Australia
Lindsay Park were runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), and they are hoping they can go one better in this year’s edition where they will be represented once more by the Kiwi-bred, as well as his compatriot Evaporate (NZ) (Per
Australia
Kiwi trained Melbourne Cup hope Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) will miss this Friday night's Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) after suffering an insect bite at his Warrnambool base. Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie had hoped to use the A$750,000 feature as New Zealand and
New Zealand
Racing in Southland has been far from smooth sailing this season, and Gore’s Wednesday meeting will mark the start of several campaigns for Graham Eade and Brooke Kincaid’s team of horses. Inclement weather has caused havoc in the region with cancellations of several jump-outs, alongside the raceday scheduled
New Zealand
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Australia
Lady Luck wasn’t riding on the shoulder of James McDonald aboard Cambridge Stud’s high-class mare Joliestar at Randwick, but the farm still had ample reasons to celebrate at the weekend. The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old was heavily fancied in the A$20 million The Everest (1200m) and ran home
New Zealand
The New Zealand racing fraternity is in mourning following the passing of leading Central Districts jockey Johnathan Parkes over the weekend. The 35-year-old horseman garnered an envious record in his 22 years in the saddle, recording 1043 wins, 62 of those at stakes level, and nearly $20 million in earnings.
New Zealand
Waikato Stud’s star sprinter I Wish I Win will head to the spelling paddock following his uncustomary subpar performance when finishing at the tail end of the field in Saturday’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The son of Savabeel was among the favoured runners in
New Zealand
After more than a decade living in his adopted country, Vicky Rahmit fulfilled his dream of training a winner as a solo trainer when Sefton scored at Ashburton on Sunday. A six-year-old by Iffraaj, Sefton was Rahmit’s first runner in his own right at the local Timaru meeting earlier
New Zealand
Bill Thurlow’s team of gallopers were simply unstoppable at Waverley on Sunday, with his four winners capped off by Battle Secret (NZ) (Battle Paint) taking home the Steelformers Waverley Cup (2200m). The seven-year-old son of Battle Paint has had a sterling campaign so far, winning three of his five
Australia
First-year trainer Dom Sutton may have fallen just short of a fairytale maiden Group 1 win in last weekend's Caulfield Guineas, but the young horseman will now eye off a win on racing's biggest day. Sutton confirmed Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth), who fell just a half-head
New Zealand
Ciaron Maher said he saw nothing in Pride Of Jenni’s Randwick run and post-race recovery on Saturday to suggest she will not take her place in the highly select A$5 million Cox Plate this week. Such news will bring a major sigh of relief for those at the
Australia
The Melbourne Cup dream is over for this year for Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree), who has been sent to the paddock following his eighth placing in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. OTI Racing director Terry Henderson confirmed on Sunday morning that Warmonger’s spring campaign was over after connections decided pressing