New Zealand
Molly Bloom has had the measure of Mary Shan in two of their three meetings to date, and the latter’s trainer Andrew Forsman is hoping the step-up to 2000m in Saturday’s Gr.2 David and Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic at Te Rapa will help even the ledger between
New Zealand
The brand-new $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) has received an enthusiastic endorsement from Matamata trainer Glenn Old, who will saddle a pair of promising four-year-olds in the inaugural running of the race at Te Rapa on Saturday. One of a series of innovation races added to the
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing has landed at least one of Legends Day’s major prizes in each of the last five editions of the showpiece Te Rapa meeting, and trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have assembled another formidable contingent for Saturday’s 2024 version. Te Akau has a particularly stellar
New Zealand
Nine-race winner Eptimum will make his first start in close to a year when he lines up in Saturday’s $50,000 C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1100m) at Riccarton. The well-travelled son of Snitzel was a Group Three winner at Moonee Valley as a spring three-year-old, then
New Zealand
A tilt at Group company is now on the cards for Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor) following her convincing maiden win in the Wexford Stables (1600m) at Matamata on Wednesday. Heading into the meeting off the back of three successive placings, the daughter of Almanzor was backed into $2.10
Australia
Multiple Group One winner Atishu will commence what could be a lucrative autumn campaign when she heads to Caulfield on Saturday to contest the Gr.1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m). Racing in the silks of New Zealand syndicator Go Racing, Atishu was a standout over Melbourne Cup week, finishing runner-up
Australia
Eight-time Group One winner Imperatriz put in an underwhelming trial performance when fifth in her 800m heat at Cranbourne on Monday, but the Te Akau Racing camp aren’t fretting ahead of her return in the Gr.1 Black Caviar Lighting Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday-week. “She was a
New Zealand
Leading jockey Warren Kennedy had a tough decision to make heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, with the option of riding either Waitak or Crocetti, with the expat South African ultimately choosing the latter. Waitak showed a blistering turn of foot to take
New Zealand
Local apprentice jockey Ciel Butler had an unforgettable day in the saddle at New Plymouth on Saturday, riding a winning double that included her first victory at black-type level. The 22-year-old opened her account for the day aboard Stratford sprinter Ifndoubtgetout (NZ) (Keano) in the $50,000 McCurdy Trucks Open
New Zealand
The sensational summer form of Robbie Patterson’s New Plymouth stable kept on rolling on Saturday with his first win in the Gr.3 Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m) on his home track. Contribute’s Cup victory was the 36th win of the season for Patterson, who now sits
New Zealand
With a powerful burst from the back of the field, Collect Your Cash delivered an unforgettable result for local horseman Shankar Muniandy in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin City Motors Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. Muniandy has been a popular member of local jockey ranks for most of the last two
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock has given a glowing report on the condition of Group One winner Ladies Man as he prepares to resume on his home track this weekend. The six-year-old son of Zed will make his first appearance since November when he lines up under a 62.5kg