Australia
Tuesday's release of Victoria Derby nominations contained two colts from the Lindsey Smith stable and the pair justified their payment fee 24 hours later at Flemington on Wednesday. Adelaide Ace ($6) won the $60,000 AAMI Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) while stablemate Olympic Oath ($6.50) ran an
Australia
Tony Pike does not believe he could have The Bostonian going any better ahead of the sprinter's spring return in the A$1 million Moir Stakes at The Valley, but would have liked a better barrier draw. The Bostonian, who won two weight-for-age Group Ones in
Racing
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is happy with the way his three-year-old fillies Loire and Kali have pulled up after Saturday’s Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). Pike was particularly pleased with Loire’s performance to finish third and believes she will be suited
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Glenn Old believes he has a Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) prospect on his hands in lightly-tried five-year-old Super Hoof. The handsome chestnut handled the step-up in grade with aplomb when successful at Te Rapa in the Rating 82 Benchmark Melbourne
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Dual stakes winner Von Tunzelman will step out for the first time for South Auckland trainers Moira and Kieran Murdoch when he contests the Harold Tuson Memorial Greys (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. Formerly trained in Cambridge by Roger James and Robert Wellwood, his connections are hoping a change
Australia
Well-related New Zealand private purchase, Selica, was a strong debut winner at Moe on Tuesday for Cranbourne trainer Mick Kent, landing the MBSS Security Maiden Plate (1217m) in effortless fashion. The three-year-old daughter of Makfi is a half-sister to Group One performer Wyndspelle and comes from
New Zealand
Go Racing manager Albert Bosma is excited about the prospects of stakes winning juvenile Exuberant this season. “He’s being set for the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) in November,” Bosma said of the Stephen Marsh charge. “He’s proved himself to be a Group-quality horse with
New Zealand
Tony Pike went to Karaka in January in search of his next potential star and he may just have found him. Promising juvenile Not An Option is part of a colts syndicate Pike formed prior to the sale and the son of Not A Single doubt has quickly repaid his
New Zealand
In an industry not known for its praise, the Cambridge Jockey Club and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing should be congratulated for applying some nous and moving the trials, initially planned for Tuesday, to Monday due to a poor weather forecast. It is the second time this call has been made
Australia
Group One winner Volpe Veloce will most likely contest Saturday’s Gr.2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill, with the six-year-old mare to step up in distance after only beating one runner home in the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at the same track a fortnight ago.
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A return to the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day remains the primary focus for Princess Kereru this season. The daughter of Pins was beaten by a neck by Santa Monica in the opening Group One of the year and trainers Ken and Bev
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The John Bary-trained Callsign Mav will get his first tilt at stakes company in a fortnight’s time when he contests the Gr.2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings. The son of Atlante booked his spot in the three-year-old feature with a three-