New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 05 December 2022
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New Zealand
Moroney home for Christmas
Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney is looking forward to heading home to New Zealand after a highly success Spring Carnival. While Moroney is looking forward to spending some time with his family, he will also take the opportunity to visit is Matamata barn, headed by his New Zealand co-trainer
Australia
Australian Cup aim for Smokin’ Romans
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping to achieve more Group One success with Smokin’ Romans as they set their sights towards autumn with the New Zealand-bred six-year-old. The son of Ghibellines was a dominant winners of the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in
Australia
Australian autumn features on the cards for Aegon
Top-class miler Aegon is off for a break with features across the Tasman in autumn in mind after a great effort for second in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m). Fresh from a fourth-place finish in the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, Aegon
New Zealand
Eulogy tilt on cards for in-form filly
Impressive Trentham winner Tivaci Princess is on target for a quick return to action in her home track feature this weekend. The Roydon Bergerson-trained filly has breezed through her latest outing to be in the running to back up in the Gr.3 Lawn Master Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at
New Zealand
<strong>Group One gamble pays off for Nickalls</strong>
Manawatu trainer Stephen Nickalls was overwhelmed with excitement after Chase (NZ) (Zed) ran home for third in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Zed was coming up against some seasoned Group One horses including Aegon, Tiptronic, Prise De Fer, and Vername, and
New Zealand
<strong>Satisfying victory for talented Dragon Leap</strong>
Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap (Pierro) camp following the six-year-old’s stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end a lengthy winless streak. The son of Pierro put a frustrating barren spell behind him in style on Saturday when he powered home from well
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 04 December 2022
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Australia
Kissinger impresses in Pakenham Cup victory
Progressive New Zealand-bred galloper Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) provided further evidence of his staying prowess when he produced a sustained home straight burst to comfortably score his first stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) Under the guidance of Damien Oliver, the lightly raced seven-year-old sat
New Zealand
Sacred Satono all class in Bonecrusher Stakes
Progressive three-year-old Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) produced a winning effort that more than honoured the memory of the champion galloper that Saturday’s feature race at Pukekohe was named after when taking out the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m). The Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley-
Australia
Winning feeling for Ready To Run sale graduate
New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Flash Feeling (NZ) (Iffraaj) bounced back from a disappointing effort at his most recent start when he produced a determined finish to take out the John Duff & Co Benchmark 78 (2000m) at Pakenham. The four-year-old Iffraaj entire had run
New Zealand
Prise De Fer achieves Group One glory
It has been a long time in the making but grand galloper Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) finally claimed his first elite level title when he took out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. In a distinguished career that is littered with black type wins