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International
Trainer Michael Chang will consider a tilt at the HK$4.2 million Gr.3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) on 31 May with Lady’s Choice (NZ) (Charm Spirit) after the much-improved gelding upstaged a class field of rising talents to win the Class 2 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Australia
War Machine (NZ) (Harry Angel) relished the solid tempo as he came from just off the speed to land the Thoroughbred Club of Australia Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday in comfortable fashion as he booked a trip to Queensland for the winter. It was the New Zealand-bred four-year-old’s
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Andrew Scott brought up his 1000th win in New Zealand when exciting talent Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino) took out the Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park on Saturday. Heading into this weekend, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing statistics credited Scott with 998 winners in New Zealand. He
New Zealand
Promising jockey Liam Kauri jumped at the chance to ride for one of New Zealand’s biggest stables at Trentham on Saturday, guiding Tristar to victory in the Leica Lucy 3YO (1200m). The $35,000 race was Kauri’s 20th win in a career that has been plagued by long
New Zealand
Trainer Gavin Sharrock rocked punters once again with another promising young horse from his Stratford -based operation when Country Salon (NZ) (Darci Brahma) overcame a slow start to bury his race rivals late in the piece as he took out the Ladies Man 2YO (1200m) on a testing Heavy 10
International
Hugh Bowman has described Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote) as one of Hong Kong’s most progressive horses as Dennis Yip’s emerging talent squares off against a highly-competitive field in the Class 2 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (10 May). Chasing his fifth
New Zealand
The TAB Racing Club’s debut season has already produced multiple highlights for its more than 10,000 members, and Cambridge trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray are excited to unveil another bright prospect in the dark blue and red colours at Trentham on Saturday. An initiative by Entain Australia
New Zealand
Kevin and Stephen Gray have four talented up-and-comers entered for Trentham on Saturday, along with an exciting international jockey recruit, but the prospect of a testing track has dented the confidence of the Palmerston North stable. The father-son team will be represented by Cooper (NZ) (Tivaci) in the $50,000
New Zealand
Southland trainer Robert Dennis ticked off a career milestone with his 100th winner on Friday, thanks to a determined front-running performance by Chevron (NZ) (El Roca) in the Doug Horrell Contracting/Ricki Egerton Dagging Handicap (1600m) at Riverton. Dennis had brought up his 99th winner with On Song at Riverton
While most trainers would be rapt with an inside draw in a Group One feature, Phillip Stokes said it was far from ideal for his two mares in the Gr.1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville. Stokes saddles Stretan Angel (Harry Angel) and Climbing Star (NZ) (Zoustar) in the 1200m
New Zealand
One of the country’s most successful jumps jockeys in Mathew Gillies will make a welcome return to the riding ranks at Wanganui on Sunday. Originally hailing from Palmerston North, the Auckland-based hoop won the National Jumps Jockeys’ Premiership in the 2013-24 season and has steered home a total of
New Zealand
Wexford Stables will head to Arawa Park on Saturday with the defending Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) champion Karman Line, but her stablemates won’t be making a repeat crown an easy task. The biggest threat on recent form is Tomodachi, a shortening $2.90 race-favourite who earned her