New Zealand
An unusually long Wellington Cup carnival gets underway at Trentham on Saturday, and Lisa Latta is looking to get the four-week sequence off to a winning start. This weekend’s Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Latta’s home track of Awapuni,
Breeding
The thoroughbred world is mourning the death of Sir Patrick Hogan, who has passed away in Waikato Hospital after a period of ill health. From humble beginnings and with a determination shared by his wife Justine, in 1976 Sir Patrick founded Cambridge Stud, a nursery that was to reshape the
International
Dennis Yip’s promising second starter, Top Top Tea (NZ), continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. In the process, the talented four-year-old carried Brazilian jockey Ruan Maia to his first victory since October 26
New Zealand
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have saddled the last two winners of the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a pair of talented three-year-olds are putting a spring in the Matamata trainers’ step as they plot their path towards the 2023 edition. O’Sullivan and Scott won the
New Zealand
Duneagle (Dissident) is in rare company in Shaun Ritchie and Colm Murray’s team as one of the few older members within their ranks and the quirky six-year-old looks ideally placed to return to winning ways at Ruakaka. The Cambridge trainers have been rebuilding in recent seasons and have unearthed
Australia
The Phillip Stokes-trained Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) had a quiet jumpout at Pakenham over 1000m this week as the son of Sweet Orange builds towards autumn targets. OTI Racing CEO Terry Henderson said last year’s Adelaide Cup winner will head north to Sydney this preparation before eventually having another tilt
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman has taken a significant step toward building on past successes in Australia with the announcement he will extend his training operation to a base in Victoria. The Cambridge horseman has secured boxes at the famed Macedon Lodge, formerly owned by leviathan owner Lloyd Williams until the complex’s
New Zealand
Karen Parsons was only too happy to see a rival for her husband's affections take his breath away on Tuesday. The North Canterbury husband-and-wife training duo produced veteran stayer Camino Rocoso (NZ) (Shocking) for a dazzling win in Tuesday's Greymouth Cup (2000m), a performance both described
New Zealand
Seasoned performers and travellers Sagunto (NZ) (O'Reily) and Langkawi (NZ) (Helmet) will front up at Trentham this Saturday and top performances will book them return trips a week later for the opening day of the Wellington Cup carnival. They are likely to be joined there on January 14
New Zealand
On a day where the Te Akau Racing tangerine and blue colours played a prominent role in most results it was promising filly Romancing The Moon (NZ) (El Roca) that provided one of the highlights. The Mark Walker-trained three-year-old was having her first start since finishing fourth behind the unbeaten
New Zealand
Debutant Codigo (NZ) (Ardrossan) provided dual success for his connections when he produced a brave effort to win the Waikato Stud@Karaka 2023 (1200m) two-year-old contest at Matamata on Tuesday. Raced by his breeder, Dame Lowell Goddard along with race sponsors Waikato Stud, Codigo becomes the first winner for his
New Zealand
Roger Allen is hoping his progressive stayer Subtle Point (NZ) (Nadeem) can shed the bridesmaid tag he has collected lately when he tackles the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The lightly raced six-year-old son of Nadeem has racked up a string of four runner-up finishes