New Zealand
Australian syndicator OTI Racing have made a timely acquisition of Skippers Canyon (NZ) (Belardo), with the promising three-year-old set to potentially recoup a portion of their outlay in Saturday’s $350,000 Race With Te Akau Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham. Bred by Ardsley Stud, the Belardo gelding
New Zealand
Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) will be out to replicate the feats of stable predecessor Bounding when she heads to Ellerslie next week to tackle the $700,000 Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m). Bounding took out the 2014 running of the sprint feature after finishing runner-up in the Gr.1
New Zealand
Levin trainer Josh Shaw left Foxton a happy man on Tuesday after his Group One performer Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) took out her 1200m trial ahead of next Saturday’s Gr.2 Westbury Stud Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca finished runner-up to
Breeding
Haunui Farm will head to Karaka next week with a 51-strong draft for New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales, led by a number of blueblood fillies in Book 1. “We have got a very nice draft of Book 1 yearlings and we have got some pretty special fillies
New Zealand
Plenty of people in the New Zealand racing fraternity are looking forward to the inaugural Champions Day at Ellerslie on March 8, but none more so than Rayner and Lynn Bonnington. The $1.25 million Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) will be one of eight stakes races on
New Zealand
It might not have been the race she wanted to target with Lingjun Xiongfeng this week, but Pam Gerard was pleased to see her showy grey return to winning form at Tauranga on Friday. The Matamata trainer had set her sights on tomorrow’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m)
New Zealand
Stephen Gray experienced plenty of highs with Silent Is Gold (Star Turn) when training in Singapore, and he is excited to begin a new chapter with the gelding when he makes his New Zealand debut in the JR & N Berkett 1100 at Trentham on Saturday. The six-year-old
New Zealand
Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) will get his chance to defend his crown in Saturday’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham, something he wasn’t assured of just a month ago. The son of Vespa had been out of form since his breakthrough elite-level victory last year, and
New Zealand
Trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson were left perplexed following Domain Ace’s (NZ) (Swiss Ace) subpar performance at Ellerslie last month, and they are hoping their $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) contender can return to form at Trentham on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Swiss Ace was
New Zealand
It may have taken Ruakaka mare Pure Delight (NZ) (Darci Brahma) 24 starts to break through for her maiden victory, but she did it in style at her home track on Tuesday when taking out the Trigg Construction Northland Cup (2100m). From her ace barrier, she was eased back to
New Zealand
Following a lucrative spring campaign in Sydney, multiple Group One winner Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) has returned to New Zealand in a bid to secure her third successive Gr.1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) crown at Ellerslie on Champions Day in March. The daughter of Per Incanto was offered
New Zealand
The Roydon Bergerson-trained pair of Town Cryer and Wingman readied for their weekend Group assignments at Trentham with an exhibition gallop at Otaki on Monday, and their handler is heading into Saturday with a spring in his step following their hit-out. “They worked very well,” Bergerson said. “It