New Zealand
Te Akau Racing (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has announced the death of dual Group One winner Te Akau Shark after he succumbed to a series of health complications. The six-year-old gelding developed a degenerative eye condition during the 2020 Sydney autumn carnival and underwent surgery for the issue last year.
New Zealand
Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis ventures to Wingatui on Saturday shouldering a degree of pressure. The 29-year-old horseman will saddle three runners in the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin Guineas (1500m), headed by The Gift ($3 favourite) and Ocean Point ($5), who both come out of strong showings when second and fourth respectively
New Zealand
A tilt at the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie next month is on the line for City Slicker (NZ) (Shocking) at Wingatui on Saturday. The five-year-old mare is slated for a late nomination for the feature two-mile race, however, she will need to perform well
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will use a home-track feature as a potential launching pad to next month's Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Sharrock had planned to use last week's Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham to
New Zealand
A number of contenders for the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 6 were in action at Te Rapa on Wednesday, where $3.50 Derby favourite Rocket Spade pleased connections when running second over 2100m, lumping eight kilograms more than victorious older rival Vedo Rosso.
Australia
A will to win is usually a boon for a racehorse but at times Tommy Gold's (NZ) (Sacred Falls) competitive nature has been his undoing. Jockey Hugh Bowman has no doubt the colt has the ability to win Saturday's Gr.3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at
New Zealand
The TAB has rewarded punters who followed the omen bet at Te Rapa when backing the Richard Collett-trained Captain Tom (NZ) in race three, despite the son of Showcasing being relegated from first after causing interference over the concluding stages. Named after Captain Sir Tom Moore, the British WWII veteran
New Zealand
Avantage (Fastnet Rock) pleased trainer Jamie Richards with her exhibition gallop at Te Rapa on Wednesday ahead of her tilt at a seventh elite-level victory at the Waikato track in 10 days’ time. The daughter of Fastnet Rock will contest the Gr.1 BCD Sprint (1400m) and Richards said she
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh has lower North Island assignments for a pair of his higher profile gallopers over the coming weeks. Five-year-old gelding Vernanme (NZ) (O'Reilly) will contest the Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m) on Saturday after being well-held in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) on
New Zealand
Peter McKay reached the pinnacle of New Zealand racing with Puccini and now the Matamata trainer is vying to reach the same heights with his son, Wolfgang (NZ). The promising juvenile became his sire’s first stakes performer when he finished runner-up to Quattro Quinta by a half head in
New Zealand
White Robe Lodge principal Brian Anderton is looking forward to racing at Wingatui on Saturday, a meeting that has long been one of his favourite days on the racing calendar. Anderton sponsors the feature race, the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m), and has fond memories of
New Zealand
Diminutive galloper Fiscal Fantasy (Skilled) will be vying to boost her pedigree page even further at New Plymouth on Saturday when she contests the Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare has won at Group Three level on three prior occasions and finished runner-up in the 2019