Breeding
Shuttle stallion U S Navy Flag has registered his first winner in the northern hemisphere when Ocean Vision won the Irish EBF median sires series maiden (1000m) at Dundalk on debut yesterday. Prepared by Kieran Cotter and ridden by Jake Coen, Ocean Vision raced greenly throughout but defeated favourite Lady
New Zealand
Roydon Bergerson has resisted the urge to head to Australia this autumn with exciting juvenile Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci). The Awapuni trainer was contemplating a tilt at the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick this weekend with the daughter of Tivaci, but elected to send her to the spelling paddock
New Zealand
Robbie Patterson has sounded an ominous warning to rival connections ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). The New Plymouth trainer can’t fault his stable star Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress), who will be chasing a hat-trick of top-flight victories when she steps
New Zealand
Asathought (So You Think) will crown herself as Queen of Southland's stayers with success in Saturday's Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m). The So You Think half-sister to multiple Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) has already won the Gore Cup (2000m) and the Invercargill
New Zealand
A minor leg issue has forced Levante (NZ) (Proisir) out of Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The multiple Group One winner had thrilled trainers Ken and Bev Kelso with her runner-up finish in a lead-up trial at Rotorua last weekend
New Zealand
The strong win by Hoard the Bourbon (NZ) (Iffraaj) last week and the possibility of a Queensland campaign isn’t the only good news part-owner Jen Campin has had lately. She’s also smiling at the successful launch of New Zealand’s newest syndication business, JC Racing, which she formed
Australia
Trainers Ben and JD Hayes are hoping to be up in Hong Kong alongside their father David racing at Sha Tin in December. The brothers scored their biggest win in their fledgling training partnership when Kiwi-bred Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) took out the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick
New Zealand
Talented Matamata mare Dragon Queen (NZ) (Sweynesse) will be given her chance against the best in the country in Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The field for New Zealand’s final Group One race of the 2021-22 season is shaping
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for another Queensland Carnival raid this winter, which will include a few runners from outside stables. With a host of promising two and three-year-olds to step out at trials and on raceday in the coming weeks, Pike is still assessing those up to
New Zealand
Further rationalisation to maximise the full potential of remaining assets is paramount to the future success of the New Zealand racing industry. That’s the view of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chief executive Bruce Sharrock, brother of Group One-winning New Plymouth trainer Allan, who was promoted to the top role
International
Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday when exciting New Zealand bred Running Glory (NZ) (Kermadec) swept home in the Class 3 Sha Lo
New Zealand
Group Two performer Familia (NZ) (Makfi) has been retired. The Lance Noble-trained mare finished her career on a high when winning her final race at Avondale earlier this month. The victory was her fourth in 24 raceday appearances, adding to her eight placings, including the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m)