New Zealand
Northern apprentice jockey Joe Nishizuka experienced the highs and lows of race riding at Tauranga on Sunday and fortunately finished the meeting on a high with his first winning double. Partnering Stephen Ralph’s filly Ride Sally Ride in the opening event, Nishizuka settled in behind the speed but clipped
New Zealand
Rising ten-year-old Interllectus (Intello) showed there was still plenty of fight left in the old dog as he refused to yield over the closing stages when capturing the Taumarunui Racing @Te Rapa 27/7 Steeplechase (3900m) on Saturday. A maiden winner on the flat back in August 2019,
New Zealand
Rugged Taranaki visitor Liquid Les (NZ) (Echoes Of Heaven) showed just what he is capable of when given a clear run in front as he led all the way to capture the John F Grylls Memorial Classic (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Echoes
New Zealand
Lightly raced filly Cornelia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made a return to the winner’s circle at Te Rapa on Saturday with an impressive display in the Jack & June Stewart Memorial (1200m). A daughter of Swiss Ace trained by Simon & Katrina Alexander, Cornelia made a successful debut in late
New Zealand
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Australia
Victorian trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman sent their emerging Kiwi-bred talent Rhapsody Chic to Sydney on Saturday and came away with a stunning win in the A$160,000 TAB Handicap (1400m) at Randwick. The Benchmark 78 handicap was the third straight victory for the four-year-old gelding,
Australia
Talented New Zealand mare Cindy Falls opened her Australian account in style with a brilliant last-to-first performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Leilani Series Final (1400m) at Flemington. The daughter of Sacred Falls showed bright promise in her homeland with three wins from 12 starts for Cambridge
New Zealand
Capable flat performer Pacheco continued to make a serious impression as a jumper in the TAB Hurdle (2800m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. With the advantage of former Champion Jump’s Jockey Shaun Phelan as his trainer, Pacheco transitioned into jumps racing with ease at the venue last month when
New Zealand
Seasoned campaigner Conor O’Ceirin will head to the South Island in preparation for a feature target after a fighting victory in the UBP Te Awamutu Cup (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Conor O’Ceirin entered Robbie Patterson’s stable in late 2022 after recording four wins for the
New Zealand
Apprentice jockey Lily Sutherland brought up the 100th win of her career with a well-timed finish aboard Aljay in Saturday’s Beard Brothers Handicap (2200m) at Hastings. Sutherland headed to Hawke’s Bay on Saturday with 99 wins to her name, and she had a frustrating start to the
New Zealand
Trainer Andrew Forsman collected the major spoils in the feature flat event at Hastings on Saturday, the Valley D’Vine Restaurant Handicap (1400m). Talented four-year-old Wessex duly rewarded the many punters who sent her out as the dominant $1.70 favourite for the open 1400m contest, off the
New Zealand
A few days after the loss of legendary Hawke’s Bay studmaster and administrator Tom Lowry, his nephew Guy played a starring role on Saturday with Wewillrock’s scintillating victory in the Group One Turf Bar Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. Tom Lowry died on Monday at the age of