New Zealand
Promising two-year-old Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh) justified some heavy support from punters when she cruised to victory over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained filly was sent out a warm favourite ($2.40) after finishing an eye-catching second on debut at Matamata last month,
New Zealand
Craig Grylls is enjoying his best season yet in the saddle and is keen on improving his place on the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership at Te Rapa on Saturday. With 82 wins to his name this term, including 10 at stakes level, the Waikato hoop currently sits third on the
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock is making the long trek down to Trentham with two runners on Saturday and he has high hopes for the pair. Collinstreet will be vying to make it back-to-back wins in the Jennian Homes 2100 and will benefit from apprentice jockey Callum Jones’s three-kilogram
New Zealand
There was a time when John Wheeler was an unmissable fixture of the Queensland winter carnival, but these days he’s content to watch from afar. From the late 1980s the New Plymouth-based trainer became a regular in the Kiwi raiding party to the Sunshine State. He quickly achieved legendary
Australia
All the word is on Zaaki ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm, but Randwick trainer John Sargent is keen to upset the apple cart with Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy). The New Zealand-bred gelding finished third behind the Annabel Neasham-trained six-year-old in the Gr.1 Doomben Cup
New Zealand
South Canterbury trainer Len Stewart would love nothing more than to celebrate his 89th birthday with success in Sunday's Dunstan Horsefeeds Waimate Cup (2200m) at Timaru. Stewart, who began his association with racing as a 14-year-old riding in saddle trots in Waikato in the 1940s, will produce Dundeel
Breeding
Entries are now open for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Yearling Sales Series, with the action-packed Sale set to take place next summer at the Karaka Sales Centre. Continuing NZB’s traditional sale format, Book 1 is set to commence from Sunday 23 until Tuesday 25 January, while Book
New Zealand
Mike Clement has been appointed Chief Executive of the new independent Racing Integrity Board which will oversee the racing industry from 1 July 2021. “The Board is delighted to have been able to secure a leader of Mike’s standing, experience and impeccable integrity,” says Sir Bruce Robertson, Chair of
Breeding
Mapperley Stud has announced their exciting young stallion Contributer is fully booked for the 2021 breeding season. Following a satisfying year on the track and success in the sales ring, his service fee was increased from $10,000+GST to $22,000+GST this year. His progeny’s success was
New Zealand
Joe Kamaruddin was in red-hot form at New Plymouth on Thursday when taking out the apprentice jockeys challenge. He opened his account with a win aboard the Robbie Patterson-trained Swiss Kitty in the 1200m maiden before going on to win aboard stablemate Dame Vera in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series
International
New Zealand-bred horses brought up an early double at Happy Valley on Wednesday, winning the first two races on the card. Karis Teetan’s victory on the Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Gem (NZ) (Niagara) in the opener underlined his soaring confidence as the gelding blitzed his rivals with a two-length win
New Zealand
Emerging young trainer Samantha Logan sent out an eye-catching winner at Matamata on Wednesday when the eye-wateringly-named Colin Oscopy (NZ) (Zed) broke maiden ranks over 2000m. The four-year-old son of Zed looks a stayer of real promise after racing to a seven and a half length success, with Logan happy