New Zealand
Landlock came desperately close to landing an upset earlier this month at Ellerslie and the talented juvenile will have another shot at Group One glory as a key player in Saturday’s Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). A gelding by Merchant Navy, Landlock was an early two-year-old winner
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Pacific Breeze has already showed he has the talent to match both his pedigree and his looks. The colt will bid to build on the encouraging start he has made to his career when he takes aim at Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at
Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) may not be mentioned in the same breath as some of Chris Waller's champions past and present, but the mare is far from a spent force on the racetrack. The seven-year-old will be chasing a third Group 1 win at Flemington and her fourth in
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Central Districts filly Too Sweet (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) was all the rage ahead of January’s Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), but now she seems to be the forgotten horse of the juvenile ranks, set to start as an outsider in Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes
Breeding
Leading into the 2025 breeding season we reflect on the volume of mares covered by a stallion with 10+ mares in 2024.
New Zealand
Group One-winning trainer Andrew Campbell is set to return to the training ranks when he heads to Trentham on Saturday to line-up debutant Croupier (NZ) (Ace High) in The Oaks Stud 1200. “It has been quite a few years now since I last had a runner, so it’s quite
New Zealand
Peter Didham and his owners can take a good deal of satisfaction from their dual representation in Saturday’s feature event at Trentham, regardless of the outcome. The Awapuni trainer and connections have the unbeaten War Princess (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) and the promising Shameless Star (NZ) (Shamexpress) to
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Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will present nearly a third of the field in Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), vying for a seventh title in the last eight years with their all-conquering juveniles. Te Akau’s glamour girl Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) commenced their
New Zealand
The breeding industry lost one of its most loyal and long-time supporters last week when 88-year-old John Richardson passed away in Waikato Hospital following a short illness, capping off a sad week for the thoroughbred industry after funerals for trainer Mike Moroney and veterinarian Bill Ewen. John substantially contributed to
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood won’t be chasing Australian riches this Saturday with Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel), but the Cambridge trainers will have a key hope on home soil with December (NZ) (Shamexpress) taking on the Listed Bramco Granite and Marble Flying Handicap (1400m). An earner of more than $2.
New Zealand
A trip to Riccarton Park next month for the $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) is already locked in for Our Approval (NZ) (Ghibellines), and his stablemate Cherryville (NZ) (Ghibellines will aim to earn a place of his own at Wingatui on Friday. The pair are trained locally by Brian
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Promising three-year-old Mustang Morgan (NZ) (Preferment) will get his first taste of Australian racing when he heads to Rosehill on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m). It’s a race familiar to his conditioner Andrew Forsman, who won the 2017 (Jon Snow) and 2020 (Quick Thinker) editions