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
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
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
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
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
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
New Zealand
Like all New Zealand trainers, Allan Sharrock has an anxious week ahead of him as he waits to see if there will be any racing this weekend following an announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to extend New Zealand’s current Alert Level 4 lockdown until at least 11:59pm
New Zealand
The Matamata and wider racing community is mourning the death of one its most respected and admired members, former trainer Norman Crawford, who has passed away at age 92. Crawford, the father of current licence-holder Karen Fursdon, grew up in the Depression and dairy farmed with family in his
New Zealand
With the deluge of positive feedback from the recently completed synthetic tracks at both Cambridge and Riccarton, Central Districts trainers are looking forward to being able to race on the surface on their own backyard next year. As part of a $72.5 million emergency support package from the Government
New Zealand
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Australia
Assistant trainer Declan Maher, who oversees the conditioning of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable’s jumps horses, said that pin-up stayer Ablaze (NZ) (Raise The Flag), who won last year’s Grand Annual Chase (5500m) and Grand National Hurdle (4200m) before running second in the Grand National