New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 26 February 2024
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Little Avondale set to celebrate Lowland Stakes
Little Avondale will celebrate their 11th year of sponsoring the Lowland Stakes at Hastings this week. Wednesday’s eight-race, twilight meeting features the Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) for three-year-old fillies which is set to run at 6.09pm. There is a strong field assembled with Group Three
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 25 February 2024
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New Zealand
Vale Dave Bradford
Respected racing journalist and administrator Dave Bradford passed away peacefully in Auckland on Thursday, aged 91. Having started out as a cadet reporter with the Thames Star, Bradford moved onto the Rotorua Daily Post before later becoming racing editor of the Auckland Star/8 O’Clock. A committee member of
Australia
Mr Brightside adds Futurity to stunning season
Megastar Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) added a sixth Group One trophy to his collection with another breathtaking performance in Saturday’s A$750,000 Lamaro’s Hotel Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. Four of those six Group One triumphs have come this season alone, where the New Zealand-bred’s eight
Australia
Campionessa claims her missing piece at Caulfield
A proven Group One star in her homeland, Kiwi mare Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) added valuable Australian black-type to her CV with a determined win in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Carlton Draught Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. Te Akau Racing’s high-class six-year-old has put together an
Australia
Sydney features on horizon for unbeaten Immediacy
Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young know what it takes to win a Derby in Australia, and now they are setting their sights on Sydney with the unbeaten Immediacy (NZ) (Tarzino). The Kiwi-bred son of Tarzino extended his perfect record to three-from-three with a dominant performance in
Australia
Dunkel carries topweight to strong Caulfield win
The opening race at Caulfield on Saturday was named in honour of an iconic New Zealand-bred champion, and it was fitting that Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) won it with some of the stamina and toughness that top-flight Kiwi stayers are renowned for. The A$150,000 Vale Verry Elleegant (2000m) was
Breeding
Rider reunites with Aromatic
Milan Park’s Tony Rider went full-circle on gavelhouse.com on Monday night, buying back the multiple Group-winning mare Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) for $257,500. Rider bred Aromatic and offered her in Milan Park’s yearling draft in Book 1 of Karaka 2018, where she was bought by Te
Australia
Super Seth on the board in Australia
Waikato Stud’s Super Seth has struck a significant offshore blow with the Group One-winning son of Dundeel siring his first juvenile winner in Australia. The race day covers came off his highly regarded son Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) at Hawkesbury this afternoon and the John O’Shea-prepared colt didn’
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 19 February 2024
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 18 February 2024
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