New Zealand
Group One-winning jockey Racha Cuneen hopes a strong book of rides at Riccarton on Saturday will add further momentum to his recently-resumed New Zealand career. Cuneen began his career in 2011 and rode more than 100 winners over the ensuing six seasons, capped with a Group One double in the
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is hoping to pick up from how his last season ended when he produces Klaasen (NZ) (Niagara) on debut on his home track on Friday. Patterson enjoyed one of his best seasons training despite the interruptions of the season just ended, winning 19 races from
New Zealand
When nominations close on Thursday for the A$7.75 million Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), Tauranga stayer Roger That (NZ) (Shinko King) will be a notable absentee due to the logistical travel headache and uncertainty created by the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria. The impressive winner of the Gr.
Australia
Restrictions over the movement of horses travelling from regional Victoria into NSW have been eased but the ban on horses from Melbourne remains. Racing NSW announced on Wednesday that it was initiating phase one of the lifting of restrictions on advice from biosecurity experts. However, protocols surrounding the travel of
Breeding
Yearlings by Little Avondale Stud’s exciting young stallion Time Test will parade to the public on Friday at 2pm at the Masterton-based stud farm. Time Test, who has been back in the country a little over a fortnight, will also be on show, along with Per Incanto and Nadeem.
Australia
Track conditions will dictate where talented three-year-old Albarado (NZ) (Savabeel) heads this week. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained son of Savabeel holds nominations for Mornington on Thursday and for the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with Busuttin leaning towards the weekday run if conditions suit. “I’
New Zealand
Multiple trials winner Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) made a winning debut at Rotorua on Wednesday in the MacMillan Accountants 3yo (1100m). Sent out the $1.30 favourite, Babylon Berlin bounced straight to the lead under jockey Sam Collett and never looked in danger, going on to defeat a small
New Zealand
Talented four-year-old Dragon Leap (Pierro) will travel to Sydney on Monday as he looks to target spring riches. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained galloper won twice at Group Two level as a three-year-old and finished fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). The lightly-tried gelding is
New Zealand
The joy of achieving a winning double at Matamata on Saturday was tempered slightly for apprentice Tegan Newman when she copped a week’s suspension for a whip infraction at the Te Aroha meeting on Sunday. Newman had been cock-a-hoop after piloting the Daniel Miller-trained React and the Stephen Ralph-trained
Breeding
Brighthill Farm have announced an initiative to support the marketing and racing of fillies by their resident son of Frankel, Eminent. For all resulting fillies off a paying 2020 cover by Eminent, the Eminent Syndicate will provide a complimentary entry to the NZB Insurance Pearl Series (for terms and conditions
International
The Singapore Turf Club have announced the Singapore Derby (1800m) will be brought forward a day and run on September 5. Originally scheduled for September 6, the reschedule takes into consideration regional changes by the Hong Kong Jockey Club with races now on 6 September 2020. The Singapore Derby is
New Zealand
There will be plenty of interest in the opening race at Rotorua on Wednesday where multiple trials winner Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) is set to make her raceday debut. The Ben Foote-trained three-year-old filly has won three of her four trials and meets a competitive field in the MacMillan