New Zealand
Kiwi four-year-old Dragon Leap (Pierro) has suffered a set-back that will curtail his Sydney spring campaign. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding had looked in for a good preparation, having found the line well for eighth in the Gr.2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) , beaten just two lengths, and
New Zealand
Opie Bosson’s loss is Danielle Johnson’s gain. With Bosson unable to make the 56.5kg weight to ride the Jamie Richards-trained Avantage (Fastnet Rock) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings, Johnson will be the beneficiary. Johnson partnered the mare into an impressive first-up win
Breeding
Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale have reached heights unmatched by any other Australasian two-year-old sale and a quality catalogue of 311 two-year-olds has been compiled for this year’s sale. Breeze ups will take place at Te Rapa racecourse on October 12 and 13, with
New Zealand
Danica Guy couldn’t be happier with her talented galloper Germanicus (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) as the five-year-old begins a Group One programme of assignments this season at Hastings on Saturday. The Matamata trainer has Germanicus set to resume in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), in which he will
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Trainer Phillip Stokes has described Caulfield Guineas-nominated Savannah Cloud (NZ) (Savabeel) as “exciting” following his impressive win at Cranbourne on Sunday. The highly-regarded three-year-old was dominant as $2 favourite, gapping his rivals over 1200m. Stokes said he expected the horse to have a bright future. “He’s an exciting horse,
New Zealand
Group One winning mare Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) is the latest elite-level performer to be ruled out of the spring. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of El Roca finished a disappointing 10th when resuming in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) earlier this month and her sub-par work since has
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The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable experienced luck on both sides of the coin at Flemington on Saturday. The pair saddled up their main Melbourne Spring carnival hopefuls inThe Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) and Quick Thinker (So You Think) and came away from the day with mixed results. Five-year-old
New Zealand
Trainer Tony Pike breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday morning as he watched Gr.1 New Zealand Derby winner Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) moving freely after pulling up lame in his campaign opener at Ellerslie the previous day. The Fastnet Rock four-year-old failed to beat a runner home in
New Zealand
A lengthy spell away from the racetrack to revitalise both his mind and body appears to have worked for talented jockey Michael McNab as he picked up his first victory on Saturday since making his return to raceday riding this month. McNab guided the John Wheeler-trained Zeefa Zed (NZ) (Zed)
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Australia
Hardy Kiwi galloper Travimyfriend (NZ) (Tavistock) caused a minor upset at Flemington on Saturday when coming with a well-timed run under Dean Yendall to land the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) and swamping the favourite Windstorm (Redoute’s Choice) to win by three-quarters of a length. The eight-year-old gelding has been