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New Zealand
Wexford Stables will be looking to continue their golden run when they head to Taupo on Wednesday. The Matamata operation will line-up three favourites on the six race card and are expected to kick-off the midweek meeting with a bang, with the Cliff Matson-owned three-year-olds Jungleland (NZ) (Tarzino) and Cupid’
New Zealand
John Blackadder is intent on gaining some black-type for his mare Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry) and will trek down to Ascot Park this weekend to ready her for her next stakes assignment. The five-year-old mare was fourth in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m) at Wingatui earlier this
Breeding
The latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com has been given a black-type boost by the addition of quality racetrack performer Aromatic. The grey daughter of Sacred Falls carried the tangerine colours of Te Akau Racing to three Group wins and another six stakes placings in a career that spanned five
New Zealand
Polo and thoroughbreds have been the two biggest passions in Kit Brooks’ life, and this week he will combine the two when he competes in the NZ Polo Open in Clevedon, Auckland. Brooks is kept busy operating KB Bloodstock, his thoroughbred breaking-in, pre-training and ready- to- run business, but he
Australia
Time has been called on the racing career of Savabeel’s Group-winning daughter Mazzolino (NZ). The Waikato Stud-bred and owned mare was prepared at Cambridge by Stephen Marsh and was successful on three occasions, including the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) and placed a further five times at stakes
New Zealand
Tony Pike’s classy pair of Harlow Rocks and Vera Rose put their hands up for loftier targets after playing the bridesmaid role at Te Rapa on Saturday. Harlow Rocks, a daughter of Roc De Cambes, had shown early promise including a strong maiden victory in late November, before a
Australia
Star sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) has had her final piece of fast work at The Valley on Monday morning ahead of her autumn return in Saturday's A$1 million Gr.1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m). Trainer Mark Walker was on hand to watch the gallop with in-form
New Zealand
Exciting sprinter Master Fay is set to test his talents across the Tasman, with the six-year-old gelding booked to fly to Melbourne next week to chase elite-level targets. The former Hong Kong galloper repaid the faith of owner-trainer Chad Ormsby with his dominant display when winning the Gr.3 Concorde
Breeding
Scott Eagleton might not have had the best seat in the house to watch Molly Bloom’s latest success, but it didn’t detract from the satisfaction derived from the star filly’s return to winning ways. The Seaton Park principal bred and sold the high-class daughter of Ace High
New Zealand
It was a day of doubles for Ballymore Stables and owner Sir Peter Vela, of Pencarrow Stud, at Tauranga on Sunday, with the pair combining to score in the Pure Lighting Maiden (1200m) with debutant Naxos. The three-year-old son of Harry Angel was having her first raceday start and first
Australia
It was a tougher first-up that had been hoped for, but star galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) appears to have come through his rousing win in the Gr.1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield unscathed on Sunday morning. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said on Sunday that Mr Brightside’s
Australia
A first-time defeat has not deterred connections of Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) from a potential Melbourne raid this autumn, with next month’s Gr.1 Australian Guineas still a possible target. Crocetti won his first seven races before narrowly falling short in the Gr.1 BCD Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa