Australia
Promising juvenile Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) will be out to break maiden ranks when he contests the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Tavistock gelding has finished runner-up in his two prior starts, including over 1400m at the Sunshine Coast last month. “That was a really
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The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) has gone for a spell in sunny Queensland after trailing the field home in the Gr.3 Lord Mayor’s Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The seven-year-old weakened in the home straight and a post-
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With one horse prone to running off the track and another that tries to eat her, one might question why Susan Rainford bothers with racehorses as she nears 80 years of age. But the Taranaki horsewoman’s two runners this season, Sidebar (NZ) (Reliable Man) and Lois Lane (NZ) (Per
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Emily Farr has finally convinced trainer Kenny Rae into a career change for evergreen stayer Kaharau (Ad Valorem). The nine-year-old gelding won his 2000m Open Hurdle trial at Cambridge on Monday, impressing both rider and trainer. “That’s the first time I have ever seen him jump. I
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An impressive win by No Compromise (NZ) (Pins) at Randwick on Saturday added extra lustre to a momentous day for the Thurlow family. Previously trained by Bill Thurlow, and raced by his wife Patricia and brother Grant, the four-year-old Pins gelding crossed the Tasman a month ago to
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Consistent performer Princess Rihanna (NZ) (Showcasing) got a just reward on Saturday when she stormed to victory in an open 1100m contest at Ellerslie. The rising seven-year-old mare had finished an unlucky third at the venue in a similar event last month but snared the thick end of
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A picture-perfect ride aboard promising galloper Dawn Parade (Dawn Approach) at Ellerslie on Saturday continued a purple patch of form for Cambridge-based jockey Michael McNab. With 60 wins for the season already, his best since he commenced his career in the saddle just on 20 years ago, McNab
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For someone who steadfastly maintains he likes to keep a low profile with his training activity, you can imagine that Carl Henderson has a good deal of trepidation about describing his work with exciting two-year-old galloper Atullibigeal (Street Boss). Henderson produced the son of Street Boss to run
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The budding star Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) is out of the race for next month’s Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) after a shock loss at Eagle Farm on Saturday. In just his fourth race start, Ayrton was sent out a $1.50 favourite to win the Gr.3 Fred Best
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It was a case of pure elation for Dr Chris Phillips at Eagle Farm on Saturday as the respected equine veterinarian watched on as three-year-old Kukeracha, a horse he bred, triumphed in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The Englishman, who is the veterinarian at Waikato Stud, was