Racing
A pair of Irish-bred mares by the great Fastnet Rock combined for a near perfect day at Arawa Park for Pencarrow Stud. The Cambridge nursery’s representative Churchillian (NZ) (Churchill) is the first foal of Fond De Coeur and headlined the program when she doubled her black-type tally
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Shaun and Hazel Fannin may be without their star jumper Jesko this year, but Fourty Eight (NZ) (Ekraar) may fill that void following his impressive win in the Dr John D. Moore Memorial Open Steeplechase (3800m) at Wanganui on Sunday. It was a pleasing result for the Awapuni trainers, with
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Never Look Back (NZ) (Shocking) made another winning start to the jumps season when taking out the Wanganui Insurance Brokers Open Hurdle (3000m) at Wanganui on Sunday. The seven-year-old son of Shocking was victorious at the exact same meeting last year where he won his maiden hurdle before
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Cambridge mareChurchillian (NZ)(Churchill) left her rivals in her wake when claiming her second victory at stakes level in the Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Tony Pike-prepared six-year-old looked to be one of many pace influences in the contest, but once rider Joe
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Cambridge conditioner Andrew Forsman had been looking for a memorable return over the weekend with runners in feature events at Waverley and Rotorua, along with progressive filly Simply Red (NZ) (Vanburgh) who was in Australia to contest the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) at the Gold Coast later in the
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Promising four-year-old Jaeger (NZ) (Time Test) picked the prime opportunity to put his best foot forward for trainer Robbie Patterson as he broke his rivals hearts with a stylish front-running display to take out the Waverley Harvesting 1650 at Waverley on Saturday. The four-year-old son
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Matamata trainer Daniel Miller made a welcome return to the winners’ circle at Arawa Park on Saturday following Loch Katrine's (NZ) (Ardrossan) victory in the Novara Park 1560. Miller initially trained the daughter of Ardrossan as a two-year-old, when she won the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m)
Breeding
Mapperley Stud has added further fire power to their 2026 stallion roster with the acquisition of Champion 3 year-old Savaglee who stands for an introductory fee of $17,500+gst. One of the best credentialed sons of Savabeel to retire to stud, Savaglee joins Armory and Profondo on their
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Riverton trainer Andrea Dickson is hoping her mare A Mandarin (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) can deliver a morale-boosting win in Sunday’s AB Lime & Hyde Landscaping Wairio Cup (2200m) for her partner Stephen Love. Love was involved in a paddock accident nearly a fortnight ago, which resulted in
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has today released its new Thoroughbred Welfare Strategy, Together for the Thoroughbred, setting a clear, whole of industry approach to delivering high standards of care for horses across their entire lives. The strategy brings together existing welfare practices across breeding, racing and life after racing
Breeding
Auguste Rodin, the best-of-the-best son of breed shaper Deep Impact, will return to Windsor Park after covering an outstanding first book of mares and is confirmed to stand for his second season at a fee of $30,000 + GST. A leading European 2YO and Champion 3YO, Auguste
Racing
Jockey Emily Farr is looking forward to commencing another season of jumps racing this weekend, and this year she will compete from a different base. Formerly based in Waikato, Farr has moved south to Otaki to be with her partner Johno Benner, and she is enjoying the quieter life the