New Zealand
Matamata trainer Peter McKay cut it close when arriving at Hastings in time for the Fasttrack Insurance 2000 on Wednesday, but stable runner Sagunto (NZ) (O'Reilly) showed he wasn’t fazed by the short turnaround when recording his second career win. “We were quite lucky actually because we
Australia
Traditionally the biggest race day of the Sydney summer, the Villiers Stakes meeting at Randwick holds extra significance for trainer John O'Shea. O'Shea will saddle up Live And Free (NZ) (Savabeel) in Saturday's Group Two race, almost two decades after he won it for
New Zealand
South Auckland trainer Nigel Tiley will take a team of three to Ellerslie’s twilight meeting on Thursday to race in front of an anticipated bumper crowd at the Auckland track. Leading Tiley’s charge will be four-year-old gelding Riding The Wave who will contest the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight
New Zealand
Trainer Lance Noble is enjoying an exciting season with a number of three-year-old fillies this term and he will attempt to add black-type to one of their pages at Awapuni on Saturday. Manchu (Redoute's Choice) will contest the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) and she takes some
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Meet the Hawkins Family of Wentwood Grange and hear how they went from Wales to Barbados to breeding racehorses in New Zealand.
New Zealand
The Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) welcomed the Government’s introduction of the Racing Industry Bill - a major package of reforms to replace the Racing Act 2003. The Bill, which was introduced last week, had its first reading on Tuesday. RITA Chairman Dean McKenzie said the introduction of the
Australia
Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic will attempt to add to his recent successful run with a solitary runner at the Sandown twilight meeting on Wednesday. Jusufovic saddles Bullock (NZ) (Shocking) in the Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap (1300m) having watched four of the last six horses he has raced return as winners
New Zealand
Emily Margaret’s (NZ) (Pins) runner-up performance over 1200m at Riccarton on Saturday has got her connections thinking. The Group Two-winning daughter of Pins put in a disappointing effort when tailing the field home in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) last month, but her performance on Saturday has
New Zealand
Te Akau have a formidable record in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and trainer Jamie Richards is hoping they can extend their association with the race in January. The Matamata-based racing team has won the past three editions of the race, including taking out the trifecta in this year’s
Breeding
Group One-winning mare Consensus (NZ) (Postponed) set an Australasian online auction record on Monday night when she sold on gavelhouse.com to Yulong Investments for $622,500. The daughter of Postponed raced across six seasons for 11 wins, six of those at stakes level, including the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic
New Zealand
Foxton trainers David and Emma Haworth are tipping a bright future for Very Appealing (NZ) (Cape Blanco) after her victory in the Wrightson/Leopard Hotel Xmas Cup (2200m) at Waipukurau on Sunday. The four-year-old daughter of Cape Blanco jumped straight to the lead from her ace barrier before handing up
New Zealand
Matamata owners Mark and Cath Lupton are hoping their dream run will continue in Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The Luptons’ quality mare Yearn (NZ) (Savabeel) will chase back-to-back stakes wins in the fillies and mares’ feature, having claimed a career-best victory in the