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Topweight Zelenski made light of his 58kg impost when he led all the way to take out the feature race at Riccarton on Saturday, the Greenwood Amberley Cup (1600m). The consistent six-year-old son of Shocking had taken out the Waimate Cup (1600m) at Timaru on a Good4 surface at his
New Zealand
A superb front-running ride by Warren Kennedy paved the way for progressive three-year-old Caledonie to secure her third career victory, when she took out the Kiwi Bus Builders 3YO (1300m) at Cambridge on Saturday. Kennedy bounced the daughter of Ghibellines straight to the front from barrier two, and she never
New Zealand
Promising staying prospect Arctic Glow showed she is a mare with a big future ahead of her when she took out the first event on the card at Riccarton on Saturday. The Terry Kennedy-trained galloper was having just her fourth race day start and her first in Rating 75 company
Breeding
Whanganui-based stallion Unusual Suspect has proved a more than useful sire. Standing at the Auret family’s Letham Stud, the now 19-year-old stallion has produced a host of well-credentialed horses, including the stakes winner Unusual Countess and multiple Melbourne metropolitan winners So Unusual and Unusual Culture. The latter, who was
New Zealand
Wanganui is becoming a happy hunting ground for the progeny of U S Navy Flag, with the The Oaks Stud stallion siring another two-year-old winner at the venue on Friday. The young stallion produced his first Southern Hemisphere stakes winner when the Chrissy Bambry-trained Chantilly Lace dominated the Listed Castletown
Australia
Victorian racing will on Saturday celebrate the career of former jockey Michael Walker, who officially retired from race riding in February due to the ongoing effects of a brain injury. Walker said on Thursday that, despite a recent family bereavement, he and partner Lauren and his young family will be
New Zealand
Five races, five favourites - that's the scenario for Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman ahead of their hometrack meeting on Saturday. Now the task is finding five winners. "Hopefully the bookmakers are good judges," Michael Pitman said. "With a few racing on Saturday, it
New Zealand
David Greene will be heading into unknown territory with his capable staying mare Finest Wine on Saturday. The Te Rapa trainer has been pleased with the Tavistock mare’s progress but has now been left guessing with the Seeka Kiwifruit Cup (2000m) transferred to the Cambridge synthetic track due to
New Zealand
Hastings trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal head to Woodville this Sunday with a fresh team of jumpers, looking to replicate the feats of The Cossack and Nedwin who claimed each of the prestige jumping events at Te Rapa last Saturday. Their six runners will be spearheaded by three key
New Zealand
Gavin Opie inched closer to reaching his career-best season’s tally when recording a winning double at Pukekohe on Wednesday. The Te Aroha trainer now sits on nine wins, just one victory shy of his previous best tally, and he is hopeful to better that mark before season’s end.
Australia
Robbie Patterson will have a trio of runners across two venues in Queensland on Saturday and he is expecting strong showings from all three. The New Plymouth trainer will be represented in black type events at Eagle Farm by Nom De Plume (NZ) (El Roca) and Puntura (NZ) (Vespa), while
New Zealand
The Ashes test series will be all consuming for England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes over the next month, but the looming debut of a racehorse in New Zealand may give them some reprieve. Stokes (NZ) (Shamexpress), a three-year-old gelding owned and bred by McCullum, and named after