Australia
Taranaki horseman Robbie Patterson was pleased with the run of stable star Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) in Sunday’s Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast, despite the five-year-old mare not getting the rub of the green. Shuffled back to near last, the daughter of Shamexpress made
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Peter and Dawn Williams have lost one of their best three-year-old fillies to an Australian stable, but they’ve still got some other good fillies to keep them going in the new season. Peter Williams confirmed that Il Affare (NZ) (Duneel), who competed with distinction against the male
Australia
Melbourne Cup hopeful Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) has recovered from minor knee surgery and is back in work as trainer Symon Wilde sets his sights high for the spring. The dominant off-season performer, who ran fourth in the Adelaide Cup as a $1.85 favourite, is currently $51 for
International
Francis Lui’s Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) proved too superior for his rivals in the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1200m). The El Roca gelding clocked 1m 07.61s to lower Sacred Kingdom’s Class 1 mark of 1m 07.80s set in 2007. Lui
Australia
Talented three-year-old Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) rounded out his campaign with a game third placing in Sunday’s Gr.3 Winx Guineas (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast. The Tony Pike-trained colt went back to last with eventual winner Our Playboy, but unlike the winner
New Zealand
It’s been a little while between drinks, but Clayton Chipperfield was back in the winner’s stall as a rider at Te Aroha on Sunday aboard Locally Sauced (NZ) (Iffraaj) in the Yelavich Transport LTD 2200. The Waikato hoop made a return to riding this year after a 15-
New Zealand
The ever-popular northern jockey Sam Spratt kept her recent run of good form going when she produced a heady ride to score aboard the Tony Devcich-trained Pow Wow (NZ) (Power) in the last race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday. Spratt had been successful aboard the
New Zealand
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Breeding
Champion European Sire Galileo was humanely euthanised on Sunday owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot. The sire of 91 individual Group One winners, Galileo has had a far-reaching impact on the breed, with no less than 20 of his sons having sired
Australia
The Joe Pride-trained Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) made it back to back stakes victories after taking out the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Sunday under a perfect Ryan Maloney ride. Dispatched north by Pride after a strong win in the Listed McKell Cup (2200m) last start, Stockman’s win in
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Former top jumps jockey Craig Thornton turned back the years as he produced an impeccably judged ride aboard hardy jumper Lacustre (NZ) (Postponed) to take out the feature race at Te Aroha on Sunday, the Frank & Annie Matijasevich Memorial Steeplechase (3500m). Thornton, who shares in the ownership of the
New Zealand
Trainer Steven Cole was having some fairly dark thoughts as he prepared his stable runners Chillax and Inca Warrior for the last race at Awapuni on Saturday. Cole had made the trip south from his Byerley Park base with high expectations for his four runners entered at the Palmerston North