New Zealand
Peter and Dawn Williams unleashed a three-year-old filly of promise when Il Affare (NZ) (Dundeel) broke maiden ranks over 1600m at Avondale on Wednesday. The daughter of Dundeel had bumped into a couple of smart gallopers previously, having finished second to Vamos Bebe two starts back before closing well for
New Zealand
Group One performer Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach) will be out to add a second stakes victory to his record at Matamata on Saturday when he contests the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup, a race which will be run over 1400m this year, having previously been contested at 1600m. The
New Zealand
Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae has always been partial to a trip to the South Island. The northern horseman, who trains in partnership with his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, has been venturing south for more than a dozen years, principally with runners around New Zealand Cup week and in support of summer
Australia
Ben Hayes believes Crosshaven's (Smart Missile) racing style can help overcome his outside barrier draw of 15 in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). In what proved to be a horror barrier draw result for the Hayes and Tom Dabernig stable, their other runner Aysar (Deep Field) drew
Australia
Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) has been given the tick of approval ahead of a tilt at Saturday’s Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). Top jockey Damien Oliver travelled to Caulfield on Tuesday to ride the son of Savabeel for the first time and said the Chris Waller-trained rising star handled
Australia
Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young came close to winning the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) with Sangster (NZ) (Savabeel) and they are hoping to rectify that loss nearly a decade later. The son of Savabeel was owned by Real Estate mogul Tommy Heptinstall whose colours
New Zealand
Big-race jockey Leith Innes believes Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) could be the horse to help him complete the Hawke’s Bay Group One Triple Crown. Innes has won the first two legs of Hastings’ spring attraction, taking the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on three occasions (Starcraft (NZ) (Soviet
Australia
Melbourne jockey Mark Zahra got a feel for Kiwi mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) when winning the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday and the leading hoop is confident the daughter of Zed will acquit herself well in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) “She gave me
New Zealand
Trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray were left scratching their heads after their high-class mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) finished a disappointing 13th in Saturday’s Gr. 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m), 10 lengths in arrears of winner Melody Belle. Subsequent veterinary tests have failed to reveal any
Australia
Connections of dual Group One winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) have confirmed a tilt at the A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) is on the cards for the four-year-old mare. The daughter of Savabeel was a dominant winner of Saturday’s Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) for trainer Jamie
New Zealand
Andrew Forsman and the Zame Partnership look to have unearthed another exciting galloper in Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls). The three-year-old son of Sacred Falls won the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday and he looks to be following in the same footsteps as his ownership
New Zealand
Chad Ormsby knows he was unlucky not to return from Hastings with a Guineas win on the board as a trainer, but he was thrilled to see Moana (NZ) (Ocean Park) live up to his expectations. Having just her third start, Moana followed an encouraging second at Matamata with a