New Zealand
Twenty-four hours on from winning the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) with Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock) on Sunday, trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott were basking in the glory of a job well done. The training duo quite rightly celebrated the blue riband victory with close friends and
New Zealand
Trainers Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard have plenty of options to mull over with Group Two-winning filly Tokorangi (NZ) after the daughter of Redwood finished seventh in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Sunday. The filly was forced down onto the rail and didn’t get the rub
New Zealand
Kevin Gray didn’t train the winner of the Gr.3 King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday, but he still took some comfort from the result, having bred race victor Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock). For the second time in the space of a couple of months, the Gray-trained Rock
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New Zealand
In a desperate three-way finish to the blue riband Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), it was race favourite Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock) who came out on top at the conclusion of a thrilling contest. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt had gone into the race off
New Zealand
Punters who thought the result of the Gr.3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) was a foregone conclusion when installing glamour filly Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) a red-hot $1.30 favourite for the race were left hanging on the result of the photo-finish to a thrilling contest in the fillies feature.
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A heavy downpour during the running of Sunday’s Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) proved no hindrance to exciting mare Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) as she produced a flashing burst of speed to capture her second successive Group Three victory. The Tavistock four-year-old had taken out the Gr.
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Within the space of just four days, a huge black-type double for three-year-old progeny of Contributer (High Chaparral) has rewarded years of hard work for Simms Davison and the Mapperley Stud team. The Matamata nursery has had its ups and downs since entering the stallion business almost a decade ago,
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Australia
Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker sent out the quinella in the Gr.3 Sharp Extensive IT Aspiration Quality (1600m), with six-year-old mare Missybeel (NZ) (Savabeel), a $61 chance, narrowly prevailing from more fancied stablemate ($5) She’s Ideel (Dundeel). Already the winner of last season’s Gr.3 Epona Stakes
Australia
John O’Shea has celebrated his first elite level victory since departing Godolphin in 2017 courtesy of Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m), who defeated fellow Kiwi bred Mo'unga (NZ) (Savabeel). The victory provided emerging Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer, whose eldest are
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Talented three-year-old The Gift proved too tough for her age group rivals at Wingatui on Saturday as she collected her first black-type success in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m). The Robert Dennis-trained daughter of Power had to settle for the runner-up position behind Showemhowitsdone in both the Listed Gore