New Zealand
The colours of prominent owner David Price were carried to victory in the opening event at Tauranga on Friday when Self Obsession (NZ) (Shocking) scored a comfortable three-and-a-half length win to break maiden ranks at the second time of asking when successful over 1600m. The three-year-old daughter of Shocking is
New Zealand
Catherine Cameron scored her first Group victory as a trainer last month and she could add a Group One to her resume on Saturday at Te Rapa. That Group win came courtesy of globetrotting galloper Cheval Prometteur (Declaration of War) in the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa
New Zealand
Showoroses (NZ) (Showcasing) will be out to add to her bouquet of Group victories when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday. The daughter of Showcasing will attempt to defend her crown in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) and add to her three prior Group scalps. She heads
New Zealand
Wayne Hillis didn’t have to Think Twice (NZ) (Alamosa) about backing up his promising juvenile of the same name in the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Think Twice had made the long trek down to Trentham for the two-year-old feature last weekend,
New Zealand
Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting was always intended to be the career starting point for well-named Time Test filly Delorean (NZ), but it was only this week that it became a debut at Group Two level. Following last Saturday’s Trentham abandonment, the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m)
Australia
Nominations for the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) opened this week with two New Zealand-trained horses already putting their hand up for a tilt at the world’s richest mile race. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aegon and Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Elephant have both been nominated. Freshly
New Zealand
Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) will continue his hunt for an elusive Group One win in Saturday's Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The Jamie Richards-trained Savabeel six-year-old gelding has won seven of his 26 starts but in eight starts at Group One level, three
New Zealand
Kelvin Tyler has a big opinion of undefeated gelding Tyler Eight (NZ) (Pure Champion) and he is confident he will extend his winning streak to three when he lines-up in the Choppa’s Tyres Handicap (1200m) at Ascot Park on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Pure Champion has impressed his
New Zealand
High-priced youngster Andalus (NZ) (Almanzor) hasn’t been troubled by the unexpected rigours of the past week and trainer Stephen Marsh can’t fault the colt ahead of his delayed debut on Saturday. The son of Almanzor was dispatched to Trentham for the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) last
New Zealand
Trainers Leon and Troy Corstens are hoping Ranting (NZ) (Zoustar) can break his winless drought when he lines-up in the Des Gleeson Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday following his placing at Pakenham last weekend. The Kiwi-bred four-year-old hasn’t appeared in the winner’s stall since the Gr.3
International
Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) impressed trainer Francis Lui with a strong hit out on the turf on Tuesday morning ahead of his title defense in Sunday’s HK$26 million Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m). If successful, the son of Medaglia d’Oro will extend his
New Zealand
It will be something of a 'girls day out' for star members of the Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable on Saturday. The Cambridge training duo will produce mares in three Te Rapa features on Saturday and tackle the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni with