Breeding
Progeny of Champion Australian three-year-old of his year, Tarzino, will be offered for the first time as yearlings at Karaka next year. Dual Group One winner Tarzino stood his first season at stud in 2017 at Gerry Harvey’s Westbury Stud for a fee of $15,000+gst.
New Zealand
Jenna Mahoney’s $1,000 gavelhouse.com weanling buy Opalescence (NZ) (Showcasing) built on her promising debut second last month to go one better at Awapuni on Saturday. “I actually sent her down South to spilt my two-year-olds up as it’s a little less competitive down there
Australia
Trainer Pat Carey will see how the week unfolds before committing Maclairey (NZ) (Makfi) to a start at The Valley. Maclairey has been nominated for the 2040m-handicap at The Valley on Saturday after sharing the prize with Danon Roman in the Yarra Valley Cup last Friday. Danon Roman (Deep
Australia
Alward (Aqlaam) will revert to his favourite distance of 2000 metres in the Summer Cup after another defeat over longer. The Chris Waller-trained import has yet to win in 11 attempts beyond 2000m but has seven wins at the distance of Thursday's Listed feature at Randwick. His
Audio
Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins catches up with Andrew Carston, trainer of Awapuni winner Red River Rock. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/andrew-carston-5
Audio
Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins talks with Karen Parsons, co-trainer of Kiwi Ida who won the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/karen-parsons-1
International
Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) hit overdrive late in the play to land his third win on the bounce in the Class 3 Long Valley Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, sealing a double for trainer Paul O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan, who had taken out the opening event with
New Zealand
Talented three-year-old Peloton (NZ), an impressive all-the-way winner at Te Rapa on Saturday, will get another opportunity to showcase his staying credentials, with trainer Andrew Campbell likely to back-up the son of Charm Spirit at Matamata this weekend. The gelding comfortably staved off his rivals
New Zealand
Fresh from winning with all of his three runners at Flemington on Saturday, Mike Moroney has shifted his focus to New Zealand. The trans-Tasman trainer flew over from Melbourne on Sunday, with Christmas and Ellerslie’s Boxing Day races on the agenda. Moroney and co-trainer Pam Gerard will
New Zealand
Robert Wellwood recorded his first black-type win as a trainer at Ellerslie on Boxing Day last year and he is hoping it will be a fruitful day once again at the Auckland track on Thursday. “It was a big thrill to do it on Boxing Day at headquarters,” he
New Zealand
Just 12 years after riding his first winner, James McDonald is about to become the youngest person to be inducted to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. When his induction takes place at the Hall of Fame gala dinner in Hamilton on May 3, the Sydney-based champion will
Breeding
Yearlings by Rich Hill Stud stallion Vadamos will be offered for the first time at Karaka next month. The stud, with support of a high-profile group of New Zealand breeders, purchased 50 percent of the stallion who has shuttled to New Zealand from 2017. The French-bred Vadamos is