Australia
Kiwi-bred gelding Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) will chase a breakthrough Group One win next month. Following a strong run at Flemington last Saturday for second over 1700m, trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are looking to return to the Melbourne track to test the five-year-old under Group One conditions in
New Zealand
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood trained three-year-old Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) made a winning start to her classic campaign when running out an impressive winner of the Cambridge Equine Hospital (1300m) on Wednesday. The daughter of Proisir won on debut in her only two-year-old outing back in April and on
New Zealand
Allan Sharrock acknowledges Tavi Mac (NZ) (Tavistock) and Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) are victims of their own success and hasn’t hesitated to utilise apprentice claims to lighten their loads on their home track on Saturday. The New Plymouth trainer has always been willing to give young riders opportunities
Australia
Australian punters will get their first look at New Zealand Group One winner She’s Licketysplit (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) at Caulfield on Saturday where she will contest the Gr.2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m). The daughter of Turn Me Loose impressed as a juvenile when winning two of her
New Zealand
Cambridge Stud stallion Embellish was represented by his first trial winner on Tuesday when home-bred and raced filly Luberon (NZ) gave a professional display to claim her two-year-old heat on the synthetic track at Cambridge. The Group One winner’s daughter was quickly into stride for Vinnie Colgan and coasted
New Zealand
Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are confident their promising filly Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) can make a winning start to her spring preparation at Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Proisir won on debut in her only two-year-old outing in April and will have her first hit-out of her three-year-old
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is leaning to the softer option for promising filly Seven Eleven (NZ) (Proisir), an entrant for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on her home track in November. Carston has accepted with Seven Eleven in Wednesday's Celebrating The 50th NZ
Australia
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hopeful of building on their dream start to the new season with key indicators pointing toward a bold showing from Dragon Leap (Pierro) in Melbourne this weekend. The training partnership celebrated a significant early domestic strike when Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir) claimed the
New Zealand
Impressive debut winner Japanese Emperor (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) will get his first look at Caulfield on Saturday where he will be out to continue his winning ways in the Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m). The Satono Aladdin gelding won by two lengths at Sandown last month and trainer Michael
New Zealand
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International
Champion New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant gave her supporters a sight but came up short in Sunday’s €130,000 Gr.2 Prix Foy (2400m) at Longchamp, finishing third behind multiple French stakes winners Iresine and Bubble Gift. Verry Elleegant attempted to lead throughout in the traditional Prix de l&
Australia
Leading Western Australian owner Bob Peters will be bringing home Western Empire along with stablemates Regal Power and Stageman after the Danny O’Brien-trained trio failed to fire at Flemington on Saturday. “The way they are running, I thought they were entitled to improve on their first starts over there