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Pakenham trainer Charlotte Littlefield will resist the temptation of chasing bigger prize money interstate with exciting Contributer filly Concord Connie (Contributer) with the intention of securing a Victorian Group One win. Excitement machine Concord Connie has four weeks work under the belt as she prepares for her return with the
Foxton horsewoman Suzy Gordon recorded her first stakes win as a trainer at New Plymouth on Saturday when she produced the quinella in the Listed Agfirst Engineering Opunake Cup (1400m) with Prioress (NZ) (Proisir) and Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose). Gordon has taken over the preparation of both
Group Three winner Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) was runner-up in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) two years ago when ridden by Lisa Allpress, and he will reunite with the returning jockey in this year’s edition where the pair will aim to go one better on Saturday. Allpress has spent
A Group 1 feature will be seriously considered for King Pedro (NZ) (Eminent) after another impressive performance. King Pedro has staked his claims for the spring staying races with an outstanding performance to overcome a muddling pace and win the Listed Grafton Cup. Trainer Tom Charlton, who was watching from
Progressive stayer King Pedro (NZ) (Eminent) contests Thursday’s Listed A$200,000 Grafton Cup (2350m) for trainer Tom Charlton, who believes the New Zealand-bred four-year-old can now elevate to a new level after getting the monkey off his back with a last-start victory in the
A flurry of recent winners has set up Rich Hill Stud’s champion stallion Proisir for a second champion New Zealand sires’ title. He has been locked in a close battle with perennial champion Savabeel all season and two months ago it looked like the premiership would go down to
Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner and NZB Ready to Run Sale graduate Invincible Ibis (Hellbent) earned two accolades during the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong on Friday evening. Bought by Mark Newnham Bloodstock for $425,000 from Kilgravin Lodge's 2023
Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) and Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) are the headline acts of champion trainer Chris Waller's all-start team scheduled to barrier trial at Royal Randwick on Friday. It might be mid-winter in Sydney but this is the time of year when Waller starts to
Classy mare Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) continued her rich vein of form with a third straight victory at Caulfield on Saturday, heading a New Zealand-bred quinella for Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes in the A$150,000 Sportsbet Fixed Odds Exotics Handicap (1600m). Coeur Volante has
It is often a case of which juvenile can handle the Heavy conditions best in the Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m), but there was certainly a touch of class about this year’s impressive victor Actionbelle (Bivouac). The daughter of Bivouac had produced a tidy debut effort for
Brucie's (NZ) (Raise The Flag) remarkable comeback is set to continue, with the Wellington Steeplechase winner likely to head south for Riccarton's Grand National Week, where he is expected to contest the $150,000 Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 151st Grand National Steeplechase (5600m). The 10-
Australian syndicator Darby Racing has enjoyed another major return from its New Zealand buying strategy, with Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) continuing his rapid rise through the staying ranks. The New Zealand-bred son of Redwood has been a revelation since joining Bjorn Baker's Warwick Farm stable, with his dominant