Australia
Expat New Zealand trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne are dipping their toes into breeding with the purchase of a familiar broodmare on gavelhouse.com last month, and their investment quickly paid off with a win at Sandown on Saturday. The Brownes’ promising two-year-old Le Zebra (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) led
New Zealand
While comparisons with his older stablemate Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) are inevitable, promising two-year-old colt Solidify (NZ) is the son of Redwood currently in the limelight after adding his first win at stakes level to a burgeoning career when taking out the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Services 2YO Stakes (1200m)
New Zealand
Speedy North Island visitor Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) proved too fleet of foot for her two-year-old rivals when she took out the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton. The Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-trained daughter of Vancouver had two of her first three starts at Riccarton back in
New Zealand
Saltcoats has made an encouraging start to his career and will on Saturday bid to go one better and deliver a first black-type success for Cambridge trainer Samantha Logan. The Ardrossan two-year-old’s target is the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa and he has trained
New Zealand
A patient approach with capable filly Kana may be rewarded when she steps out on the inaugural synthetic track meeting at Awapuni on Sunday. The Peter Didham-trained daughter of Tivaci looks well-placed to take advantage of a step back in class in the Martin Collins New Zealand Handicap (1000m). Two
International
New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing are delighted to have two horses entered for the iconic Royal Ascot race meeting in England in June. Exciting three-year-old colts Up and Under and Etna Rosso, who race in Go Racing’s familiar blue, white and red colours, are entered in the £250,000
Australia
Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) will chase a maiden win at the highest level when she contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The three-year-old was well beaten last start in the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) but was nosed out in the Surround Stakes (1400m) despite
Australia
John Sargent will head to the Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) on Friday with talented mare Pink Ivory (NZ) (Redwood) hoping to settle some unfinished business. Sargent captured the race in 2020 with House Of Cartier, only to have her subsequently disqualified when she returned a positive post-race swab.
New Zealand
Te Akau Head Trainer Mark Walker will have leading two-year-old black-type prospects at both venues on Saturday. Viva Vienna appeals as a top chance in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa while Cu Chulainn also has strong claims in the Listed Berkley Stud Stakes (1200m)
New Zealand
Tim and Margaret Carter have suffered their fair of frustrations with gifted sprinter Johny Johny (NZ) (Charm Spirit), but they are now confident of a smoother run with the five-year-old. The Cambridge trainers were rightly bullish about his first-up prospects when he romped home at Pukekohe last month and the
New Zealand
Gavelhouse Plus has become Te Akau Racing’s platform of choice for selling high-quality mares as they retire from the racetrack and that trend is continuing over the next week with the sale of Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy) and Burgundy Rose (NZ) (Burgundy). The two stakes-performed mares are the
Breeding
Almanzor has already proved a stallion force to be reckoned with in feature age group events with his first two crops excelling at the elite level. Cambridge Stud has been thrilled with the start the Group One-winning son of Wootton Bassett has made to his career and he will stand