New Zealand
It will be something of a 'girls day out' for star members of the Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable on Saturday. The Cambridge training duo will produce mares in three Te Rapa features on Saturday and tackle the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni with
New Zealand
The New Zealand thoroughbred industry was saddened this week to hear of the passing of young apprentice jockey Yong Chew in his native Malaysia. The news rocked his friends and colleagues in New Zealand, particularly the Robinson family, with Chew apprenticed to Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson over the last two
New Zealand
Team Rogerson will be represented by a quartet of black-type contenders at Te Rapa on Saturday and among them are two of the stable’s leading staying hopes for the summer. Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) and Lowry (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) hold nominations for major distance events at both the
Australia
Nominations for the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19 are now open. Entries for the world’s richest mile race are open until January 10, but late entries can be received up to January 17 to allow connections of horses who perform will in
Australia
One-time Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) favourite Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) has been sent to the spelling paddock following his ninth placed run in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last month. The son of Shocking hadn’t raced since the Melbourne Cup last year. Trainer
New Zealand
Michael Pitman won’t be bringing his classy mare Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) north for the rescheduled Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa, deciding to chase some features closer to home instead. Pitman, who trains at Riccarton with his son Matthew, wasn’t upset
New Zealand
Ballymore Stables will double their attack on the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday after its transfer from Trentham last weekend. Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was originally the stable’s only entrant, however, with the race now on their backdoor step, the Matamata
Australia
Trainer John O’Shea has big hopes for Waihaha Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) after his win over 1500m at Rosehill on Saturday. It was the second time in five starts the son of Sacred Falls carried Waikato Stud’s colours to victory, previously winning on the Kensington when on debut
New Zealand
Chelsea Burdan is closing in on a return to race day riding from a new base following an extended time on the side-line due to injury. The promising apprentice’s career has been on hold for more than a year following complications after she suffered a broken collarbone in
New Zealand
The opening of the Auckland borders on December 15 can’t come quickly enough for Richard Collett. The Pukekohe trainer has been stuck inside the borders for four months now, and though he’s been able to send horses away to race outside the region, he said they would appreciate
New Zealand
Leading apprentice jockey Kozzi Asano has decided to head north to Cambridge for the summer and if everything goes to plan it could be a permanent move. Previously based in Christchurch with Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston, Asano has had a couple of previous stints in the north, including a few
New Zealand
Trainer Roydon Bergerson has been left angry and bemused by the decision to reprogram the feature events from Saturday’s abandoned Trentham meeting to Te Rapa this Saturday. The Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) and the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) will be run at the