New Zealand
Exciting galloper Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) put his name to the forefront for the upcoming three-year-old features with a convincing return to racing at Ruakaka. The flashy son of Zacinto had created quite an impression in his only start as two-year-old, winning by over three lengths at
New Zealand
Former Hong Kong galloper Not Ideal will once again return to the winterless north this weekend to try and extend his blossoming home record. The seven-year-old gelding won his first two starts in New Zealand as a three-year-old for former trainer Tony Pike before furthering his
New Zealand
Local trainer Michelle Bradley celebrated a winning double at Ruakaka last month with Bosch and Sulabella and they promise to be strong chances again on their home track on Saturday. Pentire’s son Bosch claimed top honours in the Whangarei Gold Cup Stayers’ Final (2100m) last time out and looks
New Zealand
Exciting jumper West Coast has arrived at the scene of his biggest victory and he will attempt to replicate his feats from last year. The Central Districts gelding was dominant when winning the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) and Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) double last year and this weekend will get his
Australia
Incoming AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has been waiting a long time to start his new job, but his mare Vengeance (NZ) (Tavistock) was not waiting for anyone at Gawler on Wednesday, posting an impressive debut win. The daughter of Tavistock is trained by Michael Hickmott, who purchased her in partnership
Australia
Kris Lees is expected to decide in the next 24 hours whether to start winter wonder Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) from a wide gate in the Gr.2 Missile Stakes. The gelding has been in a rich vein of form with impressive wins in the Civic and Winter Stakes at his
New Zealand
Secret Amour (NZ) (Niagara) will be vying to shed her perennial bridesmaid tag in what could potentially be her last raceday outing in the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 126th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The seven-year-old mare has been stakes placed on five occasions, including
New Zealand
It will take a modern weight-carrying record for Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) to win Saturday's Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 126th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton but trainer Allan Sharrock reckons he can. You have to go back nearly 50 years to find the last winner
New Zealand
Champion jockey Opie Bosson’s post-race summation of Dragon Leap’s (Pierro) resuming run at Ruakaka on Saturday will influence the direction of the seven-year-old’s spring campaign. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott didn’t consider taking advantage of an apprentice claim, preferring Bosson’s
New Zealand
Nicole Shailer has put in the long hours and hard yards over her career as a Stablehand and Foreman with New Zealand’s leading stable Te Akau Racing and was duly rewarded with not only the title of NZTR’s 2021/22 Stablehand of the Year, but also recently appointed
New Zealand
It’s only natural for yearling managers to have their favourites when preparing for the sales, but it’s rare they get to call them their own. However, Wentwood Grange’s Brad Molander is an exception, and he is enjoying racing Zacinto gelding Good Brothers (NZ) with local trainer Chloe
New Zealand
Sam Bergerson made a winning start to his training career at Cambridge on Wednesday when Cote de Beaune took out the Kingsclere Stables 970. It was the first win for the newly established Te Akau training partnership of Mark Walker and Bergerson, which had a distinct tangerine flavour, with Cote