New Zealand
Talented apprentice Wiremu Pinn is keeping as busy as possible as he sits out a five-month suspension after being charged for improper use of the whip at Otaki on May 6. Pinn admits he made an error of judgement when riding out the finish on six-year-old mare
New Zealand
Victory by promising three-year-old filly Windspeed (NZ) (Tavistock) brought up a special milestone for trainer Stephen Marsh on Saturday as he claimed 100 wins in a season for the first time in his career. Marsh had moved to 99 wins on Thursday after a victory by Five Princes
New Zealand
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Australia
Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano) capped a successful day for New Zealand-breds in Sydney on Saturday with a commanding performance in the final race on the Randwick card. The four-year-old’s victory in the A$150,000 Ranvet Handicap (1400m) completed a Kiwi-bred treble for the Randwick
Australia
Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Waihaha Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) produced one of the most impressive performances in Australasia on Saturday, outclassing his opposition by almost five lengths in the A$150,000 Bowermans Handicap (1200m) at Randwick. Trained by John O’Shea for owner-breeders Waikato Stud and Guy
Australia
Three weeks after clearing maiden grade at Geelong, up-and-coming stayer Duke Of Hastings (NZ) (Sacred Falls) delivered a repeat result at Caulfield on Saturday and headed a New Zealand-bred trifecta in the A$130,000 Neds Fully Loaded Handicap (2000m). Sent out as an $11 chance for
New Zealand
A twelve-month break necessitated by an operation to remove some bone chips from a knee hasn’t held back promising winter galloper Butler (NZ) (Showcasing), who resumed with a comfortable victory over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The strapping son of Showcasing had fashioned an excellent record before
New Zealand
Trainer Tony Pike doesn’t have a large number of horses operating from his Cambridge base during the winter but he still managed to put together a winning double at Te Rapa on Saturday. Pike took out the fourth race on the card over 2100m with true blue winter galloper
New Zealand
The decision to give giant juvenile gelding Manhattan Jazz (NZ) (Niagara) one more run in his current preparation has paid a healthy dividend for local trainer Dean Howard at Hastings on Saturday. Howard had been contemplating sending the son of Niagara for a decent spell following two unplaced runs at
New Zealand
Southland raider Firoden made the best possible start to his winter campaign when taking out the Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup Trial (1400m) at Ashburton on Thursday. The six-year-old settled towards the rear of the field for jockey Rohan Mudhoo where he remained for the majority of the
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock has engaged Butler at Te Rapa this weekend as he looks for a silver-service addition to his Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) line-up for next season. A winner of four of his nine starts, Showcasing four-year-old Butler resumes in the Group
New Zealand
Hastings trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal will take a team of two across the Island to line-up at Hawera on Sunday. Eight-year-old gelding Raucous will be looking to keep his perfect steeplechase record intact when he lines-up in the MJ Concept & Construction LTD Steeplechase