New Zealand
Top New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett liked her riding stint in Queensland over winter so much she has decided to make a permanent move to the Sunshine State. “I really enjoyed my time over there. I came home and thought it was the right time for a new challenge,” Collett
New Zealand
Lucrative spring targets now beckon exciting Kiwi-bred I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) after his placing in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The son of Shocking ran third behind fellow New Zealand-bred Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the Group One feature
New Zealand
In-form apprentice Elen Nicholas is facing an extended period on the sidelines after breaking her leg and arm in a nasty fall at Te Aroha on Sunday. The Cambridge-based Welsh apprentice, 25, underwent surgery at Waikato Hospital on Sunday night after she was dislodged from her mount Hot
Australia
Mick Price has officially put the pen through Ayrton’s (NZ) (Iffraaj) spring preparation with the boom galloper to be sent to the spelling paddock. Ayrton was checked into the South Eastern Equine Hospital late last week to treat swelling found on his near-hind leg and while the gelding
Australia
Watching a horse he sold go on to win a Group One in Melbourne on Saturday brought mixed emotions for Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock. On one hand he was delighted for Sierra Sue’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young when she was victorious in the
New Zealand
Almost exactly three years on from a fall that could have ended her career, jockey Sarah Macnab made an unforgettable start to the 2021 Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday. The 22-year-old picked up her first Group success aboard Bellacontte (NZ) (Burgundy) in the Gr.
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Form jockey Nash Rawiller believes High Supremacy (NZ) (Savabeel) can go on with the job after resuming with an impressive first-up win at Randwick. Rawiller only returned to the saddle earlier this month after suffering a displaced fracture to his foot in a race day mishap in August and
Australia
Champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has come to the fork in the road, with a decision to be made sometime in the coming week as to where she heads to for her next run en route to the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). The two races under consideration for
Australia
The Moir Stakes at The Valley could determine the immediate direction for New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale graduate The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor). Former Singapore champ The Inferno could be running for a berth in The Everest when he lines up in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The
New Zealand
Lightly raced jumper Eion (NZ) (Man Of Power) provided an ominous warning to his potential ARC Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) rivals when he took out an action packed CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4200m) at Te Aroha on Sunday. The Pakuranga Hunt Cup is the major lead-up race to the
Australia
The hopes of Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) contesting the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) is in doubt as the gelding recovers from lameness. The spring maybe over for Ayrton as he recovers from a bacterial infection that may have been brought on by