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He may have plenty on his plate at Royal Ascot as Joliestar (Zoustar) prepares for her start on Saturday, but Chris Waller is also keeping an eye on his prospects at home. One of the stable's better winning chances comes in the form of Hello Captain (NZ) (Hello
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Tardis (NZ) (Time Test) started his season in a black-type contest and trainer Daniel Miller is intending to round it out in the same company. While he finished last on debut in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m), the son of Time Test flourished from a break and returned
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Cambridge Stud principals Sir Brendan and Lady Jo Lindsay have fond memories of Royal Ascot, with their shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain carrying their familiar silks to victory in the 2020 edition of the Gr.1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m). While ecstatic with the win, the couple were unable to attend
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
Emerging stayer Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) has never been beaten over 2400m, and he added a fourth win to that unblemished record when he stepped up to stakes level in Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred son of Redwood has wasted
Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm completed a feature Queensland Winter Carnival treble for War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro), who is racing in the form of his life as a rising eight-year-old. Previously a multiple Group placegetter and fourth in the Gr.1
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Waikato Stud’s 10-time Champion New Zealand sire Savabeel has passed away, aged 24. A pillar of New Zealand’s thoroughbred breeding industry in recent years, Savabeel continued the legacy of his rich lineage, with his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram revered as the sires of their generation.
Whether Shangri La Impact (NZ) (Staphanos) ever gets back to Stakes grade remains to be seen, but Tom Charlton is confident he has found the right race for her to continue her progression at Randwick this Saturday. The daughter of Staphanos will contest the $160,000 B&J Guttering
Master trainer John Size will look to close the 2025/26 Pattern Book on a high with victory in the final Group races of the season at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 June). A G3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) headlines the latest ‘Summer Series’ race meeting, the 81st of 88
Sleep has been a limited commodity for Albert Bosma this week, with the head of New Zealand-based syndicator Go Racing taking in the racing action at Royal Ascot on the other side of the world. His sleep deprivation is only set to get worse, with Go Racing’s silks
Wexford Stables will have a host of in-form chances in action at Ellerslie on Saturday and they also have high hopes for the youngest member of the team. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are bullish about the prospects of the well-related Coniston (NZ) (Wootton Bassett) in
Group Three-performed stayer Canheroc (NZ) (El Roca) will commence his path towards the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton in November, but this year he will have home track advantage. The rising nine-year-old gelding has finished third in the last two editions of the race
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
Training newcomer Trent Didham has already exceeded his season’s expectations and will now hope to press on to advance the tally in the coming days. Didham joined his father Peter at the beginning of the term and their Awapuni stable has subsequently sent out 20 winners and twice tasted
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’
There aren't many better at taking a tried horse and improving them to greater heights than Joseph Pride, who has taken care of talented gelding Poison Chalice (NZ) (Savabeel). The six-year-old by Savabeel was formerly prepared by Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker, who was last seen
Graeme and Debbie Rogerson and Clinton Isdale will be well-represented at Waikato Thoroughbred Racing’s annual RDA Raceday at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the trainers set to line-up a dozen runners at the midweek meeting. They are particularly upbeat about their chances in the Manning Investments (2000m) where
