Australia
Quality four-year-old I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) confirmed himself as a rising star of Australian racing by beating some of the best milers in the land in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday at just his eighth start. Luckless in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert
Australia
Outstanding mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her fourth Group One win when showing all her tenacity to narrowly prevail in the Gr.1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old rallied under Brett Prebble as the pair were forced to make their run closer to the fence
New Zealand
Underrated veteran mare Magic Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) provided both trainer Fred Pratt and rider Mereana Hudson with a major career milestone when she upset the applecart to take out the Gr.3 Wyndspelle @ Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. The nine-year-old daughter of Per Incanto thrived in
New Zealand
Topweight Vernanme (NZ) (O’Reilly) proved too tough for his rivals when he produced a gritty effort to take out Saturday’s Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m). The Stephen Marsh-trained six-year-old came into the race off a confidence boosting fresh-up run for third at Hastings last month, after trialling
New Zealand
Flashy chestnut filly Gwen Stephani (NZ) (El Roca) showed she had taken plenty from an unplaced debut run at Whanganui last month when she rocketed home to claim victory at just her second start at Matamata on Saturday. The two-year-old daughter of El Roca had closed off nicely to finish
New Zealand
Trainer Jamie Richards is hoping third time’s the charm with five-win mare Festivity (NZ) (I Am Invincible). In her two prior starts this campaign the daughter of I Am Invincible finished sixth in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) and posted the same result over the same distance at
New Zealand
The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained Crowning Star (Hallowed Crown) will be in search of her first stakes scalp when she heads to Hawera on Saturday for the Gr.3 Wyndspelle @ Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). It will be the five-year-old mare’s third run this preparation after an
New Zealand
A select racing string alongside a breaking and pre-training business is just one facet of the busy life led by talented horseman Chad Ormsby. Last Saturday 32-year-old Ormsby celebrated a notable win with Mana Nui in the Gr. 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), his first black-type success as a
New Zealand
Leading Southland trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler are looking forward to racing at Ascot Park on Sunday where they will have a strong contingent of runners. The father and daughter partnership will have 13 runners on Sunday, led by a three-pronged attack in the Commercial Hotel Winton & Country Jewel
The transformation in Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been amazing as the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained mare attempts a second Group One win. Sierra Sue took out the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield at her most recent outing on September 18 and will attempt to take
New Zealand
An additional race has been added to the popular New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Trainers Series, with a 1300m three-year-old event at Hawke’s Bay on October 16. The winning trainer receives a prize package that includes a $500 travel voucher, $1000 Insurance Voucher, $200 Transport voucher care of
New Zealand
Race meetings scheduled to take place this week will continue despite the extension of the COVID-19 Alert Level 3 border in Waikato. From 11:59pm on Thursday, the new Waikato Alert Level 3 area will include Cambridge, however, Matamata will remain in Level 2, allowing its Saturday meeting to go