Australia
Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) will chase a maiden win at the highest level when she contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The three-year-old was well beaten last start in the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) but was nosed out in the Surround Stakes (1400m) despite
Australia
John Sargent will head to the Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) on Friday with talented mare Pink Ivory (NZ) (Redwood) hoping to settle some unfinished business. Sargent captured the race in 2020 with House Of Cartier, only to have her subsequently disqualified when she returned a positive post-race swab.
New Zealand
Te Akau Head Trainer Mark Walker will have leading two-year-old black-type prospects at both venues on Saturday. Viva Vienna appeals as a top chance in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa while Cu Chulainn also has strong claims in the Listed Berkley Stud Stakes (1200m)
New Zealand
Tim and Margaret Carter have suffered their fair of frustrations with gifted sprinter Johny Johny (NZ) (Charm Spirit), but they are now confident of a smoother run with the five-year-old. The Cambridge trainers were rightly bullish about his first-up prospects when he romped home at Pukekohe last month and the
New Zealand
Gavelhouse Plus has become Te Akau Racing’s platform of choice for selling high-quality mares as they retire from the racetrack and that trend is continuing over the next week with the sale of Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy) and Burgundy Rose (NZ) (Burgundy). The two stakes-performed mares are the
Breeding
Almanzor has already proved a stallion force to be reckoned with in feature age group events with his first two crops excelling at the elite level. Cambridge Stud has been thrilled with the start the Group One-winning son of Wootton Bassett has made to his career and he will stand
Australia
Irish Butterfly (NZ) (O'Reilly) will chase success in the Listed Warrnambool Cup (2350m) on Thursday following his victory at Sandown last weekend. Trainer Henry Dwyer didn’t take much convincing to line the son of O’Rellly up this week after Irish Butterfly went home from that win
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Meg Cunneen is hoping to break new ground on two counts this week: securing her first stakes win on her home track and winning her first race on the all-weather surface. Cunneen will produce promising US Navy Flag two-year-old filly Semper Supra (NZ) in the Listed Berkley Stud
New Zealand
Top staying prospect Arby (NZ) (Proisir) has taken no harm from a last start defeat in trying conditions at Pukekohe Park. The Proisir three-year-old finished fifth in the Gr.3 Championship Stakes (2100m) on a Heavy 10 track after impressively winning the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2000m) on a better
New Zealand
Nightmare travel logistics have forced Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler to abandon Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) plans with high-class filly She's A Con (NZ) (Contributer) but that hasn't stopped him from preparing a strong team of six to travel to Riccarton for feature racing on Saturday.
Australia
Shaune Ritchie will look to three-year-old filly Maurizma (Maurice) to successfully open the stable’s latest overseas venture. The Cambridge horseman, who trains in partnership with Colm Murray, has the daughter of Maurice in an 1800m maiden event at Eagle Farm on Wednesday with stablemate The Racketeer (NZ) (Proisir) also
New Zealand
The Chris Gibbs-trained Malfy Rosa (NZ) (Burgundy) has acquitted herself well against the better staying three-year-olds in recent starts to put herself in the mix for the Queensland winter carnival. The daughter of Burgundy can press her claims for an offshore trip on her home track at Ruakaka on Wednesday