Australia
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) relished the heavy track at Newcastle to break a 22-month hiatus from the winner's stall in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2200m). Stable representative Ben Elam said he was delighted to see rain lashing Newcastle, knowing
Australia
Former New Zealander Scarlet Oak (Kermadec) has rocketed to the second line of betting in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following an easy victory at Newcastle. Having just her second start in Australia and third overall, the three-year-old filly made light work of her opponents in Saturday&
New Zealand
Well-related Cambridge Stud mare Bella Waters (NZ) (Scared Falls) was thrown in at the deep end for Saturday’s Listed Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m), but she proved that she belonged at black-type level with a highly valuable win. Bred and raced by Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Bella
New Zealand
Red-hot rider Masa Hashizume added further plaudits to an already outstanding season when he piloted Karman Line (NZ) (Myboycharlie) to a deserved victory in the Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Hashizume has already smashed his previous season’s best-winning tally of 33 victories set in
New Zealand
An emphatic front-running win at New Plymouth on Saturday hinted at a lucrative winter campaign over the next few months for Rocababy (NZ) (El Roca). Most of the highlights of the Hawera mare’s career have come on her favoured rain-affected footing, including a victory over subsequent Group
Australia
While the feature race focus has been on Adelaide over the past few weeks, South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott sent handy four-year-old mare Fancify (NZ) (Niagara) to Caulfield where she scored a comfortable victory in the Rod Griffiths Handicap (1400m). The daughter of Niagara was perfectly ridden by
New Zealand
Wexford Stables’ Queensland contingent will receive some reinforcements in the coming weeks following Geriatrix (Almanzor)’s win in the Van Dyk’s 3YO 1400 at Arawa Park on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Almanzor was on trial to join stablemates Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High) and Tomodachi (NZ)
Australia
Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping to make their mark in the three-year-old filly ranks during the Queensland Winter Carnival, starting at a rain-soaked Sunshine Coast on Saturday. The Wexford Stables pair will present Group One winner Molly Bloom for her Australian debut
Australia
Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) has appeared on the leaderboard in the Longines world’s best racehorse rankings for the first time, but her Randwick performance of last month is still not the standout Australian run so far this year. The extraordinary 6.5 length Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will be represented by a talented team of half a dozen on his home track on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of potential black-type contenders in the day’s open handicap feature. Sharrock will saddle Sumi and Justaskme in the $40,000 The Rock
New Zealand
Within the space of less than half an hour on Saturday afternoon, Andrew Forsman will be represented by key chances in Group Three races in both Australia and New Zealand. At 3:37pm, the Cambridge trainer will send out Mary Shan and the defending champion Wessex in the Gr.3
New Zealand
Wexford Stables will have a mix of experience and emerging talent contesting Saturday’s Listed Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) with Karman Line and I’munstoppable. One of three fillies entered in the feature, I’munstoppable was an impressive winner of the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa