New Zealand
Last season’s Champion South Island apprentice jockey Yogesh Atchamah moved to Christchurch at the start of the year, and he is loving every moment. Atchamah moved to the Garden City to continue his apprenticeship under Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston, and he has enjoyed several career highlights in that time.
New Zealand
Former northerners Loftys Gift and Medina are starting to leave their mark in the south, with the pair securing a winning double for trainer Robert Dennis at Wingatui on Sunday. Medina was just having her third start for Dennis in the Liquorland Mosgiel 65 1400m, having previously been trained by
New Zealand
The Craig Ivil-trained Princess Elly was a popular figure at Wanganui racecourse last Saturday when she rewarded punters when taking out the Spooner Toy & Hood Ltd 1600. The four-year-old mare had been very consistent in her previous six outings and was duly backed into $3.50 favouritism for Saturday’
New Zealand
Trainer Debbie Sweeney has her sights set on the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival with her exciting gelding Chattahoochee following his pleasing runner-up performance behind Snazzytavi in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) at Te Rapa. The five-year-old son of Reliable Man was having his first tilt at
New Zealand
Peter Didham was left scratching his head following Danjuro’s (NZ) (Saxon Warrior) poor showing in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) at Trentham earlier this month, and has decided to go back to the drawing board with the talented three-year-old. Stewards placed a warning against the gelding for his
New Zealand
Riverton horsewoman Kelly Shearing will head north to Wingatui on Sunday with a trio of runners, headlined by last start winner In Vogue (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in the Otago Daily Times 65 2200m. Formerly trained in Cambridge by Stephen Marsh, the four-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose came into
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan will head to Te Rapa on Saturday with a couple of in-form runners for breeder-owner Greg McCarthy, and she is expecting them both to go well. McLaren (NZ) (Sweynesse), a five-year-old half-brother to McCarthy’s Group Three winner Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj), has been runner-up in his
New Zealand
Sam Mynott has been ticking up the air miles over the Tasman Sea this week and she is hoping it will all be worth it when she lines up her first horse in Australia on Saturday. Imwonderfultonight (I Am Invincible), who races as Wonderful Tonight in Australia, has been a
New Zealand
Promising filly Bedtime Story (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be looking for a fairytale ending to her three-year-old season when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The daughter of Per Incanto has been in pleasing form for trainers Guy
New Zealand
November Rain was a standout filly for Matthew Goodson and Dianna Perron, but she has proven to be a test of patience as a broodmare for the husband-and-wife duo, which was rewarded on Saturday through the deeds of her daughter No Rain Ever (No Nay Never). The Bill Thurlow-trained filly
New Zealand
Trainers Sophie Hargreaves and Naomi Murfitt will be on a fact-finding mission when they head to Phar Lap Raceway with Brancaster Bomber (NZ) (Showcasing) on Wednesday. The son of Showcasing has recorded both of his wins at Ashburton and his Riccarton conditioners are hoping Timaru can also prove to his
Breeding
Aimee Peterken has only been breeding thoroughbreds for a few years, but she is already starting to leave her mark. The Auckland-based marketing professional had previously been involved in competing and breeding sport horses, but a chance encounter at a social event led her to change tack and enter the