Australia
With three Stakes placings on her CV, Lloyd Kennewell is hoping Esta La Roca can go out on a high in Saturday's Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1000m) at Sandown. The seven-time winning daughter of El Roca and earner of A$450,000 is yet to snare a win
New Zealand
Craig Grylls is enjoying his best domestic season ever in the saddle and has taken time out this weekend for a whistle-stop overseas tour of duty. The 33-year-old, who currently sits in second spot on the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership with a personal best tally of 106 winners, will ride
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