NZ Racing and Breeding News – 02 July 2023
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Connections eying another crack at winter feature
Royal Valour (NZ) (Belardo) gave a brave account of himself in last year’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) and is on track for a second tilt at the Riccarton feature. That plan will gain further momentum with another strong performance from the son of Belardo on his home track
Fast Network Bound For Japan
Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote) is set for a two-race Japan campaign in September, with Dennis Yip’s crack sprinter to tackle the G2 Centaur Stakes at Hanshin before a tilt at the G1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama. Yip has yet to receive an official invitation from the Japan Racing
Hilal makes encouraging Karaka weanling debut
Hilal has made an encouraging start to his stud career, with the Grangewilliam Stud stallion producing a strong result from limited representation at last week's New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale. The first-season sire was represented by a colt out of the placed Pierro mare Drama Series,
Public Attention seeks limelight in Hong Kong Reunification Cup
Hong Kong is brimming with exciting young horses and first-season trainer Brett Crawford is hoping Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon) can confirm some of his own early promise in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday (1 July). As a four-year-