Australia
Unusual Culture (NZ) (Unusual Suspect) continued her march through the grades after the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained mare scored her fourth win of the preparation at Flemington on Saturday when taking out the David Bourke (1620m). The Kiwi import was sent out an $8 chance after drawing out (9)
Australia
Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) relished the Good 4 surface presented at Flemington on Saturday, with a strong win in the Brian Beattie Handicap (1420m). It was the sixth career victory for the Mike Moroney-trained gelding who sports the colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud,
Breeding
Multiple stakes performer Windermere was the highlight lot of the broodmare session at Friday’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling & Broodmare Sale at Karaka and fetched $120,000 to the bid of Little Avondale Stud’s Sam Williams. The six-year-old daughter of All Too Hard was a four-time winner
Breeding
Gordon Cunningham is a man that knows a good Ocean Park. The Curraghmore principal has sold two of the stallion’s Group One winners Tofane and Kovalica and he was delighted to secure a colt by Ocean Park from the High Chaparral mare Rolling in Thedeep at Friday’s New
Breeding
Riversley Park’s Sam Beatson was active at Friday’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling and Broodmare Sale with three purchases, including a sale-topping weanling colt by Per Incanto. Beatson extended to $150,000 to secure the Brighthill Farm presented colt, who is out of a Redoute’s Choice mare
Breeding
Hong Kong buyer Nancy Wong made her presence felt at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling & Broodmare Sale on Friday with seven purchases. Under her Dungowan Racing banner, she signed for four fillies and three colts at Karaka along with Bryce Tankard’s Waikato Bloodstock. Wong’s most expensive
Breeding
Waikato thoroughbred nursery Kaha Nui Farm were the leading buyers at Friday’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling and Broodmare Sale with four purchases, headed by Lot 67, a filly by leading sire Proisir. Nicky White went to $140,000 to secure the strongly made filly who is out of
Australia
Group One performer Benaud will look to build on his stakes-level performances in Saturday’s Listed W J Mckell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. After recording his maiden win on debut in the country, a lack of progressive middle-distance races early in Benaud’s career meant trainer John O’
New Zealand
A strong Kiwi connection will be at play this Saturday at Flemington when New Zealand-bred three-year-old Artzino pairs with star apprentice Wiremu Pinn in the Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m). Artzino finished third fresh-up over 1600m at Sandown in late May for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr after
New Zealand
Te Akau’s Mark Walker extended his unassailable lead in New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership when scoring a double at Awapuni’s synthetic meeting on Friday. Redsheis kicked off proceedings when taking out the Whisker Forestry Maiden (1200m), while Stonybreck won the Whisker Forestry (1200m) a race later. Stonybreck’s victory
New Zealand
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has announced a $20.3 million stakes increase for the 2023-24 racing season. NZTR Board and management believe that increasing prizemoney provides all stakeholders with the confidence to invest and grow New Zealand’s racing industry. “At the top of this priority list is the
Breeding
Trainer Tony Gollan has made little secret of the high-regard in which he holds progressive galloper Antino (NZ) (Redwood). The striking son of Redwood has hardly put a foot wrong as he steps through his grades and made short-work of his seasoned rivals in the Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) last