New Zealand
Regally-bred stallion The King (NZ) (O'Reilly) will have his first runner at Ascot Park on Wednesday when The Queen (NZ) makes her debut in the Invercargill Licensing Trust Maiden (1200m) for trainer Robert Dennis. “She is the first runner for the Dennis Brothers’ stallion The King,” Dennis
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Cambridge trainers Craig and Shaun Phelan have lofty ambitions for their stable’s new acquisition, Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach). The six-year-old gelding won six races for former trainer Frank Ritchie, including the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m), and placed in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas
New Zealand
Matamata veteran Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) doesn’t seem to be showing much sign of his age as he prepares for another summer of racing. Tiptronic is now eight but Graham Richardson, who trains the Group One-winning gelding with Rogan Norvall, said he still has plenty of zest
New Zealand
Quality galloper Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) tuned up for a Group One assignment when a comfortable winner at the Taupo trials on Monday in an Open heat over 1225m. The Team Rogerson-prepared chestnut has had a short break since finishing seventh in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and will
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Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day has been put back a day to Sunday March 13 in order to accommodate New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale series. The Karaka Sale is now set to commence Monday 7 March and run through until Saturday 12 March, rather than the original
New Zealand
Te Rapa trainer David Greene is making the most of the increased back door racing opportunities afforded him by current travel restrictions. His team has been in fine touch and the extra meetings on his home track have proved to be a silver lining blown his way by the dark
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A bold front running effort that saw her dominate her rivals in the closing stages of a three-year-old 1400m event at Tauranga on Saturday has set promising filly La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) on a path that will hopefully culminate in a tilt the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby
Breeding
Little Avondale Stud boss Sam Williams admits he will have one small pang of regret when the annual New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds kicks off this week. Amongst the more than 260 two-year-olds on offer will be 14 by Little Avondale’s
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Fresh off providing the first four runners home in the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), trainer Jamie Richards has already begun to plan what the immediate future holds for each of his three-year-old fillies that contested the event. The Perfect Pink (NZ) (Savabeel) provided
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Australia
Locally-trained mare Norwegian Bliss (NZ) (El Roca) remains unbeaten after dominating her rivals in a Fillies & Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap over 1400m at Newcastle on The Hunter undercard. Ridden by Andrew Adkins, Norwegian Bliss, who sports the colours of breeder Gerry Harvey, was positioned prominently and extended away