New Zealand
Amusez Moi made an immediate impact from his new quarters and will bid to remain unbeaten for Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard when he fronts up for the sternest test of his career at Awapuni on Sunday. The well-travelled five-year-old son of Dalghar has settled well into life at his
Australia
Quality three-year-old colt Sword Of State (Snitzel) pleased connections when winning an 1100m trial at Matamata on Wednesday and will now take his place amongst Te Akau Racing’s travelling contingent to Queensland. The Mark Walker-trained son of Snitzel is a Group One winner at two and has also won
New Zealand
Saint Bathans (Maurice) will attempt to bounce back to winning ways at Pukekohe on Saturday following an indifferent display at his most recent appearance. The son of Maurice is trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman and will make his middle-distance debut in the Gr.2 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes
New Zealand
A proposed development of the Trentham racecourse that promises to revitalise the venue and futureproof racing at the track has been described as "a development of a kind that the city has never seen before". RACE Inc, which administers several Central Districts racing clubs racing at Awapuni and
Australia
Three-year-old filly Solstice (NZ) (Tavistock) has won her Australian debut, finishing strongly to win The Big Screen Company 3YO Maiden Plate (1100m) at Bendigo on Wednesday. The daughter of Tavistock wasn’t hampered by the Heavy9 track and took the length of the straight to reel in leader Baekdu to
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston has long circled Saturday’s Gr.3 Coca Cola Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) as the grand final for quality galloper Hasabro (NZ) (Savabeel). The consistent six-year-old son of Savabeel has come accustomed to lumping hefty weights in handicaps but will relish getting back to weight-for-age conditions.
New Zealand
Paul Richards is ensuring the family name won’t be absent from the New Zealand training ranks now his premiership-winning son Jamie is moving to Hong Kong. Richards departed from Te Akau Racing at the end of March, just before his son did. He got his training licence back and
New Zealand
Hoard The Bourbon (NZ) (Iffraaj) will have a chance to collect further travelling expenses for a planned trip to Brisbane when his staying qualities are put to the test for the first time on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-prepared son of Iffraaj was a most recent winner in age group company
Australia
Grand Annual Steeplechase hero Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) will not make it to a fifth consecutive marathon after falling for the first time in his lengthy career at Pakenham on Easter Monday, with connections electing to retire the grand jumper. Just two and a-half weeks before the Grand Annual is
New Zealand
Quality three-year-old Meritable (Snitzel) pleased connections when winning a 1200m trial at Taupo on Tuesday. It was the second trial for the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained son of Snitzel, who was last seen on raceday finishing runner-up to Noverre (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas
New Zealand
A special pre-race plan helped Sergio (NZ) (Swiss Ace) become Kamada Bloodstock’s 100th race winner when he led all the way in Sunday’s Woodville-Pahiatua Cup (1600m). Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry had been worried about the Swiss Ace gelding hanging to his right, especially when going around the final
Australia
The apple clearly hasn’t fallen too far from the tree as far as emerging New Zealand-bred stayer and current Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) favourite Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) is concerned. Unbeaten in three Australian appearances, he is a son of the late Jakkalberry and the No Excuse