New Zealand
Lib Petagna’s Elsdon Park will offer its third draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka later this month, and the Matamata nursery has upped the ante, with their consignment nearly doubling their previous offerings. “We are taking up 29 (yearlings) and it’s a big
New Zealand
Australian syndicator OTI Racing have made a timely acquisition of Skippers Canyon (NZ) (Belardo), with the promising three-year-old set to potentially recoup a portion of their outlay in Saturday’s $350,000 Race With Te Akau Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham. Bred by Ardsley Stud, the Belardo gelding
New Zealand
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray will be out to complete their trio of New Zealand feature two-mile successes at Trentham on Saturday when Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) takes on the Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m). The Cambridge training partnership won both the Gr.3
New Zealand
Top-flight winner El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking) is in a happy place as he prepares to double his tally at the elite level. Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) victor enjoyed a spin around Matamata on Tuesday, romping home by six lengths in the hands of Rory
New Zealand
Westbury Stud will offer sizeable Book 1 and 2 drafts at Karaka later this month, showcasing their own stallion roster and with variety added by choice offerings of leading Australian-based sires. The Gerry Harvey-owned operation is always strongly represented at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and
New Zealand
Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) will be out to replicate the feats of stable predecessor Bounding when she heads to Ellerslie next week to tackle the $700,000 Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m). Bounding took out the 2014 running of the sprint feature after finishing runner-up in the Gr.1
New Zealand
Dual Group One-winning mare Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) made her first public appearance back on home soil at the Foxton trials on Tuesday, as she readies for a title defence in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) on Karaka Millions Night next week. After failing to meet her $700,
New Zealand
Levin trainer Josh Shaw left Foxton a happy man on Tuesday after his Group One performer Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) took out her 1200m trial ahead of next Saturday’s Gr.2 Westbury Stud Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca finished runner-up to
New Zealand
Darryn Weatherley is unable to split his talented stayers Ess Vee Are (NZ) (Shocking) and Arby (NZ) (Proisir) ahead of Saturday’s Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation And Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), and with the same ownership group in both horses, he would be happy to see either take
New Zealand
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Australia
Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) runner-up Scary (NZ) (Shocking) is building up nicely towards his return to the races next month. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained colt jumped out at Pakenham last Tuesday, when he had Jack Virgona in the saddle. "We're really happy
Australia
Top filly Bellatrix Star’s (Star Witness) autumn campaign has been aborted and her racing future is unclear after a freak accident at Cranbourne last week. Mark Walker’s Group Two winner and Group One runner-up sustained a serious neck injury when she reared and fell while exiting the