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Karaka 2026 will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Yearling Sales in New Zealand, and it is set to take on a new look for its milestone year. Book 1 will be conducted across two full days (Sunday, January 25, and Monday, January 26), composed of approximately 580 horses,
New Zealand
Former Hong Kong galloper Rise Companions (Capitalist) will have his second start in New Zealand at Ellerslie on Wednesday, and trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander are hoping to see a more relaxed horse at the Auckland venue. He was a bit green in his debut outing at Pukekohe last month
New Zealand
Lucy In The Sky delivered a memorable result on multiple fronts with her historic success at Riccarton. The Cambridge Stud-bred and raced filly executed her southern plan to perfection on Saturday when the Tony Pike-trained juvenile was untroubled to triumph in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m). Her victory stroll credited
International
Three-year-old gelding Dazzling Fit threw his hat in the ring as a potential Classic Series horse for next season with a sparkling win in the first section of the Class Four Cox’s Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Jockey Luke Ferraris settled David Eustace’s galloper in mid-pack
Australia
Ciaron Maher and connections have opted to fly Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) to Queensland ahead of her tilt at the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 24. The leading trainer reported that the star mare has pulled up well after her win at Caulfield last Saturday and
New Zealand
Foxton trainer Gail Temperton will have a two-pronged attack in the postponed Foxton New World Foxton Cup (2100m) at Hawera on Tuesday, but each of her representatives have two very different paths ahead of them. Group Three performer Royal Flower (NZ) (Proisir) is dropping back from stakes grade after placing
New Zealand
Promising youngster Towering Vision (NZ) crowned a successful couple of days for Windsor Park Stud when he credited resident sire Circus Maximus with his first Southern Hemisphere black-type winner. The farm graduate claimed top honours in Saturday’s Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa a day
Trainer Tony Gollan is not expecting a performance from Antino (NZ) (Redwood) like his Gr.1 Toorak Handicap win this Saturday at the Gold Coast, but he is holding out hope for one later in the campaign. The classy Redwood gelding will round out his preparations for the Gr.1
Australia
Andrew Bobbin enjoyed the spotlight of training Duke Of Bedford (NZ) (Tavistock) to win the Brierly Steeplechase and Grand Annual Steeplechase double at Warrnambool last week that he’s already planning on repeating the dose next year. Bobbin decided to stay in Warrnambool on Thursday night and celebrate his dashing
New Zealand
Pogacar (NZ) (Eminent) has a fair way to go to live up to his namesake, but he continued his pleasing progression with a maiden victory over 1200m on Riccarton’s synthetic track on Saturday. Named after World Champion cyclist Tadej Pogacar, who has won three editions of the Tour de
New Zealand
Awapuni trainer Mike Breslin is looking forward to heading to Hawera on Tuesday with a team of five runners, all of whom he expects to put in good showings. The meeting will be held at the Taranaki track after the scheduled Sunday meeting at Otaki was postponed and transferred following
Australia
Trainer Ciaron Maher and the Ozzie Kheir-John O’Neill ownership group have had a stellar run with New Zealand imports in recent times, and Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) put his hand up as another one to watch with his come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 Sportsbet Same Race Multi