New Zealand
Handicap conditions won’t be in the favour of middle-distance specialist Defibrillate when the classy gelding contests the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday. The nine-year-old son of Shocking was a key figure in the top-flight middle-distance events last season and looked to be returning to solid
Racing
Racing commentator Tony Lee is set to call his final Wellington Cup meeting following a long and iconic career behind the microphone stretching back to the 1980s. Dunedin-based race caller Justin Evans is preparing to move north where he will take over the reins from Mr Lee as Central Districts
New Zealand
Leading Otago trainers Brian and Shane Anderton are set to make their presence felt with two well-credentialled runners in Sunday’s $50,000 Happy Hire Cromwell Cup (2030m). Shane Anderton expects the step up to 2030m to be ideal for Capo Dell Impero (NZ) (Ghibellines) and Burgie (NZ) (Ghibellines), who
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie has crossed the Tasman for a second tilt at the Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool on Sunday, four years on from a highly creditable first attempt. Ritchie saddled Where Are You (NZ) (Ekraar) to finish third at double-figure odds in the 2019 running of the A$
New Zealand
A busy Saturday afternoon is looming for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh, who has 19 runners entered across the Te Rapa and Wanganui meetings including strong chances in all four black-type events. The first feature race of the afternoon is the Listed O’Learys Fillies’ Stakes (1340m) at Wanganui, which has
New Zealand
Kylie Hoskin is hoping she has the luck of the Irish at Te Rapa on Saturday, having secured expat Samantha Wynne to ride Zaila (NZ) (Per Incanto) in the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m). With the jockey ranks thin on the ground at present, Hoskin was struggling to find
Australia
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose (Per Incanto) will continue his racing career in Hong Kong in the new year. His new trainer David Hayes said the three-year-old son of Per Incanto will remain as a colt and be sent to Hong Kong by the end of this year to
New Zealand
Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood were far from surprised that Zabmanzor bridged the significant gap from maiden company to black type success with such aplomb at Otaki. They have held Almanzor’s son in high regard for some time and the three-year-old showed exactly why with an effortless victory
New Zealand
Johnathan Parkes has had many memorable wins throughout his riding career, but his victory aboard Chase (NZ) (Zed) at Otaki on Thursday would feature right up there sentimentally. The Central Districts jockey, who has a close connection with the name, had been wanting to ride the Group One performer for
New Zealand
There has been a massive injection of stakes money to the racing calendar this year and Matamata trainer Wayne Hillis is keen to get his hands on some of it. Part of that prizemoney boost are five inaugural innovation races around the country, with the first of those, the $350,
New Zealand
Emphatic last-start winner Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj) will lead the Wexford Stables charge at Te Rapa on Saturday where she will step into stakes company, contesting the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m). The daughter of Iffraaj showed promise early in her first two raceday appearances and justified
Australia
Promising stayer Tommy (NZ) (Telperion) ended a lengthy campaign on the best-possible note by winning the 2100-metre Benchmark 70 on Wednesday afternoon at Sandown Lakeside. After a disappointing effort at Flemington when up in grade during Cup Week, co-trainer Calvin McEvoy said it was pleasing to see the five-year-old tough