New Zealand
Jockey Sam Spratt has a suspected broken collarbone sustained at the Avondale trials on Thursday. The 35-year-old, who has ridden nine winners so far this season and has 905 career wins to her name, including 17 at Group One level, will be side-lined in the near future and forgoes her
New Zealand
Group One performer Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) won’t take her place in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) after being scratched on Friday morning as a result of a minor foot issue. “The track or draw had nothing to do with the decision to scratch her, it’s just a
New Zealand
New Zealand’s only television show dedicated to news and reviews of the thoroughbred industry returns on Monday. Weigh In will screen live at 8pm on Monday nights after a new 30-programme series was commissioned by some of the biggest names in New Zealand racing. TAB NZ no longer makes
Australia
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) has snuck into the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) for the second year in a row. The Group Two-winning stayer finished ninth in last year’s Caulfield Cup after drawing barrier 18, but this year will start from a
New Zealand
Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard have plenty to look forward to this season with a trio of promising three-year-old fillies. Hold the Press (Press Statement) and Key (Exceed and Excel) both won on debut at their home track on Thursday and their trainers think both fillies have a
New Zealand
Nine-year-old entire Endless Drama (Lope De Vega) showed he is not ready for retirement just yet with a 20-length demolition of his rivals in an Avondale open catchweight 1000m trial on Thursday. The 31-start veteran is a multiple Group Two winner and has placed at Group One level on three
New Zealand
Shaun Phelan may have missed the majority of the jumps season through injury, but he is delighted he has managed to return to raceday riding in time for the end of season features. Phelan had been sidelined after breaking his wrist when schooling a horse in June and it has
Breeding
A delighted Daniel Nakhle and Darren Brady are reaching for the stallion register tonight before popping corks, having managed to ward off strong international competition to buy out shareholders in Spanish Whisper (Lope De Vega) for an online record-setting AU$1,202,500. “We’ve bred and raced her, fallen
New Zealand
The Jamie Richards-trained Miss Aotearoa (NZ) (Per Incanto) will not contest the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). The filly has suffered a setback that will require minor surgery and rehabilitation will rule her out of the feature event for three year old fillies, for which
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Stephanie Tierney produced one for the black book at Tauranga on Wednesday when first-starter Mistress Minx (NZ) (Reliable Man) showed a dazzling turn of foot to come from last when breaking maiden ranks over 1200m. The daughter of Reliable Man was sent out an $18 chance and was
International
Karis Teetan scored an on-pace victory aboard Here Comes Ted (NZ) (Per Incanto) for trainer David Ferraris at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The New Zealand-bred rolled forward under the Mauritian ace from the wide draw but was caught three-wide early on. Teetan kept his cool and chose to roll
New Zealand
Track conditions at Hastings are currently rated a Slow8 ahead of the final day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival on Saturday, where the feature race is the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m). The rain this week was welcomed by farmers but rued by Hawke’s Bay track manager