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New Zealand
Lightweight runner Windsor made it three wins from three starts in his latest campaign when he led all the way to take out the Listed Speights Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton. Formerly trained at Awapuni by Roydon Bergerson the Alamosa five-year-old joined the Terri Rae stable in mid-
International
Biraz (NZ) (Per Incanto) has yet to score over seven furlongs but trainer Daniel Meagher does not think the trip will be a chink in his horse’s armour in Singapore's Fortune Bowl on Sunday. The Per Incanto seven-year-old’s pet trips are 1100m and 1200m,
Breeding
Less than two days out from the start of the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale the buzz around the Karaka sales complex is steadily rising. Horses arrived at the venue early in the week with the first potential buyers conducting their initial inspections from Tuesday onwards. Feedback received
New Zealand
With their biggest-ever Karaka Million punters’ club followed by a first foray into selling at Karaka, the next few days are shaping up as a massive time for Boys Get Paid. The rapidly growing group has been acclaimed for stimulating significant engagement in the sport, particularly among a younger
Breeding
Bloodstock agent Jen Campin has had plenty of success at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Yearling Sales as both a vendor and purchaser, but this year she is particularly looking forward to offering six yearlings through Wentwood Grange’s draft. One yearling from her draft that is particularly exciting her is
New Zealand
John and Karen Parsons are becoming accustomed to plundering northern spoils of late and the Balcairn trainers will attempt to do the same at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Canterbury conditioners won the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) with Camino Rocoso (NZ) (Shocking) a fortnight ago and the Gr.2 Manawatu
New Zealand
An impulse buy after experiencing the magic of Karaka Million night has given the Tyler family a chance of a fairytale result at Ellerslie on Saturday. Brothers Jason and Michael Tyler hit on the idea of buying a yearling at the Karaka sales that could give them a runner in
Australia
Gr.1 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) will ramp up preparations towards her return when she contests a Flemington jump-out. The three-year-old filly played her part in a memorable Melbourne Cup carnival for trainer Danny O'Brien last spring, winning both the Gr.
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Andrew Campbell will be chasing Karaka Million riches at Ellerslie on Saturday with three runners. “We have had a couple of bad years recently and we have just seemed to have got the team going well. I have got some good people around me and they are firing
Breeding
Valachi Downs has announced General Manager Jonathan Scully has stepped down from his role at the Matamata Farm to return to Australia. “Jonathan Scully has resigned as General Manager to return to New South Wales to spend some quality time with his young family and to see what opportunities arise,
New Zealand
Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso will look to raise the bar for exciting filly Levante (NZ) (Proisir) after taking her to Te Aroha for Friday’s ParkMate.co.nz 1400. The three-year-old daughter of Proisir has had two starts for two highly impressive wins, producing scintillating finishes
New Zealand
Opie Bosson doesn't mind getting called greedy. Especially when it comes for his desire for further Karaka Million success. The champion jockey will team up with Cool Aza Beel in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and partner last year's winner Probabeel in the Karaka