New Zealand
Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) looks to be back to her best after a subpar spring campaign in Sydney. The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished unplaced in both of her Sydney assignments and trainer Jamie Richards admits he may have made a mistake with the Australian campaign. “I don’
New Zealand
Hastings trainer John Bary would have preferred another week of conditioning under Callsign Mav's (NZ) (Atlante) belt heading into Saturday's Rich Hill Stud Premier 3YO (1400m) at Awapuni but expects his charge to be competitive nonetheless. The Atlante gelding has already shown his class with two
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is happy with comeback galloper Chocante (NZ) (Shocking) but has no expectation of a winning return in the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Group One performer strained a tendon in the Listed Tails Stakes (1600m) at Doomben in
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Blueblood filly Our Crown Jewels has Autumn Group One targets in her sights after scoring her maiden win at Mornington on Tuesday. Raced in partnership by Peter Moody and Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan, the daughter of Tavistock was having her third career start and her first as a
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The Ben Foote-trained Principle (NZ) (Pins) broke through for his maiden victory at the second time of asking at Matamata on Thursday when taking out the Carrfields Livestock Matamata 1600. The son of Pins settled towards the rear of the field for in-form Jason Waddell after jumping away from his
New Zealand
Group One winning miler Shadows Cast (NZ) (Per Incanto) may be kept to sprint distances in the coming months, starting with the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Mark Oulaghan-trained gelding won last year’s edition of the race before going on to
New Zealand
Ashburton galloper Diorissimo (NZ) (Showcasing) proved that she can handle the staying test of two miles in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) last month and trainers Sarah and Matthew Smith are eyeing further Cups assignments with the mare. The husband and wife team were thrilled with her efforts
New Zealand
Group-winning gelding Rising Red (NZ) (Redwood) is ready to return to the races after his latest lengthy injury absence. The 2017 Group One New Zealand Derby runner-up and 2018 Group Three Premier's Cup winner in Brisbane has been off the scene since last spring because of a suspensory
New Zealand
Awareness made the perfect start to her racing career at Ruakaka on Tuesday when winning the Lindauer Maiden 3YO (1000m) for Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards. Ridden by apprentice jockey Chelsea Burdan, claiming to 52.5kgs, she was a touch awkward through the early stages when attempting to settle outside
New Zealand
Te Awamutu trainer Keith Hawtin is delighted with the progress of talented three-year-old Double Impact (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The Oaks Stud-owned son of Darci Brahma was an impressive maiden winner in August before featuring heavily in the stipendary stewards reports at his next two outings, when third at Hawke’s
New Zealand
In-form Waikato jockey Ryan Elliot hopes to be celebrating his first taste of black-type success for the season when he has Christmas with his family in Levin. The highly talented 20-year-old wound up last season with a personal best tally of 60 wins, including six black-type wins, and, though he
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is looking to plunder the rich spoils on offer at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day with a pair of stable runners. Impressive last start winner Kya Khoob Lagti Ho (Pierro) will contest the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship (2400m), while Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach) will