New Zealand
Group One performer Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride of Dubai) will likely be given one final run this season before he heads for a spell in preparation for the spring. The Pride Of Dubai gelding finished eighth last start in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and will return to
New Zealand
Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) will be out to shed her perennial bridesmaid tag when she heads to The Valley on Friday for the Gr.1 William Reid Stakes (1200m). The mare has finished runner-up in her three Group One assignments this year, two of which were taken out by
New Zealand
Ryan Elliot’s decision to focus on major racedays as a way to mitigate challenges with his weight is paying off in a huge way. In the traditional measure of riders in New Zealand, the jockeys’ premiership, Elliot is 17th equal with 28 victories after racing at Trentham on March
Australia
Top-class mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) has taken no harm from her courageous effort in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) with the focus now on a date against her own sex. The multiple top-flight winner came from the tail of the field in a slowly run event at Rosehill
Breeding
Westbury Stud stallion El Roca is developing a great association with the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m). He recorded his first Group One win as a sire when Travelling Light took out the 2020 edition of the race and on Saturday he doubled his elite-level tally in the Trentham feature
New Zealand
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Four-year-old mare La Crique has gone for a break following her brave third placing in the Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2050m) where she suffered interference when making her bid for glory. Trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander have cautioned that the Group One winner might potentially bypass a Queensland campaign
New Zealand
It’s been a fantastic fortnight for Rich Hill Stud shuttle stallion Satono Aladdin. He is cementing himself in the top echelon of New Zealand’s stallion ranks with a series of Group One wins, highlighted by Pennyweka’s dominant three-length victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m)
New Zealand
Roger James will be hoping to roll back the years in Sydney this weekend with his top-class filly Prowess. The Cambridge trainer has the daughter of Proisir set for Saturday’s Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), an age group feature at Rosehill that he won back in 2002 with
International
Star New Zealand-bred sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) collected his second Group One crown in as many starts at Sha Tin on Sunday as he reeled in a brave California Spangle to lift the HK$12 million Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m). Ridden by fly-in rider James
New Zealand
Leading trainer Mark Walker enjoyed another strong day on Saturday as he marches towards the record for wins in a season. Predecessor Jamie Richards currently holds that title with 160 wins in the 2020/21 season but with a Tauranga treble and a Trentham Group One win, Walker has rocketed
New Zealand
Post-race protocols are being addressed in the wake of the serious injury suffered by trainer Darryn Weatherley in the Trentham birdcage on Saturday. In dramatic scenes following the Listed Barneswood Farm New Zealand St Leger (2600m), Ess Vee Are (NZ) (Shocking) kicked his co-trainer while Weatherley was adjusting the winner’