New Zealand
Fiscal Fantasy (Skilled) may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Gr.3 OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned beautifully by jockey Leith Inness just behind the
New Zealand
Spring Heat (More Than Ready) arrived at Ellerslie on Tuesday, in more ways than one. The sun was out and the temperature began to soar as the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Spring Heat kicked off her season in the best possible style, recording her fourth career win
Australia
Wakeful Stakes winner Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) has drawn a middle barrier for her bid to emulate her dam Arapaho Miss (Danehill Dancer) in the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m). A field of 15 has been declared for Thursday's Oaks for three-year-old fillies at Flemington,
Australia
Jordan Childs is counting on a commitment to ride Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) at a weight below his comfort zone will pay off in the Melbourne Cup. Childs won The Bart Cummings on Surprise Baby at Flemington a month ago which clinched the lightly raced stayer his spot in Tuesday&
New Zealand
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is taking just the one horse south to Wingatui’s Tuesday meeting, but he is confident of a bold showing from Ticket To Ride (NZ) (Shocking) in the Harcourts Dunedin Open 1400m. The daughter of Shocking took her win tally to seven two starts back over
New Zealand
An exhibition gallop between races at Motukarara on Sunday has kept smart Cambridge filly Kali (NZ) (Darci Brahma) on track for her Group One mission at Riccarton on Saturday week. Kali worked with the Jamie Richards-trained Folk Dress over 1200m in preparation for their clash in the Gr.1
Australia
The Dennis brothers are a long way from their Woodlands homes in Southland, but they were never going to miss the thrill of being on track for their own runner in Australia’s most famous race. The 80-year-old twins Ray and Tony and their slightly younger brothers Joe
New Zealand
Jamie Richards wasn’t the only New Zealand trainer who had a smile on his face after Melody Belle’s (NZ) (Commands) dominant win in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Hastings conditioner Corrina McDougal, who trains in partnership with Paul Nelson, was happy to
New Zealand
The Shelley Hale-trained Go Nicholas (NZ) (Danroad) will be vying to record his third win on-end at Ellerslie on Tuesday when he contests the Halo Consulting 1600. The eight-year-old gelding has been in a purple patch of form since combining with apprentice jockey Taiki Yanagida, and
Breeding
With all the recent regular anti-racing publicity that is published always at the time when the racing industry is preparing Melbourne Cup week. As the spotlight was shone on the industry by the media accusing a lot of participants of not knowing where their ex-race horses are once
New Zealand
Aucklander Kevin Mackenzie feels he has a duty to deliver the second leg of a remarkable family double as he ponders Melbourne Cup success on Tuesday. Mackenzie's nephew Grant Smith is a part-owner of Melody Belle, a brilliant winner of Saturday's Gr.1 Empire Rose
Australia
Margaret Falconer’s focus will go from one end of the scale to the other on Tuesday as she switches between Ellerslie and Flemington. The Cambridge trainer will be at Ellerslie hoping to win a maiden race with the five-year-old Drake Bay, who has been placed in six