Australia
Dual Oaks winner Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) will return to New Zealand for a break following her resounding victory in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trainer Jim Wallace had initially been keen to send the daughter of Satono Aladdin for a break following her Gr.
New Zealand
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
Australia
Talented three-year-old Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) landed the third win of his five-start career when winning the Noel Rundle Handicap (1600m) at Sandown Lakeside on Saturday. Prepared by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the son of Per Incanto took a trail under Beau Mertens and dashed through a gap when
Australia
After a tough initiation into Australian racing, Smiley Chan is riding the crest of a wave with the former Hong Kong citizen bringing up his first Melbourne Saturday success at Ladbrokes Park Sandown. Lake Tai’s (NZ) (Makfi) win in the Bert Bryant Handicap (BM70) forced Chan’s winning strike
Australia
Bonny mare Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) ran out a dominant winner of the Gr.1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) under a perfect Nash Rawiller ride, to land a richly-deserved first Group One victory. The five-year-old daughter of Savabeel had been luckless when second in the Gr.2 Emancipation Stakes
Australia
Five-year-old gelding Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) lived up to his name as the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained stayer unleashed a devastating turn of foot to land the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Jakkalberry won a trio of Derbys in his three-year-old season,
New Zealand
Last year’s runner-up Asathought (So You Think) avenged her narrow defeat in the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m) when she produced a dogged finish to claim the 2023 version of the traditional Riverton Easter weekend feature. Unsighted since finishing amongst the back markers in the Gr.3
Australia
The Jim Wallace-trained Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) stamped herself as a superior stayer when she scored a comfortable 1¾ length victory in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of Satono Aladdin won the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) last month in emphatic fashion
New Zealand
Underrated mare Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) will head to the paddock with the title of Group One winner now firmly attached to her career record after blitzing her rivals in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe. The Lisa Latta-trained runner had finished well back in
New Zealand
Progressive galloper Habana (Zoustar) thrust himself firmly into discussions surrounding the upcoming Gr.3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) with a professional display to take out the Shaw’s Wire Ropes 1400 at Pukekohe on Saturday. The Lance Noble-trained gelding has a real affinity for the Pukekohe track, claiming his fourth
New Zealand
Lisa Latta is looking towards consistent mare Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) to continue her stable’s winning run in feature races this season when she tackles the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The five-year-old daughter of Per Incanto will be having her last
New Zealand
Trainer Paul Harris is well represented across both days of the traditional Riverton Easter racemeeting this weekend but the weather will have a huge bearing on how many of his team back-up for the Monday edition of the Carnival. Harris will produce seven runners on Saturday from his Rangiora-based stable,