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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 04 October 2020
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Sierra Sue dazzles in Group Two win
It was a case of Kiwis sticking together when the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) landed the Gr.2 Rose of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday under an economical ten out of ten ride by jockey Michael Walker. Horse, trainers and jockey
Australia
Probabeel provides Richards with Group One double
Star Kiwi mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) capped another stellar day for outstanding young trainer Jamie Richards when winning the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) under a positive Kerrin McEvoy ride. The Matamata horseman celebrated a Group One quinella in his homeland when Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) narrowly downed stablemate Avantage
Australia
Verry Elleegant too good in Turnbull
Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) showed she can win Group Ones in the wet and in dry conditions after overcoming a class field to deliver her champion trainer Chris Waller the trifecta in Saturday's Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Verry Elleegant, who started the $5 favourite, moved into favourtism
Australia
Kolding climbs Hill to earn Cox Plate tilt
Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) will head straight into the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) without another run after posting an important win in the Gr.2 Hill Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller scratched the last-start George Main Stakes winner from the Epsom Handicap specifically to trial him
New Zealand
Group One quinella for Richards in Hawke’s Bay feature
In a thrilling finish to the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings it was the Jamie Richards-trained pair of Melody Belle and Avantage who produced a one-two result for their Matamata mentor. Punters had found it hard to split the two high class mares leading into
New Zealand
Blanket finish to Hawke’s Bay Guineas
The judge has his work cut out at Hastings on Saturday as he perused the photo finish to one of the day’s feature events, the Gr.2 Dundeel at Arrowfield Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). Five horses went to the line with less than half a length between them
New Zealand
Local win in Canterbury Belle Stakes
Local filly Matchmaker gave her rivals a start and a beating when she took out Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton. The Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes-trained three-year-old had been touted as a topliner in the making after she blitzed her
New Zealand
Rae colt dominates Riccarton two-year-old contest
Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae is no stranger to spring success at Riccarton with early season two-year-olds and he was at it again on Saturday when Follow Your Dreams proved too speedy for his rivals over 800m. The Contributer colt was strongly fancied in Saturday’s first two-year-
New Zealand
National's promises for $1.6b racing industry include tax review
The National Party is promising a raft of proposals to support the racing industry if elected, including a review of how parts of the industry are taxed. Leader Judith Collins made the announcement, while visiting the Hawke's Bay Racing Centre in Hastings. Collins said the racing industry employs
Australia
Tofane on song for Gilgai
Group One winner Tofane will have her final hit-out in Melbourne on Saturday before heading north to Sydney to attempt to summit A$15 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick later this month. The daughter of Ocean Park will line-up in the Gr.2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) and
New Zealand
Partnership in search of breakthrough Group One
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) has hardly put a foot wrong in her eight-start career to date, but the immensely talented four-year-old will face her toughest test to date when she contests Saturday’s star-studded Gr.1 Windsor Park