Free • No spam • Unsubscribe anytime
New Zealand
Despite a dogged effort when second behind the unbeaten Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress) in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1600m) at Trentham, the immediate future for promising three-year-old Pareanui Bay (NZ) (Lonhro) is in the spelling paddock for the next month. Unbeaten in his first three starts, including the Gr.
New Zealand
Promising filly Hanalei (NZ) (Darci Brahma) provided co-owner and breeder Paul Richards with one of the biggest thrills of a more than forty-year career in the thoroughbred racing game when she took out the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham on Saturday under the training of son Jamie. Richards
New Zealand
High-class mare Levante broke through for a deserved Group One victory in a heart-stopping finish to Saturday’s JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. The five-year-old daughter of Proisir went into the time-honoured sprint as an eight-race winner from 13 starts, including the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m)
New Zealand
Saturday’s Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham was a sink-or-swim moment for unbeaten three-year-old Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress), and he rose to the challenge in superb style. Trained by Allan Sharrock in New Plymouth for his long-time clients Noel and Ron Stanley, the son of Shamexpress had
New Zealand
Promising filly Hanalei showed she had taken plenty from her runner-up performance on debut at Te Aroha at the start of the month, when she dominated her two-year-old rivals in the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The Jamie Richards trained daughter of Darci Brahma had been heavily backed
New Zealand
Exciting galloper Bankers Choice showed he is well on his way to becoming a star of New Zealand racing with a last to first performance to take out the Gr.3 Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Trainer Stephen Marsh had been in two minds about
New Zealand
Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have timed their run to the DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie next week to perfection with promising juvenile Time Ruler. The gelding ran away to a comfortable 5-1/2 length victory in the Ray White Mount Maunganui Juvenile (1200m)
New Zealand
Hazel Schofer can't wait for her dream ride at Trentham on Saturday, partnering her favourite horse Tavi Mac in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m). The reigning champion apprentice rode Tavi Mac to her first raceday win and seldom misses riding him in trackwork. "
New Zealand
Robbie Patterson will head to Trentham buoyed by a winning midweek double and even a hefty impost for his star performer Coventina Bay on Saturday hasn’t dimmed his confidence in the mare’s prospects. The New Plymouth trainer was successful with Bold Bette and Eddie Wood at Otaki on
New Zealand
Two-year-old gelding Zaher may only be having his second start at Trentham on Saturday but he is already becoming a seasoned traveller. The Cambridge juvenile made the long trek down to Otaki in November to score on debut and he will add on another couple of hours to that journey
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Squid Game (NZ) (Shooting To Win) will be looking to add to his burgeoning record when he lines-up over 1400m at Flemington on Saturday. The son of Shooting To Win was victorious in his first two starts over 1200m before running third over 1100m at Flemington on
New Zealand
Local filly Glory Bound (NZ) (Tavistock) scored an impressive maiden victory at Matamata on Wednesday when taking out the Waikato Branch NZ Farriers Association (1400m) by 4-1/2 lengths. The three-year-old daughter of Tavistock was fresh-up after her fifth-placed run in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton