New Zealand
He may have just turned 85, but leading Central Districts horseman Kevin Gray isn’t going away from the thoroughbred industry any time soon. At an age when many people are living a quieter life, Gray continues to train at his 56 hectare property just out of Palmerston North, breed
Australia
Shaune Ritchie will be more than happy if he returns home from the Queensland winter carnival without his final representative on Thursday. The Cambridge trainer, who operates in partnership with Colm Murray, has trade horse Badgers Nuts (NZ) (Rageese) in a Benchmark 65 Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich, with victory to
New Zealand
Shankar Muniandy is hoping his ankle mends in time for Sunday week's Oamaru Cup day. The Otago jockey was worst affected by a three-horse fall at Ashburton last Thursday, needing assistance to get into an ambulance with his ankle heavily strapped after he was dislodged from Devil
New Zealand
The Woodville meeting scheduled for Thursday has been abandoned. The decision was made after club representatives, a jockey representative and the Racing Integrity Board inspected the track on Tuesday morning. A large amount of rain has been received over the last couple of days on an already particularly wet track.
New Zealand
Local trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray will have multiple runners at Cambridge on Wednesday with Loftys Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines), Samina Bibi (NZ) (Reliable Man) and La Rapide (NZ) (Shamexpress) to all contest the Waipa Earthworks Handicap (1550m). “Loftys Gift is going well and we were going to run her
Australia
Trainer John O’Shea has set his sights once again on the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick this spring with his star sprinter Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto). The son of Per Incanto finished fourth in the race last year and O’Shea is confident of
Australia
After a second-straight Victorian win with Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente), rising South Australian-trainer Travis Doudle is looking across the border for his next taste of success. The five-year-old son of Fiorente led throughout to take out Saturday’s seventh race at Caulfield, a Benchmark 84 over
New Zealand
Comeback jockey Kate Hercock says she’s found the secret to success in the saddle for her: don’t think about it too much. Hercock returned to the riding ranks last season after several years on the sideline, dating back to a fall in Macau at the beginning of the
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Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are keen to give their promising filly Karman Line (NZ) (Myboycharlie) the opportunity to impress in Australia later this year. The Matamata trainers are eyeing a Sydney campaign for the lightly tried daughter of Myboycharlie, who shaped up well in good company before a
New Zealand
A jumping career is beckoning Indeem (NZ) (Nadeem) after his tough victory in the JF Grylls Memorial Classic (1500m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding travelled four-wide for the majority of the trip and showed his tenacity to fight out a three-quarter length victory
New Zealand
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Trainer Graeme Rogerson hopes a special visit by officials from the Moonee Valley Racing Club to his Tuhikaramea property in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon is a good omen for the spring prospects of exciting galloper Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood). The Melbourne visitors brought along the winning trophy for this