New Zealand
Helena Baby (NZ) (Guillotine) turned heads when he enjoyed a trip away on Tuesday morning to further his build-up toward a second tilt at the opening Group One contest of the new season. The striking grey son of Guillotine stretched his legs at Te Awamutu ahead of Saturday’s Tarzino
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Group Three winner Tralee Rose has been given the all-clear to continue her spring preparation after a veterinary examination. Trainer Symon Wilde decided to send the mare to the Ballarat Veterinary Clinic for an examination following her subpar performances in her first two appearances this year, finishing last in both
New Zealand
Nigel Tiley hasn’t been given the warmest of welcomes back to New Zealand, with temperatures still winter-like, but that isn’t all bad for the South Auckland horseman. Tiley has spent the winter in Queensland with his wife Lee and returned last week to oversee Demonetization’s (All Too
New Zealand
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready To Run Sale catalogue is now online. The world’s premier sale of two-year-olds is set to welcome international buyers to Karaka for the first time since 2019, with New Zealand’s borders now open to all international travellers. The sale boasts a growing
New Zealand
Outstanding mare Probabeel has joined an elite club with her second successive New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Award. The now retired daughter of Savabeel, who is preparing for life as a broodmare, gained more than half of the 57 votes cast to retain her title. Probabeel again was
Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has retained her New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year title. The gifted galloper, who is now preparing for life as a broodmare, gained more than half of the 57 votes cast for the 2021-22 Horse of the Year. The Horse of the Year results were announced
New Zealand
Talented stayer Marroni (NZ) (Makfi) bounced back from an underwhelming autumn campaign in Sydney to open his spring account with a strong win at Te Rapa on Sunday. The Andrew Forsman-trained six-year-old overcame a chequered-passage over the concluding stages as he powered through the line to land the Wade Equine
New Zealand
Champion jumps trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal took out the jumping features on Sunday at Te Rapa, headlined by No Tip’s (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) thrilling victory in the CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m). The 11-year-old gelding came with a perfectly-timed run under Shaun Phelan to prevail by
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Australia
Almost exactly eight years on from the career-defining victory of I Do (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) in the Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Hastings, the outstanding grey mare made her presence felt in a different way at Randwick on Saturday. I Do’s first foal, the Savabeel gelding
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New Zealand-bred star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has added the Gr.2 Clamms Seafood Feehan Stakes (1600m) to his flawless start to the 2022-23 season, casting four rivals aside by four and a half lengths at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The son of Bullbars was a breakout star of last