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Australia
After six runs following a near 12-month break from racing, Defibrillate is ready to take the step up to the 2400m of the Mornington Cup. The attraction of a ticket into the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is the furthest thing from the mind of trainer Patrick Payne who
New Zealand
Jockey Andrew Calder is confident punters can get off to a good start at Tauranga on Saturday where he partners $2.10 favourite No Filter in the opening event for his father-in-law Richard Collett. “He’s a horse that took on the older horses last start and did
International
New Zealand-bred gelding Sky Darci will be out to continue New Zealand’s strong association with the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on Sunday. New Zealand-bred or sourced horses having won four of the last five editions of the race and Sky Darci has a chance to add to
New Zealand
Stakes-winning filly Zee Falls could be in line for a trip to Sydney if she performs well in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. With Sydney currently under a deluge of rain, trainer Stephen Marsh said she will thrive in
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for a busy weekend of racing, where he will saddle runners at Trentham and Tauranga on Saturday, and as many as five starters at Te Aroha on Sunday. Among his leading chances is well-bred mare Puysegur, with the three-quarter sister to
Australia
Kylie Scott has never been one to whinge, even when she's got every right to. Her world came crashing down earlier this month when her husband, former champion jumps jockey-turned-trainer Brett Scott, suffered a serious head injury when he was kicked by a horse at their
New Zealand
Opie Bosson will chase a fifth win in Saturday's Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m), a race he has only ridden in sporadically in recent years. The Waikato jockey has won the Trentham three-year-old fillies Classic on She's Country (in
New Zealand
Otaki conditioner Johnno Benner has a strong record in the Gr.2 Fusion Electrical Wellington Guineas (1400m), which he is hoping to extend at Trentham on Saturday. Benner won the three-year-old feature in 2015 with Vespa, and again in 2018 and 2020 with Scott Base and Gold Bracelet
New Zealand
Group Three performer Irish Girl (NZ) (El Roca) will be looking to extend her impressive run of form at Tauranga on Saturday when she contests the Mills Reef Winery 1200. Trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro have been pleased with the way she has returned after her summer spell,
Breeding
Multiple stakes winning mare Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) has been secured for $95,000 by the Corcoran family of Grangewilliam Stud on Monday night via Gavelhouse Plus. The former Andrew Carston-trained daughter of Swiss Ace garnered plenty of international interest with bidders active from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore
Breeding
In a move to consolidate numbers, prime Waikato-based nursery Valachi Downs is represented by 52 Lots in a stand-alone unreserved reduction auction launched today on Gavelhouse Plus. Buyers must pre-register to bid in this auction with the sale running through until the final countdown from 7pm (NZ)
New Zealand
Stephen Autridge and Kris Shailer head into Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) confident in the staying ability of their Group Two-winning filly Needle And Thread (Makfi). The daughter of Makfi was beaten a whisker in the Gr.3 Sunline Vase (2100m) last