New Zealand
Waipukurau trainer Simon Wilson has welcomed the announcement that the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) will take place next month. Wilson trains reigning race victor Dez (NZ) (Zed), who also placed in the mile feature in 2018. “It is good to see that the Winter Cup is back,” Wilson said.
New Zealand
Stephen Marsh has his bases covered this weekend as the only trainer in the country to have runners at all three galloping meetings. The Cambridge trainer has two maidens engaged at Wanganui on Friday, six in action at Riccarton on Saturday and four runners accepted for the return to racing
New Zealand
The wait for a weekly racing news and form publication will soon be over with confirmation that RaceForm is set to return in time for the new racing season. RaceForm, incorporating the TAB’s Best Bets, quickly established its place in the form guide market when it was introduced late
New Zealand
Wanganui jockey Johnathan Parkes will begin the quest for the final 100 winners he needs to join the New Zealand 1000-win jockey club when he rides at his home track on Friday. Parkes claimed his 900th win when he partnered the Gary Vile-trained Fattore Otto to success at Awapuni on
Australia
Boom Kiwi galloper Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) remains in an equine hospital in Sydney after undergoing eye surgery. The striking chestnut had optic implant surgery for a rare condition last month and while recovering well from the operation picked up a lung infection that is causing concern.
New Zealand
Weight, it’s the bane of many jockeys’ existence, and late last year it became a bit too much for talented apprentice Hazel Schofer. The New Plymouth rider had been battling weight issues for some time and elected to take a break from racing. “My weight just got a bit
New Zealand
Keep Aimee’s Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) in your black book. That’s the thought of trainer Trudy Keegan after the filly’s dominant debut victory over 1200m at Awapuni on Saturday. The daughter of Proisir missed the jump by a couple of lengths before she quickly regathered the pack under
New Zealand
The Canterbury Jockey Club has announced that the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) will be run on Saturday 15 August 2020. The Grand National Festival of Racing was a casualty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the racing calendar, however, the Winter Cup has found a new date
New Zealand
It was a true family affair for local trainer John Morell at Te Rapa on Saturday. Morell acquired his love of racing from his uncle, Jim Mead, and he was pleased to mark the anniversary of his passing with a win courtesy of Steven James (NZ) (Ekraar) in the Super
New Zealand
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Star hurdler Gobstopper (NZ) (Tavistock) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Sunday’s Kevin Lafferty Hurdle at Warrnambool to continue an all-conquering 2020 season. The former Kiwi started the $2 favourite and jumped cleanly in the small field of five but looked in trouble when Woodsman raced three
New Zealand
Apprentice jockey Maria Sanson kicked off her career in fine style at Awapuni on Saturday when she picked up her first career victory on her raceday debut. The personable twenty-five-year-old had earlier guided the Kevin Myers-trained Overtheriver (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) into fifth in the main flat race of the