Breeding
Karaka 2020 looms as a bumper week for Wairarapa’s Little Avondale Stud and their high-flying stallion Per Incanto. The son of Street Cry is third on the New Zealand sires’ premiership in terms of prize-money, and his 37 winners put him in equal top spot alongside Waikato
New Zealand
Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) secured his fifth career win at Ellerslie on Sunday when victorious in the Monstavison 2100. Trainer Graham Richardson was pleased with the 5-1/4 length winning performance and is now eyeing Group One targets for the son of O’Reilly. “He’s a good
New Zealand
Cambridge horseman Ben Foote savoured a special day on Saturday with his star filly Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) helping him get the Group One monkey off his back when successful in the Levin Classic (1600m). The jumps jockey-turned trainer is generally only associated with a handful of raceday
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with Karen Parsons, co-trainer of Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) winner Camino Rocoso. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/karen-parsons-2
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins catches up with trainer Danica Guy after Germanicus’ victory in the Gr.3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/danica-guy-1
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with jockey Samantha Collett after her win aboard Travelling Light in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/samantha-collett
New Zealand
Howie Mathews is hoping “the old boys” will be the toast of Trentham on Saturday. The 66-year-old Otaki trainer will saddle up 10-year-old Sampson (NZ) (Dubai Destination), the oldest horse in the Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), in a bid
New Zealand
Indecision with Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and a rest for Riodini (NZ) (Proisir) is the outcome following their defeat at the hands of Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) at Trentham on Saturday. With Travelling Light clearly showing her class when winning the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m), Harlech fought strongly
New Zealand
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Australia
Premier Sydney based kiwi jockey James McDonald will ride Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic as he and the Lindsay Park stable chase back-to-back wins in the race at Ellerslie. They combined to win in 2019 with Long Leaf and McDonald will ride Conqueror for
Breeding
With big numbers heading to Karaka later this month for the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, three fresh faces from the New Zealand stallion line-up have made strong debuts in this week’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast. Westbury Stud’s Tarzino, Waikato Stud’s
New Zealand
Upstanding juvenile filly Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her debut run for third at Matamata last month when she fought doggedly to claim the winning prize in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The impeccably-bred younger