Nothing is likely to ease the pain for James Mcdonald of having to watch the Cox Plate from the jockeys' room, but a Victoria Derby (2500m) win would help a little. McDonald teams with Kiwi gelding Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) in the Group One Classic at Flemington on Saturday. Tutukaka
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Auckland is set to host its first thoroughbred race meeting this season at Pukekohe Park on November 11. Racing has ceased in the city of sails as a result of COVID-19 measures, but at the behest of Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR), New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and TAB NZ have
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Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is waiting to see what horses remain in the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) before deciding whether to take Platinum Machine (Free Eagle) south to Riccarton for the race. Platinum Machine produced a stylish effort to break maiden status against older horses
Australia
Trainer John O’Shea has withstood the urge to tackle the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday with Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) in favour of the A$750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m) on the same card. The Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) winner
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It was a memorable weekend for Trelawney Stud principals Brent and Cherry Taylor, with three of their racing team carrying their green, red, and gold silks to victory, including two at stakes level. Cheaperthandivorce (NZ) (Savabeel) was the first to secure a stakes scalp for the Waikato nursery over the
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Unbeaten galloper Fiery Red (NZ) (Iffraaj) will be out to enhance Winton trainer Sophie Price's enviable strike rate over the past couple of seasons when she tackles the Thomas Green 1200 at Gore on Wednesday. Iffraaj four-year-old mare Fiery Red was a debut winner at Riverton in May
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Andrew Carston believes Art De Triomphe’s (NZ) (Vadamos) best shot at Classic glory on her home track next month will be against her own sex. The Riccarton-based trainer’s preference is to tackle the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) with his in-form daughter of Vadamos,
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‘There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man’ is a famed quote from Winston Churchill. It is proving somewhat of a mantra for 90-year-old Tauranga horseman Cliff Goss, who credits handsome chestnut Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace) with keeping him
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Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards continued his run of success over the long weekend as he produced a winning double at Te Rapa on Monday. Richards recorded six wins on Saturday, three apiece at Matamata and Riccarton, including stakes victories with Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the Gr.3 Soliloquy
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Progressive galloper Pareanui Bay (NZ) (Lonhro) claimed the honours at Te Rapa on Monday when he overcame a torrid trip in transit to capture the Gr.2 James And Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m). The Tony Pike-trained son of Lonhro had created a huge impression with a gritty win in
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Danny O’Brien said he and connections of Young Werther (NZ) (Tavistock) are “glass half-full” about the decision to spell the young stayer, claiming it was better to know of a potential problem rather than not. O’Brien confirmed on Monday that the four-year-old’s mandatory CT scan had shown
New Zealand
Impressive two-year-old filly Grace’s Secret (NZ) (Vadamos) has earned herself a shot at some black type early in her career after an eye-catching debut victory at Riccarton on Saturday. The daughter of Vadamos looked like a seasoned professional as she jumped quickly from an inside barrier, railed beautifully around