Racing
Iron Hawk (Written Tycoon) will go for three wins on the trot when he heads to Riccarton on Saturday where he will have his first tilt at stakes level in New Zealand in the Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m). The ANZAC Day feature has been the key
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New Zealand Derby fourth placegetter Wigmore (NZ) (Sweynesse) will step out for new trainer Phillip Stokes for the first time on Saturday when he contests the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) at Morphettville. The son of Sweynesse was previously prepared by Caley Myers in New Zealand, where the he
Australia
Randwick trainer Tom Charlton is looking for a positive return from Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) winner Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) at Randwick as connections consider another trip north this winter. Twelve months ago, the son of Super Seth progressed from winning a Goulburn maiden at his second start
Australia
A win in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville would be an important one for Just Kick (NZ) (Staphanos). Emma-Lee and David Browne say a win by Just Kick in Adelaide would be timely with an important thoroughbred sale coming up. Just Kick is chasing her maiden victory when she heads
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Te Akau will chase feature race victories at three venues in the coming days with Zantabulous (NZ) (Almanzor) to lead off the assault on Friday in her first tilt at a stakes prize. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained mare looks well placed in the Listed Jennian Homes Anzac 1600,
Racing
Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) took a giant step forward in his newfound calling as a sprinter-turned-miler last start, and this Sunday on FWD Champions Day, the four-time Group One winner is aiming to cement his status as one of Sha Tin’s top performers over 1600m. Lucky Sweynesse is trained
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After suffering potentially serious injuries in a training track accident late last month, lightweight jockey Jasmine Fawcett is well on the road to recovery. The 32-year-old was ambulanced to Waikato Hospital on March 26 following a nasty fall at the Matamata track. Initial scans and x-rays revealed a brain bleed
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Ace Lawson-Carroll’s dream comeback is continuing, with the South Auckland apprentice jockey set to cross the Tasman to ride Bona Sforza (Written By) in the A$1 million Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The 21-year-old hoop made his return to racing just a month ago
Racing
The combined Canterbury gallops and harness community is reflecting on the life of renowned racing photographer Colin Berry following his passing in Christchurch at age 89. For all of six decades Berry was a fixture at Riccarton, Addington and other Canterbury venues, initially as a photo-finish operator and then as
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It’s taken Sydney-based jockey Jason Collett more than a decade to make his return to Hong Kong, but this time he is on business and not pleasure. The 34-year-old expatriate New Zealander has been booked to ride four-year-old Giovanni (Epiphaneia)in the HK$30 million Gr.1 FWD QEII
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Frankie Lor believes the experience gained from defeating seasoned opposition in the Gr.3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) in February will assist Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci) when the four-year-old takes on some of the world’s best horses in the HK$30 million Gr.1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on FWD
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Gold Patch (NZ) (Ardrossan) provided a milestone moment at Sha Tin on Sunday, handing champion jockey Zac Purton his 100th winner of the season with a determined performance in the Class 3 Enabling Professionals To Flourish For Their Charge Handicap (1200m). Prepared