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New Zealand
Shaun Phelan’s first visit to the Warrnambool carnival didn’t go as planned and the Cambridge horseman is keen on a return to tend to unfinished business. The country’s reigning champion jumps jockey had unplaced rides on the opening day last Tuesday aboard Not Usual Dream and Johnny
Breeding
Westbury Stud has handed their young sire Tarzino a rise in service fee to $25,000 + GST on the back of continued success following his two Group One winners last season alongside strong returns in the sale ring. From his first crop, the son of Tavistock produced Gr.1 South
New Zealand
In-form jockey Kylie Williams believes a pair of last-start winners represents her best chances of success at the Riverton fixture on Wednesday. The popular Christchurch-based horsewoman will be looking to Zambezi Zipper in the Grant Horrell Contracting Handicap (2147m) and Rosy Clark in the Doug Horrell Contracting Handicap (1200m) for
New Zealand
Des Wyatt never achieved champion status as a jockey, however after his recent passing he is being fondly remembered as one of the gentlemen of the jockeys’ room during an era of great riders. Wyatt was farewelled in Auckland last week following his death at age 95. During a career
International
Trainer Stephen Gray gave Daniel Moor his first winner for his current Singapore contract when February (NZ) (Sacred Falls) landed his maiden over 1600m at Kranji on Saturday. “It wasn’t a strong race but he’s a lovely horse and he wants to stay now,” said the New Zealander,
New Zealand
The outstanding season for trainer Robbie Patterson continued on Saturday when the New Plymouth horseman saddled the quinella in the Adrian & Associates Insurance 1400m at Te Rapa with progressive mares Mary Louise (NZ) (The Bold One) and Nom De Plume (NZ) (El Roca). Ridden by three-kilo claiming apprentice Ciel
New Zealand
Jumps jockey Portia Matthews enjoyed a home cooked meal and a few celebratory drinks with family on Saturday night after taking out the first race on the card at Te Rapa aboard versatile performer Tweedledee (NZ) (Zed). The personable 25-year-old is one of the key figures in trainer Mark Oulaghan’
Australia
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr celebrated a race-to-race double with New Zealand-breds at Sandown on Saturday afternoon, headed by the unbeaten Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) in the A$150,000 King’s Coronation Cup (1800m). It was the fourth win in as many starts for the four-year-old Charm
Australia
Promising New Zealand-bred mare Essonne (Reliable Man) picked up the sixth and most significant win of her career with a barnstorming finish in Saturday’s Listed Attwood Marshall Lawyers Silk Stocking (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast. Trained by Richard Litt for owner-breeder Gerry Harvey, the daughter of Reliable Man had
Australia
The Group One gold rush for New Zealand-bred horses in Australia this autumn kept on rolling with three-year-old filly Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) conquering an elite field of older mares in Saturday’s A$500,000 Furphy Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The daughter of Tavistock recorded the 10th
Australia
Palmetto (NZ) (Ghibellines) had to wait seven starts for his first win in Australia, but the second came much more quickly – and in a race worth A$500,000. A dual Guineas winner in the South Island of New Zealand, the Ghibellines gelding found his winning groove across the Tasman
Australia
New Zealand-bred filly Renaissance Woman (NZ) (Reliable Man) burst into contention for next month’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) with an outstanding come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s Listed Aquis Stallions Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on the Sunshine Coast. This was the first race outside Group company this season for