New Zealand
As racing is set to ramp back up after the COVID-19 enforced break, trainer Alex Oliveira is reflecting on a standout season from his Cambridge team. The Brazilian native has recorded five wins from just 11 starts this term and has had a lucrative time trading horses to Hong Kong.
New Zealand
Thoroughbred racing will resume earlier than anticipated with the Counties Racing Club hosting a meeting on Saturday 20 June. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) announced the move on Thursday based on feedback from trainers who have indicated they had horses ready to return to the track sooner than the planned
Australia
Promising gallopers The Actuary (Sebring) and Knight Mariner (NZ) (Tavistock) showed they are on course for belated big race stardom by helping trainer Tony Gollan set a record for Brisbane metropolitan wins at Doomben. Gollan held the record at 90 which he set in 2017-18 but the double on Wednesday
Australia
Racehorse owners have been given the green light to start returning to Sydney racetracks to watch their horses run. In the first phase of patrons being allowed back on course on race days in Sydney, owners with runners at Saturday's Randwick meeting who pre-register with the Australian Turf
Australia
Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) has stamped himself as a promising young sprinter, easily handling the step up to midweek city grade at Randwick's Kensington track to remain unbeaten from two starts. The John O'Shea-trained three-year-old gelding made an immediate impression with a 4-1/2-length
New Zealand
Retired Te Akau racehorse Chambord (NZ) (Zabeel) has continued showing his finesse off the track in both the show-jumping arena and hunting field. Runner-up to Atlante in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and a multiple Group placed and stakes winner, who overcame a series of injuries throughout
New Zealand
Respected central districts trainer Mark Oulaghan will have a small team of jumpers set to compete this winter, including improving steeplechaser Des De Jeu (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu). The seven-year-old gelding is best known for his miraculous recovery to win a maiden steeplechase at Awapuni two years ago, after all
Australia
Underrated colt Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) will wear blinkers for the first time in an effort to get him to race closer to the pace in the Gr.1 JJ Atkins (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Not An Option was originally trained by Tony Pike in
New Zealand
Minister for Racing Winston Peters has announced that the terms for the directors of the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) have been extended to 30 June 2021. Due to the COVID-19 crisis the transition period has been extended to ensure that the Racing Industry Bill can complete its progress through
New Zealand
Apprentice jockey Sam Weatherley is champing at the bit to get back raceday riding. The Waikato hoop will enter the senior jockey ranks next season and he is determined to complete his tenure as an apprentice in style. Weatherley returned to New Zealand last year after a stint riding in
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing's David Ellis is hopeful the borders between New Zealand and Australia can open again to allow for horse movement between the two countries. The coronavirus pandemic halted horse movement between the countries while the virus caused a shutdown to racing in New Zealand. While horse
New Zealand
Racing art connoisseurs will have the opportunity to acquire a couple of historical art pieces by revered equine artist Frederick Woodhouse later this month. New Zealand auction house Dunbar Sloane will be offering ‘Manuka & Kakapo’ through its Fine Art Auction on June 3, while Melbourne auction house Gibson’s