New Zealand
Promising three-year-old filly Lelawala (NZ) (Niagara) scored in good style at Pukekohe on Wednesday, dashing away in the concluding stages under apprentice Darren Dannis to take out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at just her second start. Prepared by trainer Chris Wood, Lelawala had finished a good second
New Zealand
Hawke’s Bay trainer John Bary believes Saturday’s Gr.2 Kevin Pratt Memorial Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni is the ideal race for resuming Group One winner Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante). The four-year-old son of Atlante stunned punters when winning the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in spring
New Zealand
Leading owner Neville McAlister is hoping a return to the dry tracks of home will let punters see Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) back to his best in New Zealand this summer. The multiple Group One placegetter resumes his New Zealand career in the Gr.3 Bramco Granite and Marble Manawatu
New Zealand
There aren't many prouder of Chris Johnson then North Canterbury trainers John and Karen Parsons. As Johnson guided the Ellis Winsloe-trained Point Score (NZ) (Ekraar) to success in Invercargill last Saturday to level up to David Walsh's record of 2451 New Zealand wins, the Parsons were
New Zealand
Following the lead of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) has this week released its horse welfare standards. The Welfare Committee of the IFHA created the minimum guidelines drawing from work undertaken in New Zealand which resulted in the release of the New Zealand
New Zealand
Leviathan owner Ozzie Kheir is looking forward to watching Kiwi recruit Impecunious (NZ) (Sacred Falls) step out in Melbourne this week. The daughter of Sacred Falls will line up at Caulfield on Wednesday for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in what will be her first Australian start. Prepared by
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Smart three-year-old filly Sweet Anna (NZ) (Tavistock) is nearing a raceday return after trialing well at Te Aroha on Monday. The well-bred daughter of Tavistock was initially on a path to the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) but was thwarted by a foot abscess just days out from
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Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has summer features in mind for talented filly Play That Song (NZ) (Showcasing). A winner of the Gr.2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) as a juvenile, Play That Song finished third on Saturday when resuming at Te Rapa. “She is good and has come through
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is looking forward to the raceday return of Group One winner Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca), her Group winning half-sister Vitesse Bo (NZ) (Proisir) and speedy three-year-old Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) as his summer team kicks into gear. A talented horseman, whose primary focus has
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A career highlight at Te Rapa on Saturday might have put a further delay on retirement plans for owner-breeder-trainer Bill Pomare. After more than three decades in the industry, the Rotorua horseman celebrated his biggest win when Ocean Billy (NZ) (Ocean Park) triumphed in the Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato
New Zealand
An Australian stable still remains on the radar for New Zealand juggernaut Te Akau Racing, but it is in no rush to set up roots just yet. Te Akau Racing revealed earlier this year that it was looking to take a dozen boxes at Flemington, using the stable to launch
New Zealand
Exciting mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) was in action at the Te Aroha trials on Monday, winning her 1000m heat by a head from another talented four-year-old in Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock). Levante set tongues wagging with a stunning last to first victory in the Listed Counties Bowl (1100m) last month and