New Zealand
Te Akau Racing has confirmed that Palamos (Extreme Choice) will not take his place in the Double Tree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 23. Purchased by Te Akau’s David Ellis out of Ainsley Downs Stud’s 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Sale draft
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is hoping to put Grand Bouquet's (NZ) (Savabeel) Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) campaign back on track with a bold run in Saturday's Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni. Bred in the purple by
New Zealand
An urge to see the world more than a decade ago was a lifechanging experience for Canterbury jockey Tina Comignaghi. The Argentinian native was backpacking around New Zealand, and like many travellers, decided to get a job in order to replenish her funds. Growing up riding horses, Comignaghi found herself
New Zealand
Central Districts apprentice jockey Sam O’Malley is currently sitting on 11 wins for the season and he is hoping to improve that at Reefton on Thursday where he has a handful of rides. O’Malley is just three wins shy of his best season tally, recorded in the 2018/
New Zealand
Classy mare Showoroses (NZ) (Showcasing) will be back at Ellerslie on January 23 where she will contest the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) on Karaka Million night. The Joanne Surgenor-trained four-year-old made it back-to-back Group Two victories after leading throughout to land the Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at the Auckland
Australia
Impecunious (NZ) (Sacred Falls) may yet feature in some of the autumn’s premier races for fillies, despite being kicked by a rival horse and subsequently scratched at Caulfield on Saturday. Co-trainer Natalie Young reported that the daughter of Sacred Falls had not sustained any injury in the incident but
Australia
It's not a surprise that trainer Colin Little has aimed Vassilator (NZ) (Zacinto) at a Flemington 1400m race, the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes, as he is the epitome of a track and distance specialist. Vassilator has the unique distinction of his four career wins all being over 1400m
New Zealand
Champion jockey Opie Bosson is appealing a suspension which has robbed him of two leading Group One rides and a chance of winning a fifth straight $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m). Bosson was suspended on careless riding charges stemming from his rides on third-placed Sword Of State
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are still coming down from the high of winning the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) with Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, and they are now looking at international targets with the mare. The daughter of Savabeel has been in
New Zealand
Talented galloper Springsteen (NZ) (Stratum) made his much-awaited return to the racetrack a winning one when he ground out a stirring victory over 1300m at Otaki on Monday. The Stratum gelding had been off the scene since finishing last behind Dragon Leap (Pierro) in the Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m)
New Zealand
Exciting three-year-old Darci La Bella (NZ) (Darci Brahma) showed she has inherited plenty of the family ability when she made a winning debut at Otaki on Monday. The Darci Brahma filly is a half-sister to her trainer Allan Sharrock’s stable star Tavi Mac (NZ) (Tavistock), although Sharrock is quick
New Zealand
Trainer Allan Sharrock has confirmed his pocket-rocket Tavi Mac (NZ) (Tavistock) will have his next start in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on January 16. The Tavistock five-year-old has won his last three races in a row culminating in a comfortable victory in the