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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston will launch a three-pronged attack at the Listed ILF Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Ascot Park on Saturday. It’s the final leg of the southern Guineas triple crown series, and the race has opened up with the absence of Showemhowitsdone (NZ) (Showcasing)
New Zealand
The closer the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) gets, the more excited Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is about the chances of Milford (NZ) (Savabeel). The promising colt broke his maiden in black-type company last start, producing a strong staying effort to win the Listed Salver (2100m) at
International
Jockey Zac Purton is hopeful that the David Hall-trained Maldives (NZ) (Burgundy) can atone for his wayward misfortune last start in Wednesday’s Class 4 Tsun Yip Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley. “It was disappointing - he threw the race away and hopefully he can atone for that,” Purton said.
Australia
Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde is weighing up his options with New Zealand-bred mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock). The daughter of Tavistock won the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington in commanding fashion on New Year’s Day and now her trainer is eyeing some further stakes targets with her,
New Zealand
Progressive three-year-old Shockallia (NZ) (Shocking) will not contest the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) but could be seen in Classic races later in the season according to trainer Shaune Ritchie, who prepares the son of Shocking in partnership with Colm Murray. “He got a very deep-
New Zealand
The significance of riding 1000 New Zealand winners is dawning on Cambridge jockey Danielle Johnson. Johnson sits on 999 wins in New Zealand and has a gilt-edged opportunity to become the 34th jockey to achieve the feat with a book of nine rides at Te Aroha on Wednesday. "
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A spring resumption is likely for talented galloper Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The son of Darci Brama had two interrupted preparations in Australia last year, with trainer Clayton Chipperfield citing joint issues as the main culprit. Owner Dick Karreman, owner of The Oaks Stud in Cambridge, and his racing manager
New Zealand
Group One winner Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) is still being aimed towards an Australian campaign, but her connections are just figuring out which path to take. The Joan Egan bred and owned six-year-old has gone from strength-to-strength this campaign, winning three of her five starts and
New Zealand
Group Three-winning mare Aimee’s Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) has joined the stable of Kyneton trainer Charles Cassar as she looks to add Australian black-type to her CV. The daughter of Proisir won three of her seven starts for Stratford trainer Trudy Keegan, including a memorable victory in the
New Zealand
Jonathan Riddell didn’t have a great start at Te Rapa on Saturday, failing to make the weight for two of his six booked rides. But by the end of the day, he’d recorded a surprise Group One victory aboard Royal Performer (Medicean), finished second in another, and guided
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Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker (NZ) (Makfi), and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella (NZ) (Capitalist) is giving the Rangiora trainers something to look forward to in the autumn. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist ran away to
New Zealand
NZTR is presently working through the implications of the announcement that for three days from midnight 14 February 2021, the Auckland region will be placed in Alert Level 3 and the remainder of the country in Alert Level 2. In terms of immediate updates, the following applies: The trials meeting