Australia
Stallion credentials go on the line for Kiwi-owned colt Banquo (Written Tycoon) in Saturday's Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. The Written Tycoon colt goes into the sprint feature having won two of just eight starts but he will take his chance with a featherweight 51kg
New Zealand
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has fond memories of the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), and he will head to Ellerslie on Saturday with high hopes of adding more. Richards has won the Sistema Stakes in three of the last four years
New Zealand
Graham Richardson experienced one of his biggest moments in racing when Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) won the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa last month and the Matamata trainer is hoping for a repeat performance at Ellerslie on Saturday. “It was awesome, it was a well-
Australia
Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been ruled out of the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with bruised fetlocks. Trainer Clayton Chipperfield sent him to the Ballarat Vet Clinic on Tuesday fearing he was not quite himself after his below-par run in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m)
New Zealand
The pressure goes on Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready) this weekend to maintain the big-race run of success being enjoyed by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay with their fillies. Vernazza played her part in the couple’s black type winning streak over the last month when taking
New Zealand
Lisa Allpress is no stranger to international success, but she took things up a notch in Saudi Arabia last week when becoming the first female jockey to win a race in the Arab nation. Allpress was competing in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey Challenge and she was up against some
New Zealand
Ballymore Stables are hoping to raise the volume at Ellerslie on Saturday when international stayer Sound (Lando) tackles the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). The Group One performer won three stakes races in Europe before joining trainer Michael Moroney’s Melbourne barn 18 months ago. He subsequently
New Zealand
Mark Lupton’s New Zealand training career could end in a blaze of glory at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Matamata-based horseman will saddle up Etah James, a Raise The Flag seven-year-old mare he co-bred and part-owns, in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup
Racing
Anyone who has been to a picnic race meeting in Victoria knows it is an example of grassroots racing at its finest. The popular circuit, which runs between October and April, showcases the best of country hospitality, a place where Mum, Dad and the kids can dress down, BYO and
New Zealand
Talented juvenile filly Play That Song (NZ) (Showcasing) will be looking for redemption when she tackles the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Nigel Tiley-trained runner suffered her first defeat last start at the hands of Cool Aza Beel (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Karaka Million
New Zealand
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Australia
While the New Zealanders are crossing the Tasman to plunder Australian races, Azuro will be out to reverse the trend in the Auckland Cup. The Jamie Richards-trained Probabeel and Te Akau Shark took out Sydney's first two autumn carnival Group One races at Randwick on Saturday, the