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New Zealand
Smart sprinter Roch 'N' Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) will take aim at Group One assignments in Australia and will transfer to Michael Moroney’s Flemington barn later this month. The daughter of Per Incanto has raced out of Moroney and training partner Pam Gerard’s Matamata stable with
New Zealand
A$5 million All-Star Mile contender Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will resume in the Listed Elms Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, where he will take on a strong field that includes 105 top-rater Elephant. Mr Brightside caught the eye last Friday morning when working home for a
New Zealand
The gathering to celebrate the life of Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, scheduled for February 24 at Karapiro, has been postponed. COVID lockdown restrictions at the time of Laxon’s death in July meant delaying a public service, and continuing restrictions have further impacted on his family’s ability
New Zealand
Group One winning mare Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) is likely to have a short break after finishing runner-up to fellow high-class mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) in Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The clash of the two top-liners had been one of the
New Zealand
Tony Pike’s two big hopes for New Zealand’s premier three-year-old classic will clash for the second time in the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) ($6) and Field Of Gold (Starspangledbanner) ($8) should be hard to topple in the
New Zealand
Four-time New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership winner Lisa Allpress is poised to return to the saddle this week following an enforced spell on the side-line. Allpress has been out of action since she suffered multiple injuries in an accident at the Stratford jump-outs in mid-January and has
Australia
Ballarat-based trainer Mitchell Freedman will chase a $100,000 bonus after his former Hong Kong-galloper Ho Ho Khan (NZ) (Makfi) took out the Gr.3 $250,000 Ladbrokes Hobart Cup (2400m) on Sunday. A last start winner at Caulfield over 2000 metres on 8 January, the seven-year-
International
On a day that generally favoured well-backed runners, Manoel Nunes got two of them home on Sunday – favourites Sky Eye (NZ) (Per Incanto) and Fireworks (NZ) (Ekraar). The Brazilian ace proved again he seldom fluffs his lines when entrusted with a top fancy, giving both Sky Eye and Fireworks
New Zealand
John O’Shea will chase Group One glory in Sydney rather than head to Melbourne with Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto), following his win in Saturday's Gr.3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m). The son of Per Incanto was a dominant winner of the 1200m contest and provided
New Zealand
As preparations ramp up for the 2022 edition of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka in March, Curraghmore principal Gordon Cunningham was once again celebrating the success of a past graduate of his Te Awamutu-based operation. The popular Irishman bred outstanding Ocean Park mare Tofane (NZ)
New Zealand
Trainer Ken Kelso is content to sit back and savour the thrill of winning a second consecutive Group One with star mare Levante (NZ), before any decisions on her immediate future are made. The daughter of Proisir delighted her connections and multitude of fans when she held out the challenge
New Zealand
The long trip home to New Plymouth from Hamilton on Saturday evening flew by for trainer Robbie Patterson as he reflected on what had happened just a few hours earlier at Te Rapa. Relishing the damp underfoot conditions, classy mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) out-finished Vernanme (NZ) (O’Reilly)