Australia
Star Kiwi mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) capped another stellar day for outstanding young trainer Jamie Richards when winning the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) under a positive Kerrin McEvoy ride. The Matamata horseman celebrated a Group One quinella in his homeland when Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) narrowly downed stablemate Avantage
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Andrew Bensley speaks to trainer Jamie Richards after New Zealand-bred and owned mare Probabeel took out the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-on-probabeel-epsom-win
Australia
Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) will head straight into the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) without another run after posting an important win in the Gr.2 Hill Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller scratched the last-start George Main Stakes winner from the Epsom Handicap specifically to trial him
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Andrew Bensley speaks to John Galvin, the head of the Fortuna Melody Belle Syndicate who own Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate winner, Melody Belle https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/john-galvin-saturday-3-october-2020
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Andrew Bensley speaks to Matamata trainer Jamie Richards https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-saturday-3-october-2020
New Zealand
In a thrilling finish to the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings it was the Jamie Richards-trained pair of Melody Belle and Avantage who produced a one-two result for their Matamata mentor. Punters had found it hard to split the two high class mares leading into
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Andrew Bensley talks to trainer Andrew Forsman after the win by Aegon at Hastings https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/andrew-forsman-saturday-3-october-2020
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Andrew Bensley speaks with trainer Graeme Rogerson about the win by his promising sprinter Mascarpone https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/graeme-rogerson-saturday-3-october-2020
New Zealand
The judge has his work cut out at Hastings on Saturday as he perused the photo finish to one of the day’s feature events, the Gr.2 Dundeel at Arrowfield Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). Five horses went to the line with less than half a length between them
New Zealand
Local filly Matchmaker gave her rivals a start and a beating when she took out Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton. The Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes-trained three-year-old had been touted as a topliner in the making after she blitzed her
New Zealand
Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae is no stranger to spring success at Riccarton with early season two-year-olds and he was at it again on Saturday when Follow Your Dreams proved too speedy for his rivals over 800m. The Contributer colt was strongly fancied in Saturday’s first two-year-
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Andrew Bensley speaks with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing CEO Bernard Saundry https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/bernard-saundry-saturday-3-october-2020