New Zealand
Corrina McDougal has enjoyed another successful racing season in partnership with Paul Nelson, and the Hastings trainers hope to top it off in style with last-start winners Taika (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) and Raucous (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) at Te Rapa on Saturday. A son of Mettre En Jeu, Taika
New Zealand
The unique strength of the current three-year-old crop has been reflected in the flat racing finalists for the 2023 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year awards. All five finalists in the three-year-old category – Legarto, Pennyweka, Pier, Prowess and Sharp ‘N’ Smart - were Group I winners in New Zealand
Australia
Blue Diamond winner Little Brose (Per Incanto) has the world at his feet, quite literally, as the Group One-winning colt builds towards a defining spring preparation. Like stablemate Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), the Hong Kong-owned Little Brose has been vaccinated to race in the racing mecca, keeping the door ajar
New Zealand
Punters had plenty of faith in Stonybreck (Tavistock) at Cambridge on Wednesday, backing him into $1.20 favouritism for the Pryde’s Easifeed 1550, and the Tavistock gelding duly delivered. In the hands of leading jockey Michael McNab, Stonybreck jumped well to sit outside leader Branciforti and hit the lead
New Zealand
Eshay (NZ) (Contributer) has shown trainer Peter Didham plenty of ability in work on Awapuni’s polytrack and he is hoping she can bring that to raceday this week. The daughter of Contributer will have her first start on the synthetic surface on Thursday in the Martin Collins NZ 1400m
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman celebrated a comfortable victory at Cambridge on Wednesday with Medina (NZ) (American Pharoah) in the Martin Collins New Zealand MAAT 1550. The striking filly dictated as pacemaker throughout under Michael McNab, and pulled away at the top of the straight to score stylishly by 2-3/4
New Zealand
A trip to Karaka five years ago is well and truly paying off for southern trainer Stephen Blair-Edie. A chestnut colt caught the Southland farmer’s expert stock eye in Phoenix Park’s New Zealand Bloodstock May Sale draft, and he went to $9,000 to secure him. At the
Australia
Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Antino (NZ) is being readied for a spring campaign with Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan keen to target Melbourne with the son of Redwood. A dominant last-start winner of the Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m), Antino has continued to step through his grades with aplomb and has
New Zealand
Hopes of successfully executing a long-term southern plan with talented mare Sanibel (NZ) (Shamexpress) received a timely boost in her final lead-up appearance. Saturday week’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton was identified as a major goal some months ago by trainer Shane Brown for
Australia
Star New Zealand sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) will campaign on the Australian side of the Tasman this spring in pursuit of further Group One glory. The Te Akau Racing-owned mare, who has won five Group Ones from just 19 starts, was a brilliant winner of the Gr.1 William
New Zealand
Riccarton Park, LOVERACING.NZ and TAB are supporting Cure Kids with the “Riccarton Park Red Nose Raceday” at this Friday’s synthetic meeting. “We are so grateful for the support of Riccarton Park and LOVERACING.NZ, who are holding this event for our largest appeal of the year, Red Nose
New Zealand
Rhys Mildon has been Stephen Marsh’s lieutenant over the last few years and has been rewarded for his loyalty with a recent promotion to assistant trainer for Cambridge’s leading stable. “He is the major cog in the wheel and is a massive part of the team. He is