Australia
Trainer Denis Pagan can’t help but get a bit excited as he talks through his spring aspirations for last year's Gr.1 VRC Derby (2400m) winner Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock). "Probably the Makybe Diva, maybe the Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup and hopefully he gets
Australia
Michael Walker faces a third round of surgery on his badly broken right leg on Tuesday as the ex-pat Kiwi comes to terms with a projected prolonged absence from the saddle. Walker underwent emergency surgery on Thursday night to relieve pressure on his broken leg after a fall at
New Zealand
Exciting three-year-old filly Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) has gone to the paddock, with Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh happy to play the long-game rather than pushing on to a Queensland campaign. The daughter of Savabeel has won her past four starts, including a pair of Listed races at Riccarton,
New Zealand
Rangiotu trainer Stephen Nickalls was looking forward to being reunited with his family on Monday, as he returns to New Zealand following several weeks in Adelaide. The popular Central Districts horseman thoroughly enjoyed his time in the City of Churches, where his three-year-old filly Llanacord (NZ) (Contributer) turned
New Zealand
Apprentice jockey Yuto Kumagai has come a remarkably long way in a short time. Three years after arriving in New Zealand from Japan with little more than a dream of becoming a jockey, the 25-year-old made the first race ride of his career a winning one at Matamata
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) resuming in fine style from a lengthy layoff with a fast finishing fourth over 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. A Group
New Zealand
A frenetic week for the Cambridge Jockey Club will culminate on Wednesday when the country’s first official racemeeting run on a synthetic track will be hosted at their complex. Construction of the Polytrack surface began in January 2020 and despite some hiccups caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Australia
A gritty performance by Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) to land the Gr.3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday has given part-owner Tommy Heptinstall plenty to think about over the coming months. The four-year-old Tavistock gelding showed plenty of fight in a tight finish to
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Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) posted his biggest win to date on Saturday when successful in the Gr.3 R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville. The four-year-old gelding jumped smartly and settled just off the pacemakers before jockey Todd Pannell made his move with 500m to go. The
Australia
The first part of a patient and painstaking plan to advertise Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) as an Everest contender has come to fruition with the emerging star posting his most important win to date in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. Now, trainer John O'