Australia
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) is making a habit of giving his supporters heart palpitations and once again he came from an impossible position when landing the Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) on Friday. The Patrick Payne-trained galloper was sent out the $1.14 favourite and care of a needle-threading
New Zealand
Trainer Mark Walker is looking forward to Saturday’s bumper meeting at Te Rapa where he has strong chances in both Group One races – the BCD Group Sprint (1400m) and the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). Both races have attracted an all-star cast, but the nation’s leading trainer is well
Australia
Talented three-year-old gelding Creator has been purchased by OTI Racing and will join the Victorian stable of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. The son of Wrote was an impressive winner of his two starts to date for trainer Chad Ormsby, with a maiden romp at Tauranga before signing off
Australia
Danny O’Brien is hoping to add to Callsign Mav’s Group One haul this autumn and he will get his first chance at Sandown on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred gelding already boasts four elite-level victories, including the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last September. His Flemington trainer
New Zealand
He’s A Doozy has proved to be a quality 1600m performer and Lisa Latta believes the timing is now ideal for him to make his mark over a middle distance. The son of Zacinto is in rare form and in tip-top order to face the sternest test of his
New Zealand
Rockland could be rewarded with a trip to Trentham should he bounce back to winning form at Riccarton on Saturday. Riccarton trainer Terri Rae will produce Snitzel six-year-old Rockland in the Mick And Melba Murfitt Memorial (1100m), hoping for a return to his best form to justify a tilt at
New Zealand
Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa shapes as one of the races of the season as New Zealand’s weight-for-age stars go head-to-head. A heavy track at Trentham for the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) a fortnight ago led to the scratching of high-class four-year-old
New Zealand
The roll of honour for the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame is set to be enhanced by champion racemare Verry Elleegant, who will be on the list of 2023 inductees at the Hall of Fame Dinner in Hamilton on May 7. In common with recently announced inductee Melody Belle,
New Zealand
Plans have been made for Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) and Dragon Leap (Pierro) to cross the Tasman this year, but first the stablemates face ultra-competitive line-ups in their respective Group One engagements at Te Rapa. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have been more than satisfied with the duo’s
Australia
Trainer Ben Hayes believes his Group One winner Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has turned from a boy into a man over summer. The Lindsay Park horseman, who trains in partnership with his brother JD, has been rapt with the way the New Zealand-bred five-year-old has returned to their barn following
Australia
Group One winner I’m Thunderstruck will follow a near identical autumn preparation as he did last year when he kicks off in the Gr.1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday. The son of Shocking finished fifth in the race last year and trainers Mick Price and
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson recorded an elite-level scalp with his homebred Defibrillate in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2050m) on Boxing Day, and he is hoping he can get another at Te Rapa this week. The eight-year-old gelding will contest the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) in a fresh