town heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but it was fellow Waikato filly Angels Halo (NZ) (Proisir) who caused an upset to claim the southern Classic. Angels Halo
Consistent performer Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) added another gold star to a burgeoning career record when he out-toughed his rivals to win the rich A$2million Gr.3 Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill. The race for five-year-old runners has become a popular target since its inception in
Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival including longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) in the
Te Akau’s gun filly Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) was the talk of the town heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but it was fellow Waikato filly Angels Halo (NZ) (Proisir) who caused an upset to claim the southern Classic. Angels Halo
Following in the Flemington classic-winning footsteps of her sire Tarzino, rising star Proxima Dea (Tarzino) added a sixth win to her unbeaten record with a supreme performance in Thursday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Crown Oaks (2500m). Proxima Dea’s Oaks heroics came 11 years after the Gr.
New Zealand-bred gelding Sulek (NZ) (Super Seth) scored the third and most lucrative win of his career when he took out the A$500,000 Cirka Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) on Oaks Day at Flemington on Thursday. The Dominic Sutton-trained four-year-old has now had
“Watch out, he’s back.” That’s the warning from trainer Stephen Marsh following the return to winning form of former New Zealand Horse of the Year El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking) in the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Balmerino Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Tuesday. El Vencedor jumped away well and
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Lightly raced mare Superfabulistic (NZ) (Super Seth) got the last day of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival off to the best possible start for Waikato Stud and the kiwi-bred runners when the five-year-old daughter of Super Seth cruised clear of a handy field in the Ronald
Former Auckland mare Moving Melody (Deep Field) made victory in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) look like a walk in the park when she dictated affairs from in front to capture her first stakes victory. The six-year-old Deep Field mare had done most
Outsider Rotten Tommy (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) upset the applecart as he made every post a winner to register a front-running victory in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Run during one of several heavy rain showers that saw the track rated a
Just Charlie (NZ) (Zed) continued the theme of the day at Riccarton on Saturday when the Wanganui visitor claimed his second successive Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2590m). The Kevin Myers-trained gelding won last year’s edition under expat Kiwi hoop Logan Bates, and he looked the winner
Central Districts raider Platinum Attack (Santos) proved himself a cut above his rivals when dashing home to defend his crown in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The Lisa Latta-trained gelding headed south in winning form, having taken out the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m)
Te Akau Racing’s hopes in next Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) have suffered a blow following the withdrawal of their leading contender System Of Play (Ole Kirk). The Ole Kirk colt had attracted plenty of admirers after winning his first two
Just a week after returning to raceday riding, Central Districts jockey Kate Hercock will be hunting stakes success at Te Rapa on Saturday aboard Rareza (NZ) (Exosphere) in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m). Hercock was sidelined for six months after she was involved in a race fall at Woodville
Following in the Flemington classic-winning footsteps of her sire Tarzino, rising star Proxima Dea (Tarzino) added a sixth win to her unbeaten record with a supreme performance in Thursday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Crown Oaks (2500m). Proxima Dea’s Oaks heroics came 11 years after the Gr.
New Zealand-bred gelding Sulek (NZ) (Super Seth) scored the third and most lucrative win of his career when he took out the A$500,000 Cirka Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) on Oaks Day at Flemington on Thursday. The Dominic Sutton-trained four-year-old has now had
Rangiora trainer Bridget Woodsford is hoping for a fairytale result in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton with her bargain buy Pizarro (NZ) (Swiss Ace). The six-year-old gelding was purchased by her partner Akshay Balloo’s uncle, Sanjay Balloo, off gavelhouse.com in August
Will Freedman expects race experience to bring improvement from Jenni In Rome (NZ) (Sword Of State) when she tackles Saturday’s A$1 million Listed Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill from an outside draw. The two-year-old filly closed strongly from the second half of the field to finish
Queensland-based jockey Mark du Plessis has answered the call of Cambridge trainer Chad Orsmby and will return to New Zealand this weekend to ride at Te Rapa. “I am very excited to come back,” du Plessis said. “It was a last-minute thing. Chad rang me and asked if
