Australia
After spending most of the week in hospital, trainer Kerry Edwards has watched her best horse Rox The Castle race to a satisfying win in the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes at Caulfield. Edwards, who only trains a small team of horses, revealed she had been in hospital from Monday until
New Zealand
Lightly raced three-year-old Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) indicated she is on target for some bigger assignments on her immediate horizon as she produced a powerful sprint in difficult conditions to race to a hollow victory at Matamata on Saturday. The Ben Foote-trained El Roca filly had been a stylish
Australia
Win, lose or draw Vegas Knight (Declaration of War) is heading to the paddock for a rest after he runs in the Caulfield Guineas. Trainer Colin Little has been surprised by the gelding's resilience after being in work for more than half the year, without a spell, racing
International
Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud has joined forces with some of the major players in the global racing and breeding scene to purchase Group One winning three-year-old colt, Hello Youmzain. A partnership between Haras D’Etreham, Cambridge Stud and SF Bloodstock have purchased the son of Kodiac from
Australia
Craig Williams has yet to ride his Thousand Guineas mount Acting (NZ) (Savabeel) in a race, but well remembers a text message he received about the filly while on holidays. Acting is owned by Garry and Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud and is the third favourite for the Group One
New Zealand
There was a big rap on Okay Pal (Dissident) heading into his debut performance at Phar Lap Raceway on Friday and the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained three-year-old didn’t disappoint. He pinged out of his outside barrier in the 14 horse field to take an early lead for jockey Sam
Australia
The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds has been a great source for Flemington trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra and they are hoping to strike more success with sale graduate Age of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) this weekend. The son of He’s Remarkable was
Australia
Andrew Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker, is welcoming the forecast rain ahead of the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Cambridge trainers will line-up Quick Thinker (So You Think) and Rhaegar (Pluck) in the Sydney feature and believe a wet track will
Australia
The prospect of partnering Kiwi-bred stayer Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) is enough to make a gruelling few weeks well worthwhile for jockey Jordan Childs. The tall 23-year-old usually rides at 55kg or higher, but will have to drop to 53.5kg
Australia
If Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) wins the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap, a crack at the A$5 million Cox Plate could prove irresistible. The David Brideoake-trained Gr.1 Australasian Oaks winner heads to Saturday's Toorak (1600m) at Caulfield for the third start of her spring campaign on
Racing
Four-year-old gelding Pokuru’s Gift resumed with a win in the PGG Wrightson Maiden (1000m) metres at Tauherenikau on Thursday for owner and breeder Ian Farrelly. The son of Rock ‘n’ Pop overcame a wide draw (9) to work forward and lead over the sprint trip, eventually scoring by two
Breeding
There are times in life where something or someone teaches you valuable life lessons. For me, Hot 'N' Moss the race mare and then emerging broodmare did just that. Starting Bluegrass Bloodstock back in 2010 coincided with Hot 'N' Moss’ first race win at Canberra races,