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Breeding
Sword Of State (Snitzel) will add further Group One quality to the Cambridge Stud roster this coming breeding season where he will stand for an introductory fee of $15,000 + GST. The son of Snitzel triumphed in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m)
Australia
Following a wet Queensland campaign, Te Akau pair Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) and Soprano Supreme (NZ) (Contributer) are heading home to New Zealand for a winter break. Both mares went well first-up in Australia, Entriviere placing in the Gr.1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) and Soprano Supreme finishing runner-up in the
New Zealand
A quiet season by Samantha Wynne’s standards turned into an unforgettable one recently when the Riccarton-based jockey starred in a dual role at Wingatui. Wynne saddled her first runner as a trainer last Friday and earned a dose of double delight when she also took the reins to guide
Breeding
The imminent sale of Gr.1 NZ 1,000 Guineas runner-up Miss Tycoon Rose will cap a brilliant run for long-serving New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Manager Jim Bruford’s Pearl Series syndicate initiative. Having run her last race in January, in which she was second in the Listed Timaru Stakes,
Australia
Impeccably bred Group Two winner Zayydani (NZ) (Savabeel) has been retired following her game fourth placing in the Gr.3 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Ben and JD Hayes-trained daughter of Savabeel suffered a tendon injury and owner-breeders Brent and Cherry Taylor of Trelawney
New Zealand
A relaxing lunch with Kiwi trainers Tony Pike and Lance Noble was just the ticket for jockey Leith Innes on Sunday after a hectic 24 hours prior. Innes produced one of the rides of his career to win the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) aboard the Roger James and Robert
New Zealand
An eye-catching late run that carried improving four-year-old Rockspell (NZ) (Per Incanto) to victory at Pukekohe on Saturday was just the performance that co-trainer Lance O’Sullivan was looking for as he eyes a step up in grade for his charge. The lightly raced son of Per Incanto had indicated
New Zealand
Trainer Matthew Eales was celebrating a job well done after his progressive winter sprinter Durham Lad (NZ) (Falkirk) claimed the Rich Hill Stud Autumn Championship Sprint Final (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The lightly raced five-year-old had been set for the $50,000 contest by Eales due to the conditions
Australia
The John O’Shea-trained Cotehele (NZ) (Tavistock) gave last season's champion apprentice Tom Sherry the perfect start to his senior riding career with a Randwick victory on Saturday. It was the young jockey's first Saturday meeting since coming out of his time as an apprentice during
Audio
Jockey Leith Innes talks to Andrew Bensley after announcing his retirement following his Group One win on Pinarello in the Queensland Derby. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/leith-innes-saturday-may-28-2022
Australia
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Pinarello (NZ) (Tavistock) ran out a worthy winner of the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) after staving off the late challenge of Paternal (NZ) (Savabeel) under an inspired Leith Innes ride. The son of Tavistock jumped from barrier 17 in the 18-horse Classic, yet
New Zealand
A trip to Riccarton to tackle the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) in August is just one of the options that trainer Alby MacGregor is contemplating for his pride and joy Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock). The six-year-old son of Tavistock was having just the second start in a new campaign