Australia
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Mr Tipla (NZ) (Echoes Of Heaven) landed the seventh win of his career when prevailing at Flemington over 1400m on Saturday under an intelligent Luke Currie ride. Ridden back from barrier 12, the flashy grey tracked favourite Chief Altony and got first run on
New Zealand
Outstanding racemare Supreme Heights was back doing what she does best as she added a further black type title to her career record when taking out the feature event at Whanganui, the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m). Prepared at Matamata by Mark Brosnan, the five-year-old daughter of Jimmy Choux has
New Zealand
Promising filly Oseleta confirmed her liking for rain affected tracks when she downed a handy line up of three-year-old rivals over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The China Horse Club-bred and raced daughter of Deep Field had won second up at Matamata on a Slow 8-rated surface and looked suited
New Zealand
Lightly raced Cambridge visitor Danger Strykes confirmed she has big future ahead of her with a comprehensive victory in the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Whanganui on Saturday. Handled confidently by rider Ryan Elliot, the Tony Pike-trained filly settled nicely on the outer behind a hot
New Zealand
Te Awamutu trainer Clint Isdale was a bundle of nervous energy as he boarded a plane to Queensland on Friday. The talented horseman will venture to Eagle Farm on Saturday as a part-owner of Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) aspirant Only Words. The daughter of Sweynesse began her career in
Australia
Bargain has been knocking on the Group door in her last three starts and trainer Mark Newnham is hoping it will open at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Ocean Park filly has placed in her last three starts, including the Gr.2 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m), Gr.1 Australian Oaks
New Zealand
Iffshecan has proven to be a welcome surprise for trainer Cody Cole. The juvenile filly had always struck the Matamata horseman as a three-year-old type, but she has come along in leaps and bounds in recent months and will get her first tilt at stakes level at Wanganui this weekend.
New Zealand
Wanganui trainer Raymond Connors is coming into his favourite time of year. The dairy farmer is getting a break from the milking shed after drying off his herd, and the jumps season is just starting to ramp up. He has already snared the Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) with Mesmerize, and he
Australia
Promising juvenile Verbek has made quite the impression on trainers Luke and Robert Price. While he will head into the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday a maiden, his trainers don’t believe he will be one for long. The son of Turn Me Loose has finished
New Zealand
Word that Winton trainer John Phillips was able to float his horses trouble-free across the Ashburton River bridge allowed Timaru trainer Bruce Tapper to breathe a sigh of relief on Thursday afternoon. Heavy rain in the Canterbury region prompted the Canterbury Jockey Club to move Friday's meeting to
New Zealand
Opie Bosson is in danger of catching a chill from the amount of times he is dipping in-between New Zealand’s cold winter and Queensland’s summer-like conditions. The New Zealand hoop will once again make the trek across the Tasman to ride in Queensland’s Winter Carnival this weekend,
New Zealand
Jockey Lynsey Satherley rode a treble at the Cambridge all-weather meeting on Wednesday, taking her record to five wins from 15 rides on the new polytrack surface, which had its first race meeting a fortnight ago. "It was a good day. I thought I could win one but to