New Zealand
West Coast (NZ) (Mettre en Jeu) may not have any black-type against his name, but he is proving to be one of best performers for his ill-fated sire Mettre en Jeu. On Saturday, West Coast etched his name into the history books when recording his third consecutive Grand National Steeplechase
New Zealand
It’s been a stellar week for Pencarrow Stud broodmare Huluava. Her progeny scored a double at Riccarton Park last Saturday courtesy of Jay Bee Gee in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) and Harmonious, while on Friday her youngest daughter, Branciforti, was victorious in the $100,000 Martin Collins
New Zealand
Last year’s Tarzino Trophy Day at Hastings will live long in the memory of Sam Bergerson. Just a month into entering a training partnership with Mark Walker at Te Akau Racing, Bergerson recorded his first Group One victory courtesy of Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m)
New Zealand
Leading jockey Lisa Allpress will be on the sidelines for an indefinite period after suffering a broken vertebra following a fall at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. Her mount, Pretending, broke down after crossing the line in the Elmwood Trading Co Maiden (1200m), dislodging Allpress, with the fall resulting in her
New Zealand
Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn were instrumental in their premiership defence last season, adding 64 victories to their 169 win haul, and their southern base have kicked of the new term in similar fashion. Their tangerine and blue silks were to the fore once more at Riccarton’s synthetic
New Zealand
It’s been a week to remember for the Woodsford family. Family patriarch Steven Woodsford tasted success at Riccarton last Saturday with Street Fightin Man(NZ)(Pure Champion), and on Wednesday his daughter Bridget followed suit when recording her first win as a trainer courtesy of Blue Bay(NZ)(Preferment)
New Zealand
Ken and Bev Kelso enjoyed plenty of success campaigning their former Group One star Bounding through her three-year-old spring campaign, and the Matamata trainers are set to follow that blueprint this season with another exciting filly. Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) garnered plenty of interest as a juvenile last season when
New Zealand
It looks to be the end of the road of a long and distinguished career for top jumper The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) after suffering a suspensory ligament injury. The 11-year-old gelding is down in Riccarton and was set to meet arch-rival West Coast in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge
New Zealand
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) release of their consultation document on the future of jumps racing on Monday may have come as a surprise to many, but not leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin. The Central Districts horseman has been a key figure in New Zealand jumps racing for more
Australia
Broodmare gem Opulence is the gift that keeps on giving for breeder Don Goodwin, with the mare producing another topliner in Australia over the weekend, but this time over jumps. Opulence is the dam of ill-fated 11-time Group One winner and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) heroine Verry Elleegant and
New Zealand
New Zealand’s jockey ranks have been bolstered this week with the welcome addition of expat Australian hoop Matthew Cartwright. The 21-year-old jockey recorded 233 wins in Victoria, but found opportunities began to dry up after coming out of his apprenticeship, and he has elected to chance his arm across
New Zealand
Winning New Zealand’s apprentice jockeys’ premiership wasn’t at the top of Lily Sutherland’s mind at the start of the 2023/24 season, but on Wednesday she welcomed the title she had worked so hard for. Sutherland finished the season on 52 wins, including four at stakes level,