New Zealand
A determined winning effort at Ellerslie on Sunday by promising juvenile Fellini (NZ) (Belardo) has seen the two-year-old son of Belardo shorten into $6 equal second favourite in the Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at the same venue on January 22. Expectations had been high around Time Flies
New Zealand
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Australia
Hallmark Stud graduate So You Win (So You Think) is perfectly named, with the seven-year-old gelding recording his ninth career success when landing his first stakes race, the Listed January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill when coming with a well-timed run under Sam Clipperton. The Chris Waller-trained galloper has been a
Australia
Five-year-old gelding Open Minded is back to winning form after taking out the Cameron Rose Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. A large and vocal ownership group and co-trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman will now be hoping the New Zealand bred son of Jimmy Choux can emulate the winning run
Australia
From New Zealand to Hong Kong to Victoria. That is the path worn by seven-year-old gelding Ho Ho Khan, who renewed an old rivalry when downing another Hong Kong returnee in Dark Dream when landing the Rogers Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield. Now in the care of Ballarat trainer Mitch Freedman,
Australia
The winners have started to flow for Flemington trainer Simon Zahra, who is these days training solo after more than two decades working together with his cousin Matthew Ellerton. With the partnership splitting at the beginning of December, Zahra had to wait until the four-year-old daughter of Contributer, Benefactress, saluted
New Zealand
Promising stayer Our Hail Mary demonstrated she will be a force to be reckoned with in the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) in March when she produced a resolute effort to take out the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni. The Allan Sharrock-trained daughter of
New Zealand
Enigmatic performer Camino Rocoso shrugged off a narrow defeat in the Greymouth Cup (2000m) on Monday to turn the tables on his conqueror that day in Bully Boy, as he took out the Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts Kumara Gold Nuggets (1810m) on Saturday. The John & Karen Parsons-trained son
New Zealand
Local trainer Roydon Bergerson got his day off to the best possible start at Awapuni when talented three-year-old Nest Egg made it back-to-back victories as he got in the deciding stride in a blanket finish to the Richard Simpson Contracting 3YO (1400m). The son of Reliable Man had broken his
New Zealand
While many New Zealanders are enjoying the entertainment of festive season racing, South Canterbury farming couple Stephanie Rathgen and Grant Midgley have priorities that prevent them from being on-course to cheer home the current star of their racing string, All About Magic (NZ) (Showcasing). While the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained
New Zealand
The Tony Pike-trained Scribe (Press Statement) will do his future racing in Hong Kong with the unbeaten son of Press Statement sold to clients of David Hayes. Two starts for two wins, including an impressive last-start triumph over Group One winner On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) and Sophisticardo (NZ) (Burgundy)
New Zealand
Michael Pitman rarely misses a Kumara Gold Nuggets, and the Riccarton trainer is gearing up for another busy afternoon at the iconic race meeting on Saturday. The small town on the South Island’s West Coast has a permanent population of under 500, but as many as 20 times that