'No hoof, no horse' is a well-worn saying in racing but one that John Thompson, thankfully, has not had to worry about as much this campaign with his hope in Saturday's A$1 million The Gong, Purple Sector (NZ) (Pins). Bar for a disastrous trip to
Trainer Mike Moroney has a healthy opinion of Tasman Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) who kept his record intact with a stylish win at Sandown. But the Flemington-based horseman won't be rushing Tasman Park to higher company in the short-term after his win in the Thoroughbred Club Australia Handicap
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Frankie Lor is looking to reprise memories of Furore’s (NZ) (Pierro) 2019 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success when Hugh Bowman gets the leg-up on Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) in Sunday’s HK$5 million Gr.2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. “We won the Derby
Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) now has some stiff competition for Jamie Mott's favourite horse of the spring, but he gets the chance to cement his position at Cranbourne this Saturday. The ex-Kiwi gelding will be reunited with Mott in the $500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), seven days
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After seeing Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) end his exasperating winless run in Hong Kong, trainer Frankie Lor is hopeful Five Elements (NZ) (Telperion) can emulate his stablemate when he lines up in the Class 3 Tai Ping Shan Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night by ending his own
Tom Sherry has an outstanding record aboard Kirwan's Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and he is hoping to enhance it even further when he reunites with the John O'Shea-trained gelding in the Listed Ladies Day Cup (1600m) at Hawkesbury. Sherry has ridden the horse six times for
Karaka graduate Prodigal (NZ) (Proisir) was given a gem of a ride by the in-form jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong to get up in a thriller in Singapore on Saturday. After late support on the tote, Prodigal settled at the rear of the field with only two horses behind him
Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) has escaped a rehandicap for the Melbourne Cup and remains outside the safety limit of 24 runners. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace -trained mare is on the limit weight of 50kg for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on
A change to the spring programming has led Joe Pride to put a fresh spin on an old school formula for his Melbourne Cup hopeful Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock). The Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) was traditionally used by the likes of legendary trainer and 12-time Melbourne Cup winner Bart Cummings to finalise
New Zealand trainer Graeme Rogerson says nothing seems to faze Sharp 'N' Smart (NZ) (Redwood) who has arrived in Melbourne for his tilt at Group 1 Victoria Derby. The $3 favourite with TAB for Saturday's Group One race over 2500m at Flemington arrived in the early
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Mighty Giant (NZ) (Power) makes his highly anticipated first start on dirt when he lines up in the HK$2.9 million Class 2 Kwok Shui Handicap (1650m) as the feature race at Sha Tin on Wednesday. A seven-time winner in Hong Kong, Mighty Giant’s biggest scalp came in
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January (NZ) (Swiss Ace) looks to be an exciting find for trainer Donna Logan after he opened his account in the S$75,000 Restricted Maiden 1400 on Saturday in Singapore. Bought at NZ$75,000 for the Falcon Racing No 7 Stable at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To