A well-judged Kelly Myers ride has helped New Plymouth gelding Tisse (NZ) (Belardo) break through for his first black type success. Allowed to start at odds of $18 in the Gr.3 Gee & Hickton Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham, Tisse would have been at much longer odds on
New Zealand-breds filled three of the first four placings in a unique running of the A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington on Saturday, and it was Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) who shone brightest of them all. The son of Maurice became the third horse foaled
A horse that jockey Ash Morgan knows well, and another he's been keeping a close eye on from afar will spearhead his chances of feature race success at Randwick. Morgan has a Group One win in the bag courtesy of Private Harry (Harry Angel) in the 2025 Galaxy
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) will take his place in Saturday’s A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington, with trainer Trent Busuttin confident the talented gelding can measure up against older opposition. The son of Ace High has won four
Bjorn Baker believes the connections of Warwoven (Sword Of State) are holding a winning lottery ticket, but victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington could make the prize considerably bigger. The three-year-old son of Cambridge Stud stallion Sword Of State has established his stallion
New Zealand-bred mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) will spearhead Chris Waller’s bid for a seventh Cox Plate victory when she tackles Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington. The talented mare pleased Waller in her final serious workout at Flemington on Tuesday morning, with regular rider James
New Zealand-bred colt Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) will take his place in Saturday’s A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington, with trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young electing to chase one of Australian racing’s biggest prizes rather than a more conventional three-year-
Sydney jockey Rachel King will return to Melbourne to partner Warwoven (Sword Of State) in a track gallop and give the final tick of approval for a Cox Plate start at Flemington. King partnered the Bjorn Baker-trained Warwoven to victory in the Caulfield Guineas on October 10 and headed
New Zealand-bred filly Saintly Dancer (NZ) (St Mark’s Basilica) completed a notable spring double with victory in the A$1.5 million Gr.1 Stow Storage Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The daughter of St Mark’s Basilica became the sixth filly in the last 30
A pair of New Zealand-bred and formerly trained gallopers are keeping Australian spring ambitions alive for OTI Racing, with promising filly De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) chasing Group One honours at Caulfield on Saturday and King Pedro (NZ) (Eminent) eyeing a potential Melbourne Cup berth. De Armas will line up
Miss Magnetica (NZ) (Contributer) turned plenty of heads when dashing home from the back of the pack to win her maiden at Ellerslie last month, and she will now get the opportunity to test her talent at stakes level at the Auckland track this weekend. The daughter of Contributer was
Trainer Joe Pride is hoping the rain continues to fall in Sydney ahead of New Zealand-bred galloper Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) chasing a third consecutive Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) victory at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Tavistock has established himself among Australia's leading milers,