Australia
In-form mare Joliestar has been a centre of interest on more than one front heading into Saturday’s A$20 million The TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The Cambridge Stud representative was handed a perfect gate in four at Tuesday’s barrier draw, with the Chris Waller-trained daughter of Zoustar
Australia
Pride Of Jenni’s crowning as the 2023/24 Australian Horse of the Year provided breeder Trelawney Stud with a welcome change of fortune. The bold frontrunning daughter of Pride Of Dubai was announced as the winner at a gala ceremony at Morphettville where the Ciaron Maher-trained mare was also
New Zealand
Tony Pike will chase stakes features at both domestic venues on Saturday but will need withdrawals for a crack at the biggest prize on offer this weekend. The Cambridge trainer holds a strong hand at Te Rapa with Rudyard (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and Witz End (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.
Australia
Proven stayer Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) remains firmly on target for a crack at the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) despite the weather ruling out an intended lead-up outing. The Shaun Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained chestnut was to have stepped out in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Bart Cummings
New Zealand
Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock is hoping to make another successful Central Districts raid with two strong chances at Waverley on Wednesday. He will be represented by the in-form Footloose in the Equivets NZ – SRVS Handicap (1400m) while Badgeringdawitness will relish the rise in distance in the Roper Agriculture Handicap
New Zealand
Multiple Group One winner Mustang Valley has joined her mother in the Windsor Park Stud broodmare band with both set to visit the Cambridge farm’s new stallion Paddington. The top-quality mare carried 60kg to victory in the open mile at Tauranga on Saturday in what was to have been
New Zealand
Inglewood Stud is in the running to defend its title in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). Gus and Bianca Wigley’s North Canterbury nursery bred and sold last year’s winner Velocious, whose subsequent victory in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) earned her Champion Two-Year-Old honours. Inglewood homebred Vega
New Zealand
Capable mare Royal Flower (NZ) (Proisir) has a tidy first-up record and she is again forward in condition to open a new campaign at Hawera this weekend. The lightly raced six-year-old will resume in Saturday’s Gr.3 Grangewillliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) on a preparation focused on adding
Breeding
How quickly fortunes can change in the bloodstock world have again been emphasised by the success of One Bold Cat in the relocated Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata on Wednesday. The Robbie Patterson-trained six-year-old is a son of The Bold One, who until recently stood alongside the
Breeding
Nelson Schick’s decades of contributions to the breeding and racing industries have been acknowledged with Life Membership of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. A driving force behind the rise of Windsor Park Stud as a domestic and international brand, he was honoured at Monday’s annual meeting in
New Zealand
Little Avondale Stud’s Sam Williams didn’t need to be asked twice to remain in the ownership group of rising three-year-old star Evaporate. Williams snapped up the opportunity after the homebred son of resident sire Per Incanto was sold through Sledmere Stud’s draft at the 2023 Magic Millions
New Zealand
Poetic Champion’s performance on Saturday will determine the future direction of his three-year-old season. The son of Super Seth will head into unfamiliar distance territory when he bids for a successful return visit to Hastings in the Gr.2 AHD Animal Health Direct - Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m)