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Breeding
His oldest progeny may only be three-years-old but Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino is already starting to leave his mark. He celebrated another pleasing weekend of results, led by Jungle Magnate’s win in the Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding
Breeding
The auction of Te Akau Racing’s Festivity (NZ), a stakes-winning daughter of I Am Invincible, is now live on Gavelhouse Plus with bidding set to close from 7pm (NZ time) on Friday. From stakes placed Stratum mare Mabsam, Festivity won on six occasions between 1100m and 1200m including
New Zealand
Fast-improving Riccarton three-year-old Fireglow (NZ) (Tavistock) could be set for some rich targets at next season’s New Zealand Cup carnival. Fireglow scored his second successive victory when taking out the Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services Three-Year-Old (1400m) at his home track on Saturday, getting up
New Zealand
The ever-reliable Vernanme (NZ) (O'Reilly) has gone close to a Group One prize on multiple occasions this preparation and will chase a degree of compensation this weekend in a race that ideally fits his profile. There’s been honour in defeat at the highest level for the
Breeding
What Roger James describes as a “light-bulb moment” has led to one of the major forces in Australian breeding and racing, John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud, taking a significant share in the headline lot purchased by the Cambridge trainer at the National Yearling Sale. James and his partner at
New Zealand
Stablemates Defiant (NZ) (Tavistock) and Kikimora (NZ) (Shamexpress) set themselves up for a return clash in stakes company later in the season after the pair provided a popular quinella for local trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong at Riccarton. The duo went into Saturday’s 1000m contest off the back
New Zealand
Trainer Cliff Goss appears to have another promising galloper on his hands after three-year-old filly Casino Princess (NZ) (Casino Prince) shone with a seventh length victory at Tauranga on Saturday. In the hands of apprentice Niranjan Parmar, the daughter of Casino Prince outclassed her ten maiden rivals in
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis is finding it hard to catch his breath at the moment. Ellis was preparing for an influx of visitors on Sunday afternoon as he and wife Karyn put the finishing touches on syndicating the individuals that Ellis purchased at the recent New Zealand Bloodstock
New Zealand
The abandonment of racing at Rosehill on Saturday following the running of race three and subsequent rescheduling of the remaining seven races to Newcastle on Monday may work in the favour of the three runners engaged at the meeting for Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. Promising stayer Marroni
Australia
Tarzino three-year-old Jungle Magnate was the promoted winner of the A$150,000 Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained three-year-old, ridden by Damien Oliver, was second across the line, a short-head behind the Julius Sandhu-trained Sharp Response
Australia
Flemington trainer Michael Moroney enjoyed further success with a Kiwi sprinter when four-year-old Not An Option took out Saturday’s Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington. The stable, which recently sent out New Zealand arrival Roch ‘N’ Horse to win the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m), received Not
New Zealand
Trainer Ken Rae admits it’s not often a plan comes together perfectly, but that was the case on Saturday when Irish Girl proved too tough for her rivals in the Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. Rae prepares the rugged five-year-old daughter