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
New Zealand
Promising miler Germanicus (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will be tested at elite-level for the first time on Saturday when he lines-up in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki. The Danica Guy-trained four-year-old has won three of his seven starts
Australia
Letzbeglam (Snitzel) could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready), another Lindsay-owned filly, will spearhead the homefront team with a tilt at the Gr.2 J. Swap Contractors Matamata
Australia
High-class three-year-old Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has settled into life in Sydney well and was put through her paces when finishing fifth in a 1000m trial at Randwick on Monday morning on a track rated a Soft6. The Jamie Richards-trained daughter of Savabeel closed well late in
New Zealand
Vinnie Colgan is happy not to have to make the call between the rides on Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) and Dragon Leap (Pierro) going into the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday week. Colgan, the most successful rider in New Zealand Derby history, will
New Zealand
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
New Zealand
Twenty-six years on from her famous Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) victory with Solvit, Moira Murdoch’s beach training regime is continuing to pay dividends. Now training in partnership with her daughter Kieran, Murdoch sprung a $32 upset with Polzeath (NZ) (Pentire) in Saturday’s Gr.2 Joe McDonald
New Zealand
A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) taking his place in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in a fortnight. If confirmed, it would see trainer Andrew Campbell and the colt’s ownership
New Zealand
In-form jockey Jason Waddell has been confirmed as the rider for Dragon Leap (Pierro) in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on February 29. Dragon Leap’s co-trainer Lance O’Sullivan had advised last week that Waddell had been offered the ride on the
New Zealand
While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma), Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his star can still win the war when the pair clash again in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in a fortnight. In
New Zealand
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER