New Zealand
Dual licence holder Samantha Wynne had a day to remember in the saddle at Wingatui on Saturday, and she is hoping she can take that winning momentum north to Ellerslie on Saturday where she will line-up Pivotal Ten in the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m). At the Property
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is thankful he is still alive following the devastation of losing his house to a fire earlier this week. While he has lost his household possessions, Patterson is grateful that he and his daughter weren’t at home at the time of the incident, and
New Zealand
Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow will continue his southern raid this weekend when Steal My Thunder is joined by reinforcements Royal Sovereigns and Field Of Gold at Wingatui’s inaugural Property Brokers Otago Classics Day. Steal My Thunder headed south earlier this month and was victorious in her southern debut in
New Zealand
A tilt at next week’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) is on the line for evergreen stayer Sword In Stone (NZ) (Redwood) when he heads to Trentham on Sunday to contest the Milestone Homes 2200. The former Hong Kong galloper has been in pleasing form for
New Zealand
Prominent Australian owner Aziz “Ozzie” Kheir and global thoroughbred giant Coolmore won the world’s richest turf race, the A$14 million The Everest (1200m), in 2019 with Yes Yes Yes, and six years on they are teaming up once more in the hope of taking out another slot race.
New Zealand
Talented filly Damask Rose (NZ) (Savabeel) is set to bloom once more when she heads to Ellerslie next week to contest the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) after winning her 1100m trial at Taupo on Wednesday. The three-year-old daughter of Savabeel has been a standout for trainers Mark
New Zealand
Local trainer Shankar Muniandy is vying to score back-to-back victories in Saturday’s Listed Property Brokers – Ray Kean Dunedin Guineas (1600m) but said manners will be key with this year’s contender. Muniandy scored a career highlight when taking out last year’s edition of the race with Collect Your
New Zealand
Group One performer Malt Time (Adelaide) will head to the races for the final time this weekend before transitioning to her next career as a broodmare. The eight-year-old daughter of Adelaide has been a consistent performer for trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy, winning five of her 39 starts, including the
New Zealand
Popular grey gelding Chattahoochee (NZ) (Reliable Man) could be in for an exciting autumn after pleasing with his three-length trial victory over 950m at Cambridge on Tuesday. The six-year-old son of Reliable Man was making his first New Zealand public appearance since his two-run Melbourne campaign for interim trainer Cindy
Australia
Shanwah’s victory in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday was timely for his breeder’s Trelawney Stud, who are set to offer his half-brother at Inglis’ Australian Easter Yearling Sale in April. It was the third consecutive win for the Ciaron Maher-trained gelding, who was
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood will head into next week’s Champions Day at Ellerslie with a trio of leading chances, with all three pleasing in their final hit-outs at the Auckland track on Saturday. Glamour mare Orchestral was strong late when finishing third in the Gr.1
New Zealand
Stakes performer Lombardi has rarely ventured out of Canterbury, but over the next month he is set to hit the road, with trainer Bruce Smith keen to broaden his horizons. “He has never travelled further than Oamaru, but it is time to man up,” Smith said. The $170,000 Listed