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Australia
Favourite backers breathed a collective sigh of relief when a small margin victory went the way of $1.50 chance Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) in a photo-finish to the Gr.2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Tuesday. The Joe Pride-trained four-year-old carried 59.5kg topweight
New Zealand
Foxton trainer Gail Temperton feels she has some unfinished business with the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) and she is hoping to rectify that on Saturday at Wanganui. Temperton placed in last year’s edition of the race with Royal Flower (NZ) (Proisir), a mare she bred and races
New Zealand
A start in next Saturday’s Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) is in the offing for Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry), but the talented mare must overcome recent barrier woes in her lead-up run at Ashburton on Thursday to make the $350,000 target. A six-year-old by Jakkalberry, Ears
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Australia
Connections of top-class mare Joliestar (Zoustar) will wait until later this week before making a call on her involvement at Randwick at the weekend. A start in Saturday’s Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) is in the balance for Chris Waller’s representative due to Sydney’s inclement
New Zealand
Trainer Peter Didham was pleased to see his regally-bred mare Manifique (NZ) (Savabeel) return to form at Trentham last Saturday when finishing runner-up behind Waitak in the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2400m). The daughter of New Zealand Champion Sire Savabeel and multiple Group One winner Shez Sinsational
New Zealand
Slipper Island has been near-unbeatable down the chute at Trentham and the gelding will likely return to the Champagne Turf one more time this preparation in pursuit of black-type honours. A five-year-old by No Nay Never, Slipper Island won his maiden as a juvenile at Trentham
New Zealand
Awapuni racecourse’s renovated grass track was given its first test on Monday with four sets of jumpouts, and it was given the tick of approval by participants. The Palmerston North track has been out of commission for 18 months as it has undergone renovations, and RACE Inc General Manager
New Zealand
A forced change of plan with a daughter of Dubawi has produced another success story for Sydney breeder Warwick Doughty. He initially sent his mare Pouter to Cambridge Stud to be mated with Roaring Lion, only for the multiple Group One-winning son of Kitten’s Joy to tragically succumb
New Zealand
Donna Logan recorded her first win since moving back to New Zealand when Larius Lacus took out the Waikato/BOP Racehorse Owners Maiden 1400 at Tauranga on Sunday. Based in Singapore for seven years, Logan returned to New Zealand late last year after racing ceased in the racing jurisdiction, and
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old stayer Lucan will join his stablemate Chattahoochee in feature races at Ellerslie next month after collecting an eye-catching maiden victory at Tauranga on Sunday. Te Awamutu horsewoman Debbie Sweeney lined up three runners in the Mills Reef Maiden (2100m), with Lucan the second-elect of
International
Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on Sunday. The world’s