NZ Racing and Breeding News – 09 December 2019
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Road To Paris out to add to stable’s Derby tally
Roger James and Robert Wellwood will take aim at one of the few missing pieces on an already glittering Sydney résumé when Road To Paris (NZ) (Circus Maximus) lines up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. Few New Zealand trainers have enjoyed more success on Australian
Linebacker eyes Doncaster Redemption
The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) will be out for redemption in the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on Saturday, where the son of Super Seth carries 53kgs. The gelding fluffed his lines when slow to begin in the feature handicap last year and was
King hoping to continue sparkling form at Ellerslie
Benji King’s small stable has been in sparkling form through the summer-autumn period and he’s hoping for more at Ellerslie on Saturday. Promising three-year-old Burnerphone (NZ) (Microphone) takes impressive credentials into the MyRacehorse 1600, while another of his recent winners, What Next (NZ) (Savile Row), steps up to
Telperion mare ready to turn fortunes around
Ross Beckett is looking forward to an improved showing from his lightly raced mare Gemma Flitz (NZ) (Telperion) at Ashburton on Thursday. The Yaldhurst trainer is expecting the daughter of Telperion to make her presence felt in the main event on the program, the Greg Jones Memorial Handicap (1300m). Gemma