Racing
Hastings trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos were pleased to be racing back on their home track on Saturday and gave it the tick of approval ahead of their local spring carnival next month. It was just the second time racing has taken place at the Hawke’s Bay venue
Racing
There was plenty of intrigue surrounding the opening race at Te Rapa on Saturday, with several promising youngsters lining up in the Banquo 3YO (1200m), but it was Texas Cowboy (NZ ) (Ace High) who upset the applecart when claiming victory at odds of 45-1. The Danica Guy-trained gelding
Racing
Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) faces a stern test in his opening assignment of the season, Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa, and trainer John Bell is hoping it will put him in good stead for some lofty sprinting targets. The six-year-old gelding
Racing
Previously unbeaten filly Lara Antipova's (Russian Revolution) spring campaign will change tack slightly following her first career defeat in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The daughter of Russian Revolution was an unstoppable force in New Zealand last season, winning all four of her
Racing
On-course trainer David Greene’s optimism has grown as the week has progressed, with Te Rapa’s track improving into the Soft range ahead of Saturday’s Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate meeting. The Hamilton horseman’s Group One-winning sprinter First Five (NZ) (Almanzor) is set to resume in
Racing
Last season was one to forget for the connections of dual Group One winner Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto), and they are hoping he can return to his form of old this term. Following an unsuccessful hit-and-run mission on the A$5 million Quokka (1200m) in Perth last year, the
Breeding
John Cameron’s eye for a thoroughbred has been respected throughout his seasoned career as a bloodstock consultant, and relationships he fostered in that role nearly 50 years ago are still bearing fruit. This was highlighted at Taupo on Sunday when Hawea (Hellbent), a filly he bred with long-standing
Racing
Apprentice jockey Abinith Simon’s grin was ear to ear at New Plymouth on Saturday after recording his first win in the saddle aboard Amira D'Argento (D'Argento) in the Denis Wheeler Earthmoving (1600m). Hailing from Bangalore, India, Simon was proud to have made his mark in
Racing
Cambridge trainer Samantha Logan could be in for an exciting spring with her filly Phillyjean (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) following her eye-catching runner-up effort in the Listed Chittick Family Fillies’ Classic (1100m) at Taupo on Sunday. The daughter of Hello Youmzain sprung the gates and rocketed straight to the
Racing
Jockey Lemmy Douglas is riding the crest of a wave. Just a week after recording an historic Grand National double at Riccarton, he resumed his apprenticeship on the flat at his home track of New Plymouth on Saturday, and he made the perfect start when winning aboard Heavy Is The
Racing
Well-related gelding Hi Yo Fox Rox (NZ) (Complacent) showed he has inherited some of his family’s ability with his gritty win in the Hi Yo Legacy (2000m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. A full-brother to Group One performer Hi Yo Sass Bombm(NZ) (Complacent), Hi Yo Fox
Racing
Local filly She’s No Saint (Prague) put her contemporaries on notice for the rest of the spring following her dominant win in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The race has long been in the crosshairs for trainer Michelle Bradley, who raced