Australia
Group One winning mare Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) has secured a slot to run in the $15 million The Everest next month. Tofane will run in the 1200m sprint partnered with Yulong and Ballymore Stable’s Mike Moroney is excited at the opportunity to run in the richest race in
New Zealand
The 2020 Ebbett VW National Breeding Awards has been cancelled due to the constraints and complications of holding a large event during the current COVID-19 situation. “We are all disappointed the event could not go ahead but we were left with little choice for obvious reasons,” NZTBA council member
International
Beauty Generation’s (NZ) (Road To Rock) campaign ramped up a notch on Tuesday at Sha Tin with a 1000m turf barrier trial that connections hope will lead to a fourth consecutive win in the Gr.3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) in a fortnight’s time. “He’s come out
International
Exciting three-year-old Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) has pleased connections with a barrier trial this week ahead of a tilt at the S$400,000 Singapore Guineas (1600m) on September 26. Inferno posted a dominant win at his last start in the Singapore Classic (1400m) and with a gap
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Andrew Bensley speaks with jockey Danielle Johnson who will partner Avantage in Saturday's Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/danielle-johnson
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Andrew Bensley catches up with Shaune Ritchie ahead of Saturday's Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) where class mare Jennifer Eccles will resume. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/shaune-ritchie-sept-16
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Andrew Bensley talks with Lance Noble, trainer of Bavella who lines up in Saturday's Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/lance-noble
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Peter McKay recites the old adage that it's tough at the top as he prepares Group One winner The Mitigator for Saturday's Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. But he's well aware that his Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) winner is
Australia
Chris Waller has gone back to the drawing board with Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) and it has delivered the champion trainer an important epiphany. A perfectionist by nature, Waller was perturbed by the gelding's loss of form during the autumn when he failed to place in five starts
New Zealand
Group One performer Kelly Renee (NZ) (Vespa) will be looking to secure her maiden victory at Te Rapa on Thursday when she contests the SVS 3YO 1200. The Stephen Autridge and Kris Shailer-trained filly placed in four of her five starts as a juvenile, including the Gr.2 Matamata
New Zealand
Group One performer Melt (NZ) (Iffraaj) will kick-off her spring campaign in the Harcourts Tai Tokerau Trophy (1200m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The daughter of Iffraaj hasn’t been seen on raceday since her runner-up effort over 1200m at Tauranga last November and trainer Nigel Tiley is looking
International
New Zealand-bred gelding Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) raced into Singapore Guineas (1600m) contention with an impressive win at Kranji on Saturday. It was the first time the son of Swiss Ace had been tested over a mile and he passed with flying colours. "He needed to win