New Zealand
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo registered his first stakes success over the weekend with two-year-old filly Isabella Giles (Belardo) scoring in impressive fashion at Goodwood. Isabella Giles enhanced her position as the leading light from the maiden crop of Belardo as she provided him with his first stakes win in
New Zealand
A never-say-die attitude from both horse and rider saw lightly raced stayer Junior (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) pick up the biggest win of his career to date when he took out the Opal Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) in the hands of Chelsea Burdan at Tauranga. The Craig and Shaun
New Zealand
Former champion South African apprentice Kersley Ramsamy put his first win on the board in New Zealand when he guided promising three-year-old Sheza Jakkal (NZ) (Jakkalberry) to victory at Tauranga on Saturday. The well-travelled Mauritian-born rider has been in New Zealand since shortly before the first COVID-19 lockdown in March
New Zealand
Promising stayer Five Princes (NZ) (Red Giant) made it three wins from just five starts in his latest campaign when he produced a last-to-first performance to take out the rating 99 2000m event at Riccarton on Saturday. The former North Island galloper has been a revelation since racing returned in
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Australia
Sky Punch (NZ) (Alamosa) upstaged odds-on favourite Dalasan (Dalakhani) at Morphettville Parks on Saturday to take out the feature event. The Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m), formerly known as the Penny Edition Stakes, saw Dalasan sent out $1.40 favourite for Leon Macdonald and his training partner Andrew Gluyas. However,
New Zealand
Capable galloper Carson River (NZ) (Swiss Ace) provided the second leg of a winning double for the Michael and Matthew Pitman training partnership at Riccarton on Saturday. The Pitman team are always well represented at their home meetings and along with wins by Carson River and maiden galloper Heartoheart (NZ)
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Andrew Bensley talks to Chad Ormsby after his success on Divine Dive at Tauranga on Saturday, his first winner since returning to the jockey ranks this year. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/chad-ormsby
New Zealand
Trainer Tony Pike was delighted to pick up a victory with his only runner at Tauranga on Saturday but it was made even more special by the winning rider he had aboard. Four-year-old Sacred Falls gelding Divine Dive (NZ) made it two wins from his last five starts under the
New Zealand
Visiting northern trainer Ken Rae kicked off his day at Riccarton in the best possible style when promising galloper Eva James (NZ) (Super Easy) cruised to a comfortable victory. The Super Easy filly went south off the back of two impressive performances at Te Rapa in July behind the highly-regarded
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Andrew Bensley talks to New Zealand Bloodstock's Andrew Seabrook after the announcement that the annual yearling sale will retain its January time slot. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/andrew-seabrook
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock has today announced that the 95th National Yearling Sales Series will be held in the original timeslot in January next year as a physical sale at Karaka. While a secondary April date was initially set aside to allow for travel restrictions to ease; with the ongoing COVID-19