Australia
The lure of a Group One race in his adopted hometown has been enough to convince Bjorn Baker to back-up Renaissance Woman (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Reliable Man filly arrived back in Sydney earlier this week after landing a
Australia
Awapuni trainer Lucy Tanner will be rubbing shoulders with some of Australia’s most prominent racing identities on Saturday. She will be on course at Randwick to cheer on her Proisir mare Belle Plaisir, whose place in the A$2 million The Invitation (1400m) was confirmed on Tuesday. “It’s
Australia
Expat New Zealander Patrick Cleave is making his dream a reality across the Tasman as he begins to establish himself as a trainer in Newcastle. While he spent his youth on horseback on his family’s South Auckland farm, Cleave didn’t have any involvement in racing until he decided
New Zealand
Southland mare Heidi Hi (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) will continue her build-up to a possible start in next month's Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton when she tackles the Grand Casino (2200m) at Wingatui on Thursday. Runner-up in her two starts already
New Zealand
Shaune Ritchie is glad at what looks like a long-overdue break in the weather as he puts two of his three-year-olds on trial for Riccarton next month. The Cambridge trainer is starting both Goldburg and The Racketeer in the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes
Australia
Brothers Ben and JD Hayes are hoping to extend their family’s great record in the G.1 Cox Plate (2040m) when the pair line-up Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in the A$5 million race at The Valley on Saturday. Their grandfather Colin Hayes won back-to-back Cox
New Zealand
Connections of Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) have waived an Australian campaign for the in-form three-year-old in favour of chasing a domestic Group One prize. The son of Satono Aladdin is making a good fist of fulfilling the potential he showed last season with consecutive victories and
New Zealand
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A trip south to Riccarton next month to contest the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 1000 Guineas (1600m) has been locked in for Pennyweka after her win in the Mardigras Events 3YO Premier (1300m) at Hastings on Saturday. Trainer Jim Wallace was pleased with what he saw from the daughter of
Australia
Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has committed to riding New Zealand raider La Crique in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington later this month. “We have just had confirmation this afternoon that James McDonald will ride La Crique in the Empire Rose on the 29th,” said Katrina
Australia
Graeme Rogerson is setting Sharp ‘N’ Smart the task of joining an exclusive four-horse club. Since the inaugural Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in 1978, only four horses have completed the Spring Champion Stakes-VRC Derby double: Stylish Century (1989), Nothin’ Leica Dane (1995), Monaco Consul (2009), and
New Zealand
Champion jockey Opie Bosson has no plans to appeal the lengthy suspension he incurred on the closing day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival. While it will cost him Group One opportunities at the upcoming New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton, Bosson will take his medicine and concentrate on