New Zealand
Exciting up-and-comer Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) extended his winning sequence to five with another supreme performance in Saturday’s Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m) at New Plymouth. Not far away in elite three-year-old company last season, the son of Savabeel has gone to a
Australia
Premier trainer Tony Gollan intends to make the most of the weaker off- season races with stud-bound Shalwa (NZ) (O'Reilly) who scored easily at Eagle Farm. Shalwa had raced in stakes company at her past three starts including a second in the Listed Just Now Quality (1350m)
New Zealand
The judge at New Plymouth had his work cut out on Saturday when less than half a length separated six of the fillies engaged in the Listed Fasttrack Insurance Oaks Prelude (1800m) at the finish line. In a desperate finish it was Cambridge visitor Seven Seas (NZ) (Roc De Cambes)
New Zealand
For the second time in four years, John and Karen Parsons have turned a Gore failure into an upset triumph in the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin Guineas (1500m). In 2017, the Parsons’ talented filly Residential (NZ) (Pins) finished 10th in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) before landing the Dunedin Guineas at
New Zealand
A powerful finishing burst carried lightly raced filly Bonita Aurelia (NZ) (Sweynesse) to her first career victory when she downed the favourites in Saturday’s Gr.3 Woburn Farm 2YO Classic (1200m) at New Plymouth. In breaking her maiden status, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained two-year-old
New Zealand
The Michael Moroney-trained Sound is on track to head across the Tasman to target the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old entire finished fifth fresh-up over 2000m at Caulfield last Saturday and Moroney said he was able
New Zealand
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has experienced a whirlwind week. It all kicked-off at Ellerslie on Saturday where Cool Aza Beel secured Te Akau’s fourth successive Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) before Probabeel became the first horse to win the 2YO and Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) double. It
New Zealand
Canterbury trainers Tony and Lyn Prendergast wish they had 10 more horses like Who Dares Wins in their stable. The consistent galloper took his stakes tally to three when victorious in the Listed Timaru Cup (1600m) last start and will attempt to add another at Wingatui on Saturday when he
New Zealand
Ngaire Fraser reckons she'll never lose her association with grand galloper Westminster, even as she prepares to saddle a two-year-old in a stakes race some 30 years later. The Cambridge trainer will produce Il Cavallo filly Alice Tinker in Saturday's Gr.3 Woburn Farm
Australia
Well-travelled gelding New Universe (NZ) (Darci Brahma) will be having his first start over a distance beyond 1600m in Saturday's Open Handicap (1800m) at Eagle Farm. The gelding won his first two starts in New Zealand then won his first two Australian starts for champion trainer Chris
New Zealand
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame has announced their intention to induct Sir Peter Vela, principal of New Zealand Bloodstock and Pencarrow Stud, into the Racing Hall of Fame. “Inducting Sir Peter Vela into the Racing Hall of Fame is an honour,” Racing Hall of Fame Chairman Cherry Taylor said.
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh still has five fillies in contention for March's Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham and will have a better line on two of them after racing at New Plymouth on Saturday. Marsh will produce Elisa Carolina (NZ) (Makfi) and