A A$2 million prize on offer and potentially a slightly easier race than one worth less money in Melbourne could see Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) head to the Hill Stakes at Rosehill. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is entered for both the Hill Stakes (1900m) on Saturday
New Zealand
A pair of Te Akau Racing fillies will be vying to keep their Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) hopes alive when they step out this week. Last start runner-up She Turns Heads will attempt to go one better when she heads to Tauranga on Wednesday to
New Zealand
The Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) dream is over this year for the connections of Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood). The reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year has been ruled out for the remainder of the spring after a veterinary examination revealed he has a viral infection. The Graeme
New Zealand
There were few smiles bigger than Danika Wilson’s at Riccarton last Saturday after the apprentice jockey recorded her first win aboard The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m). It was the 21-year-old’s eighth raceday ride and she said she had a feeling
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman took home Group One spoils on a rain-affected track at Hastings last weekend with Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh), but the Cambridge trainer is hoping for a better surface in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday for his promising fillies. Forsman will present in-form three-year-old pairing of Satin Doll
New Zealand
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Exciting three-year-old Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) has been ruled out of the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month. The heavy going proved too tough at Hastings on Saturday for the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained runner, with the $1.40
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) continued to please his connections at Lindsay Park this week with victory in his 1000m trial at Benalla on Monday. "That's very typical of him," Ben Hayes, who trains in partnership with his brothers JD and Will, told Racing.
New Zealand
Top quality mare Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh) spearheaded a lucrative and satisfying stellar Saturday for Windsor Park Stud. The dominant Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) winner was bred by the Cambridge nursery, who remain in the ownership group of the daughter of resident stallion Vanbrugh. Riccarton success stories Trobriand
New Zealand
It may have taken a few years and 21 starts, but trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy may have found Malt Time’s (Adelaide) new pet distance. The seven-year-old mare, who had previously been kept to sprint distances, winning the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) last November, was tested over a
New Zealand
A downpour of rain at Hastings on Saturday was welcomed by consistent stayer Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto), who skipped through the heavy conditions to continue his red-hot form. Prepared by Awapuni conditioner Mark Oulaghan, Semper Magico was aiming to add a fourth victory in five starts this season in
New Zealand
With six wins in three different countries within the space of 18 hours, Te Akau Racing had a weekend that was extraordinary even by their standards. Superstar sprinting mare Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) provided the perfect start with another dazzling performance in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) in the