Racing
Encouraged by a more favourable weather forecast for the lower North Island, Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has opted to target Saturday’s Otaki meeting ahead of his local fixture the following day at Te Rapa. And while not every one of his Otaki acceptors is expected to make the trip
Racing
Awapuni stayer Crouch (NZ) (Tarzino) will bid to capture an elusive stakes victory this weekend before he readies to head across the Tasman to test his talent in Melbourne next month. The six-year-old son of Tarzino announced himself as a genuine staying prospect when runner-up in last
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Emerging staying talent Dux (NZ) (Tivaci) is in the right order to give a strong account of herself at Riccarton on Saturday, but it will be her following southern start that connections have the highest hopes for. The Waverley three-year-old will run in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock
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There is a changing of the guard at the Cambridge stables of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray as veteran gallopers Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) and Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) have been retired, paving way for the younger generation to take centre stage. Imported stayer Mahrajaan signed off with a ninth
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Having pocketed one big prize with Cluedo Lane (NZ) (Ghibellines), newly established Wingatui trainer Joe Waldron is targeting another at Riccarton Park this weekend. At his last start Cluedo Lane surprised his trainer and shocked most other observers when he won the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight-For-Age
New Zealand
Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) will be seen in a new role in the coming months with the bigger fences beckoning the well-performed Wanganui jumper. The eight-year-old has done trainer JJ Rayner proud in recent seasons with his career highlight victory in the 2024 Great Northern Hurdle (4200m)
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New Zealand Derby winner Road To Paris (NZ) (Circus Maximus) has come through his exertions in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) well, in which he finished seventh behind runaway winner Green Spaces. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained son of Circus Maximus returned to New Zealand on Tuesday
New Zealand
Fresh from landing a five-win bag at his local meeting on Easter weekend, Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler is looking north again with Freddie Time (NZ) (Time Test) set to line up in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Ōtaki. Tyler, Southland’s leading trainer with 31
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Rangiotu mare Girl Talk (NZ) (Zed) was rewarded for her consistency when securing black-type at Wanganui on Easter Monday when winning the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m). The four-year-old daughter of Zed has come a long way in a short time, winning her
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Group Two winner Marotiri Molly (NZ) (Per Incanto) has been retired from racing and will head to the paddock in preparation for an early service this coming breeding season. The daughter of Per Incanto was a solid performer for trainer Matt Dixon, winning seven of her 23 starts for the
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Westbury Stud duo Tarzino and El Roca were represented by a winning double at northern headquarters to successfully open and close the Ellerslie card. Showing off his sharper stallion skills, Tarzino’s daughters Amourette (NZ) and Grocer’s Girl (NZ) ran the quinella in the 1200m two-year-old event
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Rangiotu mare Girl Talk (NZ) (Zed) has been a model of consistency this season for trainer Stephen Nickalls and earned a tilt at black type with a deserved win over a mile at Wanganui last month. She will return to the venue on Easter Monday to contest the Gr.3