Australia
Last year’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run sale-topper Megastar Heart secured a black-type victory in his fourth start with a relentless performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed SEN Oxlade Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm. The two-year-old Star Turn colt was offered by KB Bloodstock at Karaka
Australia
New Zealand import Strathtay has wasted no time in making his mark in Australia, scoring a runaway win at Rosehill on Saturday in his second start for the Chris Waller stable. A two-time winner from eight races for Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, the Preferment gelding flew
International
Kirsten Rausing's homebred filly Alerta Maxima is the first winner for former Coolmore sire and multiple Group One-winning miler Circus Maximus with her victory in the opening contest at Goodwood on Friday. Trained by Marcus Tregoning, she was having her second start over the six-furlong course at Goodwood
International
Highview Stud stallion Wrote continues to show his versatility with a pair of notable winners in Hong Kong this week. The sire of Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous (NZ) was represented by impressive three-year-old debutant Fast Network (NZ), who won the Class 4 Chai Wai Road Handicap
Breeding
Karaka Millions riches are set to be amplified next season, with horses eligible for the lucrative NZB Karaka Millions Series racing for an additional $1m in bonuses. This exciting series is comprised of 40 non-Saturday Maiden races to be run from September 2024 through to May 2025. A $25,000
Breeding
Due to demand, breeders will again have the opportunity to offer quality broodmares in a stand-alone online breeding stock sale on Gavelhouse Plus in the lead up to the season. Entries for stallion shares and nominations will also be accepted for the showcase which will run from 28th June to
New Zealand
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Australia
Four-year-old gelding Virtuous Circle registered his first win in more than 650 days when taking out the RDA Daylesford Lesley Hewitt Trophy (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainer Liam Howley. The talented son of Almanzor last tasted success in August 2022 in a three-year-old 1500m race at Moonee Valley.
Australia
High-class Kiwi mare La Crique put her best foot forward when pulling clear of her rivals in Saturday’s A$500,000 Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Prepared by Simon and Katrina Alexander, the lightly-framed daughter of Vadamos took her time to balance up under champion hoop
Australia
Apprentice jockey Celine Gaudray produced an inch-perfect front-running ride to land the RDAV Mary Longden Mile (1600m) at Flemington aboard smart three-year-old Rise At Dawn. Trained by Ben, JD and Will Hayes, the son of Almanzor was resuming over a mile following an enforced break and he hung on grimly
Australia
Trainer Chris Waller has a good opinion of progressive two-year-old Imperialist, who came with a perfectly timed run under James McDonald to claim the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday in impressive fashion. The New Zealand-bred son of Churchill notched his first win from just three starts