New Zealand
Ken and Bev Kelso’s stable star Legarto may be on the quiet list at the moment after straining a muscle earlier this month, but the Matamata couple still have plenty to look forward to this spring with exciting filly Alabama Lass. The three-year-old daughter of Alabama Express was an
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Group Three winner Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) made the perfect start to his three-year-old season at Taupo on Wednesday when taking out the Poverty Bay Turf Club 3YO Colts/Geldings (1100m). The son of Savabeel jumped well from barrier two and quickly settled outside leader When Stars Align. Savaglee continued to
New Zealand
Waikato hoop Darren Danis has returned to New Zealand content in the knowledge that he has fulfilled a lifelong dream of riding a winner at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. The Singapore native had been inspired to follow his father into a career in the saddle and began riding track work
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Consistent gelding Gohugo (NZ) (Per Incanto) will kick-off his spring preparation at Taupo on Wednesday in the Reliable Man @ Westbury Stud (1300m). The six-year-old son of Per Incanto has won just one of his 16 starts, but has placed on 11 occasions, and trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos are
Australia
Mark Twain (NZ) (Shocking), New Zealand’s leading hope for this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), has been ruled out of spring racing with a tendon strain. The five-year-old gelding gained automatic entry into the iconic race with victory in the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington in
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Amateur jockey Olivia Helagi was thrilled to notch up her first riding win at Arawa Park on Sunday when guiding the Murray Garrett-trained Impaired Vision (NZ) (Rock ‘n’ Pop) to victory in the Patrons Race & Flair Amateur Riders (1950m). The pair were caught three wide in the early stages
New Zealand
Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae has a great record campaigning horses in the South Island and he is hoping that will continue this spring when he heads to Riccarton with Saturday winner Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver). The well-travelled four-year-old had been in great form on her home track over winter, placing
New Zealand
Stratford trainer Tina Egan was charging to the bar at New Plymouth on Saturday to celebrate Chajaba (NZ) (Keano) taking out the New Plymouth Building Supplies 1400. The eight-year-old son of Keano jumped well and was taken straight to the front by apprentice jockey Ciel Butler, who quickly handed up
New Zealand
Amber Riddell may be following her parents’ footsteps into racing, but the newly licensed apprentice jockey is keen to plot her on path in the industry she loves. The daughter of Group One-winning jockey Jonathan Riddell and former jockey and trainer Trina Marshall was always destined for a career in
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Cambridge trainer Maxim van Lierde dreamed of campaigning a horse in Melbourne when he spent time at Lindsay Park last year, and now that has turned into a reality. “Last year I took a horse called Henry Robin over to Lindsay Park and I spent over two weeks with them,
New Zealand
There would be few horses with more frequent flyer points than Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls), and the well-travelled gelding racked up a few more earlier this week when he hopped across the Tasman. The seven-year-old son of Sacred Falls has landed in Melbourne ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 P.
New Zealand
Ebony Turner has developed a profile as an up-and-coming trainer in the deep south and her talents are now being recognised by outside owners. The Riverton horsewoman scored plenty of success last season with her own horses, primarily led by Drakaina, who won two of her five starts for Turner,