NZ Racing and Breeding News – 21 October 2024
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Omega Boy takes out Tauranga feature
Awapuni visitors enjoyed back-to-back success at Tauranga when Omega Boy (NZ) (Time Test) claimed the feature race on the card, the Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m), just one race after Platinum Pantheon (Hanseatic) defeated a handy field of three-year-olds over 1200m. Omega Boy has always appealed as a
Sword Of State colt stamps Slipper credentials
Cambridge Stud stallion Sword Of State has a major Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) contender in his first crop after Warwoven took out Saturday’s Gr.3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. Warwoven wasted little time in stamping himself as a highly talented two-year-old, winning his first two starts
Churchillian back to her best in Tauranga victory
Speedy mare Churchillian (NZ)(Churchill) showed what she is capable of when given her own terms in front when she bolted home in the open sprint at Tauranga, the Triton Pacific Owens Plate (1200m). The Tony Pike-prepared daughter of Churchill has always shown she can be tough to catch when
Group One next for Bedtime Story
Hawke’s Bay mare Bedtime Story (NZ) (Per Incanto )has earned another crack at elite-level following her victory in the Shane Stone Builders Open (1340m) at Wanganui on Saturday. The Per Incanto mare settled in the trail behind Cooper (NZ) (Tivaci), and while jockey Bruno Queiroz elected to stick to