NZ Racing and Breeding News – 1 January 2024
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Peters weighs up Cosmic Crusader's options
Australian breeder-owner Bob Peters is undecided which race his Group One winner Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) will next contest, following his luckless run in Saturday’s Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The New Zealand born son of Maurice will either line up in the Gr.1 Makybe
Vale Bev Kelso
Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
Emotional Hayes hails Mr Brightside's return
Moments after the post-race cheers for Beiwacht had died down as the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes field returned to scale, another mounting yard celebration roared into action. It didn’t come from the stable of the runaway winner, but rather from another large group of connections who could have
Moving Melody hits winning note for Rae
Former northerner Moving Melody (Deep Field) made the perfect start to her career in the South Island with a strong winning performance in the Echoes Of Heaven At Clearview Park Open (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. In the stable of Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley, the daughter of Deep Field