New Zealand
Lance Robinson may have a young team, but he has experienced one of his best seasons to date. The Riccarton trainer has nine wins to his name this term and with three months left to go in the season he has time to try and better his previous best mark
New Zealand
It was a memorable day for Bailey Rogerson at Arawa Park on Wednesday, with the Hamilton horsewoman not only riding her first winner as an apprentice but also recording a winning double at the Rotorua meeting. Winning is nothing new to Rogerson, who was formerly a member of the Team
New Zealand
Trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie will head to Te Rapa on Saturday with a couple of Group contenders. Siracusa (NZ) (Sebring) has been in good form of late, with the stakes winner finishing runner-up in the Gr.1 Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga last month before running fifth
New Zealand
Trainer Stephen Marsh will give good consideration to options in Queensland with exciting three-year-old filly Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel). The daughter of Savabeel has won four races in succession, including the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) and Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton. “She has gone to the next
New Zealand
Multiple Group Three winner Supreme Heights (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) was back in action at the Taupo trials on Tuesday, running out a comfortable winner of her 1225m heat. The Mark Brosnan-trained mare is being readied for the weight-for-age Gr.3 Rydges Rotorua Stakes (1400m) for fillies and
Australia
Group One winner Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) has arrived in Queensland ahead of a three-start winter campaign. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained seven-year-old flew into Sydney on Sunday and has made his way by road to Brisbane, where he will be based at Eagle
New Zealand
Hastings trainers Sue Thompson and Mick Brown are looking forward to their local meeting on Saturday where they will line-up three runners. Zed gelding Overstayer (NZ) will be out to continue his winning form from last campaign when resuming in the Pam Holden Racing Mile (1600m). The six-year-
Australia
Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) is on track to resume next Saturday at Caulfield after impressing in an 800-metre jumpout at Sandown on Tuesday morning. Seven days after catching the eye in an Echuca trial, the unbeaten son of Iffraaj was ridden by Jamie Kah to win his heat, pleasing co-
Australia
New Zealand’s darling of the turf, Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), had one final hit-out at Rosehill on Tuesday morning ahead of her trip to Queensland next week. The 14-time Group One winner was given a quiet trip throughout and finished eighth in her 1030m trial. Trainer Jamie
New Zealand
It’s taken patience and hard work, but Ben Foote believes he’s got Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) back to her best. The four-year-old mare will be among the leading fancies for the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday after pushing Avantage (Fastnet
New Zealand
A trip across the Tasman is in the offing for talented filly Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) if she performs well in the Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Group One performer has missed a large part of her three-year-old
New Zealand
Full details on the proposed merger between the Auckland Racing Club (ARC) and the Counties Racing Club (CRC) will be the topic on the table at a meeting for members of the two clubs, scheduled for May 10. Interest in the project, that may also include Auckland’s other thoroughbred