New Zealand
Foxton-based trainer Sue Walsh’s $1,600 gavelhouse.com buy in June has quickly returned her purchase price and more with a gutsy debut victory at Waipukurau last week. Bought as an untried two-year-old, Showpiece (NZ) (Showcasing) jumped from barrier six in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series
Australia
It takes a special type of horse to be serving mares while still racing and Ocean's Fourteen (NZ) (Ocean Park) fits that bill. The five-year-old runs at Flemington on Saturday in the #Lovethehorse Trophy (1600m), his second start back after a knee injury his owners thought
Breeding
After several months in the making, New Zealand Bloodstock has unveiled a ground-breaking, innovative campaign in line with its upcoming 94th National Yearling Sales Series held at Karaka in January 2020. Introducing market-leading technology, NZB today released its mobile app constructed through augmented virtual reality. Downloadable from the
New Zealand
Andrew Carston recorded the 100th training win of his career on Thursday as part of a treble at Ashburton. The Riccarton conditioner is in his sixth season of training and headed to Ashburton confident of success but unaware he was about to reach the milestone. “It was a super day
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Danica Guy knows that promising four-year-old Germanicus (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has the ability of a Group horse. But she is also wary that the four-year-old gelding has a few wayward tendencies. The emerging miler will contest the Lodge Residential (1600m) at Te Rapa
Breeding
Book 1 of Karaka 2020 looms as a pivotal few days for Haunui Farm stallions Belardo and Iffraaj. The top-tier session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales will feature six yearlings from the first crop of exciting young shuttle stallion Belardo, while representation has soared to an
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Gary Vile will be vying to win his fifth Gr.3 Aberdeen on Broadway Manawatu Cup (2300m) at his home track on Saturday. The Palmerston North horseman has previously won the race with All Square (2005), Ransomed (2012), Jacksstar (2016), and Rock On (2018). Jacksstar (NZ) (Zed) will
Breeding
Triple Group One winner Turn Me Loose, one of Australasia’s fastest and toughest milers, joined Windsor Park Stud’s stallion roster in Cambridge in 2017, with his yearlings being offered at Karaka for the first time next month. From an internationally successful family, Turn Me Loose is a son
Australia
Lightly raced Cinquedea (NZ) (Rios) has been in a work in progress and is poised to take another important step when he chases his first metropolitan win at Randwick. Trained by brothers Richard and Michael Freedman, Cinquedea did not race until late in his three-year-old season and even
New Zealand
Cambridge Stud have secured a majority share in unbeaten two-year-old colt Not An Option, a son of proven Australian sire Not A Single Doubt. An impressive winner of the recent Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m), following an easy debut victory at Pukekohe, Not An Option will remain
New Zealand
Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) looks to be back to her best after a subpar spring campaign in Sydney. The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished unplaced in both of her Sydney assignments and trainer Jamie Richards admits he may have made a mistake with the Australian campaign. “I don’
New Zealand
Hastings trainer John Bary would have preferred another week of conditioning under Callsign Mav's (NZ) (Atlante) belt heading into Saturday's Rich Hill Stud Premier 3YO (1400m) at Awapuni but expects his charge to be competitive nonetheless. The Atlante gelding has already shown his class with two