New Zealand
High-class mare Spanish Whisper has been retired from racing and will be offered for unreserved sale via Gavelhouse Plus. The triple Group Two winner and Group One-placed mare is an outcross to Danehill as a daughter of internationally acclaimed sire Lope de Vega and the Encosta de Lago mare Cutting
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Jamie Richards has confirmed Miss Aotearoa ($5.50) and Cornflower Blue ($12) both remain on track for a tilt at the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 14. The pair make up two of the top four runners in betting
New Zealand
Windsor Park Stud stallion Mongolian Khan recorded his first win in New Zealand as a sire on Friday when Supreme Khan won on debut in the Onceuponatime At Belmont Park 1200 at Phar Lap Raceway. Supreme Khan was purchased out of Windsor Park Stud’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Gary McBeth is looking forward to lining up his pride and joy Hi I’m Nikkita in the South Taranaki Club Egmont Cup (2100m) at Hawera on Saturday. The five-year-old mare finished runner-up in the Road To The Jericho (3210m) at her home track last start and
New Zealand
Champion jockey Opie Bosson is confident his season can kick into gear when he takes seven rides at Matamata on Saturday. The star hoop has taken longer than he would like to shed the last few kilos to get him back to racing trim following a winter break. But after
Australia
Mo'unga (NZ) (Savabeel) is a name sports fans were cheering long before the unbeaten horse of the same name, who is one of the leading fancies for Saturday's Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), hit the racetrack. Richie Mo'unga is a hero to many rugby-mad
Australia
Trainer Paul Preusker said he has got all the rust out of Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) and will now head straight to the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The six-year-old son of Shocking, a $9.50 chance for the race, has returned superbly this preparation and will be third-up into
New Zealand
Unition (Fastnet Rock) may be ready to become a man - in a manner of speaking. The Fastnet Rock three-year-old will tackle Saturday's Fairview Motors Matamata 1400 as he looks to cement his claims on a trip to Riccarton for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New
New Zealand
When John O'Shea went to the Karaka yearling sales 18 months ago intent on buying the progeny of Group One winner Contributer, one colt stood out. The Randwick horseman trained Contributer during his time at the helm of Godolphin and when he saw Lion's Roar (NZ)
New Zealand
A bold debut from promising Proisir filly Avaquinella (NZ) at Timaru would please Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson but only an emphatic win would see her press on towards a Classic target. Avaquinella has impressed winning two of her three trials and Robinson has a good opinion of the filly who
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon is hoping her stable star Yearn (NZ) (Savabeel) will cop a bit more luck in this year’s running of the Gr.3 Wyndspelle Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera on Saturday. “Two years ago we had a bit of bad luck in the
New Zealand
The Jamie Richards-trained juvenile Sophisticardo (NZ) (Burgundy) proved too good for his rivals when winning over 800m at Avondale on Wednesday. Sent out the $1.40 favourite in a small field of four, Sophisticardo, a son of Burgundy, will derive good benefit from the outing after being slow into stride