New Zealand
Big-race jockey Leith Innes believes Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) could be the horse to help him complete the Hawke’s Bay Group One Triple Crown. Innes has won the first two legs of Hastings’ spring attraction, taking the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on three occasions (Starcraft (NZ) (Soviet
Australia
Melbourne jockey Mark Zahra got a feel for Kiwi mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) when winning the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday and the leading hoop is confident the daughter of Zed will acquit herself well in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) “She gave me
New Zealand
Trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray were left scratching their heads after their high-class mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) finished a disappointing 13th in Saturday’s Gr. 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m), 10 lengths in arrears of winner Melody Belle. Subsequent veterinary tests have failed to reveal any
Australia
Connections of dual Group One winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) have confirmed a tilt at the A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) is on the cards for the four-year-old mare. The daughter of Savabeel was a dominant winner of Saturday’s Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) for trainer Jamie
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman and the Zame Partnership look to have unearthed another exciting galloper in Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls). The three-year-old son of Sacred Falls won the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday and he looks to be following in the same footsteps as his ownership
New Zealand
Chad Ormsby knows he was unlucky not to return from Hastings with a Guineas win on the board as a trainer, but he was thrilled to see Moana (NZ) (Ocean Park) live up to his expectations. Having just her third start, Moana followed an encouraging second at Matamata with a
New Zealand
The colours of Kevin and Joanne Hickman’s Valachi Downs were to the fore at the Riccarton meeting on Saturday, headed by smart mare Communique (NZ) (Redwood) who won the Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup (1800m). The mare will be aimed at staying features over the coming months, including the
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Breeding
First-season sire Belardo continued his flying run of form in the northern hemisphere when siring his third Stakes winner on Saturday with Lullaby Moon in the Listed Two Year Old Trophy at Redcar. Sent off hot favourite, the two-year-old filly tracked the leaders, making headway two furlongs out under jockey
Australia
Wagga trainer Tim Donnelly cleaned up at his local meeting on Saturday, claiming three of the six winners on the card, including the heavily backed Mongolian Brave (NZ) (Mongolian Khan), which was supported from $5 into $1.90 favourite on debut. Under a positive ride, the NZB Ready To Run
New Zealand
The final field for the last Group One event of the Hastings spring carnival, the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) is likely to have a markedly different look to it than the one that lined up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m). While the three Jamie Richards-trained
New Zealand
Group Two winner Hello It's Me (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been retired after missing a run at Te Rapa on Friday following a float accident. The Darci Brahma six-year-old won five of her 19 career starts but had been finding it hard to recapture the form of her