New Zealand
Local trainer Chrissy Bambry is looking forward to lining up a handful of runners at Awapuni on Saturday, should the Government announce an easing in alert levels. It is an important meeting for Group One performer Deerfield ahead of one of his key targets of the spring, the Gr.1
New Zealand
While many of the country’s trainers will be hoping to be trackside this weekend with the possible resumption of racing, Lance Noble won’t be one of them. Noble, who is the private trainer for Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay at their Karaka property, comes under the
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is happy to be treading water waiting for the return of racing but his mood might change if New Zealand's COVID-19-enforced lockdown is extended for more than a couple of days on Friday. Pike has seven horses entered to race at Te Rapa and
New Zealand
The Peter McKay-trained Wolfgang (NZ) (Puccini) was quick to show he had plenty of promise. He showed natural ability right from the word go, running subsequent Group One winning two-year-old Sword of State (Snitzel) to a nose on the first day of the juvenile trials last season. The son of
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Stephen Marsh has a strong hand for the supporting races on Foxbridge Plate day at Te Rapa on Saturday. His main hope is that he gets to play it. The Cambridge horseman is looking to start Zee Falls and Oso Savvy in the Savile Row (1400m), a Rating 74 event,
Australia
Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) holds nominations for both the Gr.1 Caulfield (2400m) and Gr.1 Melbourne Cups (3200m) but trainer Symon Wilde is eyeing the Gr.3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on October 2 as her feature target of the spring. The daughter of Tavistock showed plenty
Australia
New Zealand-bred jumper Social Element (NZ) (Savabeel) is flying heading into the Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The eight-year-old son of Savabeel has won his last four races, including the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown earlier this month, and trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott couldn’t
Australia
Saturday's Memsie Stakes may mark the season's first Group One meeting in Victoria, but co-trainer Mick Price is content with the decision to take a backseat with two of the stable's main spring hopefuls. Boom horse Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) worked strongly at Caulfield on
New Zealand
Like many New Zealanders, Andrew Carston will be keeping a close eye on the COVID-19 Alert Level announcement on Friday. With no cases in the South Island, the Riccarton trainer is hopeful of an easing of alert levels on Friday night to allow for racing to take place at Ashburton
New Zealand
Connections of star mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) have opted to keep the six-year-old on home soil as she works towards a start in the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) which will be run at Te Rapa on Saturday, pending an Alert Level downgrade on Friday. The Jamie Richards-trained
Australia
Former Kiwi galloper Inverell (NZ) (Shocking) is on a Derby path after scoring on debut at Sale on Sunday. Trained by Clayton Douglas for OTI Racing, the three-year-old son of Shocking was purchased out of Steven Cole’s Byerley Park barn after two trials, including a runner-up finish at Avondale
New Zealand
With New Zealand set to remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions until at least 11:59pm this Friday, racing will not resume until Saturday at the earliest. On the basis that New Zealand, with the exception of Auckland, enters level 3 on Saturday, scheduled race meetings will be conducted