New Zealand
Te Akau Racing will hold a strong hand in each of the three stakes races at Te Rapa on Saturday. Leading their charge will be a four-pronged attack in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m), where Romancing The Moon ($3.30), Cognito ($5.50), and Aris Aris ($6) fill
New Zealand
The Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) holds fond memories for Te Akau Racing in recent years, having won two of the last four editions of the race, and they will be looking to add to that tally on Saturday. They will be represented in the Trentham feature by Mazzucato,
New Zealand
Talented three-year-old Tokyo Tycoon will commence his path towards next month’s $1.5 million TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Wentwood Grange 3YO (1200m). Tokyo Tycoon began his three-year-old term in brilliant style when winning the Listed El Roca
New Zealand
Scoring your first win in front of a bustling home crowd is what dreams are made of for most aspiring trainers, and for Leah Zydenbos that became a reality at Hastings on Wednesday. The Christmas at The Races twilight meeting attracted plenty of racegoers to Hastings Racecourse and local hope
New Zealand
Leonard Stewart is one of the rare few welcoming the wet start to the summer, with the Timaru trainer trying to find some forgiving tracks for his seven-win mare Vague. The eight-year-old daughter of Tobique found the Good3 conditions at Riccarton over New Zealand Cup Week last month too taxing
New Zealand
Stephen Autridge is hoping rain makes its way to Hamilton this week ahead of the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup meeting on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is set to line-up Thunder in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) and he said any moisture would aid his chances. The eight-year-old gelding
New Zealand
Dionysus will be looking for redemption when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m). The six-year-old gelding was runner-up in the Te Rapa feature behind Viktor Vegas last year and trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are hoping he can
New Zealand
The stellar racing career of dual Group One winner Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) is over. The daughter of Proisir developed a foot issue and has undergone treatment at a rehabilitation centre, however, a veterinary examination spelled the end to her racing career, with a focus now turning towards a breeding career
New Zealand
A tilt at Group One glory at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day now awaits Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) following his comfortable 1000m trial win at Ellerslie on Monday. The son of Satono Aladdin comfortably took care of his four rivals and gave co-trainer Grant Cooksley plenty of confidence
New Zealand
Cambridge trainers Ben and Ryan Foote will take three fillies south to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m), but their biggest quandary is trying to find enough jockeys. With meetings also at Ascot Park and Te Rapa on Saturday, Ben Foote said securing riders for
New Zealand
Excitement is building at Ellerslie, with racing set to return to the Auckland venue following its first set of official trials on its new StrathAyr track on Monday morning. The first heat was taken out by Group One performer Babylon Berlin by three lengths and trainers Ben and Ryan Foote
New Zealand
Globetrotting Swedish jockey Ulrika Holmquist has made a homecoming of sorts, returning to New Zealand to ride for the summer. Holmquist arrived in New Zealand a decade ago to work in the racing industry, but soon found herself in the saddle and on a career path to becoming a jockey.