Australia
New Zealand import Trosettee (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) collected a long-overdue first Australian victory with a come-from-behind win in Saturday’s A$130,000 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley. The Jimmy Choux gelding was a five-time winner from 12 starts in New Zealand for his Opaki owner-trainer Grant Nicholson.
Australia
New Zealand-breds fought out a thrilling finish to Saturday’s A$80,000 Dr Bernard Clarke Memorial Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley, with Lauding digging deep to score a narrow win over Lincoln Rocks. Road to Rock gelding Lincoln Rocks went into the race as a $3.30 favourite on
Australia
Chris Waller is looking forward to stepping Medatsu (NZ) (Staphanos) up in distance after the emerging four-year-old collected his second successive victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Jersey Day Andrew Wisemantel Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. The New Zealand-bred son of Staphanos began his career in the Cambridge stable of
Australia
New Zealand-bred gelding Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) kept his unbeaten three-year-old record intact in style in Saturday’s A$150,000 Airitalia Handicap (1523m) at Moonee Valley. The son of Per Incanto has always been held in high regard by trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes, who threw him in
Australia
Spring staying features are looming large on the horizon for Dashing Duchess (NZ) (Tavistock) after the Kiwi-bred mare’s dominant victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 Italian Chamber of Commerce Handicap (2500m) at Moonee Valley. It was the second win from as many starts at The Valley for the
Australia
Imported New Zealand stayer Strathtay (NZ) (Preferment) has made an impressive start to his Australian career, and he kept that strong form going with a third Sydney victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Gold Coast Turf Club Trophy (2400m) at Randwick. A two-time winner in New Zealand for Matamata
New Zealand
Doing nothing doesn’t sit well with Lisa Allpress, but right now she has no option. Two weeks after suffering a bad fall just past the winning post on the Riccarton synthetic track, the four-time jockeys’ premiership winner is back home recovering from lower back injuries. That required surgery in
Australia
After winning at The Valley's first race meeting of the season, New Zealand import Lincoln Rocks (NZ) (Road To Rock) is entered to head back there on Saturday aiming to make it back-to-back victories. The six-year-old gelding made it two wins from three Australian starts when he took
Video
Trials coverage from Taupo on Wednesday where a number of Stakes performers stepped out in three select heats. Reaction from Josh Shaw, Shaune Ritchie, Sam Bergerson, Craig Grylls, Roger James, Danny Walker & Warren Kennedy.
Audio
James McDonald is keen to stick with star Kiwi mare Orchestral when she arrives in Sydney. Co-trainer Robert Wellwood says there is a G2 race in Sydney on September 28 that she could potentially run in. CLICK TO PLAY PODCAST
Breeding
On the back of Warmonger’s star win in the G1 Queensland Derby, Inglewood Stud is close to putting up the ‘book full’ sign for its exciting young stallion War Decree. “We’re limiting his book to 120 this season and he’s pretty close to that now, we'
New Zealand
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