New Zealand
In response to the shortage of senior jockeys in New Zealand, Byerley Park founder and Director Daniel Nakhle has engaged the services and expertise of current South African Champion Jockey Warren Kennedy and former South African Champion Apprentice Craig Zackey. Kennedy comes with an impressive CV, having won the 2020-
New Zealand
Things haven’t gone perfectly for popular Wairarapa trainer Alby MacGregor this year with Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock), but he’s hopeful of a strong performance at Hastings on Saturday. Times Ticking is set to contest the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) – a race in which he finished
New Zealand
Ken Kelso saw exactly what he wanted from his Group One winner Levante (NZ) (Proisir) in her 850m trial at Te Awamutu on Tuesday. She was tucked away on the inside early in her eight-horse heat by jockey Cameron Lammas before he produced her four-wide at the turn
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Australia
Sydney’s big wet has helped persuade the La Crique team to send her to Melbourne for a potential pair of Flemington features. La Crique’s dominant victory in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata on Saturday raised a number of questions about her potential next target,
New Zealand
Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson has a spring in his step after two members of his exciting stallion roster posted Group victories at Matamata on Saturday. Resident stallion Proisir added another Group victor to his resume when his son Pier took out the Gr.2 Hawkes’ Bay Guineas (1400m)
New Zealand
Co-trainer Graham Richardson’s hand has been forced with Defibrillate, who will resume his New Zealand career without a preparatory outing ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. His lead-up plans for the multiple Australian black-type winner were upset by the abandonment of
Australia
Cranbourne trainer Matt Brown would love nothing more than for his talented galloper Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) to gain a start in the Caulfield Cup by winning the Gr.3 Coongy Cup on Wednesday but said he faces a battle on two fronts. Firstly, he will have
New Zealand
Saturday was a day of undoubted highlights for Matamata trainer Mark Walker, with a winning treble that encompassed a trifecta and a first-four, but one that saw him licking a few wounds as well. Walker began Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) day at Matamata with a flurry of
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman could take on the name of one of his horses going by the way his team are performing at present. The Cambridge trainer has been in intimidating form across the Tasman with a pair of talented three-year-olds in She’s Licketysplit (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) and
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New Zealand
Local runner Paisley Park (NZ) (Azamour) showed he had taken plenty of improvement from his first-up performance at Te Rapa last month when he came with a withering late burst to score in the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m). The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained eight-year-