New Zealand
Riding four winners on a premier raceday, including two at Group level is cause to celebrate in any language and jockey Leith Innes wasn’t going to buck that trend after a magical day at Te Rapa on Saturday. Innes was feeling a little dusty come Sunday morning as he
New Zealand
Four wins during the week including a double at Te Rapa on Saturday has trainer Pam Gerard excited about the prospects for her Ballymore Stables team leading into the busiest period of racing in the country over the summer months. After wins earlier in the week by Myrtle Creek (NZ)
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Five-year-old mare Charmmebaby (NZ) came from last to land the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1640m) at Doomben on Friday evening to become the 12th individual stakes winner for her sire Charm Spirit. Ridden by Taylor Marshall, the Kiwi-bred mare finished a quarter of a length ahead of the runner-up Niccanova (Nicconi)
Australia
Kiwi import Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto) made an immediate impression when winning the Catanach’s Handicap (1600m) at Randwick in his first start for trainer Annabel Neasham, 12 days after arriving in Sydney. A dual stakes winner in New Zealand for Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler, the five-year-old
Australia
Consistent mare East Asia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) landed the most important win of her career when getting up late to score in the Listed Just Now Handicap (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainer Robert Heathcote. The five-year-old daughter of Swiss Ace was on the quick back-up having finished
New Zealand
Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy) bucked recent history when she headed to Awapuni and capped a consistent spring with a deserved victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m). The Burgundy filly been a black-type placegetter in both of her last two starts, including a close third in
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Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood capped an already stellar day at Te Rapa on Saturday when Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) strode clear of her rivals to claim the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m), the first elite-level success of her career. The Cambridge conditioners had
Australia
Four-year-old Savabeel gelding Mightybeel (NZ) has enjoyed a fruitful campaign that has netted four wins from seven starts, including Saturday’s Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Randwick. Sporting the colours of Kiwi syndicators Go Racing, Mightybeel is yet another New Zealand-bred stayer that has benefited from the patient handling of
New Zealand
Something about the start of summer brings the very best out of Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel), who broke an 11-month win drought with a superb victory in Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The $110,000 fillies and mares’ showpiece was the 10th win of
New Zealand
Ever consistent sprinter Packing Rockstar (Fastnet Rock) displayed all his fighting qualities when he downed a high-quality field of sprinters in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. Despite carrying the topweight of 60kgs, the six-year-old son of Fastnet Rock dictated affairs at the head of the
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Heavily backed $2.50 favourite Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) carried her many supporters to victory with a stunning performance to take out the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa. The Roydon Bergerson-trained daughter of Tivaci had looked an exciting prospect when winning her debut at Otaki last