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New Zealand
A trip to Karaka five years ago is well and truly paying off for southern trainer Stephen Blair-Edie. A chestnut colt caught the Southland farmer’s expert stock eye in Phoenix Park’s New Zealand Bloodstock May Sale draft, and he went to $9,000 to secure him. At the
Australia
Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Antino (NZ) is being readied for a spring campaign with Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan keen to target Melbourne with the son of Redwood. A dominant last-start winner of the Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m), Antino has continued to step through his grades with aplomb and has
Breeding
Good things come in fours at Grangewilliam Stud, at least for August anyway. For the first month of the new season, the South Taranaki farm will offer a strong incentive for New Zealand breeders, with all three of their stallions – Zed, Derryn, and The Bold One – available for $4,000+
New Zealand
Hopes of successfully executing a long-term southern plan with talented mare Sanibel (NZ) (Shamexpress) received a timely boost in her final lead-up appearance. Saturday week’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton was identified as a major goal some months ago by trainer Shane Brown for
Australia
Star New Zealand sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) will campaign on the Australian side of the Tasman this spring in pursuit of further Group One glory. The Te Akau Racing-owned mare, who has won five Group Ones from just 19 starts, was a brilliant winner of the Gr.1 William
New Zealand
Riccarton Park, LOVERACING.NZ and TAB are supporting Cure Kids with the “Riccarton Park Red Nose Raceday” at this Friday’s synthetic meeting. “We are so grateful for the support of Riccarton Park and LOVERACING.NZ, who are holding this event for our largest appeal of the year, Red Nose
New Zealand
Rhys Mildon has been Stephen Marsh’s lieutenant over the last few years and has been rewarded for his loyalty with a recent promotion to assistant trainer for Cambridge’s leading stable. “He is the major cog in the wheel and is a massive part of the team. He is
Breeding
Allan Sharrock continues to thank his lucky stars that he didn’t altogether banish racetrack failure Often (NZ) (O'Reilly) from his successful New Plymouth operation. The multiple Group One-winning trainer quickly realised she had no future as a racing proposition, but had the foresight to retain the O’
New Zealand
It will be take two for southern trainers when they head to Oamaru on Wednesday for their postponed Oamaru Cup meeting. Originally scheduled for Sunday, the meeting was postponed until later in the week due to a severe weather system forecast to hit the region. Riverton trainer Stephen Blair-Edie isn’
New Zealand
Waverley trainer Erin Hocquard has always harboured a passion for horses and she is now pinching herself that she gets to work with them for a living. Hailing from Palmerston North, Hocquard didn’t have any involvement with horses growing up, but she didn’t let that stop her from
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote will be looking to end the season on a high note at local meetings this week. The Cambridge horseman will line-up three runners at Cambridge on Wednesday, with last-start debut winner Kakadu joined by Ka Ying Lucky and Jimmy Dean. A three-year-old son of El Roca,
New Zealand
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had themselves a royal day out at the last meeting on the all-weather track at Cambridge and will be hoping for more of the same on Wednesday. The local training duo celebrated success on their home course earlier this month with Brave Spirit, Hammer Time