New Zealand
Tony Kemp has had plenty of highs in sport, but he gets no greater satisfaction than winning races with his best mates Bruce and Allan Sharrock. The SENZ Breakfast co-host and former New Zealand Rugby League representative and Warriors Coach has known the brothers since he was a child and
New Zealand
Benji King has achieved quite a lot in the thoroughbred industry and now he can add winning trainer to that list. The Waikato horseman is in his first season of training and he was delighted to get on the board at Hastings on Thursday courtesy of Glenamaddy in the Carpet
New Zealand
As Jonas Vingegaard gets set to wear Tour de France’s distinct leader’s jersey down the Champs-Élysées this weekend to claim his second consecutive tour victory, Matamata trainer Daniel Miller is hoping to claim his own Yellow Jersey (NZ) (Zacinto) victory at Tauranga. The Waikato horseman will travel over
New Zealand
Trainer Andrew Forsman is hunting more black-type with Wessex (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) when she heads south to New Plymouth on Saturday to tackle the Listed Sinclair Electrical And Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m). The Turn Me Loose filly has already tasted stakes success, winning the Gr.3 Rotorua Stakes (1400m)
New Zealand
Zelenski (NZ) (Shocking) will be vying for a hat-trick of Cups wins when he heads to Oamaru on Sunday. The son of Shocking was victorious in the Waimate Cup (1600m) two starts back before adding the Amberley Cup (1600m) to his haul at Riccarton a fortnight later. The Ken Rae
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has revealed a promising spring hope at Avondale on Wednesday, with debutant Elemental (NZ) (Ocean Park) producing an eye-catching victory in the Westbrook Wines Maiden 2YO&3YO (1400m). Premiership-leading jockey Michael McNab positioned the son of Ocean Park near the tail of the field down
New Zealand
Hawke’s Bay trainer Vicki Wilson is looking forward to showcasing her stallion Mongolian Falcon at Hastings on Thursday when his son Falcons Diamond (NZ) makes his debut in the PGG Wrightson Livestock 2YO Maiden (800m). Mongolian Falcon will stand his third season at Wilson’s farm this coming breeding
New Zealand
Former Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) made his first public appearance this year at the Foxton trials on Tuesday and he pleased trainer Bill Thurlow with his hit-out. The rising seven-year-old gelding was given a quiet outing over 1200m and finished runner-up behind Sweetjineen
New Zealand
A jumping future is calling Group One performer Helena Baby (NZ) (Guillotine), but not before he gets his chance to try and make it a hat-trick of wins in the Listed Sinclair Electrical And Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. The rising nine-year-old gelding is undefeated in
New Zealand
Promising juvenile Whiskey Lies continued his dominant run of form at Ruakaka on Saturday, recording his third consecutive win in the ITM/GIB 2YO Winter Championship Final (1200m). “It was great to see him win three in a row. He had even improved on his last run, so I was
New Zealand
It was a red-letter day for Lucy de Lautour at Trentham on Saturday, with the Hawke’s Bay trainer scoring a winning double at the feature jumps meeting courtesy of Metallo (Zoffany) and Ian’s Legacy (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle). Metallo was having just his second hurdle start when he
International
As Hong Kong’s racing season comes to a close at Sha Tin on Sunday night, expat Kiwi trainer Jamie Richards reflects positively on his first season training in the Asian racing jurisdiction. The former Te Akau Racing head trainer has enjoyed his first foray into training in Hong Kong