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New Zealand
Enthusiastic’s (NZ) (War Decree) debut run last month was better than it reads on paper and, with a slice of luck this time, is expected to show his true worth on Wednesday when he returns to Taupo. The Ben and Ryan Foote-trained three-year-old will step out
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Kim Reid is looking at the New Zealand Cup carnival with a fair bit of regret following Hi Yo Sass Bomb’s dominant resuming victory at Hawera on Saturday. Reid had considered nominating her for some loftier targets this spring but was deterred by outside opinion, and
New Zealand
Sydney is calling La Crique following her placing in last Saturday’s Listed Matamata Cup (1600m), With trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander having withdrawn her from the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) a week prior, the couple elected to give her a hit-out over a mile closer to
New Zealand
It’s been a frustrating last few months for the connections of Prowess, but they were relieved to finally see their mare back at the races on Saturday. An abscess ruled the multiple Group One winner out of her first-up target, the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) last month,
New Zealand
Petrucci made the perfect start to her preparation at her home track of Matamata on Saturday when taking out the Colchester Engineering LTD (1200m). The daughter of I Am Invincible was resuming following a pleasing three-year-old season where she won two of her four starts and was runner-
New Zealand
A journey down to Invercargill’s Ascot Park Racecourse paid off for Bruce Tapper on Sunday, with the Timaru horseman claiming the Washrite & Hyde Landscaping Winton Cup (1400m) with Redford (NZ) (Raise The Flag). Redford jumped from the ace draw and travelled comfortably midfield along the fence under leading
Australia
Chris Waller is renowned for not pushing his young horse too early in their careers, so it is rare to find a two-year-old Group One winner among his ever-expanding haul. Caulfield Guineas favourite Militarize (NZ) (Dundeel) is an exception to that rule being a dual Gr.1
New Zealand
The Gavin Sharrock-trained galloper Stipulator (NZ) (Darci Brahma) announced her candidacy for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month with a stylish performance to break her maiden status in the Metcalfe Real Estate 3YO (1200m) at Hawera. Having just her fourth start
New Zealand
Two weeks after a luckless run over the same course and distance, well-related local mare Candyflip (NZ) (Kermadec) turned her fortunes around in style in Saturday’s Fairview Motors Matamata Maiden (1400m). Trained by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, the Kermadec mare has tended to get back in the
New Zealand
Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry admits to having a few doubts about Kingfisher Lad (Unencumbered) when she took him to Hawera for Saturday’s NZ Farmers Livestock Ltd Egmont Cup (2100m), but he came out on top with one of the toughest performances of his 26-start, six-win career. The
New Zealand
With a dominant home-track performance in Saturday’s Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m), Legarto has put last week’s weather woes behind her and set her sights on Sydney. The exceptional daughter of Proisir was a Group One winner on both sides of the Tasman as a three-
Australia
Despite the last-minute defection of Skew Wiff, New Zealand maintained a strong influence on Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Furphy Rose of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington thanks to a determined victory by Kiwi-bred mare Life Lessons. There had been plenty of pre-race attention centred