New Zealand
Wannabe 'N' Paris (NZ) (Reliable Man), a contender for Saturday's C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1800m) at Riccarton, might just not want to be at Trentham. That's the thoughts of North Canterbury trainer Paul Harris after the Reliable Man five-year-old mare'
Australia
Matthew Brown and the connections of Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) thought enough of their three-year-old to shoot for the stars right from the start. Following a closing debut second in maiden grade at Sandown, Prix De Turn headed straight to the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas and did
Australia
From wayward schoolgirl to mature athlete, Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has taken her connections on the journey of a lifetime. Now the Sydney autumn carnival's jewel in the crown beckons in the form of an elusive Queen Elizabeth Stakes win. The six-year-old will begin that
Trainer Cliff Brown would like a set of horse scales to weigh his stable star The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) before the sprinter makes his racetrack return in the Lightning Stakes. The former Singapore galloper is about to embark on his second campaign in Australia with the Group 1 Lightning
Australia
In a last-ditch attempt to propel New Zealand import Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) into All-Star Mile calculations, the gelding's owners are relying on the help of one of the industry's best-known charities. Connections have teamed up with Living Legends, an organisation that rehomes retired champion racehorses,
Australia
New Zealand-bred mare Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) will be vying to add to her burgeoning elite-level record when she lines up in the Gr.1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The winner of the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in 2020, the daughter
New Zealand
Johno Benner is happy to see some easing in the track at Hastings for his underrated mare Victorem (NZ) (Shooting To Win) for the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) on Thursday. Victorem last won at Woodville last October but hasn’t been further back than fourth in
A new A$2 million race is coming to Sydney on Melbourne Cup Day. The rich mile featured has been dubbed ‘The Big Dance’ and will be held at Randwick on the first Tuesday in November in a bid to try and capitalise on the excitement generated by the race
New Zealand
Accomplished Taranaki stayer Beaudz Well (NZ) (Zed) returns to action on Friday to kick off a long-term plan to hopefully conclude unfinished business in Australia in the autumn for trainer John Wheeler. The son of Zed will open his campaign in the Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (2000m), a race
New Zealand
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has appointed Bruce Sharrock as its next chief executive. Sharrock is currently NZTR’s Chief Operations Officer and prior to that, a member of NZTR’s Board of Directors. For more than 20 years Sharrock successfully founded and led his own international business in sports management,
New Zealand
Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis is hoping a wind operation has put The Gift’s (NZ) (Power) racing career back on track. The stakes winner’s form tapered off at the end of her spring preparation and upon a veterinary examination the cause was identified, and she subsequently underwent a wind
New Zealand
It could be another big day at Te Rapa for Te Akau Racing on Saturday. The country’s leading stable has strong chances in three of the four stakes races at the premier meeting, including a couple of Group Two winners in the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies