New Zealand
A gun ride by three-kilogram claiming apprentice Joe Kamaruddin paved the way for promising galloper Top Brass (NZ) (Epaulette) to register his first win at the open level when he burst home late to take out the Dunstan Feeds 1200 at Te Rapa. Trainer Jamie Richards had given the
New Zealand
Rugged two-year-old Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) provided a second milestone for his sire Turn Me Loose in the space of seven days when he took out the feature event at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m). The Murray
New Zealand
Marton trainer Fraser Auret made it a red-letter day for the Auret family on Saturday when he captured both feature races at Riccarton. Two-year-old debutant Unusual Countess (NZ) (Unusual Suspect) made a stunning racetrack debut when she took out the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m), before
New Zealand
Punters won’t be letting the Simon and Katrina Alexander-trained filly Musigny Lass get under their guards on Saturday when the filly contests the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa. The lightly-framed daughter of Iffraaj was sent out a $55 prospect when upsetting
New Zealand
Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler reinforced their dominance of Southland racing with a five-timer at their home meeting on Thursday, including two quinellas. Their victories came courtesy of King Of The Castle, So Much Mour, Pinhead, Zambezi Zipper, and their old favourite Flying Sardine. The father-and-daughter
New Zealand
Well-known equestrian Vicki Wilson is leading the resurgence of thoroughbred breeding in Hawke’s Bay with the addition of Mongolian Falcon to the region’s stallion ranks. It will be a homecoming of sorts for the son of Fastnet Rock, with his biggest victory coming at Hastings in the
Australia
Another Kiwi duo will go down in racing folklore after their herculean battle at Warrnambool on Thursday. In Bonecrusher versus Our Waverley Star fashion, New Zealand-bred jumpers Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) and Gold Medals (NZ) (Elvstroem) went toe-to-toe from the 600m in the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m)
Australia
Kiwi stayer Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) has plenty of lucrative targets in Queensland in the coming months after a strong performance to be beaten just over a length into second when lumping 61kg topweight over 1815m at Eagle Farm last Saturday. It was the five-year-old gelding’s first
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old Tony Be (More Than Ready) will continue his racing career in Australia. The son of More Than Ready won two of his 10 races in New Zealand for former trainer Steven Cole, and put in solid performances when running fifth in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic
Australia
New South Wales trainer John O’Shea has had mixed fortunes in the barrier draw for Saturday’s A$500,000 The Coast 3 & 4YO Quality (1600m) at Gosford. O’Shea lines up two New Zealand-bred daughters of Sacred Falls, with All Saints’ Eve (NZ) faring better than
New Zealand
Terri Rae will do her best to transform a couple of North Island imports into stakes winners at Riccarton on Saturday. The Riccarton trainer will produce Scarfi (NZ) (Makfi) and She's A Lady (NZ) (Swiss Ace) in the Listed Daphne Bannon Memorial Great Easter Handicap (1400m), both bringing
New Zealand
One of the most exciting weeks of jumps racing is coming to a close at Warrnambool, but things are only just starting to ramp up on the New Zealand jumps scene. Te Rapa will play host to their first jumps meeting of the year on Saturday and local trainer Mark