Australia
Trainer Brad Widdup has confirmed that last year's A$2 million The Invitation (1400m) winner Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) is being readied for a defence of her crown after connections accepted their place in the fillies and mares feature run at Randwick on October 22. Widdup has set
New Zealand
Last season’s Champion two-year-old Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy) has been ruled out of the spring care of a chip in a fetlock. The Mark Walker-trained daughter of Burgundy won four of her five starts as a juvenile including the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m)
New Zealand
Promising gelding Regazzo (NZ) (Tavistock) broke through for his maiden win at Te Rapa on Sunday when victorious in The Patron’s 1400. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained four-year-old pleased his conditioners last season when runner-up in the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2400m) at Ellerslie and
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
New Zealand
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Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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