New Zealand
Saturday’s Hawke’s Bay racemeeting that featured both the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and Gr.2 AHD Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) was abandoned after torrential rain overnight saw the Hastings track under water and unable to provide a satisfactory racing surface. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing issued
New Zealand
Promising filly Blue Solitaire showed she could be a strong local contender for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month with a stylish maiden victory at the venue on Saturday. The Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained daughter of Almanzor relished a drop in
New Zealand
Group One winner Imperatriz pleased in her exhibition gallop at Te Rapa on Friday prior to her impending trip across the Tasman. The Mark Walker-trained mare had won five races in succession before finishing fourth in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings earlier this month on a heavy
New Zealand
Le Sablier is in the twilight of her racing career and she made the most of one of her few remaining opportunities when she trounced her open handicap rivals at Te Rapa on Friday. The daughter of Tavistock relished the Heavy 8 conditions in the Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day
New Zealand
Promising filly Legarto has put herself firmly into Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) calculations with her first-up victory at Te Rapa on Friday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained filly won impressively by 3-1/4 lengths on debut in June and started a $2.40 favourite in
New Zealand
Waikato Stud stallion Tivaci has the chance of recording back-to-back wins in the Gr.1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. A Group One winner himself, Tivaci secured his first elite-level victory as a sire in last year’s edition of the race courtesy of Never Been Kissed, and
New Zealand
Three-time champion jumps jockey Shaun Fannin has made a sizzling start to the new jumps season and will aim to head for the summer break as the clubhouse leader when the curtain falls on 2022 jumps racing at Woodville on Sunday. Fannin has won six of his 13 jumping rides
New Zealand
Mark Walker prepared three winners of the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in his first stint as head trainer for Te Akau’s Matamata barn and holds pole position to add to his classic tally. His top seed Dynastic (NZ) (Almanzor) is the clear $4 pre-post favourite for
New Zealand
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray believe they may have unearthed their next Cups horse in Regazzo (NZ) (Tavistock). The four-year-old gelding was impressive when winning his maiden by 5-1/2 lengths at Te Rapa earlier this month and his conditioners believe big things may be instore for the son of
Australia
Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will be looking to claim her first elite-level scalp this weekend when she contests the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The six-year-old mare heads into the race in good form, having finished runner-up in the Gr.2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) and Gr.
Australia
Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick has a fair bit to contemplate as spring racing heats up across the Tasman. His exciting four-year-old I Wish I Win has made waves in Victoria since joining trainer Peter Moody’s Pakenham barn. The son of Savabeel showed promise in New Zealand for his
New Zealand
Connections of exciting Vespa three-year-old Charbano (NZ) have turned down offers that have dwarfed his purchase price as they chase their shot at a Group One dream this spring. A $16,000 two-year-old purchase from the Valachi Downs dispersal sale conducted via Gavelhouse Plus, Charbano followed a polytrack trial win