New Zealand
Promising mare Les Crayeres (NZ) (Redoute's Choice) completed a winning double at Tauranga on Saturday when she took out the opening event on the card at the popular holiday racemeeting. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained four-year-old has now had four starts at the venue for
New Zealand
Progressive staying prospect Star Tsar (Fastnet Rock) staked his claim for a start in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) in March with a dominant victory in Friday’s Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Ellerslie. The track specialist appealed as a leading chance in the
Australia
Kiwi-bred mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) will be aimed at feature staying races after her runaway seven length victory in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m), which was the biggest win in that race this century. Symon Wilde said he hadn't trained a horse with the staying capabilities
New Zealand
Trainer Jamie Richards, jockey Danielle Johnson and Te Akau Racing have continued their dominant Ellerslie Christmas Carnival form with a stakes double through the deeds of Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the Gr.2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and Savy Yong Blonk (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.3 SKYCITY
New Zealand
The Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) was the pinnacle event on a day awash with black type features at Ellerslie on Friday and it more than lived up to its billing as the heavyweights of New Zealand sprinting took their shot at Group One glory. When the dust settled it
New Zealand
Owners Hermitage Thoroughbreds and trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have gone back-to-back, scoring their second consecutive victory in the Gr.2 SkyCity Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie on Friday. The combination captured last year’s edition of the three-year-old feature with Dragon Leap (Pierro)
New Zealand
A wide draw and a step up in class couldn’t hold down underrated mare Showoroses (NZ) (Showcasing) as she led from go to whoa to take out the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Joanne Surgenor-trained four-year-old had employed similar tactics against her
New Zealand
Valachi Downs principal Kevin Hickman picked up the thick end of the prizemoney from the race that he sponsored at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when promising three-year-old Needle And Thread (Makfi) led all the way to win the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Royal Stakes (2000m). Hickman
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Andrew Bensley speaks with Wexford Stables Lance O’Sullivan about their runners on New Year's Day at Ellerslie https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/lance-osullivan-thursday-31-december-2020
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Andrew Bensley talks to Ken Kelso who takes one runner to Ellerslie on New Year's Day, Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) favourite Levante. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/ken-kelso-thursday-31-december-2020
Australia
Classy Mornington mare Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) has arrived in Perth and is ready for her assignment in the Perth Cup on Saturday. Her trainer David Brideaoke said she left early on Thursday morning and travelled well. Brideoake thinks Princess Jenni is weighted to win the Gr.2 Perth
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston had a feeling his team was in for a successful festive season and he has not been disappointed, with the stable recording four wins and five placings over the last fortnight. He added to his tally with a winning double at Kurow on Wednesday. “The team