Australia
Trainer Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are eyeing some lofty goals with rising five-year-old gelding Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking). The New Zealand-bred has won two and placed in two of his four starts this preparation, which had led his trainers to rise their sights towards the big ticket item of
New Zealand
Stephen Autridge looks to be in for an exciting season with rising three-year-old Alabama Gold (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) after his win over 800m at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday. The son of Turn Me Loose had a pleasing juvenile season, winning the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m) in February,
New Zealand
Rudy Liefting was left rueing what might have been in last year’s Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) with Mont Ventoux (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) and will give his versatile winter performer another crack at the Central Districts feature this Saturday. The Pukekohe Park trainer was bullish about his chances
New Zealand
Trainer Richard Collett’s move to Sydney is well under way, with his Pukekohe stables on the market and a number of horses booked to fly out at the end of the month. Collett is returning to Warwick Farm, where he had boxes in the middle of last decade, only
New Zealand
A trip south to Riccarton next month could be on the cards for Verry Flash (NZ) (Zed) after his victory in the Whyte Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. The full-brother to 11-time Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) was the widest turning for home on Saturday and showed his
Breeding
Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto has again staved off global competition to end another Hong Kong racing season as the most prolific source of individual winners and delivering the highest tally of wins. The Wairarapa-based stallion took that honour in 2021 with 17 winners of 30 races and successfully
New Zealand
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New Zealand
A victory by the Steven Cole-trained Magneto (NZ) (Showcasing) in the opening race at Ruakaka on Saturday brought some joy into the lives of his connections following an untimely death in the family. The former Gr.2 Woburn Farm 2YO Classic (1200m) winner is raced by Cole’s father David
New Zealand
Fresh off training 100 winners in a season for the first time, Cambridge-based Stephen Marsh added a second personal milestone seven days later when smart four-year-old mare Oseleta (Deep Field) took out the final of the ITM/GIB Sprinters’ Winter Championship (1400m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The victory represented win
New Zealand
Promising four-year-old Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) made an auspicious debut from his new Sydney quarters when he struck first up for the Chris Waller stable at Rosehill on Saturday. The winner of three of his nine starts in New Zealand, Bold Mac was bred by Bernie Gudsell, who
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Australia
At the famous Melbourne racecourse where his sire made his name, talented New Zealand-bred gelding Horrifying produced a dominant front-running performance to claim the biggest win of his career to date in Saturday’s A$175,000 Flemington Cup 1849 (2800m). The Mark and Levi Kavanagh-trained four-year-old is a son