Breeding
International buyers may not have been able to be at Karaka for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale on Wednesday, but the sales company’s newly established online bidding platform meant they were still able to be a part of the action. One buyer that was able to
New Zealand
Nigel Tiley will take aim at three separate feature-race targets on his home track on Saturday. The Pukekohe trainer will produce Le Castile (NZ) (Dalghar) in the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m), Melt (NZ) (Iffraaj) in the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) and Cool
New Zealand
Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s black and gold checked silks have been prominent on Karaka Million night in the last couple of years through the deeds of Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel), and the Cambridge Stud principals are hoping they have another filly that can pick up her mantle. Promising two-year-old Beldarra
Australia
Trainer John Sargent is expecting a better performance from Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy) when he lines up in the The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange. Brandenburg is among 24 nominations for the A$1 million provincial feature on Saturday, a race only introduced to the spring racing calendar last year. The
Breeding
Waikato horseman Chad Orsmby has his fingers in a lot pies, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. Earlier this year he returned to the jockey ranks after a near decade-long hiatus, and juggles that alongside being a trainer and preparing a 10-strong draft under his Riverrock Farm
Breeding
Lyndhurst Farm have a proud history selling at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale and that is set to continue at Karaka this week. The Waikato farm has sold seven Group One winners at the sale and principals Mark and Shelley Treweek are hoping to produce another from
New Zealand
South Auckland trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are looking forward to heading to Pukekohe on Saturday where Media Sensation (I Am Invincible) will make her raceday resumption in the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The Group One winner has had three trials this preparation, culminating in
Breeding
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to international buyers attending New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale at Karaka this week, the trusty phone has been worth its weight in gold for many vendors. Ohukia Lodge principal Jamie Beatson said he has been glued to his phone over
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Robert Wellwood is one of the bright young stars of the New Zealand training ranks and the hands-on horseman has already proved adept at a number of roles in the thoroughbred industry. But on Monday Wellwood ticked another industry box, filling the void as the commentator at the
New Zealand
Brian and Shane Anderton will take eight horses south to Ascot Park on Wednesday and they believe they can go home with a few cheques. Five-win gelding Our Teddy Boy (NZ) (Onceuponatime) will jump from barrier seven in the Waikiwi Tavern & The Foundry Restaurant Handicap (1400m) carrying 57kg with
New Zealand
Success in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) with Dragon Storm (NZ) (Shocking) couldn’t have come at a better time for Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs. COVID-19 restrictions had a huge impact on all parts of the racing industry, but it’s arguable that nowhere felt it more than
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Group One performer Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) will resume what will be her last preparation when she tackles the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained six-year-old sustained a minor foot issue that ruled her out of the Gr.1