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AUDIO: Fraser Auret on Racing HQ
Steve speaks with kiwi Fraser Auret. Who bred and owned the world's best sprinter Ka Ying Rising but sold for not a lot of money. Fraser Auret 08.04.2025 - Racing HQ with Steve Hewlett - Apple Podcasts
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New Zealand
Cup contender impresses in Awapuni hit-out
Talented stayer Sword In Stone (NZ) (Redwood) appreciated a stretch of the legs on Awapuni’s renovated grass surface ahead of Saturday’s Listed Valley D’Vine Restaurant Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Trentham. The Redwood gelding stepped out in the first of 11 trials at the Palmerston North
New Zealand
Awapuni passes final test ahead of raceday return
Awapuni’s renovated grass track was given its biggest test on its return when it held 11 heats of trials under torrential rain on Tuesday. The track held up well and the trial meeting concluded without incident, much to the satisfaction of local trainers, including Roydon Bergerson. “It was thumbs
Australia
Options abound for Linebacker
John O'Shea has delayed a decision on the immediate future of Randwick Guineas champion Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) as he weighs up the merits of continuing his impressive three-year-old campaign. O'Shea and training partner Tom Charlton have decided against putting Linebacker up against hot favourite Via
Australia
Forgotten gelding ready to ‘Go
Otago (NZ) (Ocean Park) will make his return to racing at Bendigo this Saturday, but do not go looking for the one-time Australian Guineas favourite among the entries for the day's features. Co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have selected the $80,000 benchmark 70 as the
Australia
Warrnambool target for Leaderboard
Te Akau jumper Leaderboard is set to head to the Warrnambool carnival later this month following his triumph in the Open Steeplechase (3250m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The 10-year-old son of Street Cry, who is raced by syndicator Fortuna, won seven races on the flat in New Zealand, including the
Australia
Willydoit signs off for Clotworthys
Shaun and Emma Clotworthy didn’t quite get their fairytale finish with Willydoit in Saturday’s A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m), but the couple walk away with plenty to look forward to in the gelding’s future across the Tasman. Willydoit triumphed in emphatic style in the
New Zealand
McCarroll’s bargain mare a gilt-edged investment
Ross McCarroll didn’t have to think very long or hard to name a filly he bought for loose change at Karaka in 2007. The Cambridge horseman handed over $100 for a yearling offered through Wentwood Grange’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale and her
New Zealand
Rich Hill in awe of sensational Derby winner
Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson is no stranger to success on Australia’s biggest stage, but even he watched in awe as the filly he co-bred in Aeliana stormed away with Saturday’s $2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m). A bridesmaid in each of the Gr.1 Thousand
Australia
Bishara strikes gold once more
Nick Bishara was left pinching himself on Saturday after he watched his filly Belle Detelle breakthrough for her maiden stakes victory in the Gr.3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. The Ardmore horseman looks to have struck gold for the second time, with Belle Detelle being a three-quarter sister
Australia
Former Singapore stars eye Goodwood
Dan Meagher is pondering a first-up Group One tilt with Singapore pin-ups Lim's Kosciuszko (Kermadec) and Lim's Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress). The gallopers, who boast 12 Gr.1 wins in Singapore between them, have returned with Meagher to Australia and are in work at his Pakenham base.
New Zealand
Timely winning double for Stewart
Leonard Stewart celebrated a winning double on Sunday from the comforts of his home in Timaru, with Miss Miranda (NZ) (Time Test) and Vague (NZ) (Tobique) collecting each of the open handicaps at Ascot Park. The pair were Stewart’s only runners at the meeting, with Miss Miranda taking her