New Zealand
With the stunning victory of Noverre in Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) you could be forgiven missing the gallant performance of runner-up Meritable (Snitzel). The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained colt has been a model of consistency in his five career starts, having finished second behind
New Zealand
Class mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) didn’t surprise anyone by winning a 1000m trial at Matamata last week, but the manner in which she won it suggests she’ll be an even tougher horse to beat this season. Group Two winner Levante has won seven of her 11 career starts
New Zealand
Four-year-old mare Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) is set to peak in Wednesday’s Gr.2 Coupland's Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton, with the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained mare entering the feature following successive victories this campaign. Runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas
New Zealand
Adhering to the maxim of never looking a gift horse in the mouth is serving Robert Dennis and partners well. The Southland trainer gladly took up the generous offer of a filly for no charge and the aptly-named The Gift (NZ) (Power) now looms as a leading chance to land
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International
Auric Stable’s latest home-bred Just Because (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made a flying start to his Singapore racing career with a convincing first-up victory on Saturday. After two barrier trials where the Shane Baertschiger-trained newcomer’s getaways were tardy, he showed a much edgier side in the $75,000 Restricted
New Zealand
Trainer Catherine Cameron knows that she has limited time left with impressive Te Rapa winner Solid Impact (NZ) (Real Impact) but is keen to make the most of it with the progressive four-year-old. The son of Real Impact made it three wins in a row when he downed a handy
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Andrew Carston was feeling sick to his stomach on Wednesday morning when he discovered his leading Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) candidate Art De Triomphe (NZ) (Vadamos) lame after a quiet trial at Ashburton the previous day. Carston had been supremely confident the three-year-old Vadamos filly
New Zealand
Eight weeks ago, leading New Zealand rider Opie Bosson was ready to walk away from racing and retire to the farming life on his Pukekawa property. Burdened by being unable to ply his trade in the saddle due to the COVID lockdown situation in the Auckland region and with his
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Australia
The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Age Of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) has been a model of consistency but was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since August 2019 when digging deep to land the Gr.3 Chatham Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The six-year-old son
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A long-range plan to target the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) with impeccably bred mare Zayydani (NZ) (Savabeel) has come off for Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes. The daughter of Savabeel, who sports the colours of Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawney Stud, was the first winner and