New Zealand
The Masterton meeting scheduled for Tauherenikau on Sunday has been abandoned due to consistent heavy rain during the week and inconsistencies with the track surface. The track was inspected by the RIB, club and others on Saturday morning with the group unanimous in their decision. With the loss of the
Breeding
Widden Stud’s nervous wait to see if Te Akau Racing mare Exaltation was to join their elite broodmare band was put to bed with a $560,000 final bid on Gavelhouse Plus on Friday night. Described by Te Akau principal David Ellis CNZM as one of the nicest types
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will have runners on both sides of the Tasman this weekend, with the common denominator being heavy tracks at both Tauranga and Rosehill. The training duo will send Saint Bathans and True Enough to Tauranga, while smart stayers The Chosen One and Marroni
New Zealand
Kelsey Hannan is looking forward to kicking off her riding career at Tauranga on Saturday where she will have two rides for her employers Shaun and Craig Phelan. The 18-year-old apprentice jockey originally hails from Northland where she first became involved in racing under the tutelage of local
New Zealand
A smart new addition to the Karaka countryside is set to open its doors this Saturday with the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Hotel. Set amid the beautiful grounds of NZB’s iconic horse auction and stabling facilities, the Hotel is just a couple
New Zealand
Multiple Group One winner Callsign Mav is enjoying an easy time at the beach before a decision is made on his immediate future. The son of Atlante was successful three-times at the highest level for Hastings horseman and part-owner John Bary and remained in Australia after he ran
Australia
Kiwi expat Jason Collett will undergo shoulder surgery after fracturing his clavicle in a race day fall at Warwick Farm. Racing NSW stewards confirmed the injury late on Wednesday night and the top jockey is expected to go under the knife on Thursday. "Jason has a fractured clavicle that
International
Impressive sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) lodged a third consecutive win to maintain his unbeaten record with success in the first section of the Class 3 Sheung Hei Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “It was a good effort,” jockey Zac Purton said. “He travelled a bit strong through
New Zealand
A link to one of New Zealand’s major training centres of last century has been lost with the recent death of former successful trainer Ray Wallace at age 92. Wallace grew up in Takanini, where his father Jack trained successfully for many years at the Auckland Racing Club’s
Australia
Former Cambridge trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne are settling into their new quarters at Cranbourne and enjoying the transition across the Tasman and now they are hoping one of their pin-up gallopers can also acclimatise. Three-win galloper Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos), who boasts wins at Sandown, Moonee Valley
Australia
Evergreen Kiwi jumper Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) will begin his Australian campaign towards the Grand Annual (5500m) at Warrnambool in May with a 2350m hit-out on the flat at the Victorian track on Friday. The 11-year-old gelding won the Grand Annual back in 2019 and has placed
New Zealand
Hanging on to promising two-year-olds Defiant (NZ) (Tavistock) and Kikimora (NZ) (Shamexpress) might be half the battle for Riccarton trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong as they prepare the duo for Saturday's Petersens Jewellers Ladies Bracelet (1000m) on their home track. The stable has already seen