New Zealand
Peter McKay will be keeping close tabs on the weather forecast ahead of the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is hoping to secure another Group One mile victory with The Mitigator (Master of Design) after his Thorndon Mile (1600m)
Australia
Star New Zealand mare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) may be vulnerable when she makes her return to racing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. The warning comes after Paul Richards, father of the mare's trainer Jamie, rode Melody Belle in a gallop on the course proper at Caulfield
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Te Akau Racing’s Paul Richards joins RSN’s Michael Felgate to discuss superstar Melody Belle who has arrived in Australia and galloped at Caulfield on Tuesday morning. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=575906
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Jockey Glen Boss on New Zealand-bred galloper Kolding ahead of his tilt at the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=575910
New Zealand
There would be few horses in the country more consistent than Rock On Wood (NZ) (Redwood) and trainer Leanne Elliot is hoping the reliable gelding can turn that form into Group One glory next month. The Horowhenua galloper is earmarked to head north to Ellerslie on March 7 where he
New Zealand
There will be a touch of New Zealand flavour in Saudi Arabia ahead of next month’s US$20million Saudi Cup, the world’s newly established richest horse race. Last season’s New Zealand Premiership-winning jockey Lisa Allpress has been invited to compete in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey Challenge.
New Zealand
Promising miler Germanicus (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will be tested at elite-level for the first time on Saturday when he lines-up in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki. The Danica Guy-trained four-year-old has won three of his seven starts at the distance, including a
Australia
Letzbeglam (Snitzel) could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready), another Lindsay-owned filly, will spearhead the homefront team with a tilt at the Gr.2 J. Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders Stakes
Australia
High-class three-year-old Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has settled into life in Sydney well and was put through her paces when finishing fifth in a 1000m trial at Randwick on Monday morning on a track rated a Soft6. The Jamie Richards-trained daughter of Savabeel closed well late in the hands of Glen
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https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=575299 Clayton Chipperfield on Catalyst's run in the Gr.3 CS Stakes (1400m) and his plans going forward.
New Zealand
Vinnie Colgan is happy not to have to make the call between the rides on Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) and Dragon Leap (Pierro) going into the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday week. Colgan, the most successful rider in New Zealand Derby history, will
New Zealand
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