New Zealand
A small field will work in favour of hot-pot Legarto’s bid to extend her winning sequence to four when she steps out in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The undefeated daughter of Proisir has a stranglehold on the market for the
Australia
Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) now has some stiff competition for Jamie Mott's favourite horse of the spring, but he gets the chance to cement his position at Cranbourne this Saturday. The ex-Kiwi gelding will be reunited with Mott in the $500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), seven
New Zealand
Pierro mare Vidiano has returned to her homeland after several years in Australia and will make her New Zealand debut in the CR Grace LTD Handicap (1600m) at Hastings on Sunday. Initially in the care of Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Vidiano placed in both of her trials
New Zealand
Fresh from a winning midweek double, Daniel Stackhouse will be hoping for further success at Riccarton on Saturday before he returns to Australia. The expatriate Kiwi jockey returned home for a fleeting visit to combine business with pleasure and in the former role will have 10 rides on the closing
New Zealand
A double dose of stakes delight at Riccarton on Wednesday continued Lisa Latta’s golden run of form at the New Zealand Cup carnival. The Awapuni trainer claimed top honours in the Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) with Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) and her winning lead was
New Zealand
In-form jockey Michael McNab’s plan with Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) was executed to perfection at Riccarton this afternoon with an emphatic victory in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). McNab had offered his pre-race analysis of the Valachi Downs-sponsored contest to Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta
New Zealand
Trainer Mark Walker saddled three runners in the Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Wednesday and scooped the pool with a trifecta. Under visiting Sydney jockey Josh Parr, Sky On Fire (Exceed and Excel) jumped well from barrier 4 and was able to find the
New Zealand
85-year-old Barry Wright was on-hand to cheer home his Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) hero Pier (NZ) (Proisir) at Riccarton last weekend, with the elite-level victory a first in more than 45 years as an owner. The gritty victory by the Darryn and Briar
New Zealand
Kevin Myers’ quest for a third victory in the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) could be undone by a horse he provided to his nephew Ashley Meadows in generous circumstances. Myers heads into the Riccarton feature with two solid chances: last year’s winner Mondorani (NZ) (Burgundy)
Australia
Trainer John O’Shea is sweating on talented galloper Waihaha Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) gaining a start in the A$1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Sacred Falls is currently 22nd in order of entry with a capacity field of 16
New Zealand
Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) is building up to a likely start in the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. The four-year-old mare has been off the scene since finishing down the track in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes (1600m)
New Zealand
A punt taken on Deerfield (NZ) (Falkirk) as a younger proposition continues to pay dividends for the Bambry family with the promise of more to come from the durable nine-year-old. The son of Falkirk has posted 13 wins from 50 appearances and has successfully mixed it at the