Australia
Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) runner-up The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) has confirmed his rating as a genuine spring Cups player after easily dealing with a quality line-up to win the Winning Edge Handicap (1700m) first-up at Flemington on Saturday. The winner of the Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m)
Australia
There will be no Golden Rose start for Mo'unga (NZ) (Savabeel) but the lightly-raced colt has stamped himself as a star of the future in the eyes of his trainer Chris Waller. Stepping up to Saturday stakes grade after wins at the Gold Coast and Newcastle, Mo'
New Zealand
The cream rose to the top late in the day at Ellerslie when four-year-old mare Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) issued a powerful statement to her spring rivals with a commanding fresh-up victory over 1400m on Saturday. A multiple stakes winner during a three-year-old campaign that culminated in a runner-up
New Zealand
There was a familiar look to the results after racing was concluded at Riccarton on Saturday with the local training duo of Matthew and Michael Pitman racking up another winning double on the day. The Pitman-trained Carson River (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made it back-to-back wins when he stormed home to
New Zealand
Matamata mare Shoshone (NZ) (Sacred Falls) demonstrated her affinity for the Ellerslie turf when she headed home a quality field over 1200m at the venue on Saturday. The Sacred Falls four-year-old has now won three of her four starts at Ellerslie with her latest victory one of her best as
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Andrew Bensley talks to Roger James after Two Illicit impresses with a comfortable victory when resuming at Ellerslie on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/roger-james-sept-12-2020
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Andrew Bensley talks to trainer Centaine Spittles after her success with Five Princes in the Christchurch Casino NZ Cup Trial (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/centaine-spittles-sept-12
Australia
Crosshaven (Smart Missile) moved a step closer to being a factor in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) with his strong win in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington. Co-trainer Tom Dabernig described Crosshaven as an exciting three-year-old and said the Caulfield Guineas was the logical next step after
New Zealand
Triple Group One winning sprinter The Bostonian (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will miss the remainder of the spring after suffering a fetlock injury in a gallop on Thursday. The Tony Pike-trained sprinter has been campaigning in Sydney but will return home to New Zealand for a spell. “Unfortunately, he pulled up
Australia
Trainer Rob Hickmott is keeping an eye on track conditions ahead of Saturday’s Listed Sofitel (1400m) at Flemington. New Zealand-bred gelding Bumper Blast (NZ) (Ocean Park) heads to the race on the back of a sixth-placed finish in the Listed Regal Roller (1200) at Caulfield last start. Hickmott said
Australia
All Hallow’s Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls) made the perfect start to her racing career when winning at Hawkesbury on Thursday. The three-year-old daughter of Sacred Falls flew under the radar of punters due to two unplaced trial runs leading up to the race but proved too strong for her
Breeding
Impressive sale ring results continued for Almanzor during the second session at the Arqana Select Sale in France. On the first day, a son of the Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion sold for €280,000 and the demand continued overnight. Agent Oliver St Lawrence was in the thick of the action