Breeding
A year after joining forces for the world record-breaking $4.1 million sale of Avantage (Fastnet Rock), gavelhouse.com is teaming up with syndication powerhouse Te Akau Racing again to offer broodmare buyers another exceptional opportunity. A fetlock injury has brought a premature end to the racing career of high-class
New Zealand
It’s been a busy week for top jumps jockey Shaun Phelan, and he is hoping to cap it with some prestige jumping titles at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting at Te Rapa on Sunday. Phelan nearly picked up the biggest scalp of his riding career when runner-up aboard The Cossack
Australia
Group One winner Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) is on track for a bold showing in the Gr.2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, according to trainer Chris Waller. The New Zealand-bred gelding pleased in his Queensland winter campaign, placing in both the Gr.3 Lord Mayor’s Cup
New Zealand
Secret Amour (NZ) (Niagara) has fashioned a tidy record with five wins from limited opportunities and trainer Robbie Patterson is on a mission to guide the black-type placegetter to major stakes success this preparation. The six-year-old daughter of Niagara will kick off her spring campaign at Wanganui on Saturday, and
Australia
Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) will commence her spring preparation in the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. The Reliable Man mare’s preparation was hindered by a virus a few weeks ago, but owner Bob Peters said she has fully recovered, but warned that his
New Zealand
Mark Walker might yet turn his back on a $A1 million bonus with his superstar mare Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in favour of an even more lucrative Australian prize. The Matamata trainer was in awe of his star mare's 5-3/4 length win in last Saturday's
Australia
Trainer Annabel Neasham is looking forward to stepping out Group One winner Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, where she is expecting to see an improved run from the entire. The son of Savabeel put in an uncustomary subpar run in
New Zealand
Graeme Rogerson has lavished praise on the Te Awamutu track and thrown his support behind the rejuvenation of the Waikato venue. The Tuhikaramea horseman, who trains with wife Debbie, was well-represented at a set of jump-outs there on Thursday morning with his Australian-bound Group One contender Sharp ‘N’ Smart among
New Zealand
The respective distances of the feature age group events at Wanganui on Saturday made it an easy call for trainer Allan Sharrock to split his pair of gifted fillies. He looks to have strong prospects of a black-type double with his only representatives on the card with Sophmaze to take
New Zealand
Shaun McKay is on the board as a trainer after guiding Wolfgang (NZ) (Puccini) to a 3-1/4 length victory in the Enigma Farm 1300 on the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. While it was McKay’s fourth start as a trainer, the Group One-winning jockey needs no introduction to punters,
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will produce 11 runners at Riccarton this week, four at Thursday's polytrack meeting and seven on the turf on Saturday. Among those stepping out
New Zealand
Cambridge three-year-old Mr Mojo Risin’ (NZ) (Deep Field) has performed well enough at home and in recent trial outings to warrant a first-up crack at black-type company on Saturday, according to trainer Andrew Forsman. The son of Deep Field will debut in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1340m) for