Australia
Former New Zealander Amberite (NZ) (Proisir) has made an immediate impression across the Tasman, landing an upset victory in his Australian debut in Saturday’s A$130,000 Murray Cox Handicap (1800m) at Flemington. The son of Proisir had shown plenty of talent in his 17-start career in New Zealand,
New Zealand
Saturday’s Happy 80th Birthday Garry Chittick (1100m) at Trentham is set to cap an exciting week for Cambridge trainers Ben and Ryan Foote. The $40,000 open sprint marks a welcome return to raceday action for the Footes’ stable star, multiple Group One-performed mare Babylon Berlin. It comes just
New Zealand
Mont Ventoux and Renegade Fighter’s first-up performances at Te Rapa on May 4 have given Rudy Liefting grounds for optimism for their winter jumping campaigns, beginning with their next assignments at Hawera on Sunday. A last-start placing in restricted open grade makes Mont Ventoux a key player for the
New Zealand
Allan Sharrock will have both quantity and quality on his side at Trentham on Saturday as he shoots for a third Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) in the last seven years. The New Plymouth trainer won the race with Ladies First in 2017 and Justaskme last year, and he
New Zealand
Turn The Ace has six victories at Te Rapa already under his belt, and Andrew Forsman sees no reason why he can’t add to that tally in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1300 on Saturday. The five-year-old Turn Me Loose gelding has a well-known love affair with the track and ran
New Zealand
Cindy Falls evened the ledger with Sir Sterling at Te Rapa last start, and she will be out to go one better when the pair meet at the Hamilton track once more in Saturday’s Jones Trucking 1400. The Lauren Brennan-trained Sir Sterling got the upper hand in in their
New Zealand
Cody Cole is hopeful that his promising mare Kind Thoughts will have her chance at stakes glory in Saturday’s Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) at Trentham. The talented daughter of Tarzino has scarcely put a foot wrong in her short career, posting two victories and two seconds from
New Zealand
Promising apprentice Ace Lawson-Carroll can't wait to make the most of his opportunity on one of New Zealand's fastest horses at Trentham on Saturday. Lawson-Carroll, who is apprenticed to Shaun Clotworthy in South Auckland, will ride the Ben Foote-trained Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) in the
Australia
Benchmark 56 races rarely feature in fairytales, but for David Dempsey, they may as well be the Melbourne Cup. Dempsey reckons the replay of Not A Brass Razoo's (NZ) (Darci Brahma) win in the lowly handicap at Gawler last Wednesday will be on loop in his mind when
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing’s Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson continued to extend their unassailable lead in the National Trainers’ Premiership at Riccarton’s Synthetic meeting on Thursday, recording a winning double courtesy of Caravella (NZ) (Caravaggio) and Treaty Of Paris (NZ) (Tavistock). Caravella kicked off proceedings in the Coca-Cola Open
New Zealand
It may have taken until the tail end of his four-year-old season, but Darryn Weatherley believes his Group One winner Pier (NZ) (Proisir) has finally furnished into a mature racehorse. The son of Proisir was a standout three-year-old last term, winning the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and
New Zealand
A return to Australia was on the cards for Wewillrock (NZ) (El Roca) this winter, but trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos have elected to keep him in New Zealand to tackle some home targets. He performed with distinction across the Tasman over the winter months last year for Sydney