New Zealand
There will be no winter blues for veteran trainer Jim Wallace this year, who will shortly return from a well-deserved break overseas. The Opaki horseman has been visiting family in America this month but will be straight back in the training fold with his small string of racehorses, which
New Zealand
Treaty of Paris (NZ) (Tavistock) cleared maiden ranks in style at Cambridge on Wednesday when dominating his opposition in the Magnum Industries 2000. The son of Tavistock settled midfield for jockey Warren Kennedy before the expat South African asked his charge to improve at the 800m and the pair quickly
New Zealand
Steven Cole is hoping to seal a place in the ITM/GIB Winter Championship Finals next month when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Byerley Park trainer will head north with a handful of runners this weekend and he is hoping a couple of them on the cusp of
New Zealand
Te Akau has long been a dominant force in New Zealand flat racing with a vast list of achievements and at Hastings on Saturday they will bid to break new ground. The Matamata stable has its biggest ever team of jumpers in work this winter and in-form The Mighty
Australia
Trainer Michael Kent says he has not been fair to Crimson Light (NZ) (Redwood) through her brief career and believes she is up to winning better races than a midweek event at Sandown. Resuming from a spell in the Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday, Crimson Light relished
New Zealand
It was a rewarding day for Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the local training partnership heading home with a winning double. They kicked the day off in style when Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) carried breeder-owner Waikato Stud’s silks to his maiden victory in the
New Zealand
Hastings trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal are hoping for a case of déjà vu when they head to their local feature jumping meeting this Saturday. The training partners carry fond memories of the annual Hawke’s Bay Hunt Raceday, having won both features in the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’
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Top Brass (NZ) (Epaulette) is set to make his return to racing at Ruakaka on Saturday after more than a year away from the track. The seven-year-old gelding won six of his 16 starts for former trainer Jamie Richards but hasn’t been sighted on raceday since his
New Zealand
A home track opportunity too good to pass up will present the capable mare One Dream One Soul (NZ) (Ekraar) with an ideal chance to end her campaign in perfect fashion. Trainer Lee Somervell could hardly believe his luck when the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) was relocated to
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Stakes placed mares Jodelin Gal (NZ) (Swiss Ace) and Miss Cartier (NZ) (El Roca) will have points to prove when they go head-to-head in the open sprint at Ruakaka on Saturday. The stablemates will step out in the Northpine Waipu Cup (1400m) and in the case of the
New Zealand
Riccarton's all-weather track has provided Megalomaniac (NZ) (Pure Champion) with a lifeline he has grasped with all four hooves. Trainer Andrew Carston admits he's baffled by how different a horse the Pure Champion five-year-old is racing on the synthetic track compared to his
New Zealand
Darryn Weatherley is eyeing an Australian spring raid with a couple of his stable’s leading lights, including Group One winner Pier (NZ) (Pier). The son of Proisir had a pleasing three-year-old season in his homeland, winning three and placing in two of his five starts, including victories