Mornington trainer Rob Blacker says his stayer Tigertiger (NZ) (Zed) will be ready to run on Melbourne Cup Day. Options are the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 or the other stayers' race, The Macca's Run, a Benchmark 96 race over 2800m. Tigertiger
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New Zealand-bred gelding Smokin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) has received a 1.5kg weight penalty for the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) next month following his win in the Gr.3 Foundation Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The Ghibellines gelding is now set to carry 51.5kg after winning the ballot exempt
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A patient approach has helped Pam Gerard get Cork (NZ) (Complacent) to a position where she is a force in stakes company. The improving five-year-old mare will have her second go at securing a black type victory when she contests the Gr.3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1550m) at Awapuni
New Zealand
Following in-depth discussions and widespread monitoring of weather patterns, the connections of multiple Group winner La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) have committed to a return trip to the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival. The mare finished a gallant third when resuming in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) and plans for
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Beaufort Downs may be one of the youngest thoroughbred nurseries in New Zealand, but they are already starting to leave their mark on the Australasian racing landscape. The North Canterbury Farm has been in operation for less than five years and look to have bred one of the leading contenders
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Opie Bosson will have a tough decision to make in the coming months in the lead-up to the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November. The northern hoop rode two promising fillies to victory over the weekend in Stella Splendida and One Kiss for
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Lance Robinson has big plans at the Riccarton November carnival for Saturday’s New Zealand Cup Trial (1800m) winner Burnvue, but not for the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m). The seven-year-old is instead being set for the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) on November 9 as Robinson
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Andrew Forsman enjoyed a satisfying weekend in Melbourne with his classic contenders and upcoming Group One aspirations will be further boosted by a break in the weather. The Cambridge trainer produced She’s Licketysplit to finish a gallant third in Saturday’s Gr.3 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield
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White Robe Lodge have been a pillar of the New Zealand breeding industry for many years and they continued to show why they are one of the leading thoroughbred nurseries for stayers when Smokin’ Romans won the Gr.3 Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. A son of resident
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Trainer Andrew Forsman has managed to find a Victoria Derby runner in Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel), only five months after branching out on his own as a trainer. Ridden by Damian Lane, Mr Maestro came with a barnstorming finish to defeat the Kermadec colt Kapakiri by one and three-quarter lengths
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Randwick trainer John Sargent has built a reputation as a trainer of Oaks fillies, and he’s got another headed to the VRC Oaks in So Dazzling (NZ) (So You Think) who took out the Kennedy Oaks Preview on Sunday (1800m). So Dazzling, who is guaranteed a start in the