Australia
The Shane Nichols-trained Iffuwish (NZ) (Iffraaj) turned in a good performance to win on debut over 1100m at Wangaratta on Tuesday and shapes as a three-year-old filly worth following. The daughter of Iffraaj put her head down where it mattered under a straight forward ride from Jamie
New Zealand
The chances of high-class galloper Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) venturing across the Tasman this spring are looking highly unlikely, however, Group One performed stablemate Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) remains an outside hope of making it to Melbourne, where he holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m)
New Zealand
Spring Tide’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) quick rise through the ranks in winter has persuaded Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry to take an unscheduled crack at Group One company this weekend. The five-year-old has been in great form, winning three of his last four starts, including a victory by
New Zealand
Stephen Marsh has no shortage of promising three-year-olds in his Cambridge barn, but he’s not deploying too many of them in early spring black type races. Marsh will send Fonsalette (NZ) (Belardo) to the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on
Australia
Veteran jockey Glen Boss has featured prominently in the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) over the years, and he is hoping New Zealand-bred gelding Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) can become his fifth winner in the Randwick mile on October 2. Boss had been chasing the ride for some time and
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) will begin his ascent towards the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) next month when he lines-up in the Gr.2 The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. It will be the son of Per Incanto’s first run
New Zealand
New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has been crowned Victorian Racehorse of the Year after her exploits in the Australian state last season. The Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) champion, who also won the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) in Melbourne last spring, was voted the best performed
New Zealand
Funny Girl broke through for her maiden victory first-up on the Cambridge synthetic earlier this month and trainer Lance Noble believes that will give her an edge on her rivals heading into the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on Saturday. With heavy
Australia
Comeback galloper Dragon Leap (Pierro) returns to the races for only the second time since February 2020 when he contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. The now five-year-old was one of New Zealand’s top three-year-olds and a leading fancy for the
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is looking forward to heading to Hastings this weekend where he is hoping Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) can extend her faultless form line in the Remember “Jooky” 1200. While the four-year-old mare has yet to taste defeat, Foote said she still has plenty of maturing
New Zealand
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Australia
Group One winning mare Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) has been ruled out of the rest of the Melbourne spring carnival after she was scratched from Saturday’s Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) with an elevated temperature. Leviathan Western Australian Owner Bob Peters said the six-year-old will