New Zealand
Twelve months on from having his first runner in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), Nick Bishara is just as excited as he was last year before the running of the race that stops a nation. Bishara, who prepared nine-time Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) for her
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Nearly 40 years on from breeding his first Melbourne Cup winner, legendary horse breeder Sir Patrick Hogan will once again hope to taste success in that capacity when quality staying mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) takes her place in Tuesday’s Flemington two-mile feature. Hogan, who bred the mare
New Zealand
Securing an ideal inside barrier draw has put the final piece in the puzzle for the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) ahead of Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The proven stayer, who finished fourth to European raider Twilight Payment (Teofilo) in the
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If anyone can overcome barrier 19 in a Melbourne Cup, then it's Chris Waller and James McDonald. Or as Verry Elleegant's part-owner Brae Sokolski puts it: 'the A-Team'. The star mare was handed an unfavourable gate at Saturday evening's barrier
Australia
2021 has been the year of Kiwi-bred gelding I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking), who showed his class and trademark fight when winning the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Shocking stepped out on raceday for the first time when winning a
New Zealand
Promising galloper Frontman cast aside a disappointing run at his last start when he showed his true class with an outstanding victory at Tauranga in the Listed PRH Transport Trophy (1600m). The four-year-old entire had disappointed when he could only finish third in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m)
Australia
Veteran galloper Justacanta continues to thrive in Australia this spring and landed his second stakes race of the campaign when winning the Gr.2 Linlithgow Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. A Group Three performer in New Zealand, Justacanta was transferred by trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy to Patrick Payne
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Quality mare House Of Cartier (Alamosa) proved a class above her rivals when she took out the Listed Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni. The Peter Didham-trained mare was having her first start since finishing fifth at Group One level in the Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings and
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Trainer Rudy Liefting had been expecting a forward showing on debut from his three-year-old filly Stars ‘N’ Cream (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), but even he wasn’t prepared for what unfolded in the first race at Tauranga on Saturday. After failing to secure the services of apprentice Erin
Australia
New Zealand-bred horses won every Derby in Australia last season. Below we take a look at the six NZ-Breds in Saturday’s Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) Forgot You (NZ) 3YO Colt - Savabeel x Simply You Busuttin Racing paid $330,000 for the Waikato Stud-bred colt from
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You could hear the cheers at Haunui Farm a mile away on Thursday afternoon. Not only did their shuttle stallion Belardo post a winning double at Te Aroha, but his three-year-old daughter Bella Luce credited the farm’s Administration Manager Diane Rushworth with her first win as a