New Zealand
Connections of star mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) have opted to keep the six-year-old on home soil as she works towards a start in the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) which will be run at Te Rapa on Saturday, pending an Alert Level downgrade on Friday. The Jamie Richards-trained
Breeding
While many New Zealanders are currently stuck in their bubbles contemplating what next to watch on Netflix, things haven’t changed as a result of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown for farmers, including Mark Corcoran of Grangewilliam Stud, just north of Wanganui. The South Taranaki horseman is enjoying the freedom
Australia
Former Kiwi galloper Inverell (NZ) (Shocking) is on a Derby path after scoring on debut at Sale on Sunday. Trained by Clayton Douglas for OTI Racing, the three-year-old son of Shocking was purchased out of Steven Cole’s Byerley Park barn after two trials, including a runner-up finish at Avondale
New Zealand
With New Zealand set to remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions until at least 11:59pm this Friday, racing will not resume until Saturday at the earliest. On the basis that New Zealand, with the exception of Auckland, enters level 3 on Saturday, scheduled race meetings will be conducted
New Zealand
Like all New Zealand trainers, Allan Sharrock has an anxious week ahead of him as he waits to see if there will be any racing this weekend following an announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to extend New Zealand’s current Alert Level 4 lockdown until at least 11:59pm
New Zealand
The Matamata and wider racing community is mourning the death of one its most respected and admired members, former trainer Norman Crawford, who has passed away at age 92. Crawford, the father of current licence-holder Karen Fursdon, grew up in the Depression and dairy farmed with family in his formative
New Zealand
With the deluge of positive feedback from the recently completed synthetic tracks at both Cambridge and Riccarton, Central Districts trainers are looking forward to being able to race on the surface on their own backyard next year. As part of a $72.5 million emergency support package from the Government
Breeding
Waikato horsewoman Mary Lynne Ryan is remembered for her passion for thoroughbred breeding and racing and for her dedication to the development and education of young people wanting to develop their careers. Introduced in 2007, the award named in her honour recognises the dedication and passion of a talented young
New Zealand
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Australia
Assistant trainer Declan Maher, who oversees the conditioning of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable’s jumps horses, said that pin-up stayer Ablaze (NZ) (Raise The Flag), who won last year’s Grand Annual Chase (5500m) and Grand National Hurdle (4200m) before running second in the Grand National Chase
New Zealand
While the majority of New Zealanders hit the pause button on their lives under the current Level 4 COVID lockdown, the same can’t be said for those involved in the thoroughbred breeding industry. The onset of spring signals the most hectic period in the annual operations of nationwide stud
New Zealand
Less than a month into the new racing season and leading rider Lisa Allpress is right where she wants to be at the head of the National jockeys’ premiership. Allpress has already ridden eight winners in August and is feeling fit as a fiddle as she sets her sights on