New Zealand
Trainer Sally McKay made the long trip north from her Invercargill base to Riccarton with butterflies in her stomach and a host of doubts as to whether she had done the right thing with her stable runner Palmetto (NZ) (Ghibellines), who was making his raceday debut on Saturday. The two-year-old
New Zealand
Hazel Schofer has extended her lead in the New Zealand apprentice jockey premiership after riding a treble at Otaki on Friday. Schofer now sits on 72 wins this season, 12 clear of last year’s premiership winner Kozzi Asano, who returned to raceday riding at Phar Lap Raceway on Thursday
New Zealand
Kelvin Tyler isn't sure whether he has the horsepower to deny Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman of their fifth straight South Island trainers' premiership but he's giving it his best shot. Tyler, who trains in partnership with his daughter Aimee out of Riverton, goes
New Zealand
Graham Richardson is hoping for a fruitful day when he heads across the Kaimai Ranges to Tauranga on Saturday. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, will have four runners at the Bay of Plenty meeting this weekend, headed by Paisley Park in the Seeka Kiwifruit Cup
Australia
A third Group One scalp is in the offing for New Zealand-bred mare Tofane this weekend when she lines-up in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park won the Gr.1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) last year, and on the cusp
New Zealand
Erin Leighton is doing what she has always dreamed of – riding on raceday. The Matamata-based apprentice entered the racing industry as a fresh-faced 16-year-old in the hopes of becoming a jockey, and while the 28-year-old has been given limited opportunities over the years, she is really starting to kick some
New Zealand
A filly who was no certainty to survive her first 24 hours of life is now a winner on the racetrack. After a luckless eighth on debut at Avondale and a strong-finishing second at Ellerslie, Bunkers (NZ) (Kermadec) made it third time lucky in Wednesday’s Alf Cole Memorial (1600m)
Breeding
Two-year-old gelding Tympanist provided first season shuttle sire Belardo with his fourth southern hemisphere winner when successful in a 1400m maiden at Hawkesbury on Tuesday. The David Payne-trained youngster improved from his three previous unplaced efforts to score by one and a quarter lengths over Vyner and favourite Armour Force.
New Zealand
The Government has announced that Wellington and neighbouring regions of Wairarapa and Kapiti (including Otaki) have been placed into Alert Level 2 from 6pm Wednesday June 23 until 11.59pm Sunday 27th June. As a consequence, the Otaki race meeting on Friday 25 June will race under “NZTR Directive COVID-19
Australia
A tilt at the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) could be on the cards for Brandenburg in the spring. Trainer John Sargent is keen to head to Melbourne with the son of Burgundy to race in front of his ownership group, and he has put a big circle around the
New Zealand
It’s a busy life being a working mum, but the long hours paid off for Tegan Abel at Pukekohe on Wednesday. The apprentice jockey recently made the decision to return to raceday riding after giving birth to her daughter, Chloe, a couple of years ago, and she was pleased
New Zealand
Consistent mare Pop Star Princess will venture to Tauranga on Saturday to contest the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) as she looks to add further black-type to her record before her likely retirement in spring. The Fred and Lindsay Cornege-trained six-year-old has won nine of her 38 starts, with