New Zealand
Canterbury jockey Samantha Wynne can't wait to make her return to riding at Ashburton on Wednesday. COVID-19 restrictions have meant Wynne has been ineligible to ride to this point but relaxed Government vaccine mandates have led to the Irish rider taking her first booking since New Zealand Cup
New Zealand
Racegoers won’t see any more of the promising Pukekohe three-year-old Midnight Mass (NZ) (Proisir) this season despite a nice victory for the firm track specialist at Avondale last Saturday. The son of Proisir came from last on the bend for jockey Sam Spratt and won narrowly from the filly
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the 87-lot catalogue available to view on the NZB website here. For the second year, the digital addition to NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series is set to be conducted on Gavelhouse Plus, with bidding closing on Wednesday
Australia
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable unveiled some of its newest additions at Wednesday's Balnarring jumpouts, including Group One winning mare Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner Kahma Lass, who added the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield to her CV
International
Sakewin (NZ) (Burgundy) made the perfect start to his racing career when winning the Class 4 Peel Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Jumping from barrier 14, the New Zealand-bred swiftly found the rail to control the speed before surging away for a comfortable win, providing trainer Frankie Lor
New Zealand
Smart three-year-old Amalfi Prince (Sebring) will continue on a black-type path after his upset win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2000m) at Awapuni. The three-year-old gelding gave trainer Mark Walker his first stakes win since returning to the helm of Te Akau Racing’s New Zealand operation and
New Zealand
Gifted filly Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) is in the mix to cross the Tasman in a bid to gate crash Fireburn’s (Rebel Dane) party in the final leg of Sydney’s two-year-old Triple Crown series. A decision will be made in the coming days whether the Roydon Bergerson-prepared juvenile heads
New Zealand
A stakes target is in the offing for Tavattack (NZ) (Tavistock) after he made it back-to-back wins in the Resonant Premier (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Trainer Allan Sharrock was pleased with the run and said he is now contemplating a return to the Palmerston North track for the Listed
New Zealand
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Australia
A chance discussion with a rival trainer has led to New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run sale graduate The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) being targeted at the inaugural running of The Country Discovery at Sale. The $500,000 race over 1100m headlines the meeting after an amendment to the Victorian
New Zealand
As he made his way home from Palmerston North on Sunday morning, trainer Murray Baker was reflecting on some mixed results for his Cambridge stable the previous day. The day had started full of promise with progressive two-year-old Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel) running out a comfortable winner at Avondale before
New Zealand
Sam Weatherley went into the 2021/22 racing season with two major goals. One was to ride the winner of a $1 million race in New Zealand and the other was to add a second Group One victory to his career record. He achieved the first of those milestones aboard