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Australia
Group One-winning sprinter Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) could be instore for a busy spring. “She is in Sydney pre-training. She is due back in our stable next week,” trainer Michael Moroney told Bensley. “We are pretty keen to get her going early enough to see if she is
Australia
Promising three-year-old Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) left an impression with her comfortable victory over 1200m at Sandown on Wednesday. From her outside barrier, jockey Mark Zahra elected to settle at the rear of the field before setting his charge alight three-wide with 500m to go. She showed her turn
Australia
Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) has continued her bad run of luck with barriers after drawing the outside gate in the 18-horse field for Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. It is nothing new for the daughter of Tarzino who has had to overcome wide draws in
New Zealand
Awapuni horseman Peter Didham is now without his stable flagbearer, but he’s hopeful there are a few on hand to step into her shoes. Didham’s ability has been shown to best advantage in the last 18 months by House of Cartier, who this season won the Gr.3
Australia
Trainer John Sargent is changing his tactics with Kiwi-bred filly Gin Martini (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) ahead of the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) placegetter has been ridden positively and finished fourth in her subsequent starts in the Listed
Australia
Dual Group One winner Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been retired. Sierra Sue was purchased out of Ardsley Stud’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock May Sale draft for $2,000 by Peter Lock. She had two trials for the Te Aroha trainer before she was purchased privately by a
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman has made a strong start to his solo training career with a brace of stakes wins already on the board within a month. The Cambridge horseman produced Francesca (NZ) (Iffraaj) for an impressive first-up win in the Gr.3 Rotorua Stakes (1400m) to open his black-type account and
Australia
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson hasn’t given up hope on his trio of Queensland runners bringing home a major prize after they had contrasting fortunes at Eagle Farm last Saturday. Patterson was extremely happy with the effort of his improving stayer The Fearless One (NZ) (The Bold One), who
Breeding
A key point of interest at any weanling sale is the eagerly anticipated first progeny of the latest batch of new stallions, and New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Weanling Sale at Karaka next month is set to be no different. The catalogue features the progeny of five first-season sires,
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock is excited to announce the offering of 20 quality weanlings as a part of the supplementary catalogue for its 2022 National Weanling Sale, set to be held on 17 June at the Karaka Sales Centre. In addition to the 111 weanlings catalogued, the 20 additional lots will
Breeding
Pristine thoroughbred nursery Valachi Downs, in Matamata, has been sold to Lib and Katrina Petagna’s breeding business Elsdon Park. Kevin and Joanna Hickman quietly built the stud that now operates on more than 600 acres and covers all aspects of breeding and racing, including significant expansions in 2018 with
New Zealand
Queensland Derby hero Pinarello (NZ) (Tavistock) will fly back to New Zealand on Friday for a well-deserved break, with trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood keen to play the waiting game with the talented young stayer. The winner of four of his seven starts, the son of Tavistock will likely