New Zealand
The brand-new $350,000 TAB Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) was created with the goal of giving lower-profile southern stables their moment in the sun, and the inaugural running at Riccarton on Saturday could hardly have done that better. The race was won by the underrated local Matscot, whose
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar secured the seventh black-type win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Otaki, and this one meant more than most. Millar also co-bred and part-owns the emerging stayer Testify Me, who added Saturday’s $120,000
New Zealand
The Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes (1000m) has been moved to a new position on the South Island’s racing calendar, but its first autumn running at Riccarton on Saturday brought no change to Te Akau Racing’s dominance of the two-year-old feature. The Welcome Stakes
New Zealand
After 10 wins, more than $4 million in stakes and three seasons of putting Go Racing’s name in lights in Australia, the Kiwi syndicators’ remarkable ride with Atishu is set to come to an end in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen of the Turf (1600m) at Randwick. The dual
New Zealand
Having already secured a special place in South Island racing history through a career spanning more than four decades, it would be fitting for Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman to take a share of the spotlight during an exciting raceday on his home track on Saturday. The nine-race programme features
New Zealand
With the curtain coming down on the racing career of Te Akau Racing’s 10-time Group One winner Imperatriz yesterday, they are now looking forward to unveiling their next future star, which could very well come at Riccarton on Saturday. Homebred gelding Nucleozor has been faultless in his two
New Zealand
Wexford Stables have the future in the forefront of their minds with a couple of juvenile debutants at Te Rapa on Sunday. Andrew Scott, who operates the Matamata stable alongside Lance O’Sullivan, has engaged Ribkraka and Tristar in the Five Stags Leamington 2YO (1100m), where they hope to advance
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing will continue their raid on The Championships in Sydney with a pair of in-form chances at Randwick this weekend, including quality filly Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award) in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m). The daughter of Shamus Award has been a revelation for trainer Mark Walker
New Zealand
Robbie Patterson will chase further southern spoils at Riccarton Park on Saturday, with promising filly It’s Doris (NZ) (Telperion) contesting the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m). Patterson’s last two trips across the Cook Strait have been highly successful, with subsequent Group One winner Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) collecting the
New Zealand
In the wake of the abandonment of Wednesday’s race meeting at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR), in conjunction with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), have undertaken a comprehensive investigation, resulting in an agreed plan of action that will be implemented to address safety concerns and ensure future racing
New Zealand
Timaru’s Washdyke racecourse is synonymous with some of the iconic names in New Zealand and Australian racing history, however, it’s now timely to reflect on the contribution of one of its unsung heroes, long-time chief executive Paul Hinsley. The Timaru track is well-known as Phar Lap
New Zealand
He’s captured two of New Zealand’s biggest staying scalps and now Cambridge gelding Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) has crossed the Tasman to try and assert his dominance in Australia. The American-bred gelding was purchased by co-trainer Shaune Ritchie from the 2022 Tattersalls Autumn Horses-In-