Australia
Three important barrier trials have been pushed back three days because of Sydney's wet weather. Tuesday's barrier trial session at Randwick will now be held on the Polytrack with 20 heats scheduled. But the three heats for Group horses that were set down for the Kensington
New Zealand
Kris Shailer has worked under Stephen Autridge for the best part of two decades and at the start of the new season he will get the opportunity to join his mentor in a training partnership at Valachi Downs. Shailer, who has spent the last two years as Autridge’s assistant,
New Zealand
Kozzi Asano may not have been a household name in racing circles at the beginning of the season, but the talented apprentice jockey made sure he was by the end. A one-time leader in the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership, Asano will end the season in second position behind Central Districts
New Zealand
Leith Innes was glad to get the winning feeling back at Avondale on Saturday, but New Zealand isn’t where he was supposed to be during winter. In his second day back riding since the resumption of New Zealand racing, Innes was successful on his only mount of the day,
Breeding
A breakthrough season has ended on the perfect note for rising star Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park (NZ) (Thorn Park), siring another impressive city winner on the final Saturday of the 2019-20 season. Three-year-old filly High Emocean scored a stylish two-length victory at Caulfield on Saturday, the fourth win of
New Zealand
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Australia
New Zealand horses Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) and Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) are some of the feature race contenders scheduled to continue preparations towards their new-season returns at a star-studded set of barrier trials at Randwick. Tuesday's barrier trials session has attracted several Group One winners among the entries
New Zealand
Popular central districts jockey Robert Hannam faces another extended stint on the sidelines following an injury in trackwork this week. Less than three years after an ankle injury that put him out of action for eight months, Hannam has again broken a bone in his leg. “I was just on
New Zealand
Outstanding three-year-old Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) will head to Ruakaka next week as she continues her preparation for a raceday return in early September. Trainer Ben Foote is delighted with the El Roca filly, who won five of her seven starts in her first campaign including the Gr.1
New Zealand
A relationship forged over many years in the racing game together bore further fruit on Saturday when the Stephen Marsh-trained Letz'av Bubbles (NZ) (Showcasing) broke her maiden status at just her third raceday start. Letz’av Bubbles is raced by the Shirl’s Girls syndicate, a group comprising
New Zealand
Trainer Neill Ridley produced a winning double on his home patch on Saturday with promising filly Ataahua Dreamtime (NZ) (Tavistock) the headline act for the Riccarton Park local. The Tavistock three-year-old had produced an eye-catching debut effort when running on strongly for second to Walkthisswey (NZ) (Sweynesse) earlier in the
New Zealand
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