New Zealand
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has fond memories of the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), and he will head to Ellerslie on Saturday with high hopes of adding more. Richards has won the Sistema Stakes in three of the last four years
New Zealand
Graham Richardson experienced one of his biggest moments in racing when Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) won the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa last month and the Matamata trainer is hoping for a repeat performance at Ellerslie on Saturday. “It was awesome, it was a well-
Australia
Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been ruled out of the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with bruised fetlocks. Trainer Clayton Chipperfield sent him to the Ballarat Vet Clinic on Tuesday fearing he was not quite himself after his below-par run in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m)
New Zealand
The pressure goes on Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready) this weekend to maintain the big-race run of success being enjoyed by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay with their fillies. Vernazza played her part in the couple’s black type winning streak over the last month when taking
New Zealand
Lisa Allpress is no stranger to international success, but she took things up a notch in Saudi Arabia last week when becoming the first female jockey to win a race in the Arab nation. Allpress was competing in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey Challenge and she was up against some
New Zealand
Ballymore Stables are hoping to raise the volume at Ellerslie on Saturday when international stayer Sound (Lando) tackles the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). The Group One performer won three stakes races in Europe before joining trainer Michael Moroney’s Melbourne barn 18 months ago. He subsequently
Audio
https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/stephen-autridge-3 Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with trainer Stephen Autridge about Communique’s win in the Gr.3 Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Audio
https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/michael-walker-3 Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins catches up with Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winning jockey Michael Walker.
Audio
https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/opie-bosson-4 Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with jockey Opie Bosson about his Group One double in Sydney on Saturday.
New Zealand
Mark Lupton’s New Zealand training career could end in a blaze of glory at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Matamata-based horseman will saddle up Etah James, a Raise The Flag seven-year-old mare he co-bred and part-owns, in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup
International
The public will be barred from three upcoming race meetings in France in a response to the coronavirus outbreak. The meetings on Monday (Tuesday NZT) and Wednesday at Compiegne will be held without spectators, with the order coming from the mayor of Compiegne and the president of the Compiegne Racing
Racing
Anyone who has been to a picnic race meeting in Victoria knows it is an example of grassroots racing at its finest. The popular circuit, which runs between October and April, showcases the best of country hospitality, a place where Mum, Dad and the kids can dress down, BYO and