New Zealand
South African-born jockey Donovan Mansour is determined to remain positive about his long journey to recovery from a horrific raceday accident despite the current Covid-19 pandemic throwing him a major curveball in recent days. Mansour suffered a broken pelvis along with numerous internal injuries after an incident at
New Zealand
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Australia
New Zealand-bred mare Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) has crashed Pierata's (Pierro) farewell party with a last-stride win in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Pierata ($5.50) gave his rivals the slip halfway down the straight with Tofane ($12) the one
Australia
Mick Kent's judgment about Kinane's (NZ) (Reliable Man) ability has been vindicated and fellow trainer Chris Waller is the beneficiary with the three-year-old an impressive Group Three winner at Randwick on Saturday. Victorian handler Kent had planned an extended break from training to travel
New Zealand
New Zealand-bred mare Tofane will be shooting for her first elite-level victory when she lines-up in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. It will be the daughter of Ocean Park’s fifth consecutive tilt at Group One level and trainer Michael Moroney
Breeding
In 2006, a filly by Zabeel out of Carmina Burana came into the world in the usual way, but her appearance was anything but normal. The three-quarter sister to champion galloper Might And Power was pure white in colour. "It is a pure-bred thoroughbred and I don&
New Zealand
Darci Brahma five-year-old Parsifal is on a path to the Gr.1 Goodwood (1200m) on May 16 and trainer Will Clarken is expecting an improved performance when the seven-time winner contests Saturday’s Gr.3 R N Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville. The gelding finished sixth behind
Australia
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman look forward to Saturdays even more than usual at present. With New Zealand likely into its final week of a month-long Alert Level 4 lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the training partners have been watching from afar as Quick Thinker
Breeding
Multiple Group One winner and renowned stallion Shamardal has been euthanised at the age of 18 after some recent health issues. Trained by Mark Johnston to win the Vintage Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes as a two-year-old, Shamardal joined Saeed bin Suroor in the Godolphin colours for his three-
Australia
Quality three-year-old colt Super Seth (Dundeel) will get an opportunity to add another elite-level victory to his resume when he contests Saturday’s Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) winning son of Dundeel has been secured for stud duties
Australia
Former New Zealand galloper Chuck A Luck (NZ) (Niagara) has hardly put a foot wrong since joining Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young’s Cranbourne stable and they are hoping he can continue his good run of form in the Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The
International
Jockey Zac Purton brought up his fifth Hong Kong century at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. “The target at the start of the season is always 100 and I think if you ride that amount of winners you’ve had a very good season,” Purton said. “It’s not easy