New Zealand
Jo Rathbone will spend the next few days discussing the immediate plans for Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) winner Tallyho Twinkletoe (NZ) (St Reims) with her co-owners, including the possibility of a lightning raid across the Tasman trip to contest the Australian Grand National
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Trainer Shaune Ritchie believes he has a handy three-year-old on his hands after Whiskey (NZ) (Burgundy) broke his maiden status with an impressive victory over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. Ritchie, who prepares the son of Burgundy with training partner Colm Murray at their Cambridge base, was confident his
New Zealand
With the onset of spring and summer racing just around the corner, you can hear the excitement in the voice of trainer Graham Richardson as he talks about the prospects his Matamata stable has for the new season. Richardson and training partner Rogan Norvall will unleash several unraced runners at
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Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was all class claiming Saturday’s feature race at Caulfield, upsetting a bunch of talented weight-for-age gallopers in the Gr.2 P.B Lawrence Stakes (1400m). Last month the five-year-old mare made a 13-hour round trip from Cranbourne to race in the Mildura Cup (1400m)
Australia
Cambridge raider Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) made his presence felt at Caulfield on Saturday when making an impressive start to his Australian spring campaign as he cruised to victory in the IVE Print Handicap (1400m). The five-year-old son of Shocking crossed the Tasman undefeated in his four lifetime starts, and under
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Jamie Kah enjoyed a far better journey on Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) than did Mark Zahra just seven days ago after Melbourne’s champion rider took him to a convincing win at Caulfield on Saturday. Zahra was sent to hospital for scans and was subsequently sidelined with soreness for two
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An eye-catching trial win over new stablemate Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) at Cambridge last week indicated promising mare Marchioness (NZ) (Iffraaj) was ready to win first-up and so it proved when she cruised home over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The lightly raced four-year-old daughter of Iffraaj was sent
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Taranaki galloper Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) gained a measure of revenge for an unlucky effort in last week’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton when he triumphed in Saturday’s Heatstore Open Handicap (1400m) at the venue. The Allan Sharrock-trained six-year-old had finished runner-up in the Winter
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An excited flourish of the whip by Shaun Phelan as he crossed the finish line said it all as champion jumper Tallyho Twinkletoe (NZ) (St Reims) wrote his name into Australasian jumping folklore as he took out the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton. The
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Tivaci has rapidly doubled his winning tally with further Australian success on Thursday at Scone where his daughter Mascherata was a stylish and untested winner over 1200m in her three-year-old debut. The Waikato Stud stallion was off the mark on Wednesday when Celevacci triumphed at Belmont at the first time
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Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are eyeing a trip south to Wanganui next month with Treasure State if he performs well at Te Rapa on Saturday. The three-year-old gelding will be aiming for back-to-back wins in the Waikato Draught 1200, and a tilt at the Listed Wanganui