New Zealand
Two top-class horses are giving leading jockey Jonathan Riddell reason to look forward to an exciting spring of racing. Riddell, who finished 11th in the jockeys’ premiership last season with 52 victories, is preparing to ride Callsign Mav in the Hastings Triple Crown and the exciting Gold Watch, who is
Australia
Three-year-old filly Ancient Girl (NZ) got off the mark in fine style at Ballarat on Tuesday for trainer Clinton McDonald, with the daughter of Turn Me Loose knuckling down late to score on debut over 1200m. Ridden by apprentice Josh Richards, Ancient Girl came from midfield on the synthetic track
New Zealand
Triple Group One winner Bostonian’s (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) racing career is over. Bred and raced under David Archer’s Archer Equine Investment banner, Bostonian won 10 of his 24 career starts, including the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m), Gr.1 Doomben Ten Thousand (1200m), and Gr.1 Kingsford Smith
Australia
Annabel Neasham has plenty of options to ponder when it comes to last season’s Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) winner Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel). The Warwick Farm trainer is deliberating over whether to send the Savabeel entire to Melbourne to contest the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) or Gr.
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will be keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of racing at Te Rapa on Saturday where Group One winner Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) is set to kick-off his spring preparation in the Super Seth & Waikato Stud Mile (1600m). The five-year-old gelding pleased in
New Zealand
Canterbury locals will have just the one runner to cheer for in Wednesday’s Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury 131st Grand National Hurdles (4200m) at Riccarton, with Ringbolt (NZ) (Pentire) being the South Island’s sole representative. The nine-year-old gelding suffered his first defeat over hurdles when finishing fourth of five
New Zealand
Last season’s outstanding juvenile Sword Of State (Snitzel) was back in action at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday, where he finished second under a hold over 800m. The Group One winning son of Snitzel was given an easy time of things by rider Opie Bosson, with his spring campaign
New Zealand
Brian Anderton wanted to do the best thing by his old mate Jackfrost (NZ) (Gallant Guru), so he has retired the talented jumper after his disappointing return to racing. Two years ago the 11-year-old gelding headed to Victoria to try and plunder some of their rich jumping features, however, his
New Zealand
The thoroughbred industry lost one of its most respected men after prominent bloodstock agent Michael Stedman passed away at the age of 73 last week. Stedman, one of the great characters of the industry, initially began his career outside of the racetrack working as a chemist alongside his father based
New Zealand
Fresh from his 90th birthday, Tauranga horseman Cliff Goss is looking towards the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) as the major spring target for his exciting galloper Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace). Goss celebrated his birthday at the weekend with his family, including his daughter and son-in-law, Cherry
New Zealand
The New Zealand Thoroughbred breeding industry lost one of its trailblazing female breeders recently with the passing of Lorraine Jameson. The proprietor of Cardoness Stud, on the outskirts of Masterton, Jameson hit the headlines as a breeder when she topped the 1970 National Yearling Sale at Trentham with a record
New Zealand
Ritani (NZ) (Makfi) was initially purchased by Ian and Kerry Taplin as a broodmare proposition, but on Saturday she delivered them their first Group success as trainers. The seven-year-old mare was victorious in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton and the Isla Bank trainers were overwhelmed by the