Australia
Highly regarded filly About A Girl (NZ) (Almanzor) will continue her career in Australia from the champion Sydney stable of Chris Waller. The daughter of Almanzor made an impressive winning debut over 1200m at Tauranga last month for trainer and part-owner Nigel Tiley, prompting a trans-Tasman agreement for the three-year-old.
New Zealand
Trainer Robbie Patterson and jockey Craig Grylls were again to the fore at Riccarton where they combined with Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) to claim the major prize on Wednesday’s program. They have proven to be a formidable pairing in recent seasons and joined forces on the middle day of the
New Zealand
Mali Ston (NZ) (El Roca) will have several factors in his favour when he chases a comeback victory at Riccarton in the feature event on Wednesday’s card. The six-year-old son of El Roca will make his fourth appearance since suffering a major injury when he takes aim at the
New Zealand
Rex Cochrane will forever be remembered as an outstanding horseman and one of the racing industry’s true gentlemen. The champion trainer recently passed away at the age of 93 and following his hugely successful career had retired in 1994 to Alexandra with his late wife Betty. The highly respected
New Zealand
Successful breeder and owner Daniel Nakhle has high hopes of a double celebration in the coming days. He will be in Christchurch to cheer on his unbeaten three-year-old Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton while also awaiting
New Zealand
Plans are in place to give talented mare Pure Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) every chance to boost her future value before time is called on her racing career. The sparingly raced daughter of Per Incanto’s final campaign will include a crack at Saturday’s Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m)
New Zealand
Cambridge Stud and their private trainer Lance Noble celebrated a memorable afternoon at Pukekohe on Tuesday with a clean sweep of the feature events and a winning undercard double. Gifted staying mare Aquacade (NZ) (Dundeel) claimed the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m) before Habana (Zoustar) followed her winning lead to
Australia
A change of approach has presented Lib Petagna with a shot at Australasia’s top staying prize. The Wellington-based bloodstock identity shares in the ownership of the Kris Lees-trained Kalapour, who won his way into Tuesday’s Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington with victory in the Gr.
New Zealand
The connections of Classic contender Luberon can breathe easy again after the gifted filly produced a flawless trial performance on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Thursday. Trained by Lance Noble for breeders Cambridge Stud, the daughter of Embellish’s final race day outing ahead of the Gr.1 Barneswood
New Zealand
An ambitious long-range plan will be put to the test at Flemington on Saturday. Bargain buy Zambezi Khan was set for the Melbourne spring carnival months ago and her lead-up form will now see the daughter of Mongolian Khan take on Australia’s best fillies. She will step out in
New Zealand
Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January. The Te Kauwhata operation bred and sold multiple Group One winner Prowess and in the lead-up to her latest
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Peter Didham is looking forward to heading to Wanganui and Trentham this week where he will be represented by a handful of runners. His more immediate interest will be at Wanganui on Thursday where he rates a couple of his runners as good prospects. “Morus always gallops well