New Zealand
Hazel Schofer has extended her lead in the New Zealand apprentice jockey premiership after riding a treble at Otaki on Friday. Schofer now sits on 72 wins this season, 12 clear of last year’s premiership winner Kozzi Asano, who returned to raceday riding at Phar Lap Raceway on Thursday
Australia
Racing officials have transferred Saturday's Civic Stakes meeting from Randwick to Rosehill in response to the NSW government's latest COVID orders. The Australian Turf Club and Racing NSW announced the shift on Friday after the state government announced anyone living or working in a number of
New Zealand
Kelvin Tyler isn't sure whether he has the horsepower to deny Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman of their fifth straight South Island trainers' premiership but he's giving it his best shot. Tyler, who trains in partnership with his daughter Aimee out of Riverton, goes
New Zealand
Graham Richardson is hoping for a fruitful day when he heads across the Kaimai Ranges to Tauranga on Saturday. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, will have four runners at the Bay of Plenty meeting this weekend, headed by Paisley Park in the Seeka Kiwifruit Cup
There was a time when Robert Pearse saddled up metropolitan runners with regularity but these days the veteran trainer has scaled back his operation to just a handful of horses. One of them, former New Zealand mare Serena (NZ) (Swiss Ace), will bid to deliver him a drought-breaking city victory
I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) returns to his home track at Caulfield following a trip to Sale where he recorded a first-up win. Mick Price has a lot of time for lightly-raced I'm Thunderstruck who is set for a rise in grade at Caulfield. I'm Thunderstruck
Australia
A third Group One scalp is in the offing for New Zealand-bred mare Tofane this weekend when she lines-up in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park won the Gr.1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) last year, and on the cusp
New Zealand
Erin Leighton is doing what she has always dreamed of – riding on raceday. The Matamata-based apprentice entered the racing industry as a fresh-faced 16-year-old in the hopes of becoming a jockey, and while the 28-year-old has been given limited opportunities over the years, she is really starting to kick some
New Zealand
A filly who was no certainty to survive her first 24 hours of life is now a winner on the racetrack. After a luckless eighth on debut at Avondale and a strong-finishing second at Ellerslie, Bunkers (NZ) (Kermadec) made it third time lucky in Wednesday’s Alf Cole Memorial (1600m)
New Zealand
The Government has announced that Wellington and neighbouring regions of Wairarapa and Kapiti (including Otaki) have been placed into Alert Level 2 from 6pm Wednesday June 23 until 11.59pm Sunday 27th June. As a consequence, the Otaki race meeting on Friday 25 June will race under “NZTR Directive COVID-19
Australia
A tilt at the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) could be on the cards for Brandenburg in the spring. Trainer John Sargent is keen to head to Melbourne with the son of Burgundy to race in front of his ownership group, and he has put a big circle around the
New Zealand
It’s a busy life being a working mum, but the long hours paid off for Tegan Abel at Pukekohe on Wednesday. The apprentice jockey recently made the decision to return to raceday riding after giving birth to her daughter, Chloe, a couple of years ago, and she was pleased