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New Zealand
It’s been a whirlwind last couple of months for John Blackadder. Last year the Rangiora trainer elected to take a chance on a formerly retired Hong Kong galloper and on Saturday he will have his biggest thrill in racing when he lines that horse up in the Gr.1
New Zealand
Terri Rae has opted for plan B for emerging stayer Southern Ocean's (NZ) (Ocean Park) final lead-up to this month's Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham. The Riccarton trainer had initially planned on tackling Saturday's Gr.3
New Zealand
Stephen Marsh is confident the addition of headgear on All Saints’ Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls) at Tauranga on Friday can set the mare on a path to significantly add to her future broodmare value. The Cambridge trainer has welcomed the daughter of Sacred Falls into his stable for her current
Australia
Brae Sokolski has sent an ominous warning to rivals of Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed), both local and international. Crowned last season's Australian Racehorse of the Year, even before her dominant Melbourne Cup performance, the six-year-old returned to pre-training last month and has done nothing but
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson left his local meeting a happy man on Wednesday after witnessing two of his runners quinella a star-studded trial. Last start Group One winner Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) beat out stablemate, Group One performer Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy), to win his sedately run 1050m
New Zealand
Australian punters can once again look forward to welcoming the Emma-Lee and David Browne Zoo to their shores in the coming months. David Browne was in Victoria over spring with a handful of stable runners, including Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) and Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos), with the former winning the Gr.3
Australia
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr couldn’t be any happier with the way their star four-year-old I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) has returned to their Cranbourne stable. The New Zealand-bred gelding was superb in the spring, placing in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) fresh-up before
New Zealand
The Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) remains on Pareanui Bay’s (NZ) (Lonhro) radar, although Cambridge trainer Tony Pike does admit to reservations about the Classic being his most suitable autumn target. Pareanui Bay has excelled in a brief career to date and will bid to add to
Australia
Australasia’s darling of the turf Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) is one of 77 entries for the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19. Initial nominations for the richest mile race in the world closed on Monday, however, late nominations are set to close on January
New Zealand
Fresh from a great start to 2022, Shaun and Emma Clotworthy could have up to three runners seeking big prizes on Karaka Million night at Ellerslie. The Clotworthys, who train on the outskirts of Auckland at Byerley Park, have already scored two victories at Ellerslie this year, with Bella Luce’
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Peter Didham could line-up three stakes contenders at Trentham on Saturday, the first day of the Wellington Cup Carnival. Juvenile filly Kana (NZ) (Tivaci) has already qualified for next week’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) but Didham has elected to test her talents closer to
New Zealand
Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard will have a trio of black-type contenders in action at Trentham this Saturday with the stable praying for a change in fortune for at least two of them. Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) and On The Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa) were devoid of luck in