New Zealand
Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will produce 11 runners at Riccarton this week, four at Thursday's polytrack meeting and seven on the turf on Saturday. Among those stepping out
New Zealand
Cambridge three-year-old Mr Mojo Risin’ (NZ) (Deep Field) has performed well enough at home and in recent trial outings to warrant a first-up crack at black-type company on Saturday, according to trainer Andrew Forsman. The son of Deep Field will debut in the Listed HS Dyke
New Zealand
A couple of first season sires made an immediate impact with their progeny at the Ruakaka trials on Tuesday. The Oaks Stud stallion U S Navy Flag recorded his first New Zealand trial win courtesy of an unnamed filly out of Pins mare Stitch, who was victorious in her 750m
New Zealand
A rematch between stablemates Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) and Khimar War (NZ) (Sweet Orange) may be put on ice for the time being. The pair finished first and second respectively in the Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton in May, and while they are both entered for the 1000m
New Zealand
Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking) and Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) are progressing well toward Group One spring targets for trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, who are also blessed with depth in the younger ranks of their Matamata stable. The proven duo have the Hawke’s Bay carnival on their programs
New Zealand
Group One winner Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) will be offered on plusgavelhouse.com later this week following her retirement from racing. Following her sub-par first-up run in the Kerikeri Cup (1100m) earlier this month, the daughter of Tavistock underwent a veterinary examination and the decision was made to retire
New Zealand
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The connections of Catalyst are tired of playing the waiting game and have made the decision to head to Melbourne with the Group One winner. The son of Darci Brahma was set to have his first race in nearly two years in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te
New Zealand
Auckland Thoroughbred Racing has confirmed that a $20,000 stake minimum will apply across all its race meetings in the 2022/23 season as part of its annual stakes announcement. The amount is up $5,000 on ATR’s minimum of last season and is the highest minimum to have
New Zealand
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is excited to announce the launch of ‘The Grand Tour Racing Festival’ - a fresh, exhilarating celebration and unification of New Zealand’s 20 premier racing events across Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Waikato. Thoroughbred racing events offer all the ingredients of a perfect
New Zealand
Kelsey Hannan is quickly stamping herself as one of the apprentice jockeys to follow in the north. The Cambridge rider continued her purple patch of form in the saddle at Te Rapa on Saturday when recording a winning double courtesy of the Andrew Forsman-trained pair of White Noise and
New Zealand
For a moment, trainer Paul Nelson thought he had won the A$350,000 Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The Hastings horseman didn’t have the best vantage point and when his charge, The Cossack, got to the wire with eventual winner St Arnicca, he was convinced