Racing
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher has been pleased with the progress of his Kiwi-bred Group One winner Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) ahead of what he hopes to be a lucrative spring campaign. Last month, a deal was brokered between managing owner Aziz “Ozzie” Kheir and the TAB to represent their slot
Racing
Runners from the Central Districts of the North Island dominated proceedings in Saturday’s 128th running of the Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) as veteran galloper Chase (NZ) (Zed) produced a resolute finish on the inner to claim victory ahead of lightweight Who Knows (NZ) (Redwood), 2024
Racing
English hoop Joshua Parker clinched his first New Zealand Jumps Jockeys’ Premiership title at Te Aroha on Sunday, fittingly aboard a horse that has given him nearly half of his season’s victories. The 25-year-old is in his second season riding on Kiwi soil, having ridden point-to-point races in England
Racing
Gifted Te Akau jumper The Mighty Spar added to his unblemished jumping record at Casterton when taking out the Moredun Hill Steeplechase (3800m) at the course on Sunday. On a three-race winning streak, The Mighty Spar had earned his lofty 75kg impost in the open contest, but had the services
Racing
Tony Furness will head to Otaki with family history on his side when he tackles the Listed Phils Electrical and Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) with his promising juvenile Reconvene (NZ) (Derryn) on Saturday. His father, Bert Furness, won the race with High Saint (NZ), and Furness would dearly love
Racing
Graeme Rogerson has watched on with pride as the progeny of Ferrando have begun to hit their straps of late, and even more so when his homebred filly, Prosper (NZ) (Ferrando), powered to victory on debut at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday. Rogerson, who trained and part-owns Ferrando, has
New Zealand
New Zealand-bred sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) might be the talk of this year’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m), but compatriot Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be out to spoil the party. The Group One-winning son of Per Incanto has secured the slot of the TAB
New Zealand
Dual Group One winner Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) returned to the trials at Foxton on Tuesday and is on track for another Group One spring preparation. Trainer Allan Sharrock was pleased with the rising eight-year-olds 1000m hit-out and he said he received positive feedback from senior hoop Kelly Myers. “He
New Zealand
Brazilian hoop Bruno Queiroz was airborne in the tangerine silks of Te Akau Racing at Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday, guiding two of the stable’s runners to success and another to a narrow placing. The double emulated his effort on the previous day at Otaki, where he piloted
Australia
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Public Attention will continue his racing career in Hong Kong following his recent sale. The grey son of Written Tycoon was bred by the late Sir Patrick Hogan and Lady Justine Hogan out of Legramor, a daughter of their dual Group One winner Katie Lee, and he
New Zealand
A promising future over fences awaits Malborough Bay (NZ) (Darci Brahma), who showcased his ability on rain-affected tracks with a gritty victory in Saturday’s John F Grylls Memorial Classic (1400m) at Te Rapa. The son of Darci Brahma had four previous wins to his credit, all on soft or
Breeding
Successful pinhookers Kaha Nui Farm were to the fore at Karaka on Thursday, and were rewarded with the crown of leading buyer at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale. The boutique Waikato thoroughbred operation, operated by Nicky and Nick White, purchased three weanlings for a total spend of $300,