International
Maximilian’s (NZ) (Highly Recommended) win in the $30,000 Class 5 Division 2 (Polytrack 1600m) on Sunday might not have got scribes rushing to their notebooks, but it still sealed two mini milestones of sorts. Racing formerly as Clarton Star, the Highly Recommended six-year-old propelled three-time
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Fresh off his best year ever trading thoroughbreds to key Asian racing jurisdictions, trainer Glenn Old is keen to continue the momentum he has created. Along with preparing a boutique local racing team from his Matamata base, Old spends the majority of his time working with younger horses sourced from
New Zealand
One of the stars of last season’s New Zealand three-year-old crop made a bold return to racing at Caufield on Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) swept all before him on the local scene, winning all four of his starts including
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Andrew Bensley talks to Te Akau Racing trainer Jamie Richards, stuck at home in New Zealand in the COVID-19 enforced level 4 lockdown, after Probabeel's resuming win in Saturday's Gr.3 W.W. Cockram Stakes at Caulfield. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-
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Five-year-old Alamosa gelding Second Slip (NZ) broke through for his maiden stakes victory when making a one-act affair of the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. The Kiwi import has proved a revelation since joining the in-form Will Clarken stable, winning five of his seven
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Classy Kiwi mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) remained unbeaten at Caulfield when claiming Saturday's Gr.3 W.W. Cockram Stakes (1200m) and will seek a second Group One success at the venue next month. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old ($1.95 favourite) found a good spot midfield
Australia
Our Intrigue (NZ) (Showcasing) bounced back to her best when she produced a powerful home straight surge to down another Kiwi-bred galloper in Off Shaw (NZ) (Tobique) by the barest of margins over 2000m at benchmark78 level at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Racing as Intrigue in New Zealand for
Australia
Four-year-old mare Signora Nera (NZ) (Sweynesse) could be in for a big spring judging by her runaway victory when resuming in the Peltzer Special Achievement Handicap (1500m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained daughter of Sweynesse was ridden by apprentice Brock Ryan and came from
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Six-year-old gelding London Banker (NZ) (Tavistock) is proving a handy addition to the stable of Eagle Farm trainer Kelly Schweida. The Tavistock gelding made it three wins in succession when landing an Open Handicap over 2000m at Doomben on Saturday, narrowly prevailing under a well-timed James Orman
New Zealand
Friday’s announcement that New Zealand will remain in Alert Level 4 until 11:59pm on Tuesday has required New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing to reshuffle the deck when it comes to racing programs in the coming weeks. All regions except Auckland and Northland will move to Alert Level 3 on
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The Industry is still finalising dates and venues after the announcement at 3pm. What NZTR can confirm at the moment is that Waikato will run next Saturday 4th September, including The Foxbridge Plate and Northland Breeders’ Stakes, as will Wanganui (2 x black-type races). Saturday 11 September will see