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New Zealand
Star three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has arrived in Christchurch and is expected to make a one-act affair of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Prepared at Te Awamutu by Clayton Chipperfield, Catalyst has been installed a prohibitive $1.
New Zealand
There weren’t too many smiles bigger than Terry Kennedy’s at Wingatui racecourse on Tuesday. The Otago trainer recorded a treble at his home meeting and he was delighted with the result. “It was great to win on a day like that,” he said. “I have done it before,
International
The Michael Clements-trained Countofmontecristo (NZ) (Echoes of Heaven) was meant to be chilling in his box on Singapore Gold Cup day, but a super fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup has dashed those holiday plans. Ridden quieter than usual in the QEII Cup (1800m), the second Leg of
Australia
Paul Preusker was full of admiration for his inexperienced stayer Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking), who finished fifth in Tuesday's A$8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. Surprise Baby, who coming into the Melbourne Cup had won five of 10 starts including this year's Gr.
Australia
Vow And Declare has won the 2019 edition of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), giving jockey Craig Williams his first success in the great race. The win was also a first for trainer Danny O'Brien, with Vow And Declare crossing the line ahead of Master Of Reality,
New Zealand
The Shelley Hale-trained Go Nicholas (NZ) (Danroad) continued his purple patch of form at Ellerslie on Tuesday, winning the Halo Consulting 1600. The son of Danroad jumped away well from barrier six to take an early lead under apprentice jockey Taiki Yanagida and the pair were able to dictate
New Zealand
Fiscal Fantasy (Skilled) may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Gr.3 OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned beautifully by jockey Leith Inness just behind the
New Zealand
Spring Heat (More Than Ready) arrived at Ellerslie on Tuesday, in more ways than one. The sun was out and the temperature began to soar as the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Spring Heat kicked off her season in the best possible style, recording her fourth career win
Australia
Wakeful Stakes winner Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) has drawn a middle barrier for her bid to emulate her dam Arapaho Miss (Danehill Dancer) in the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m). A field of 15 has been declared for Thursday's Oaks for three-year-old fillies at Flemington,
Australia
Jordan Childs is counting on a commitment to ride Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) at a weight below his comfort zone will pay off in the Melbourne Cup. Childs won The Bart Cummings on Surprise Baby at Flemington a month ago which clinched the lightly raced stayer his spot in Tuesday&
Breeding
Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock suffered a serious injury to his near fore foot eight days ago. The foot was operated on by Dr Ric Redden from Lexington, Kentucky on Friday 1st November, assisted by two farriers and Dr Hitchcock and Dr Zantingh from Cambridge Equine Hospital. Dr Redden fitted an
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is taking just the one horse south to Wingatui’s Tuesday meeting, but he is confident of a bold showing from Ticket To Ride (NZ) (Shocking) in the Harcourts Dunedin Open 1400m. The daughter of Shocking took her win tally to seven two starts back over