New Zealand
Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee is happy to be able to help out a long-time friend when he makes a fleeting trip back to New Zealand for Wednesday’s Riccarton meeting. The former prominent Kiwi apprentice will ride three of the four runners for Matamata trainer and former jumps jockey Daniel
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International
Melbourne Cup-winning hoop Craig Williams jetted into Singapore on Sunday to partner Mr Clint (NZ)(Power) for champion trainer Lee Freedman and the combination proved lethal as they snared the spoils in the S$1 million Dester Singapore Gold Cup (2000m). Raced by Mr Clint’s former trainer, Laurie Laxon,
Australia
Trainer Jamie Richards headed home from Melbourne on Sunday morning with his focus on a massive summer of racing in his home patch but also with one eye firmly to the future which is Australia in the autumn for his stable big guns. Richards admitted to a shade of disappointment
New Zealand
Promising two-year-old De La Terre (NZ) (Reliable Man) will look to improve on the family record in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) after she looked to have cemented her place in the million dollar feature with a comfortable victory over 1000m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Reliable Man filly’
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Australia
Promising colt Banquo (Written Tycoon) has added to a memorable Melbourne Cup carnival for trainer Danny O'Brien and highlighted his own potential with a Listed race win at Flemington. Three-year-old Banquo's victory in Saturday's Springtime Stakes (1400m) was the latest winner for O'
Australia
Luck has finally gone the way of Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) with the mare fighting bravely to secure a first stakes race victory at Flemington. A winner over the course and distance in January, Oceanex took out the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) on Saturday which her trainers, Mick Price
New Zealand
Former jockey Michelle Cameron was the lucky winner at Riccarton Park Racecourse of the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai-sponsored trip for two to Dubai on Saturday. Cameron, who rode over 70 winners before hanging up the boots to start a family, was thrilled to draw the New Zealand 2000 Guineas favourite
New Zealand
Central Districts stayer Duplicity (NZ) (Duporth) showed he is ready to go one better in next Saturday’s Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) when he ground out a tough victory in the traditional lead-up event, the Listed Redwood Metropolitan Trophy Handicap (2500m). A storming run for second
New Zealand
Touted as a near racecourse certainty, excitement machine Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) lived up to all the pre-race hype when he scorched to a stunning victory in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The Darci Brahma three-year-old had been backed into microscopic odds
New Zealand
Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner, Media Sensation (I Am Invincible) made a successful start to her four-year-old campaign when she eased clear of race favourite Ferrando (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous) to take out the Listed Legacy Lodge Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa.