International
Jockey Antoine Hamelin continued his recent good form at Sha Tin on Sunday when he guided home the Manfred Man-trained Dublin Star (NZ) (Savabeel) to win the Class 4 Tai Mong Tsai Handicap (1000m). The Savabeel four-year-old was beaten as an odds-on favourite in his first
Australia
The infamous 10,000m Bart Cummings Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) preparation has been adopted by a number of trainers in the lead-up to the great race. The Hall Of Fame trainer lifted the famous mug on a dozen occasions using the method, however, this year’s first qualifier
New Zealand
Group One-winning filly Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has returned to the Cambridge stable of Shaune Ritchie and will be a prepared for a campaign in Melbourne in spring. A dominant winner of the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), Jennifer Eccles also took out the NZB Filly
Breeding
Many outstanding success stories in the last decade have begun with the purchase of a weanling through New Zealand Bloodstock. Buyers have the chance to join that ever-growing list when the National Weanling Sale takes place on Gavelhouse Plus from June 11 to 21. Weanling graduates of the Karaka
New Zealand
There’s nothing like the green pastures of home and leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson can attest to that. The ace hoop is back on his Pukekawa farm after a successful autumn campaign in Sydney and he said he is enjoying being back out in the fresh air and
New Zealand
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New Zealand
Te Akau Racing have confirmed that leading jockey Opie Bosson will remain as their number one retained rider for the upcoming 2020/21 racing season. Te Akau Principal David Ellis made the announcement via Twitter and on the Te Akau Racing website. “Opie and Te Akau go back a very
New Zealand
Uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic has forced a change in plan for high class racemare Rondinella (NZ) (Ocean Park) who will commence her next campaign from the stable of Sydney-based trainer, John O’Shea. Raced by Cathy Franich and Haunui Bloodstock Ltd, the rising six-year-old
New Zealand
Trainer Jamie Richards is enjoying being back in a familiar routine as the Te Akau Racing operation gears up for a return to the racetrack in the coming months. Richards, who sits atop the national trainers’ premiership with an unassailable twenty-seven win lead over his nearest rival, has plenty
New Zealand
While enjoying a return to stable life, trainer Stephen McKee is taking a patient approach as he enters a rebuilding stage with a mainly young team around him. The retirement of class gallopers such as Consensus (NZ) (Postponed) and Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) combined with uncertainty in the local thoroughbred Industry
New Zealand
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Australia
Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) has upset a betting plunge on favourite King Of Leogrance to book a place in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with victory in Listed The Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington. Success in Saturday's 2800m race affords Oceanex a ballot exemption into the Melbourne