Breeding
Tarzino has already made an impressive impact at the highest level and Westbury Stud are confident the best is yet to come for the young stallion. The son of Tavistock and the Zabeel mare Zarzino (NZ) ran up to his own rich pedigree with success in the Gr.1 VRC
New Zealand
Ellis Winsloe’s immediate focus has switched to a prestige event closer to home after a Group One northern target has been ruled out for his talented performer Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj). The Southland trainer celebrated a first success in his local Gore Cup (2000m) on Saturday with the son of
New Zealand
After coming so close in countless feature races, talented staying mare Zee Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) had a deserved moment in the spotlight when scoring a convincing victory in the Collinson Forex Karaka Cup (2200m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Prepared by Stephen Marsh, the five-year-old daughter of Sacred
New Zealand
Todd Mitchell says the best thing about winning thoroughbred races is that he gets a chance to savour them. An outstanding driver and trainer in New Zealand harness racing in the past 30 years, Mitchell has also prepared gallopers for 15 years and scored his first thoroughbred black-type victory
Breeding
One of the biggest points of interest at any yearling sale is the latest influx of first-season sires, and Karaka 2023 is set to showcase a well-credentialled and highly rated group of newcomers. The rookie stallion with the highest profile in the countdown to Karaka is Waikato Stud’
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star (Snitzel), who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin). Ethereal Star was a $600,000 purchase last year at Karaka where
New Zealand
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Australia
Progressive filly Goldie’s Chance kept her connections happy when landing the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) on Saturday for trainer Ross Beckett. The daughter of Iffraaj pushed forward to sit outside the leader Bolshoi Star and was galvanised under jockey Terry Moseley to get the better of that rival
New Zealand
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained filly Prowess prevailed in a strong edition of the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Never out of the money in six starts, the classy daughter of Proisir had run out a ready winner of the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas
New Zealand
A suggestion from jockey Sam Spratt paved the way for former Hong Kong galloper Green Aeon to deliver a milestone win for Todd Mitchell in Saturday’s Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Yearlings Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Pukekohe. It was the first thoroughbred black-type training success for the Cambridge horseman,
New Zealand
Unbeaten juvenile Tokyo Tycoon has come from last to score a stunning victory in the Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) under an inspired Craig Zackey ride. The Mark Walker-trained son of Satono Aladdin continued Te Akau Racing’s strangehold on the million-dollar feature, with the powerhouse
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing has a proud record of winning the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) with a top-class juvenile from the previous season, and Maven Belle survived a scare and continued that tradition at Pukekohe on Saturday. It was the fourth time in the last six years