Australia
Liam Howley is hoping to saddle up his first Melbourne Cup runner next Tuesday, with plans to accept with Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) in the A$8.4 million race. For a period, Howley was private trainer for the Melbourne Cup's most-successful owner, Lloyd Williams, but didn&
New Zealand
Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January. The Te Kauwhata operation bred and sold multiple Group One winner Prowess and in the lead-up to her
New Zealand
New Zealand-bred mare Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) is on song for Saturday’s A$10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill according to trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. The daughter of Tavistock was runner-up in the A$2 million The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, giving
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Peter Didham is looking forward to heading to Wanganui and Trentham this week where he will be represented by a handful of runners. His more immediate interest will be at Wanganui on Thursday where he rates a couple of his runners as good prospects. “Morus always gallops well
New Zealand
Peter Didham will be on a two-fold mission to Christchurch this month with his promising three-year-old Danjuro (NZ) (Saxon Warrior). The Awapuni trainer is firstly focussing on a crack at the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 11,
New Zealand
The long-awaited return of racing to Te Aroha following track renovations will take place on Friday, having been postponed from its initial Wednesday time slot due to adverse weather. Te Aroha received 85mm of rain on Monday night and the decision was made to postpone the Wednesday meeting following
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing co-trainer Sam Bergerson is looking forward to heading to Tauranga on Saturday where he will line-up nine runners on the nine-race card. Group One performer Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) will be fresh-up in the Flying Mullet Sports Bar 1400 and Bergerson is hoping he
New Zealand
Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) showed she has lost none of her x factor when making her New Zealand return at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday. Initially trained in New Zealand by Roydon Bergerson, the daughter of Tivaci won three of her five starts as a juvenile, including the Gr.2
A return to racing on a roomier circuit is expected to suit the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) when he heads to Bendigo. After three starts at Caulfield this campaign, Hezashocka heads to the Gr.3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) on Wednesday. Poor draws have contributed
New Zealand
Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) was the bridesmaid behind Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) and Levante (NZ) (Proisir) in the feature sprints last season and trainers Ben and Ryan Foote are hoping it is now her time to earn her elite-level crown. The now six-year-old mare finished runner-
Australia
Regular updates from across the Tasman have kept a constant smile on New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock’s face since his stable star Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) left for Australia. Sharrock will head over on Friday to put the finishing touches on his Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) contender, who
New Zealand
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