New Zealand
Jim Pender isn’t in any hurry to take on the topliners yet with Gospodin (NZ) (Proisir) despite a picket fence formline now stretching to five starts. A seven-week break and a step up to open handicap company didn’t prove any barrier to Gospodin in the Veterinary Associates Equine
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https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/sam-collett-mon-20-sept Andrew Bensley talks to Sam Collet about her decision to relocate to Queensland.
New Zealand
Top New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett liked her riding stint in Queensland over winter so much she has decided to make a permanent move to the Sunshine State. “I really enjoyed my time over there. I came home and thought it was the right time for a new challenge,” Collett
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Lucrative spring targets now beckon exciting Kiwi-bred I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) after his placing in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The son of Shocking ran third behind fellow New Zealand-bred Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the Group One feature and is
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In-form apprentice Elen Nicholas is facing an extended period on the sidelines after breaking her leg and arm in a nasty fall at Te Aroha on Sunday. The Cambridge-based Welsh apprentice, 25, underwent surgery at Waikato Hospital on Sunday night after she was dislodged from her mount Hot Pinx, who
Australia
Watching a horse he sold go on to win a Group One in Melbourne on Saturday brought mixed emotions for Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock. On one hand he was delighted for Sierra Sue’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young when she was victorious in the
New Zealand
Almost exactly three years on from a fall that could have ended her career, jockey Sarah Macnab made an unforgettable start to the 2021 Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday. The 22-year-old picked up her first Group success aboard Bellacontte (NZ) (Burgundy) in the Gr.3 Hawke’
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Lightly raced jumper Eion (NZ) (Man Of Power) provided an ominous warning to his potential ARC Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) rivals when he took out an action packed CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4200m) at Te Aroha on Sunday. The Pakuranga Hunt Cup is the major lead-up race to the Great
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Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but for jockey Jonathan Riddell it marks another milestone in an amazing career in the saddle that began back in the 1995/96 season when he took his first steps as a fledgling jumps jockey. The boy from Waipukurau has come a
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While Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) was the star of the elite horses at Hastings with his Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) victory, it was a stunning performance on the undercard that was the talk of the racing world. Four-year-old mare Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) had attracted plenty of attention off the
Breeding
Nine-time Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock), whose racing career was brought to a sudden halt on Friday after suffering a tendon injury, will be sold through New Zealand Bloodstock’s Gavelhouse Plus in an online auction that starts on Sunday 19 September and finishes at 7pm New Zealand time