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New Zealand
History-making New Zealand bred galloper Starcraft has passed away aged 22. A five-time winner at the elite level and a member of New Zealand’s Racing Hall of Fame, the chestnut was bred by Waikato Stud and sold by the Matamata nursery at Karaka in 2002 for $80,000 to
Breeding
The New Year will bring new opportunities for two young thoroughbred breeding industry participants. Morgan Wilks (22) and Alice Jeffries (21) have been named as the recipients of the 2023 Irish National Stud Scholarship, supported by the Keith and Faith Taylor Family Trust. The pair will fly to Ireland in
Australia
Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) made it career victory number ten as he narrowly landed the Listed Ladies Day Cup (1600m) at Hawkesbury on Thursday under a well-timed Tom Sherry ride. The John O’Shea-trained six-year-old is a stable favourite and brought his career earnings to A$650,975
Australia
Four-year-old mare Toregene (NZ) might not be straight-forward, but the daughter of Mongolian Khan has undoubted ability. Prepared by popular Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams, Toregene advanced her career record to four wins from five starts when racing away with the lucrative A$500,000 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m)
New Zealand
Michael and Matthew Pitman are gearing up for their favourite week of the year – the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton. The father-and-son training partnership will have a strong representation at the opening day of the carnival, with 17 of their runners set to carry their silks on Saturday. “It’
New Zealand
Matamata horseman Darryn Weatherley is in good spirits after his classy three-year-old Pier (NZ) (Proisir) drew barrier five for Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The son of Proisir has won two of his three starts, including an easy last-start victory
Australia
Ken and Bev Kelso have enjoyed a trouble-free preparation with their high-class performer Levante (NZ) (Proisir) ahead of her second crack at a premier Melbourne sprint. The Matamata husband and wife training team targeted the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in the autumn with the daughter of Proisir
Tom Sherry has an outstanding record aboard Kirwan's Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and he is hoping to enhance it even further when he reunites with the John O'Shea-trained gelding in the Listed Ladies Day Cup (1600m) at Hawkesbury. Sherry has ridden the horse six times for
New Zealand
Nine-time Champion trainer Mark Walker is slightly ahead of the record-breaking season achieved by Te Akau Racing in 2020/21. When Jamie Richards eclipsed the previous record to establish a new benchmark of 160 domestic wins, he had 46 victories by the end of October, while Walker currently has 54.
New Zealand
Until last month, Bruce Tapper had never trained a black-type winner. On Saturday, he has two decent chances to win a Group One classic. Tapper heads the South Island assault on the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton with Specialty and Redmond, both
Australia
Aoife Brennan has had a whirlwind trip campaigning Andrew Forsman’s team in Melbourne this spring, and her mother, Lauren Brennan, is hoping her Cambridge team is enough to entice her back home next week. The 17-year-old horsewoman has been the travelling foreperson for Forsman’s Australian raiding party, where
Australia
Lightly-tried four-year-old Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) is a horse on an upward trajectory. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained son of Jakkalberry provided racing fans with a glimpse of his talents when sluicing through the field under a cool John Allen ride to land the Memory of Her Majesty Queen