New Zealand
Popular jockey Robbie Hannam has called time on his career in the saddle and will start in a brand new job on Monday. Hannam, who rode 1100 winners in New Zealand and nearly 300 in India throughout his more than 40-year career in the saddle, will turn his hand to
Australia
Despite it being the venue of his biggest failure, Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) is a likely contender for the Gr.1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on the final day of the Victoria Racing Club carnival. Trainer John O’Shea said he was keen for the sprinter to
New Zealand
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Australia
A seven-day delay to the Listed ATC Foundation Winter Challenge (1500m) paved the way for talented New Zealand-bred Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano) to make a highly impressive black-type debut at Rosehill on Saturday. The A$160,000 feature was originally scheduled to be held at Randwick last weekend, but the
Australia
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Shock ‘Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) extended his unbeaten record to two out of two with a powerful come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s A$130,000 Dominant Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley. Trained by Alex Rae at Cranbourne, the son of Shocking made a smart
New Zealand
If they were giving out awards for toughness then trainer Ray Gavin believes his talented winter galloper Bullybrook (NZ) (Bullbars) would be at the head of the queue. The five-year-old son of Bullbars took on open company at Te Rapa on Saturday and at the venue where he posted a
New Zealand
If he was tuned in from his American holiday base on Saturday morning, trainer Stephen Marsh would have been delighted with the result of the third race from Te Rapa. Race favourite Windspeed (NZ) (Tavistock) headed home a stable quinella in the Property Brokers Taumarunui-sponsored 1400m contest, with barn mate
New Zealand
Smart filly Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) rounded out a successful juvenile season with another game performance to take out the final black-type event of the 2021-22 racing season, the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (12000m) at Te Rapa. Originally scheduled to run at its traditional Otaki base, the feature
Breeding
Little Avondale Stud stallion Time Test enjoyed another good result in the northern hemisphere as German Guineas runner-up Rocchigiani showed his class to land the Gr.3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (1600m) at Goodwood. Last term's Gr. 3 Zukunfts Rennen (1400m) victor, who ran fifth in the Gr. 3
Australia
A trio of former Kiwi runners pleased trainer Michael Moroney with their jumpouts at Flemington on Friday ahead of their spring campaigns. Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) heroine Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) has returned in great order according to her trainer, who was impressed with her quiet hit-out
New Zealand
If Michael McNab can guide Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) to victory in Saturday's Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa it will be the icing on the cake of what has been an outstanding season for the Cambridge jockey. McNab has secured his first National
New Zealand
Despite missing the final four months of the season, Jamie Richards will again be crowned New Zealand’s Champion Trainer when the curtain comes down on the season following Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting. The 32-year-old sent out a treble at Matamata on March 30, his final day of training