New Zealand
Sandy Cunningham had hoped Noble Knight would be contesting the two-mile feature on Cup Day last Saturday at Riccarton Park but was delighted to settle for an impressive victory in the Rating 82 2600m event. New Zealand Cup-winning jockey Sam Weatherley was booked aboard Noble Knight last Saturday
New Zealand
Few trainers would attempt to claim three victories with one horse in seven days over New Zealand Cup Week, let alone be successful, but John Wheeler isn’t like every other trainer. The Taranaki horseman saddled five-year-old gelding Lord Donovan (NZ) (Lord) on the opening day of the
Australia
Trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney has enjoyed decades of success with gallopers sourced from his homeland, and he hopes another Kiwi-bred filly can extend his record on Saturday when Coeur Volante contests the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. “She’s very talented, she could be one of
New Zealand
The Riccarton Park crowd is getting all too used to the masterful tactics of Warren Kennedy, and the premiership-leading hoop produced another black-type winning ride in guiding Fashion Shoot (NZ) (Savabeel) to victory in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Kennedy arrived back in
New Zealand
Progressive Central Districts mare Kana (NZ) (Tivaci) showed her class in defying the early track bias to score an impressive victory in the Scenic Hotel Group Premier (1100m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday. Through much of the earlier card, on-speed runners were largely featuring in the finish, but jockey
New Zealand
Fred and Lindsay Cornege couldn’t have scripted a better afternoon at Pukekohe on Tuesday, the Cambridge-based trainers recording two impressive come-from-behind victories with Kenobi and Highly Vindicated. The Cornege’s first success came with Kenobi, the Burgundy five-year-old among the outside chances, rated a
New Zealand
An impressive training effort by Stephen Marsh saw the Cambridge trainer commence Melbourne Cup Day at Pukekohe in style, preparing a freshened Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) to victory in the Ellerslie Events 1400. Showing promise early in his three-year-old season, Antrim Coast broke maiden status in
New Zealand
Lance Noble is hoping for a more routine race-day at Pukekohe Park on Tuesday, as he presents several top chances including Aquacade in the feature Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m). Noble’s last journey to the South Auckland-based course ended in disaster with Luberon, the classy filly throwing
New Zealand
Seasoned sprinter Packing Rockstar (Fastnet Rock) has been a long-time performer for trainer Lauren Brennan, and the eight-year-old continued to show his class when scoring in the Flying Mullet Sports Bar 1400 at Tauranga on Saturday. Jumping from the ace draw, Packing Rockstar missed the start by
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan is hoping a change of tactics will see Semper Magico return to the winner’s circle at Trentham on Saturday when the in-form galloper contests the Mode Technology Feilding Cup (2100m). The consistent eight-year-old is having his best campaign to date, having recorded
New Zealand
Byerley Park trainers Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley produced their promising contingent of juveniles to an impressive quinella in the Ellerslie Events 2YO 1100 at Pukekohe on Saturday. In a compact field of six, the Wallace/Cooksley stable presented half of the two-year-old field and managed to fill
New Zealand
Exciting filly Molly Bloom will look to continue her path towards New Zealand Cup week when she contests a competitive Gr.2 Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The talented daughter of Ace High burst into conversation for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas