New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will head south to Trentham on Saturday to a wet welcome, with rain forest for the weekend’s premier meeting. Despite the gloomy outlook he is set to bring his own storm on Saturday in the form of unbeaten two-year-old Stormy (NZ) (Telperion), who
New Zealand
Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman will have numbers in their favour as per usual at their home track meeting on Friday. The father-and-son training duo like to take full advantage of not having to travel their horses given Riccarton’s standing as the premier Southern track, and
New Zealand
Chad Ormsby has no doubt that promising filly Moana (NZ) (Ocean Park) has returned from a spring spell a far superior version of her previous self. The Waikato trainer will produce the Ocean Park filly in Saturday's Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie in her
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock have organised a couple of parade schedules, to be conducted pre-Christmas for the Central Districts and South Island areas, inspecting yearlings destined for Karaka 2021. Below are the schedules. For anyone wishing to attend, please contact Regan Donnison on 021 512 466 or email Regan.Donnison@
Australia
Last start Group One winner Inspirational Girl (NZ) has drawn barrier 18 for Saturday’s Gr.1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot in Perth, but trainers Grant and Alana Williams are not too disheartened by the draw for the daughter of Reliable Man. “Everyone says that the barrier is
Australia
Although an enforced five-week break between runs is not ideal, trainer David Brideoake lacks no confidence he has the right mix for his star mare Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) to win Saturday's A$300,000 Pakenham Cup (2500m). The New Zealand-bred five-year-old has
New Zealand
Well-related three-year-old Cheaperthandivorce (NZ) (Savabeel) made the perfect start to her racing career on Wednesday winning the TW Moore 1400 at Rotorua for Roger James and Robert Wellwood. The daughter of Savabeel had finished second behind subsequent winner Explosively at her only trial performance which lead Wellwood
New Zealand
Happy versus Grumpy. Not a clash between two of the seven dwarves but a snapshot of trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood's two contestants for Saturday's Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Happy is the personality-plus last-start Gr.2 Coupland&
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock has his team firing on all cylinders, as evidenced by his current fifth standing on the trainers’ premiership in addition to an impressive strike-rate of 4.42, with 19 wins on the board from 84 starters this season. The multiple Group One winning trainer
New Zealand
Applications have now opened for the two-year Godolphin Flying Start programme. Founded in 2003, the full-time international management and leadership training programme is the brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum of Dubai. 12 candidates are selected annually to receive the scholarship which includes course fees, accommodation,
New Zealand
COVID-19 prevented Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie getting a trip to Royal Ascot this year, but they are happily settling for trips to the winner’s circle in New Zealand. Ramsay and Ritchie have made a solid start to the 2020-21 season, saddling up five wins from just
New Zealand
The South Island’s leading jockey, Kozzi Asano, will leave the mainland next week for a couple of months in a bid to further his riding career. The gun hoop will take up an opportunity with Wexford Stables in Matamata where he will get the chance to garner further knowledge