New Zealand
Talented juvenile Synchronize (NZ) (Savabeel) made an impressive debut at Matamata on Wednesday, winning the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden 2YO (1050m), landing a Pearl Series bonus in the process. The daughter of Savabeel had been impressive in three trials victories prior to her raceday debut, and the Jamie Richards-
Australia
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman is hoping to time his run perfectly ahead of several stars of the stable stepping out in feature races over the Sydney autumn carnival. Forsman will fly to Sydney on Saturday to oversee the final preparations of Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls), The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel)
New Zealand
Trainers Bob and Jenny Vance are hoping their stable star Royal Performer (Medicean) can cap his season off in style when he contests the Gr.2 City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding has given the South Auckland couple a great ride
New Zealand
A series of racing celebrity lunches and dinners will be auctioned this week via gavelhouse.com, in an initiative driven by the New Zealand Jockeys’ Association, with all funds raised by the auctions to go to the New Zealand Horse Ambulance Trust. Several of the stars of the turf, in
Australia
Fresh off winning her first Group One as a trainer with Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on Saturday, Annabel Neasham is now setting her sights towards more elite level targets with the Kiwi-bred colt. A tilt at the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m)
Australia
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will renew their association with jockey Hugh Bowman in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The partnership has tasted plenty of success in the past, including winning the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) and Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m)
New Zealand
The annual Riverton Cup meeting is one local horseman Kelvin Tyler looks forward to every year, but he said it is not without its pressure. “It is something to look forward to and something I look forward to being over too,” Tyler quipped. “There is a bit of pressure, but
New Zealand
Plans for Group One winning juvenile Sword Of State (Snitzel) will be determined by the volume of rain in the coming days, with the Jamie Richards-trained colt a warm favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). The son of Snitzel is not a
Australia
Group Three winner Force Of Will (NZ) (Power) has arrived in Sydney ahead of her tilt at the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained filly is still finding her feet after flying over to Sydney on Monday, but
Australia
New Zealand’s darling of the turf, Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), has crossed the Tasman and has settled in well to her Randwick base ahead of her Sydney swansong at Rosehill on Saturday. “She’s a frequent flyer and a seasoned traveller now,” trainer Jamie Richards told SENTrack. “She has
New Zealand
Kiwi jumper Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) will be out to land a fourth successive Ecycle Solutions Von Doussa Steeplechase (3250m) at Oakbank on Wednesday. The gelding, who flits between New Zealand trainer Kevin Myers and Victorian horseman Patrick Payne, is back in Australia for another jumps season and will be
Australia
Jockey James McDonald could not have been more impressed with Verry Elleegant’s (NZ)(Zed) effort to land her eighth Group One victory in Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes (2000m). The Sydney-based expat Kiwi said the daughter of Zed is in career best form and thinks she will be hard