New Zealand
Two of New Zealand’s emerging stars will step out on Saturday’s Te Aroha undercard as they progress toward feature summer targets. Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace) will shoot for his sixth consecutive victory in the Geoff Brindley Memorial (1400m) while Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) will defend her unbeaten record
New Zealand
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock) broke maiden ranks in style on Wednesday, coming from off the speed to triumph over 1400m. The four-year-old daughter of Tavistock had been luckless at her previous start when stopped in her tracks at Te Aroha. “It was a very nice
New Zealand
Squid Game (Shooting to Win) made the perfect start to his racing career when winning on debut at Sandown on Wednesday. Purchased by trainer Patrick Payne out of Inglewood Stud’s 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 draft for $150,000, the son of Shooting to Win made easy work
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old Rosberg (NZ) (Reliable Man) impressed at Tauranga on Wednesday when scoring his maiden victory in the Katy Laidlaw Property Management 1400. The son of Reliable Man was having his fourth raceday start, having placed in two of his previous outings. The gelding was positive out of the gates
Australia
Cambridge trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne will be represented by handy stayer Border Leicester (NZ) (Redwood) in Sunday’s A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool, the longest flat race in Australasia. Restricted to Australian and New Zealand-bred horses, the Jericho is the brainchild of philanthropist and historian Bill
New Zealand
Group One performer Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man) is in fine fettle ahead of the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha on Saturday according to trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood. The six-year-old son of Reliable Man has drawn well in gate six in an 11-horse field, with
New Zealand
The curtain is likely to come down on Unusual Culture’s (NZ) (Unusual Suspect) brief New Zealand career when she takes on a competitive age group line-up in the three-year-old feature at Otaki on Thursday. Off the back of a lead-up trial placing, the Fraser Auret-trained filly overcame a slow
New Zealand
While Cromwell’s annual two-day meeting ‘Racing In The Vines’ won’t have the same carnival atmosphere as it usually does as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler is looking forward to heading north this week nonetheless. Normally it’s a chance for Tyler and his hardworking
Australia
Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) will make his first raceday appearance since jumping favourite in last year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he lines-up in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday for new trainer Gavin Bedggood. The son of Shocking finished 13th in the
New Zealand
Exciting galloper Pareanui Bay (NZ) (Lonhro) got the testing hit-out trainer Tony Pike was looking for when trialling at Cambridge on Tuesday. A dominant winner of the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa a month ago, Pareanui Bay finished second in a 950m on
Australia
Australia’s darling of the turf, Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed), will likely get her chance to pit her talents against the best in Europe next year. The New Zealand-bred has nothing left to prove in Australia, having won 10 Group One races, ranging in distance from 1400m to 3200m. The
New Zealand
Grant Cooksley will get a true guide to the ability of promising three-year-old Yes We Khan (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) when he contests the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Te Aroha on Saturday. Yes We Khan looked like a good staying prospect when he won at Pukekohe