Australia
Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower forgot one important piece of information as he legged replacement jockey Brett Prebble aboard Mongolian Marshal (NZ) (High Chaparral) at Flemington. As Gower explained post winning the TAB Supports National Jockeys Trust (1600m), a heat of the VRC-CRV Winter Championship, on Saturday that Mongolian Marshal
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Underrated galloper Belle Plaisir (NZ) (Proisir) sprang a minor upset when she picked up her first victory at stakes level when taking out the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) on her home track at Awapuni. The Lucy Tanner-trained and part-owned four-year-old had won her
New Zealand
The familiar colours of the Connors family were to the fore in a major jumping race in New Zealand once again on Saturday when consistent fencer Mesmerize produced a comprehensive performance to take out the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa. The rising twelve-year-old has proved
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Trainer Allan Sharrock finally had some good news to focus on when he produced a winning double with debutant Shamus and proven mare London Express at Awapuni on Saturday, after earlier in the week having two of their stablemates test positive for methamphetamine after racing at the venue on Anzac
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A fleeting visit back home from Melbourne paid dividends for top jumps jockey Aaron Kuru as he guided last year’s Great Northern Hurdle (4190m) winner The Cossack to victory in the first of the prestigious jumping events this winter, the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m). Kuru, who now operates
Australia
Kiwi-bred gelding Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) will be out for redemption when he lines-up in the Listed Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Joe Pride-trained four-year-old disappointed when finishing sixth in the Listed Gosford Cup (2100m) behind Polly Grey (NZ) (Azamour) last start.
New Zealand
Herengawe (NZ) (Zed) will make his return to New Zealand racing at Awapuni on Saturday. The Isaac Lupton-bred and owned gelding last raced in New Zealand 18 months ago when he was victorious in the Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Awapuni. He has since been racing in Sydney
Australia
Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller will line-up a pair of Kiwis in the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday and he is positive about both of their chances ahead of the Brisbane feature. Evergreen galloper Humidor (NZ) (Teofilo) will have his 50th start in the race and Waller
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Bill Thurlow is playing the waiting game with a pair of his gallopers. The Waverley trainer has two horses entered for Hawera’s Sunday meeting, however, with Day Light (NZ) (Sacred Falls) drawing the outside gate in the Wanganui-Taranaki Owners Association “Pakaraka star” Maiden (2000m) and Darlington County (NZ)
New Zealand
Alf Kneebone was a skilled clarinet player as well as a highly respected racing scribe. A slice of racing history has been lost with the death at age 98 of racing scribe Alf Kneebone. He was in many ways from another time, the type of newspaperman who is now a
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Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie are hopeful they can enter holiday mode on a winning note, with Saturday’s Awapuni runners Naval Fleet and Maison Roxanne likely to be the couple’s last runners for the next few months. The Maungatautari conditioners, who train for Sir Peter Vela, will venture
Australia
A start in this year's Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) goes on the line for Cambridge galloper Daqiansweet Junior when he races at Rosehill on Saturday. The Group Three-placed Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-old tackles the De Bortoli Wines Handicap (2000m) in age