Australia
Promising three-year-old Ayrton hasn’t taken any ill-effect from his long road trip from Melbourne to Queensland last week according to co-trainer Mick Price. The son of Iffraaj was due to fly to Brisbane last Tuesday, however Queensland Health notified those onboard the Cathay Pacific cargo
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are poised for further late-season juvenile success as they take a dual-pronged attack on Saturday’s Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie with Mustang Valley and Samarkand. The stable has already sent out impressive back-end two-year-old
New Zealand
Roger James and Robert Wellwood are set for a quiet Saturday on the home front with no runners in New Zealand, but the Cambridge trainers will have plenty on their plate on the other side of the Tasman. They are keeping a watchful eye on the evolving COVID-19 situation
New Zealand
Leaving the husband at home to look after the kids while you head to Queensland for a few weeks probably sounds enticing to a lot of Kiwi women at the moment. That dream has turned into a reality for Emma Clotworthy, who has been enjoying the warmer climate of the
Australia
Racing Victoria (RV) has today released the Race Dates for the 2021-22 racing season with a revamped end to the Spring Racing Carnival headlining the list of enhancements. Following an extensive review, it was determined that a restructure of race meetings would allow for an enhanced feature race calendar
New Zealand
Agey Babe (NZ) (Sacred Falls) broke maiden ranks at Pukekohe on Thursday when winning the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m). She settled back early for jockey Masa Hashizume, who waited patiently on the mare before steering her five-wide turning for home where she was able to reel in
Australia
A Group Three placing has helped extend the racing career of Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park). Her owners were on the cusp of selling her as a broodmare proposition, but her runner-up effort in the Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben last Saturday has altered that path. Trainer Mike
Australia
Jockey John Allen was not going to let the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne disrupt his hopes of winning a fourth Derby on Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry). Allen left before Queensland shut their border to Victorians so as he could ride the TAB's $2.90 favourite in
New Zealand
An enhanced stake and a favourable heavy track has convinced North Canterbury trainer John Blackadder to trek north with impressive last-start winner Tellyawhat (NZ) (Dalghar) for Saturday's US Navy Flag Autumn Sprint Championship Final (1200m) at Trentham. Blackadder, who will first travel to Wingatui for racing on
New Zealand
A trainer-owner combination in its infancy will look to continue a roaring start when Lady Maroal (NZ) (Power) contests the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Lady Maroal is the first horse 61-year-old Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has prepared for 94-year-old
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained Kurabui (NZ) (Proisir) has maintained her unbeaten record with a comfortable victory at Sandown. The four-year-old daughter of Proisir took out the Ladbrokes Blended Multi Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday to stretch her winning sequence to four after commencing her racing
Australia
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr will saddle up Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) for the first time in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred son of Shocking has been in Brisbane for just under two weeks and Price has been relying on