New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 5 January 2020
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Australia
NZ trip for Conqueror after Caulfield win
Group-performed colt Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) has shown he is on target for a trip to New Zealand for the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) after resuming from a let-up with a win at Caulfield. Having his first start since finishing second in the Gr.2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) on November
Australia
Mrs Beckham scores at Caulfield
Trainer Simon Zahra was finding it hard to split the chances of stablemates Mrs Beckham (NZ) (Torondado) and Parmie (Snitzel) ahead of their clash at Caulfield. And with good reason. Mrs Beckham, coming off a maiden win at the same track on December 18, held off a late charge from
New Zealand
Beauden best on favourite track
Tuhikaramea visitor Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) made light work of his 59kg topweight as he took out the Listed Japac Homes FastTrack $5k Marton Cup (2200m) on his favourite Awapuni track. The Team Rogerson-trained galloper had won five times from just seven outings at the Palmerston North circuit before Saturday and
New Zealand
Class prevails at Awapuni
Superstar three-year-old Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) proved a class above her age-group rivals when she made a winning start to her summer campaign over 1400m at Awapuni on Saturday. The Savabeel filly was backed as unbeatable on past performances that included a win in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) last season
New Zealand
Former rogue continues winning roll at Awapuni
New Plymouth galloper Malo Bik (NZ)(Dalghar) took full advantage of the featherweight of 50kgs on his back when he stepped up to open handicap company with an impressive victory over 1400m at Awapuni. The Dalghar five-year-old has hit a purple patch of form of late with Saturday’s victory
New Zealand
Pinched continues winning run at Te Aroha
Progressive mare Pinched (NZ) (Pins) made a winning return to the track on Friday but not before causing her trainer Ross McCarroll plenty of concern down the long Te Aroha straight. The victory made it three wins from three starts for the Pins four-year-old who had been off the scene
New Zealand
Beauden back at Awapuni for Marton Cup
Group One performer Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) will return to his favourite track in search of his first black-type win in Saturday’s Listed Japac Homes FastTrack $5k Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni. The Bullbars gelding has stepped up to stakes level this season and made a very good impression, finishing
Breeding
Karaka First Crop Sire - Verdi
Verdi will be represented by his first crop of yearlings at Karaka at the end of this month. He began his stallion career at Long Acres Stud, the Canterbury operation of Myles Gordon and Deborah Clark, in association with Monovale Farm, for an initial fee of $3,000+gst in
New Zealand
Vile takes patient approach with promising three-year-old
Trainer Gary Vile will launch a two-pronged attack on Saturday’s Property Brokers 3YO 1400 on his home turf at Awapuni but is the first to admit he may well be running for only the minor money. Lightly-raced three-year-olds Kick Start (NZ) Proisir) and Power ‘n’ Passion (NZ) (Power) bring
New Zealand
McDonald dominates in homeland
James McDonald talks to RSN’s Michael Felgate after a four-tuner at Ellerslie Click here to download audio
New Zealand
On The Rocks back to winning form
Classy customer On the Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa) is on the road to defending his Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) title after a comprehensive fresh-up performance in the New World Summer Cup (1400m) at Tauranga. Off the scene and gelded since contesting the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and Gr.