New Zealand
Progressive sprinting mare Ima Brazen One delivered on the promise she showed early in her career with an impressive victory at New Plymouth on Saturday. The daughter of Brazen Beau caught plenty of attention when spacing her rivals on debut in September 2023, but subsequently faced a setback, forcing her
New Zealand
Powerful filly Pivotal Ten (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) was nothing short of sensational when taking out Sunday’s Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m). The daughter of Ten Sovereigns has established herself as the three-year-old to beat in the South Island after scoring a winning hattrick this preparation, including a gusty showing
New Zealand
Underrated mare In Vegas (NZ) (Telperion) often steps up at the right time for Centaine Spittles and she did just that at Gore on Sunday, delivering a stylish victory in the MLT Gore Cup (2000m). A winner of five races prior to Sunday’s feature, In Vegas has shown her
New Zealand
Flying filly Pivotal Ten will chase an early double in the South Island’s three-year-old stakes race at Gore on Sunday when she lines up in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m). The daughter of Ten Sovereigns and her trainer, jockey Samantha Wynne, have formed a formidable partnership this campaign,
New Zealand
Shaun and Emma Clotworthy’s hopes for the upcoming Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m), Willydoit and Interplanetary, will continue their preparations for the $1.25 million feature in respective events at Ellerslie on Saturday. Willydoit has been the talking point of the Derby since winning his maiden over
New Zealand
Classy mare Pearl Of Alsace (NZ) (Tavistock) will have an opportunity to get back in the winning groove at New Plymouth on Saturday, tackling the Gr.3 Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m). Earlier in her career, Pearl Of Alsace was near-unstoppable winning six of her first nine starts, including
New Zealand
Roger James and Robert Wellwood experienced a whirlwind of highs across the Karaka Millions and Yearling Sales series this week, a trend they hope to continue back at Ellerslie on Saturday. Last Saturday night at the Auckland venue, their star mare Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) silenced any doubters with a top-class
New Zealand
Star southerner Matscot (NZ) (Haradasun) displayed that he is on track for another Group One target in the North Island with a comfortable trial victory at Ashburton on Tuesday. In the hands of jockey Samantha Wynne, Matscot was the slowest away in his five-horse 1200m heat, but he soon picked
New Zealand
John Sargent will return to Australia from New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale with the half-sister to his Group One-performing filly Powers Of Opal, after securing lot 335 for $700,000. Sargent outlaid $130,000 to purchase Powers Of Opal at the 2023 sale from the draft of Curraghmore,
New Zealand
After a formidable career competing at the highest level, Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall’s star mare Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) has been retired from racing. A daughter of Super Easy, Bonny Lass made an immediate impression when winning her first start as a juvenile, followed by the first
Breeding
The colts had taken centre-stage on the opening day at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale before lot 168, a well-bred daughter of Too Darn Hot, entered the Karaka auditorium and was knocked down for $675,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent James Harron. Presented through the draft
New Zealand
Hollie Wynyard knows what it takes to win a $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), and on Saturday at Ellerslie she’ll be vying for her first crown as a solo trainer with Toretto (NZ) (Ardrossan) and Sierra Leone (NZ) (Sun City). Back in 2014, Wynyard played an instrumental