Australia
Three-year-old gelding Verifier (NZ) (Tivaci) broke through for a well-deserved victory when landing the RCH Staff Appreciation Plate (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. The son of Tivaci has been knocking on the door for trainer Nigel Blackiston, coming from the rear of the field under a perfectly-timed Robbie Downey ride
International
Cody Mo Wai-kit has been granted a trainer’s licence in Hong Kong ahead of the 2023-24 season. Mo joins Australian trainer Mark Newnham, whom the Jockey Club unveiled three months ago, as a newcomer to the Hong Kong training ranks next term, following a lengthy apprenticeship assisting a quartet
New Zealand
Leading Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is hoping to get one up over his old mates from Cambridge. The expat Kiwi, who is currently fifth on the Sydney Trainer’s Premiership, will saddle in-form filly Renaissance Woman in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. With the scratching
New Zealand
At the beginning of the 2022-23 racing season, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing announced a proposed amendment to the Rules of Racing, around the naming of horses before being allowed to trial or presented for barrier certification. NZTR has approved the Rule change whereby a horse may only be entered for,
New Zealand
Carbonados (NZ) (Belardo), the warm favourite for Saturday’s Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui has been scratched due to his sale to Australia. The Allan Sharrock-trained son of Belardo had been a dominant debut winner on his home track at New Plymouth earlier in the month, where he was
New Zealand
Last-start Listed Warstep Stakes (2000m) winner She’s A Con is on her way to Australia following the sale of a majority share to clients of Grahame Begg’s Victorian stable. The deal, negotiated by Cambridge bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo, has been confirmed by Southland dairy farmer Allan Tyler, who
Breeding
Proven stallion Niagara, a Group Two winning son of Encosta de Lago, will return to Hawke’s Bay ahead of the 2023 breeding season to take up residence at Vicki Wilson’s Hau Ora Farm in Kahuranaki, south of Hastings. It is somewhat of a homecoming for Niagara, who initially
New Zealand
Deserving of victory, three-year-old filly Angels Wings (Heroic Valour) took out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden Fillies & Mares (1300m) at Cambridge of Wednesday for trainer Mark Walker. Angel Wings had placed in four of her eight starts and showed her appreciation for the firmer surface of the polytrack
New Zealand
New Zealand Bloodstock is proud to be at the forefront of a new sponsorship incentive known as the NZB Best Newcomer Award, forming part of the NZTR Thoroughbreds in Equestrian Sports (TiES) Series. Working in partnership with Equestrian Sports New Zealand and NZTR, NZB have sponsored the inaugural award introduced
Australia
Talented Kiwi apprentice Wiremu Pinn is off the mark in Australia, partnering Mystery Moment (Animal Kingdom) to victory for John Leek Jnr at Mornington on Wednesday in the Highview Speedboat Bill Handicap (2000m). His first Australian win comes at just his seventh race ride after riding well without a victory
Breeding
Proisir’s stellar season is now a record breaking one with the Rich Hill Stud stallion claiming a piece of New Zealand stallion history. He sits atop the domestic General Sires’ Premiership with an unassailable lead of more than $1.4 million over Savabeel and champion honours await the 13-year-old.
New Zealand
Sassy Chouxs (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) is ready to serve up a tasty morsel of what's to come at Riccarton on Friday, according to North Canterbury trainer Karen Parsons. Parsons and her training partner and husband John will produce the Jimmy Choux filly in the Riccarton Park Function Centre