New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 14 August 2023
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New Zealand
Heavenly start for Highview’s new recruit
The 2023-24 season is off to a perfect start for new Highview stallion Divine Prophet, whose daughter See You In Heaven scored a dominant win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide. The high-class four-year-old was sent out as a $2.15 favourite for the Morphettville feature
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 13 August 2023
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Australia
Valley quinella for Tavistock
Former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock played a starring role at Moonee Valley on Saturday with a quinella in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger Handicap (2040m), headed by emerging four-year-old Superstock. Unplaced in the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) during an aborted Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) campaign in
Australia
Travelling Kate too tough at Rosehill
New Zealand-bred mare Travelling Kate has put retirement plans on hold with a purple patch of form, which she continued with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s A$160,000 ACY Securities Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The well-related daughter of Savabeel has hardly put a foot wrong in the last
New Zealand
TiES Enhanced for 2023-24 Season
The Thoroughbreds in Equestrian Sport programme (TiES) will receive a significant boost for the 2023/24 season with over $76,000 on offer to eligible competitors across two Series. Funded by the 1% levy on stakes, the Series was established in 2014 to demonstrate the versatility of Thoroughbreds and increase
Breeding
One off special for Sneaking to Win
Te Aute Stud in Hawke’s Bay have announced that well-credentialled stallion Sneaking To Win is the subject of a one-off special fee reduction until 1st September 2023. A son of Snitzel, Sneaking To Win is out of the winning Grand Lodge mare Disguise, making him a is a half-brother
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 07 August 2023
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New Zealand
Finalists announced
Small teams can still make a big impact in the New Zealand racing industry, with the finalists for Trainer of the Year – sponsored by Dunstan, being a prime example of this. Premiership winner Mark Walker, who heads Te Akau Racing, and Lisa Latta, who finished third equal in the Premiership,
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 06 August 2023
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Australia
Bold Mac goes back-to-back
Three weeks after winning in Benchmark 88 grade at Randwick, Kiwi-bred gelding Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) stepped up in class and delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s A$160,000 Petaluma Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) at Rosehill. The six-year-old completed a winning double on the opening
Australia
Verona roars back into winning form
New Zealand-bred mare Verona (NZ) (Belardo) turned her form around in emphatic style at Rosehill on Saturday, charging home from last to score a runaway win in the A$160,000 Schweppes Handicap (2400m). The daughter of Belardo proved herself against some of the best of her generation as a