New Zealand
Trainer Robert Dennis is hoping to get the green light for his future plans around promising three-year-old fillies The Gift and Ocean Point when the pair step out at Wingatui on Boxing Day. Dennis has the stablemates nominated for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m)
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Robert Wellwood is hoping his best Christmas present can be unwrapped at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. Wellwood, who trains in partnership with Roger James, has yet to win a Group One race but is hoping that can be remedied when Savabeel six-year-old mare Concert Hall tackles Saturday'
Australia
Mick Price is hoping his exciting prospect Tavidance (NZ) (Tavistock) can farewell summer racing with a win in the Lord Stakes and further stamp himself as a horse who can be a factor in better races. Price said he was happy to give Tavidance a short break after Saturday as
New Zealand
Group One winner Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) will be out to try and add another elite level victory to his record when he contests the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained gelding recorded his maiden Group One
New Zealand
Ken Kelso may be ruing missed opportunities with Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he is hoping the Group One performer can end her racing career with a bang at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The six-year-old mare has placed at elite-level on three occasions and
New Zealand
Group One performing sprinter Sensei (Dream Ahead) has been retired from racing and will now look towards a career at stud. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained entire won six of his 26 career starts, including the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1200m) and Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m). He also placed at Group
New Zealand
Trainers Peter and Dawn Williams will unleash a three-pronged attack on Saturday’s Gr.2 Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Byerley Park-based conditioners will line up royally bred fillies Helsinki (NZ) (Savabeel), Royce Roca (NZ) (El Roca) and Slave To Love (NZ) (Savabeel), with Peter Williams
New Zealand
Grant Cooksley has already twice helped Auckland trainer Bruce Wallace to win the race that has now become the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie. Cooksley guided the Wallace-trained Star Dancer (NZ) (Star Watch) to win the race in 1995 when it was named the Auckland Classic
Australia
Trainer Phillip Stokes is targeting the Listed Christmas Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Boxing Day with in-form galloper Sansom (NZ) (Charm Spirit). The son of Charm Spirit had two starts over the spring for a win at The Valley over 1200m and a Group Three victory in the Chatham Stakes
New Zealand
While most people are busy gorging themselves on festive fodder, Christmas can be a challenging time for jockeys, particularly those that count every gram. With Boxing Day one of the premier days of racing on the New Zealand calendar, jockeys are prepared to forgo what others enjoy as they ply
New Zealand
For 18 months veteran jockey Darryl Bradley was stuck on 99 career black type victories, wondering if the century would ever come up. Now, he’s won three of them in seven weeks, all while maintaining his job as the track manager at Foxton racecourse. It was Mohaka who finally
New Zealand
While many northern trainers will have their attention focussed on Ellerslie on Boxing Day, Daniel Miller’s sights will be centred further south. The Matamata conditioner has sent three horses to Wingatui for their Saturday meeting, including Group Three winner Sheezallmine (NZ) (Super Easy), and he has the added bonus