Australia
The Michael Moroney-trained Bermadez notched his fifth career win when coming from off the speed to land the Resimax Group Plate (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Tavistock was fresh-up off a small break and powered home to defeat race favourite Rose Quartz in the hands of
New Zealand
With a dominant performance at Wingatui by a rising star of the South Island’s three-year-old ranks, Michael and Matthew Pitman have added some black-type glow to a highly successful family association. The Riccarton trainers saddled Reputabelle for a runaway victory in Saturday’s Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m), powering
New Zealand
Classy colt Sword Of State displayed all of his fighting qualities when he downed speedy mare Babylon Berlin to win the Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie, after the pair went head-to-head over the final 300m of the contest. Sporting the colours of Brendan and Jo
New Zealand
Lightly raced filly Bellatrix Black ($17.20) upset the applecart at Ellerslie on Saturday when she stepped up from a maiden victory at Tauranga at her last start to take out the Gr.3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m). The Catherine Cameron-trained daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Redwood relished every
New Zealand
Jamie Richards assault on the New Zealand black type features this season continued unabated at Ellerslie on Saturday when the Matamata mentor produced the quinella in the Listed Stella Artois Mufhasa Stakes (1400m). Richards saddled last season’s Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) winner On The Bubbles and
New Zealand
Two-year-old debutant Turf War showed plenty of courage as he held off all challenges to register the first victory for his sire War Decree when taking out the opening event at Wingatui on Saturday. Bred and raced by Gus Wigley and his wife Bianca under their Inglewood Stud banner, Turf
Australia
Well In Sight's (Shalaa) journey to Flemington is in no way your standard tale of a bush horse making it to the big smoke. Mitch Beer's unbeaten filly will contest the A$750,000 Inglis Sprint on Saturday after three wins at Albury but, before she
New Zealand
Bulls trainer Raymond Connors has posted the not for sale sign on promising juvenile Trav after the son of Almanzor closed too well for his rivals to score by a neck from Havarti in the Milton Park Stables 2YO (1200m) at Awapuni on Friday. The Connors family bred and own
Breeding
Waikato Stud’s seven leading vendor titles at Karaka since 2014 have been underpinned by relentless demand for the progeny of Savabeel, and the all-conquering sire’s remarkable run of racetrack results this season has the respected nursery confident of another big sale in 2022. A permanent fixture at the
Breeding
With Karaka 2022 sandwiched between two stellar days of racing at Ellerslie, Mark Chitty is set to be a very busy man over the next 10 days. Chitty is the managing director of Haunui Farm, who will offer another quality consignment of 27 yearlings in Book 1 and 35 in
New Zealand
When Dean McKenzie completes the formal hand-over to new TAB CEO Mike Tod in the next fortnight, he isn’t quite sure exactly what he is going to do next. For the past three and a half years McKenzie has been consumed with leading the reform process initiated by the
New Zealand
After experiencing the highest of highs and deepest of lows at Ellerslie over the years, on Saturday Trudy Thornton will be on a mission to claim one of racing’s biggest prizes at the country’s premier track. The 58-year-old, who began her career as an amateur jumps jockey in