New Zealand
The impressive Dragon Leap (Pierro) gives New Zealand Racing Hall of Famer Lance O’Sullivan a great opportunity to add another notable achievement to his CV at Ellerslie on Saturday. O’Sullivan has won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on two occasions as a jockey, first with Surfers
New Zealand
Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) will be out to secure her first stakes scalp on Saturday when she contests the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes 3YO (1400m) at Wingatui. The three-year-old daughter of Ghibellines came close two starts back in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m), but was pipped at the post by
New Zealand
Triple Group One winner Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj) will once again return to the scene of his Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) triumph when he leads out the field for the Vodafone-sponsored blue riband event at Ellerslie on Saturday. The 2017 Derby hero confirmed his status as one of the
New Zealand
The Craig and Shaun Phelan-trained Big Mike (NZ) (Don Eduardo) relished his time on the East Coast last week, landing both Sunday’s Wairoa Cup (2100m) and the precurser, the Wairoa Cup Trial (1900m) last Thursday, topping him off nicely ahead of a tilt at the Gr.1 Barfoot &
International
The longer the better is how jockey Ruan Maia assesses River Radiance’s (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) chances of success in the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge, but that doesn’t mean he can’t spring a surprise in the shortest Leg in the Silver Bowl (1400m) this Saturday. The Brazilian rider
Australia
Ding, ding. Bring on round two. That is the message from trainer Clayton Chipperfield as star Kiwi three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) prepares to avenge his last-start defeat to Queenslander Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) when the pair clash in Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington. In
Australia
The tangerine and blue army of Te Akau Racing will launch their Sydney assault on Saturday when Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) line-up in their respective Group One assignments at Randwick. Both horses are undefeated this campaign, with Te Akau Shark putting in an
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will unleash a pair of classic contenders this week with Group One-wining filly Loire (NZ) (Redoute's Choice) set to contest the Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday, while stablemate Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) will represent the team
New Zealand
The Challenge No.10 Syndicate members know they will eventually have to part with their exciting filly Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle), but are set to enjoy more highlights before her farewell. Already the syndicate, assembled by Cambridge bloodstock consultant Adrian Clark, has seen the Shaune Ritchie-trained filly impressively
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