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New Zealand
Talented winter stayer Prince Leo (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will have an opportunity at Trentham on Saturday to prove himself worthy of joining his half-brother in Australia. The five-year-old son of Jimmy Choux is raced and trained by his Foxton-based breeder Ian Shaw, who has enjoyed black-type success in Victoria this
New Zealand
Trainer Ben Foote believes the Cambridge polytrack has been a godsend for the racing industry over winter and he took full advantage of his home track once again on Wednesday. Cathay Empress got Foote’s day off to a winning start in the NZB Pearl Insurance Race (1550m) and two
New Zealand
Paul Harris hopes Thursday's Riccarton Park Function Centre 1400 can become the launchpad to Group race success early next season for new stable recruit Green Luck (Street Cry). The Rangiora trainer welcomed Street Cry seven-year-old gelding Green Luck into his stable earlier this year, the former Australian galloper
International
The Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m) on the opening day of Royal Ascot was billed as a match-race between star Australian sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) and American speedster Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). But it turned into a one-act affair the minute the US raider fluffed his lines from
It was worrying viewing on Ballarat Cup day last year when Kurabui (NZ) (Proisir), who had won four from five leading in, dropped out in the straight and was clearly amiss, beaten 30 lengths behind now Group One winner Lighthouse (Mizzen Mast). The report post-race was worrying, with Kurabui suffering
International
Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) takes his place in the traditional end-of-season showdown for middle-distance gallopers at Sha Tin. A two-time winner in Hong Kong, the Redwood gelding
Breeding
Trainer Michael O’Callaghan pulled off a remarkable pinhooking feat when he sold Time Test juvenile Crypto Force at Goffs London Sale this week for £900,000. The Curragh horseman had purchased Crypto Force for 160,000gns at the Guineas Breeze-Up Sale and trained him to win a maiden first
New Zealand
A battered and bruised Andrew Calder remains in good spirits after suffering multiple injuries, but with no long-lasting damage, in a nasty fall at Ruakaka on Saturday. The Pukekohe jockey was airlifted to Whangarei Hospital after he had parted company with his mount Lady Deb in Saturday’s two-year-old contest.
New Zealand
Pythagoras (NZ) (Pentire) made a promising start to his steeplechase career three years ago and the nine-year-old has made a return to the fences to try and pick up where he left off. The Peter and Jessica Brosnan-trained gelding won his first two steeplechase starts but subsequently suffered some leg
International
Trainer Peter Ho was not surprised when Dashing Triumph (NZ) (El Roca) defied market expectations to win the Tung Wan Shan Plate (1000m) for Griffins at Sha Tin on Sunday under Dylan Mo despite the El Roca gelding starting at 27-1 on the basis of a modest trial last month.
New Zealand
The Andrew Carston-trained mare Yamuna (NZ) (Iffraaj) impressed when winning the Garrard and Livamol Rating 74 (1600m) at Phar Lap Raceway in Timaru on Sunday. Ridden by stable apprentice Kozzi Asano, the daughter of Iffraaj got off to a good start from barrier five, settling in midfield before gunning down
New Zealand
NZTR CEO Bruce Sharrock has announced the appointment of Darin Balcombe to the role of Chief Operating Officer – Racing & Infrastructure (COO). Balcombe joins NZTR after filling several leadership positions within the industry, most recently being the CEO of Hawke’s Bay Racing Incorporated. While at HBRI he has also