New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 14 September 2020
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Bright future forecast for Cloud
Trainer Phillip Stokes has described Caulfield Guineas-nominated Savannah Cloud (NZ) (Savabeel) as “exciting” following his impressive win at Cranbourne on Sunday. The highly-regarded three-year-old was dominant as $2 favourite, gapping his rivals over 1200m. Stokes said he expected the horse to have a bright future. “He’
New Zealand
Travelling Light out of spring
Group One winning mare Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) is the latest elite-level performer to be ruled out of the spring. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of El Roca finished a disappointing 10th when resuming in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) earlier this month and her sub-par
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A day of contrast for Baker and Forsman at Flemington
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable experienced luck on both sides of the coin at Flemington on Saturday. The pair saddled up their main Melbourne Spring carnival hopefuls inThe Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) and Quick Thinker (So You Think) and came away from the day with mixed results. Five-
New Zealand
Sherwood Forest provides Pike with a quandary
Trainer Tony Pike breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday morning as he watched Gr.1 New Zealand Derby winner Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) moving freely after pulling up lame in his campaign opener at Ellerslie the previous day. The Fastnet Rock four-year-old failed to beat a runner
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McNab finds winning groove at Ellerslie
A lengthy spell away from the racetrack to revitalise both his mind and body appears to have worked for talented jockey Michael McNab as he picked up his first victory on Saturday since making his return to raceday riding this month. McNab guided the John Wheeler-trained Zeefa Zed (NZ)
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Australia
Travimyfriend stakes winner 21 for Tavistock
Hardy Kiwi galloper Travimyfriend (NZ) (Tavistock) caused a minor upset at Flemington on Saturday when coming with a well-timed run under Dean Yendall to land the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) and swamping the favourite Windstorm (Redoute’s Choice) to win by three-quarters of a length. The eight-year-
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The Chosen One improves Cups claims
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
Australia
Waller labels Mo'unga a star of the future
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&
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Two Illicit makes stunning return at Ellerslie
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
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Familiar look to Riccarton results with Pitman double
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