New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 07 January 2024
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Australia
Lyrical Gangster heads Kiwi-bred quinella at Randwick
A gear change and a favourable race tempo helped to unlock the potential of Lyrical Gangster (NZ) (Proisir) with an impressive win in Saturday’s A$160,000 Climate Roofing Handicap (2000m) at Randwick. The Proisir gelding headed a New Zealand-bred quinella in the Benchmark 78 event, beating last-start winner
Australia
Holymanz puts hand up for Aotearoa Classic
The highly talented Holymanz (NZ) (Almanzor) is in line for a return to the country of his birth after scoring an effortless win in the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m) at Geelong on Saturday. The four-year-old races in the colours of Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who
Australia
Unbeaten Carbonados makes perfect Australian debut
Exciting New Zealand import Carbonados (NZ) (Belardo) kept his unblemished career record intact with an impressive Australian debut in Saturday’s A$175,000 SCAADA Group 3YO Handicap (1100m) at Geelong. The Belardo gelding began his career in the New Plymouth stable of Allan Sharrock, and he made a huge
Australia
Wertheimer back in winning form
A long drought was emphatically broken at Geelong on Saturday as Wertheimer (NZ) (Tavistock) overpowered his opposition and landed a $51 upset in the A$100,000 Canadian Club Handicap (2400m). It was the fourth win of a 32-start career for the New Zealand-bred son of Tavistock, and his first
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 1 January 2024
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Australia
Not An Option caps massive day for Cambridge Stud
A stirring win by Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) in the A$175,000 Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington was the icing on the cake of a spectacular New Year’s Day for his part-owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. The Cambridge Stud couple’s black and
Australia
Up-and-comer Krementz strikes at Flemington
Promising New Zealand-bred filly Krementz (NZ) (El Roca) collected the second win of her four-start career with a determined performance in the Australian Trainers’ Association Plate (1400m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day. The daughter of El Roca was unplaced in her only appearance as a two-year-old at Geelong
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 31 December 2023
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Australia
Hat-trick for Miss Tarzy
Progressive mare Miss Tarzy has been in outstanding form this campaign and the daughter of Tarzino continued her rich run of form at The Valley on Saturday when running out a ready winner of the Blake Albones Memorial Handicap (2040m) under jockey Rhys McLeod. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained four-year-old
Australia
Gallant Grebeni digs deep again
Four-year-old gelding Grebeni notched his seventh career victory when narrowly prevailing in the Drinkwise Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Randwick in front of a throng of enthusiastic owners. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained son of Ocean Park had scored a similarly resolute victory at Randwick a fortnight ago and after
Australia
Big weight no worries for classy Dunkel
Quality stayer Dunkel lumped 61kgs to an emphatic victory at The Valley on Saturday in the Ladbroke It! Handicap (2040m), as the Patrick Payne-trained galloper notched the seventh victory of his career from just ten starts. Perfectly ridden by jockey Billy Egan, Dunkel tracked the leader Grand Promenade throughout and