New Zealand
In-form jockey Dylan Turner is not one for sitting around. The Palmerston North rider has made a good start to the 2020-21 season, riding home six winners from 41 starts – the latest being the impressive Vigor Winner in an open 1400m handicap at Awapuni. But the 27-year-
Australia
Queensland’s winter carnival will now boast seven million-dollar feature races after significant prizemoney boosts were signed off on by Racing Queensland officials during the week. Two of the big winners are the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m), with their respective prizemoney being
New Zealand
With Auckland border restrictions set to continue until December 15, racing in the region has responded accordingly. The meeting set to take place at Ellerslie on December 4 has been transferred to Matamata, while the twilight meeting on December 9 has been cancelled. As a result, the Tauranga meeting on
Australia
Dual Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) placegetter Sound will be looking for back-to-back wins in the Gr.2 Zipping Classic when he contests the 2400m Caulfield feature on Saturday. The Michael Moroney-trained entire heads into the weekend in good form, having placed in the Gr.2 Moonee
New Zealand
The racing future of impressive debut winner Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) lies offshore, but not before she has a crack at New Zealand’s richest two-year-old prize. Trained and part-owned by Palmerston North horseman Roydon Bergerson, the daughter of Tivaci cruised to victory in her only appearance at
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress) returned to racing with a bang at Awapuni on Saturday as he made it two wins from just the two starts when successful over 1300m in his first up run for the season. The Allan Sharrock-trained youngster looked to be a galloper
New Zealand
Trainer Darren Weatherley was struggling manfully against the weight of some self-inflicted wounds on Sunday morning after celebrating a special day at Te Rapa just 24 hours earlier. Weatherley and jockey son Sam combined to win three of the nine races on offer on Counties Cup Day with Champagne
New Zealand
A confident ride aboard the Janelle Millar-trained Pure Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) at New Plymouth on Friday saw former jumps jockey Lemmy Douglas register his first win on the flat after making a commitment this season to relaunch his career as a flat rider. The 27-year-old from
New Zealand
With his final southern hemisphere yearlings set to go through sale rings in early 2022, former Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Iffraaj is back in the Group One spotlight in Australia. His exciting son Western Empire (NZ) was sent out as a $1.60 favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Railway
New Zealand
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The Simon Miller-trained Angelic Miss (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her first black-type success when closing well to win the Listed Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The five-year-old mare by Savabeel relished the hot tempo, sitting worse than midfield under jockey Chris Parnham
Australia
The combination of trainers Grant and Alana Williams, jockey William Pike and leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters were to the fore again in this year’s Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) when Western Empire became the fourth successive winner of the famed Perth race for the unstoppable partnership. The