She's a A$100,000 yearling purchase who has earned more than A$2.3 million in prize money to date, but Brad Widdup's Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) could have amassed plenty more if a couple of results had gone her way. The Sacred Falls mare
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Graham Richardson has four runners entered for Matamata on Saturday, but he’s keeping just as close an eye on an Australian race three days beforehand. Richardson is the former trainer and part-owner of Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking), who will attempt to force his way into the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup
Australia
Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) will have to rise to a new level to be competitive in Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley, but his regular New Zealand rider isn’t counting out the star of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival. Callsign Mav successfully defended his
Australia
High-class four-year-old mare Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) has headed to Melbourne to chase a Group One target in preference to the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m). The Jamie Richards-trained daughter of Savabeel finished eighth in the Gr.3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) fresh-up behind Atishu and was sixth in
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Jockey Damian Lane is confident nine-time Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) can bounce back to her best in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) after impressing in a track gallop at Breakfast with the Best at The Valley on Tuesday morning. The New Zealand-bred
New Zealand
The Canterbury Jockey Club has announced that due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions and the rules for operating under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, the difficult decision to restrict attendance to 2000 people a day for the New Zealand Cup Meetings has been made. Alert Level 2 restrictions currently
Australia
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes quality three-year-old Tutukaka (NZ) can bounce back to form in Wednesday’s Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) as the Tavistock gelding presses on towards the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) on Saturday week. Pike has relied on the eyes and ears of Mornington horseman Tony Noonan
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Cambridge trainer Ben Foote will be represented by four runners at Tauranga on Wednesday and can’t single one above any other, considering them all serious winning prospects. Rekindled Express (NZ) (Written Tycoon) will debut in the Cheers Tavern Bayfair Maiden (1200m) and Kid Roc (NZ) (El Roca) will resume
Australia
Trainer Symon Wilde has a decision to make as to whether Kiwi-bred mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) will chase Wednesday’s Gr.3 Geelong Cup (2400m) or be saved to run next in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) Tralee Rose was one of 14 horses to accept on Monday
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Karaka trainer Lance Noble might be frustrated by the on-going Auckland lockdown, but can take solace from the fact his horses continue to perform well on the racetrack. Noble has sent out six winners from his past 15 runners, despite not be able to be on-course himself on raceday, and
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John Bary is hopeful Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) won’t find himself setting the pace for Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley. The versatile son of Atlante won the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when leading throughout and followed up with victory in
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Star jockey Opie Bosson is inching his way closer to a return to raceday riding. Bosson has effectively spent two months on the side-lines after his home south of Pukekawa was deemed as being in the Auckland region for COVID-19 lockdown purposes. The 41-year-old gained an exemption to relocate to