New Zealand
An association with Trentham racecourse spanning more than half a century will end on Saturday when Robin Tapp officiates for the final time as clerk of the scales at Wellington Racing Club headquarters. Tapp has been one of the unsung workers in the background since he first took up raceday
New Zealand
Aaron Kuru's reputation as a jumps jockey has long since spread beyond our shores but he's hoping the horse who once made him world-famous-for-a-week might provide him with another memorable moment at Trentham on Saturday. These days based in Victoria and having established himself as one
New Zealand
Progressive juvenile Saltcoats (NZ) (Ardrossan) will get another tilt at black-type when he contests Saturday’s Listed Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe. The Samantha Logan-trained son of Ardrossan finished third in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa last start behind
New Zealand
Thursday’s race meeting at Hawke’s Bay was abandoned after just one race after a horse slipped. “A rider reported that their mount had slipped rounding the first bend just passing the mile and then again entering the back straight,” Stipendiary Steward Brady Jones said. “Obviously the riders that
Australia
Trainer Chris Waller has a stranglehold on Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) with a two-pronged attack, headed by $1.70 favourite Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park) and impressive last-start winner Special Swey (NZ) (Sweynesse) ($9.50). A son of Ocean Park, Kovalica has long been set for the A$
New Zealand
There aren't too many jumps jockeys as chill as Shaun Fannin but even he can't hide his excitement for the first feature jumps meeting of the year. The three-time jumps jockey of the year heads to Trentham on Saturday with five leading chances in the jumps
New Zealand
Cody Cole has already had a week to remember and it could get even better for the Matamata trainer on Saturday. He will be represented by impressive debut winner Oneira (NZ) (Contributer) in the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe off the back of celebrating a
New Zealand
Andrew Carston will be represented by five runners at Friday’s Wingatui meeting and believes Russian Fable (NZ) (Zacinto) is one of his best chances. The Riccarton trainer has the daughter of Zacinto in the Dunedin City Motors Handicap (1200m), in which he will also run Lipa Mala (NZ) (Vadamos)
New Zealand
Promising filly Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) will spearhead a strong stable challenge on the two-year-old events at Hastings on Thursday. An early tilt at black-type had been on the cards for the daughter of Savabeel, but a threatening northern weather forecast this weekend has trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood changing
New Zealand
Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) will head back to her homeland of New Zealand after fetching A$850,000 in the Queensland Broodmare Sale when snapped up by David Ellis of Te Akau Racing. “I walked onto the complex today and I was a million-to-one to buy a horse,” Ellis said. “Sam
Australia
Ryan Elliot concedes he’s a mix of excitement and nerves ahead of his first foray into Australian racing this weekend but he says he’s determined to justify the faith placed in him. The nine-time Group One-winning jockey will partner the Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained Solidify in the A$
New Zealand
Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has announced the approval of a 25-year partnership between TAB NZ and UK betting company Entain that delivers at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for the racing industry over the next five years. Entain, a UK based group that operates multiple sports betting providers