New Zealand
A confident ride aboard the Janelle Millar-trained Pure Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) at New Plymouth on Friday saw former jumps jockey Lemmy Douglas register his first win on the flat after making a commitment this season to relaunch his career as a flat rider. The 27-year-old from Swindon in the
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With his final southern hemisphere yearlings set to go through sale rings in early 2022, former Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Iffraaj is back in the Group One spotlight in Australia. His exciting son Western Empire (NZ) was sent out as a $1.60 favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Railway
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The Simon Miller-trained Angelic Miss (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her first black-type success when closing well to win the Listed Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The five-year-old mare by Savabeel relished the hot tempo, sitting worse than midfield under jockey Chris Parnham before pouncing late as
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The combination of trainers Grant and Alana Williams, jockey William Pike and leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters were to the fore again in this year’s Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) when Western Empire became the fourth successive winner of the famed Perth race for the unstoppable partnership. The
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Five-year-old mare Zayydani has been one of the flagbearers for the training talents of Ben and JD Hayes, and the daughter of Savabeel continued her winning ways when a gritty winner of the A$500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The Hayes brothers, who are forging a career
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Trainer Jamie Richards speaks with Andrew Bensley about exciting two-year-old debutant Bright Blue Sky https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-sat-20-nov
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Lightly raced four-year-old Ocean Beyond had been building towards a return to the winner’s circle and under a patient Harry Coffey ride, the breaks went his way on Saturday when winning the A$150,000 Tonks Plate Handicap (1200m) at Ballarat. Prepared by Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman, the son
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Andrew Bensley speaks with Opie Bosson about his stakes race double at Te Rapa https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/opie-bosson-sat-20-nov
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Another magical ride by Opie Bosson saw gritty mare Showoroses secure her third career stakes victory when she held out all challengers to win the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa. The Joanne Surgenor-trained five-year-old had enjoyed a purple patch of form at this
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Local trainer David Greene experienced a wonderful moment at Te Rapa on Saturday when he provided the quinella in the Gr.3 Franklin Auctions Counties Cup (2100m). Greene went into the race confident that he had two strong chances and so it proved as his former Gr.3 Waikato Cup
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Andrew Bensley speaks with co-trainer Ken Kelso about the fresh-up win by quality mare, Levante. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/ken-kelson-sat-20-nov