New Zealand
The aptly named Captaintwinkletoes showed his race rivals a clean pair of heels as he put a maiden win on the board at Awapuni on Saturday. The Jo Rathbone part owned and trained four-year-old had caught the eye when a close second to stablemate Wotablast at Wanganui on
Australia
The Bjorn Baker-trained Kiss The Bride (NZ) (Savabeel) recorded his second consecutive win in the Gold Coast Turf Club Trophy (2400m), scoring by a half-length after getting the upper-hand in the closing stages over Birth Of Venus and Home Ground. The win provided jockey Josh Parr with
New Zealand
The Kevin Myers and Shaun Fannin combination proved nigh on impossible to beat over fences at Awapuni on Saturday when they took out four of the five jumping events including the two feature contests with Aigne winning the Manawatu ITM Awapuni Hurdles (2900m) before Game Percy added a second LJ
New Zealand
Promising four-year-old Timberlake showed he had taken plenty out of his first-up run at Te Aroha recently when he raced away with a 1400m maiden contest at Matamata on Saturday. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained four-year-old was sent out favourite at Te Aroha off
New Zealand
The newly minted training partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray put their first winner on the board at Matamata on Saturday when Claiborne strode clear in the final stages of a 1600m contest to score a convincing victory. Born and bred Irishman Murray joined Ritchie’s Cambridge operation over
Australia
Racing Victoria (RV) was advised late yesterday by Cranbourne trainer Richard Laming that a staff member from his stable had tested positive to COVID-19. The staff member last worked at the stables last Sunday, was tested on Wednesday and was confirmed as a positive case yesterday. They are now
Australia
Ballarat trainer Amy McDonald is excited to have her first runner in a Grand National Steeplechase but realises Shamal (NZ) (Zabeel) faces a herculean challenge taking on benchmark jumper Ablaze (NZ) (Raise the Flag). The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Ablaze has taken all before him this jumps season.
Australia
New Zealander The Bostonian (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) has been backed into favouritism for the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick and trainer Tony Pike can only add fuel to the fire. "Things are falling into place. The soft track, gate one and his fresh-up record is obviously
Australia
The Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m) understandably means a lot to leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller and he is hoping one of his four runners will be able to secure top honours at Randwick on Saturday. His stable charge will be led by Kiwi-bred mare Verry Elleegant, who will
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock heads to Matamata on Saturday with three strong chances as he looks to maintain his successful start to the new season. Sharrock sits atop the New Zealand trainers’ premiership with his runners recording seven wins from 13 starts. Four-year-old mare Aricina (NZ) (Redwood)
New Zealand
Savacool (NZ) (Savabeel) has upstaged her more fancied stablemates to continue Chris Waller's recent run of success in the Listed Rowley Mile (1600m) at Hawkesbury. Sydney's premier trainer has now won three of the past five renewals of the 1600 metre feature, Savacool adding her name
Australia
The Brad Widdup-trained Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will link with rider Glen Boss at Randwick on Saturday in the Cactus Imaging Sprint (1200m) as the New Zealand-bred mare looks to step through the grades ahead of black-type assignments later this spring. The four-year-old daughter of