Australia
Kiwi stayer Dragon Storm came from last to land the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) at the Caulfield meeting on Saturday under a well-timed Blaike McDougall ride. The son of Shocking had won last season’s Gr.3 New Zealand Cup for Chris Gibbs and transferred to Mike Moroney’s
New Zealand
Former Hong Kong galloper Eptimum continued the resurrection of his racing career when victorious in the Clare Memorial Central Otago Cup (1220m) at Cromwell on Friday. The seven-year-old gelding was quick out of the gates and settled outside leader Spring Blossom where he continued to apply pressure throughout.
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Heberite will be vying to have his named etched on the Jericho Cup when he tackles the 4600m feature at Warrnambool on Sunday. The son of Raise The Flag heads into the race in good form, having won three of his last four races. All three
New Zealand
After a strong two days of trading horses virtually, final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale. The small but quality catalogue resulted in 185 two-year-olds sell for a total turnover of $21.4 million, up more than $3 million on
Australia
Tim Donnelly is hoping the wet weather forecast doesn’t put a dampener on the undefeated record of Participator (NZ) (Contributer) when they line-up in the TAB Highway Hanidcap (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Contributor has won both of this starts for the Wagga Wagga horseman
New Zealand
Leith Innes is back into the swing of riding from a temporary new base and is looking forward to making up for lost time. He was robbed of opportunities as one of several jockeys unable to ride due to the Auckland region’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, but has been
New Zealand
Meg Cunneen is hoping Sunday’s open sprint at Cromwell can be the launching pad for Group One spoils for her surprise last-start Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) runner-up Seriously (NZ) (O'Reilly). The Christchurch trainer admitted she was still coming to terms with nearly
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is excited about the prospects of juvenile Zaher (NZ) (Proisir) after his gutsy win on debut in the Levin TAB & Sports Bar (1000m) at Otaki on Thursday. The Proisir gelding was positive out of the gates for jockey Matthew Cameron to sit outside Lord Cosmos
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Fred and Lindsay Cornege celebrated a personal milestone in style on Thursday when their game mare Rose 'N' Power (NZ) (Power) landed the Listed Courtesy Ford Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. The four-year-old mare has now won four races in succession and ticked the
New Zealand
White Noise (NZ) (El Roca) was the least fancied runner of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman’s pair in the Gr.3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki on Thursday, but somebody forgot to tell the grey gelding that. The son of El Roca was sent out an $11.
New Zealand
Just Dance (NZ) has inherited plenty of her mum's ability, according to Hamilton trainer David Greene, who will saddle the unbeaten Tavistock filly in Saturday's Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Te Aroha. Greene prepared Just Dance's dam Stolen Dance (NZ) (Alamosa)
New Zealand
Two of New Zealand’s emerging stars will step out on Saturday’s Te Aroha undercard as they progress toward feature summer targets. Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace) will shoot for his sixth consecutive victory in the Geoff Brindley Memorial (1400m) while Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) will defend her unbeaten record