New Zealand
The champagne was flowing in Cambridge on Saturday night as local trainer Stephen Marsh celebrated bringing up his 1000th New Zealand win at Ruakaka earlier in the day. The milestone had been a major goal for Marsh this season, and he was delighted to achieve it on Saturday, courtesy of
New Zealand
Hometown lad Shaun Fannin was full of emotion at Hastings racecourse on Saturday after attaining a lifelong dream of winning the Hawke’s Bay Hurdle and Steeplechase double. The two prestige jumps races had previously eluded the Champion Jumps Jockey and he was overjoyed to snare the coveted jumping scalps.
New Zealand
Jumps jockey Nick Downs had a day to remember on Saturday, scoring wins as both a jockey and an owner. The Waikato-based hoop kicked off the day in style when riding Country Bumpkin (NZ) (St Reims) to victory in the Birchleigh Polo Club Maiden Hurdle (2500m) at Hastings for trainer
New Zealand
The Andrew Forsman-trained Leedox (NZ) (Time Test) scored his first win in just over a year when triumphant in the 15 July ITM/GIB Northern Winter Championships (1400m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Time Test was victorious in the Listed Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at just his
New Zealand
TAB bookmakers are expecting Jo Rathbone to have a good day at Hastings on Saturday. The Wanganui trainer will take three horses to the Hawke’s Bay meeting, with maiden jumper Torque Time the shortest-priced favourite on the 10-race card. The seven-year-old gelding has been installed a dominant $1.75
New Zealand
Steven Cole is hoping to seal a place in the ITM/GIB Winter Championship Finals next month when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Byerley Park trainer will head north with a handful of runners this weekend and he is hoping a couple of them on the cusp of
New Zealand
It was a rewarding day for Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the local training partnership heading home with a winning double. They kicked the day off in style when Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) carried breeder-owner Waikato Stud’s silks to his maiden victory in the Saddlery
New Zealand
Top Brass (NZ) (Epaulette) is set to make his return to racing at Ruakaka on Saturday after more than a year away from the track. The seven-year-old gelding won six of his 16 starts for former trainer Jamie Richards but hasn’t been sighted on raceday since his unplaced run
New Zealand
Darryn Weatherley is eyeing an Australian spring raid with a couple of his stable’s leading lights, including Group One winner Pier (NZ) (Pier). The son of Proisir had a pleasing three-year-old season in his homeland, winning three and placing in two of his five starts, including victories in the
New Zealand
Trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley are hoping third time’s a charm with Tru Planet (NZ) (Dalghar) when she heads to Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Dalghar has had two starts on the synthetic surface for two runner-up efforts and the father-and-daughter duo are confident she can shed her
New Zealand
Time has been called on the racing career of Group One winner On The Rocks. “He had no luck this season with wet tracks and we’ve been lucky enough to secure a very good home for him which is more important,” said Pam Gerard who trained the gelding in
New Zealand
Donovan Cooper may have only been in New Zealand for a little over six months, but it’s already become home for the expat South African. The 23-year-old apprentice was lured to New Zealand by fellow expat Donavan Mansour, who runs the jockey academy at Byerley Park, and Cooper said