Australia
Glen Boss insists Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) will not peak until next month's $5 million All-Star Mile but the champion jockey still expects him to take plenty of beating in the Futurity Stakes. Kolding forms part of a select field of eight for Saturday's weight-
Australia
Star New Zealand gallopers Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) and Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) have secured a start in the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) after polling was closed for the rich race. The top 10 vote getters, headed by Alligator Blood, secured spots in the race at Caulfield
New Zealand
Ken and Bev Kelso have opted for the safe option with their star mare Supera (NZ) (Savabeel). The Matamata trainers had originally targeted Saturday's Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki with the five-year-old Savabeel mare but the prospect of an unsuitable
New Zealand
A $700 gavelhouse.com buy is the second winner in a space of weeks for Tapanui-based trainers Nikki and Barrie Blatch bought off the online auction site. Expedition produced a smart front running display to win by two and three-quarter lengths over 1200m at Southland on Saturday and
New Zealand
Having stakes contenders on both sides of the Tasman is becoming a common occurrence for Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards. The 30-year-old horseman was kept busy in the spring with a large racing team at home, while Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) and Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van
New Zealand
High-class mare Yearn (NZ) (Savabeel) will contest Saturday’s Lisa Chittick Plate (1400m) at Matamata and trainer Karen Fursdon is confident of another bold performance. The last-start Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) placegetter is in career best form, having won the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m)
Australia
Group One-winning filly Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) will begin her autumn campaign at Caulfield on Saturday when she lines-up in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m). The New Zealand-bred filly was a last-start winner of the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in November and trainer
New Zealand
Peter McKay will be keeping close tabs on the weather forecast ahead of the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is hoping to secure another Group One mile victory with The Mitigator (Master of Design) after his Thorndon Mile (1600m)
Australia
Star New Zealand mare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) may be vulnerable when she makes her return to racing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. The warning comes after Paul Richards, father of the mare's trainer Jamie, rode Melody Belle in a gallop on the course proper at Caulfield
Australia
Training partners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have been granted permission to train more than 100 horses from Cranbourne's training complex. Cranbourne Turf Club announced that Busuttin and Young have been allocated an additional 40 boxes, allowing them capacity of 115 horses stabled at one time. Busuttin and
New Zealand
There would be few horses in the country more consistent than Rock On Wood (NZ) (Redwood) and trainer Leanne Elliot is hoping the reliable gelding can turn that form into Group One glory next month. The Horowhenua galloper is earmarked to head north to Ellerslie on March 7 where he
New Zealand
There will be a touch of New Zealand flavour in Saudi Arabia ahead of next month’s US$20million Saudi Cup, the world’s newly established richest horse race. Last season’s New Zealand Premiership-winning jockey Lisa Allpress has been invited to compete in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey