NZ Racing and Breeding News – 18 October 2020
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Divine Prophet’s Soothsayer stars in Eye Liner
Highview stallion Divine Prophet was credited with his fifth individual stakes winner when Soothsayer stormed home to capture the A$200,000 Listed Barrier Reef Pools Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday. The black-type triumph capped a remarkable comeback to racing for Soothsayer, who placed in the
Sunshineinmypocket flies home for timely win
Five days before his half-sister goes through the Karaka sale ring in the NZB National Weanling Sale, Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) added a seventh win to his record with a blistering come-from-behind performance in the A$160,000 Cactus Imaging Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by
Promising filly heads to winter break a winner
Lightly-raced filly Getaway (NZ) (Shamexpress) showed she could be in for a profitable spring when she showed remarkable resilience to cling to victory in The Lawn Shed Winter Series – 3YO Final (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Kurtis Pertab-prepared daughter of Shamexpress was having just her fourth start
Forsman scores Winter Series Finals double
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman had a rewarding day at Ellerslie on Saturday when securing a winning double at The Lawn Shed Winter Finals Day. He started the meeting off in perfect fashion when his pair of Yaldi (NZ) (Ardrossan) and Mr Mojo Risin’ scored the quinella in The Lawn Shed