New Zealand
Visiting Australian rider Josh Parr picked up his first New Zealand victory at Riccarton on Saturday when he combined with trainer Mark Walker and the Te Akau Racing team to guide Campionessa to victory in the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2500m). The Sydney-based jockey has taken the opportunity
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Mr Brightside will step back to a mile at Flemington on Saturday where trainers Ben and JD Hayes believe he is a strong chance of adding to his Group One tally. The Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) winner will tackle the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m), sidestepping
Australia
New Zealand-bred I’m Thunderstruck will be looking to take his revenge on Anamoe when the pair clash once again in the Gr.1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. I’m Thunderstruck was runner-up to the Goldolphin star in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) last month, and
Australia
Andrew Forsman’s young troops have served him so well in Melbourne and he sends Mr Maestro into battle for the final time this spring at Flemington on Saturday. The Cambridge trainer has enjoyed satisfying three-year-old successes with the Savabeel colt and stablemate She’s Licketysplit, who has returned home
New Zealand
Wexford Stables were excited to see Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) hero Asterix back at the trials at his home track of Matamata on Thursday. The Tavistock gelding went under foot reconstruction surgery following his Derby victory in March and trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have been
New Zealand
History-making New Zealand bred galloper Starcraft has passed away aged 22. A five-time winner at the elite level and a member of New Zealand’s Racing Hall of Fame, the chestnut was bred by Waikato Stud and sold by the Matamata nursery at Karaka in 2002 for $80,000 to
Australia
Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) made it career victory number ten as he narrowly landed the Listed Ladies Day Cup (1600m) at Hawkesbury on Thursday under a well-timed Tom Sherry ride. The John O’Shea-trained six-year-old is a stable favourite and brought his career earnings to A$650,975
Australia
Four-year-old mare Toregene (NZ) might not be straight-forward, but the daughter of Mongolian Khan has undoubted ability. Prepared by popular Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams, Toregene advanced her career record to four wins from five starts when racing away with the lucrative A$500,000 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m)
New Zealand
Michael and Matthew Pitman are gearing up for their favourite week of the year – the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton. The father-and-son training partnership will have a strong representation at the opening day of the carnival, with 17 of their runners set to carry their silks on Saturday. “It’
New Zealand
Matamata horseman Darryn Weatherley is in good spirits after his classy three-year-old Pier (NZ) (Proisir) drew barrier five for Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The son of Proisir has won two of his three starts, including an easy last-start victory
Australia
Ken and Bev Kelso have enjoyed a trouble-free preparation with their high-class performer Levante (NZ) (Proisir) ahead of her second crack at a premier Melbourne sprint. The Matamata husband and wife training team targeted the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in the autumn with the daughter of Proisir
New Zealand
Nine-time Champion trainer Mark Walker is slightly ahead of the record-breaking season achieved by Te Akau Racing in 2020/21. When Jamie Richards eclipsed the previous record to establish a new benchmark of 160 domestic wins, he had 46 victories by the end of October, while Walker currently has 54.