Australia
Moscow Red (NZ) (Road To Rock) and Horrifying (NZ) (Shocking) combined to deliver an impressive winning double for New Zealand-breds at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. Veteran mare Moscow Red took her career earnings past A$300,000 with a powerful come-from-behind performance in the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap
New Zealand
Local trainer Chris Gibbs was left with a large smile on his face at the conclusion of racing at Ruakaka on Saturday after securing a winning double with promising gallopers Diamond Girl and Cakebytheocean. Lightly raced five-year-old mare Diamond Girl hadn’t been seen since running a brave
Australia
Something about the Queensland sun brings the very best out of talented New Zealand-bred mare Charmmebaby, who picked up the second stakes win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Radiotab The Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Charmmebaby moved north to the Sunshine State last December to join
Australia
The John O’Shea-trained Waihaha Falls showed he is in for a lucrative campaign when he produced a strong performance over 1200m at Randwick on Saturday to successfully resume from a five-month break. Bred and raced by Waikato Stud with Guy and Bridget Lowry, the four-year-old
New Zealand
With her grandparents Graeme and Debbie in Brisbane putting the final touches on promising two-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart ahead of his assignment in the Gr.1 JJ Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon it was left to granddaughter Bailey to manage the Rogerson racing team at
New Zealand
Local filly Deploy showed her rivals a clean pair of heels as she sped away with the Marsden Cove Dental (1200m) juvenile contest at Ruakaka. Prepared on the course by Ken Rae and his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, the daughter of Sepoy had been unbeaten in two trials before making
New Zealand
With extreme weather being experienced in the region, the Trentham track was inspected at 1pm on Friday by the RIB and Club representatives. The track is waterlogged and with more rain and high winds forecast, the early decision to abandon Saturday’s race meeting has been made. Where possible, NZTR
New Zealand
Renowned Australian Veterinarian Dr Chris Lawler admits to initially being reluctant to venture into the breeding game though after breeding Group One-winning filly Gypsy Goddess, he is enjoying the ride. Since her debut last October, Gypsy Goddess has been beautifully managed by David Vandyke to race nine times for
New Zealand
Timaru trainer Len Stewart has no interest in paying any attention to any notion that he should be slowing down as he gets older. On the contrary as he prepares to take the biggest team he has ever taken to the races for Sunday's Waimate Cup meeting at
New Zealand
Buoyed by this week’s announcement of increased prize-money in New Zealand racing, accomplished horseman Howie Mathews is eager to return to New Zealand’s public training ranks. In a career spanning more than four decades, Mathews has trained hundreds of winners including the likes of dual Group One
New Zealand
A summer holiday in Spain is beckoning champion jockey Opie Bosson but he's not letting himself think about that too much until after Saturday's Q22 at Eagle Farm. Bosson admitted he was really looking forward to reuniting with his family in Barcelona on Sunday but said
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson will head to Trentham on Saturday with a trio of runners. His account will be opened by consistent galloper Bradman in the Humphries Construction 1200. The son of Pins has placed in his last four outings and Bergerson is hoping his charge can get his nose