New Zealand
Rotorua trainer Bill Pomare has waited his entire life to have a horse good enough to compete in a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), and now that he has, COVID-19 has denied him the chance to be there in person. Pomare is targeting the Gr.1 Caulfield (2400m) and Melbourne
Australia
Last season’s Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner Tokorangi (NZ) (Redwood) will make her long awaited Australian debut at Flemington on Saturday, where she is likely to start in the Gr.2 Rose of Kingston Stakes (1410m) but also holds a nomination for the Listed Paris Lane Stakes over
Australia
Three-year-old filly Khan’s Treasure (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) broke maiden ranks over 1600m at Swan Hill on Monday for Barry Goodwin and looks to have a future over ground. The daughter of Windsor Park Stud stallion Mongolian Khan was perfectly ridden by Zac Spain, finding a position just off the
New Zealand
Tavistock three-year-old Villaden (NZ) made an impressive start to his career over 1400m at Benalla on Sunday afternoon. Sent out favourite off the back of a trial placing, the Chris Waller-trained gelding came from a midfield position with an undeniable finish in the hands of Daniel Stackhouse to win going
Australia
Cranbourne trainer Matthew Brown was delighted with the run of first-starter Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), who finished runner-up in a strong three-year-old contest over 1400m at Sandown on Saturday. The colt is by Turn Me Loose (NZ) (Iffraaj), a horse whom Brown followed closely through his racing
New Zealand
Murray Baker knows he’s got a good three-year-old staying prospect in Samarkand (NZ) (Mongolian Khan), an outstanding winner at Tauranga on Sunday. What he doesn’t know is what to do with him next. Baker, who trains at Cambridge with Andrew Forsman, clearly had a strong opinion of Samarkand
Australia
Like more than 26,000 other overseas Kiwis, trainer David Browne is hoping to be home by Christmas. The Waikato horseman, who trains in partnership with his wife Emma-Lee, is currently campaigning a handful of their team in Melbourne, with much success, headlined by Elephant’s (NZ) (Shocking) Gr.3
New Zealand
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New Zealand
The David Greene-trained debutant Empress El (NZ) (El Roca) made the best possible start to her racing career when she downed a handy field of maiden gallopers over 1200m at Tauranga on Sunday. The El Roca three-year-old dented a few reputations when she produced a strong finishing burst to register
New Zealand
Progressive galloper Bari (NZ) (Proisir) opened his spring campaign in similar style to how he finished off his three-year-old season when he trounced a handy field of rating 74 rivals over 1200m at Matamata. The strapping son of Proisir won two of his last four starts to round out last
New Zealand
We speak with Lexington-based Kiwi Michael Wallace who is the Chief Operating Officer of China Horse Club. The respected bloodstock advisor celebrated from afar as valuable Snitzel colts Wild Ruler (Gr.1 Moir Stakes, 1000m) and In The Congo (Gr.1 Golden Rose, 1400m) landed elite-level victories on Friday night
New Zealand
Spraying weeds and doing some maintenance work around his Wairarapa property on Sunday afternoon was a far cry from the excitement that businessman and thoroughbred owner and breeder David Wallace had experienced over the previous 48 hours. Wallace, the son of well-known Central Districts trainer Jim Wallace and brother of