Breeding
The value of a highlight auction item at the upcoming New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame induction evening has increased after a timely win at Hastings last weekend. Sporting the colours of Little Avondale Stud, Roch ’N’ Horse became the 19th individual stakes winner for her sire Per Incanto when
New Zealand
Cambridge horseman Paul Mirabelli celebrated a winning double a Tauranga on Wednesday, the first in his training career. He started off the day well when Charred (NZ) (Guillotine) took out the opening race on the card, the Gartshore Construction 2100. The five-year-old gelding was pushed forward early by jockey James
Australia
Group One winner Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) will continue his autumn preparation at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Contributer has continued to please trainer John O’Shea after his third placing in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at the Sydney track earlier this month, and he has
New Zealand
Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) will end her racing career with a familiar face on her back. With the trans-Tasman travel bubble coming into effect last Monday, Kiwi hoop Opie Bosson will be able to travel to Queensland over the next month to reunite with New Zealand’s darling of the
New Zealand
Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock) will be looking to end his season on a high when he lines-up in the Gr.2 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley-trained gelding has been in consistent form this season, placing in five of his nine starts,
Australia
Promising filly Gin Martini (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) was purchased at Karaka as an Oaks prospect, but she has quickly found herself tackling elite-level targets as a juvenile. The daughter of Rip Van Winkle has placed twice in her three starts to date, including running third in the Gr.3
Australia
Expat Kiwi horseman Brett Scott is happy to be back home after more than a month in hospital following being kicked in the head by a horse last month. “I am just trying to get back in the swing of things and get my head working right again. I have
Australia
If Chris Waller gets his way, multiple Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) will remain in Australia this year. A number of her ownership group are keen to head to Europe to contest the Gr.1 Prix de ‘Arc de Triomphe (2400m), but Waller believes putting those plans on
Australia
Four-time New Zealand champion jockey Lisa Allpress will reunite with Aimee's Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) in Melbourne on May 1. Allpress was the Proisir four-year-old mare's regular rider in New Zealand, guiding her to three wins from her seven starts under the care of Stratford trainer Trudy
New Zealand
If Levante (NZ) (Proisir) is going to become a Group One winner, she’s going to have to wait until she’s a five-year-old. The exciting four-year-old mare ended a good yet somewhat frustrating 2020-21 season when she finished fourth last Saturday in the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand
New Zealand
Roger James couldn’t have been happier with the return to racing of high-quality mare Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) at Te Rapa last Saturday. The issue now is to see if there are any autumn targets for her to chase. One of the best three-year-olds last season, Two Illicit
New Zealand
Hazel Schofer is riding the crest of a wave at the moment and she is hoping that will continue. The Taranaki apprentice jockey scored her 50th win of the season, and second at stakes level, when piloting Big Mike (NZ) (Don Eduardo) to victory in the Listed Hawke’s Bay