Rangiora trainer Kenny Moore has certainly Unleash The Beast (NZ) (Eminent) of late, with the horse carrying the same name shooting for his third consecutive win at Riccarton on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Eminent entered a purple patch of form when winning in rating 65 grade at
Racing
Highview Stud have announced the service fees for their quartet of stallions ahead of the 2026 breeding season, headlined by Group One sire Wrote, who will again stand for a fee of $12,000+GST. A Group One winning son of High Chaparral, Wrote is the sire of Gr.1
Australia
Mornington-based horseman Cliff Brown is known for his patience, and he has needed plenty of it with Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel). Brown had considerable success around Australia before moving to Singapore where he spent the best part of 15 years plying his trade. Since his return, Brown has had
Breeding
Rich Hill Stud has announced 2026 service fees for its strong roster of proven Group One sires, once again led by champion stallion Proisir. “It has been another exceptional season for our stallions, who continue to deliver outstanding results for breeders both on the racetrack and in the sale ring,
Australia
Trainer Mark Walker enjoyed good success on both sides of the Tasman last Saturday, headed by the narrow Gr.1 Sangster Stakes (1200m) victory of Geegees Mistruth (Wordsmith). The four-year-old daughter of Wordsmith is bred and raced by Elizabeth Geard Racing and transferred to Walker’s Cranbourne stable
Australia
Jedibeel (NZ) (Savabeel), who was good enough to run in The Everest last spring, was found to have a throat problem after he ran well below his best and finished at the rear of the field in The Quokka at Ascot on April 18. It was an out-of-character
Australia
Kris Lees is yet to win a Hawkesbury Gold Cup, and says there’s no better “time” than Saturday to do it. The leading Newcastle trainer will rely on dual Summer Cup winner Tavi Time (NZ) (Tavistock) in the $250,000 Group 3 Richmond Club Gold Cup (1600m), and Dylan
Breeding
Novara Park Stud in Cambridge has announced that Group One performer and multiple Group Two winner The Foxes will join the stallion roster this season at an introductory fee of 10,000+GST. A high-class son of Churchill, The Foxes was a stakes winner every year in a career
Racing
Marton trainer Fraser Auret sure knows how to cram a bit into his weekend. The Central Districts horseman celebrated a well-deserved Group Two victory at Te Rapa on Saturday when Khanshe (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) won the Travis Stakes (2000m) in impressive fashion. He then unleashed maiden winner Unusual Cortez
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Last start Group Three winner Geneva (NZ) (Time Test) has earned his place in Saturday’s Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m), marking trainer Kylie Hoskin’s first trans-Tasman campaign. Winner of the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) following a third-placing in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby
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Multiple Group One winner and dual Queensland Horse of the Year Antino has been retired from racing after his fourth placing in the Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Tony Gollan-trained seven-year-old was found to have heat and swelling in his right fore tendon
Racing
Kiwi-bred gelding Kronenbourg (NZ) (Vadamos) capped a big day for trainer Tony Gollan in Brisbane on Saturday with a boilover in the A$300,000 Listed Cricks Highway Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm. It was Gollan’s fifth win on the card, following on from his earlier victories