New Zealand
Twenty-six years on from her famous Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) victory with Solvit, Moira Murdoch’s beach training regime is continuing to pay dividends. Now training in partnership with her daughter Kieran, Murdoch sprung a $32 upset with Polzeath (NZ) (Pentire) in Saturday’s Gr.2 Joe McDonald Avondale
New Zealand
A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) taking his place in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in a fortnight. If confirmed, it would see trainer Andrew Campbell and the colt’s ownership group, headed
New Zealand
In-form jockey Jason Waddell has been confirmed as the rider for Dragon Leap (Pierro) in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on February 29. Dragon Leap’s co-trainer Lance O’Sullivan had advised last week that Waddell had been offered the ride on the $2.20
New Zealand
While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma), Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his star can still win the war when the pair clash again in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in a fortnight. In
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Promising three-year-old Lightning Jack made it back-to-back victories at stakes level when he produced a gritty effort to take out the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill. The Per Incanto gelding had broken his maiden status at Riverton over 1400m two starts back and then scored
Australia
Sydney visitor Raqeeq confirmed his rating as the best-weighted horse at Eagle Farm with a strong win. Raqeeq ($4) got home strongly along the rails to beat Ruby Guru ($17) by 1-1/4 lengths with a short head to Art Attack ($17) in third in the Events @ BRC Handicap (2200m)
New Zealand
Lightweight runner Polzeath upset the applecart at Ellerslie on Saturday when he took out the Gr.2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m). The lightly raced seven-year-old was having his first attempt in stakes company and his first run beyond 2100m in the Group Two staying feature but handled both challenges
Australia
Fabric (NZ) (Ocean Park) has clinched her third city success with a front-running victory at Flemington and Danny O'Brien's assistant trainer Ben Gleeson believes a stakes win is within the mare's scope. Having the third start of her current campaign, Fabric was able to
New Zealand
Anyone who thought that Dragon Leap might be below his best at Ellerslie on Saturday had those doubts well and truly extinguished when the exciting staying talent bolted away with the Gr.2 Jamieson Park Avondale Guineas (2100m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Pierro gelding had missed his
Australia
Trainer Clayton Chipperfield cannot fault star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) ahead of the Group One winner's introduction to Australian racing in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington. But Chipperfield hopes the outside draw in the seven-horse field does not play against Catalyst because he
Australia
A conversation with rival jockey James McDonald has given Tim Clark confidence Kiwi mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) can run a race when she resumes in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. McDonald is the mare's regular rider but he will be in Melbourne on Saturday to partner top