New Zealand
Ascot Park owner-trainer-breeder Bill McNamara scored his biggest win in racing when Maximus Augustus (NZ) (War Decree) took out the $200,000 ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m) at Wingatui on Saturday. McNamara has only five horses in work and saddled his first winner with Lily Of The Valley (NZ) (Ghilbellines)
New Zealand
Herbert’s (NZ) (Sweet Orange) bank balance has swelled from $130,000 to almost $400,000 within the space of his last three starts, culminating in the Comag Wairere Falls Classic (1500m) at Matamata on Saturday. The Taranaki four-year-old began the season with only one win to his name from
New Zealand
Veteran galloper Our Echo (NZ) (Echoes Of Heaven) showed all his fighting qualities when he clung on gamely to hold out a determined challenge from Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj) to capture the feature event at Wingatui, the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m) Allowed to start at
New Zealand
Four weeks on from a brave second in the Gore Cup (2000m), lion-hearted stayer Loftys Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines) delivered again for her connections at Wingatui on Saturday and went one better in the Listed Positive Signs + Print Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). The gritty daughter of Ghibellines was a winner over
New Zealand
Local filly Loose Sally (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) put aside the disappointment of missing a start in the Listed Southland Guineas (1400m) a fortnight ago when refusing to load into the starting gates, by coming from the tail of the field to upset the favoured runners in Saturday’s Listed
New Zealand
Versatile mare Doddle (NZ) (Dundeel) made up for a luckless run in Listed company at her last start when she produced a strong staying performance to take out the Matamata Function Centre (2000m) on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained five-year-old had dropped out to finish last at the venue when competing
New Zealand
While Saturday’s inaugural Property Brokers Otago Classics Day at Wingatui is headlined by its trio of black-type features, the $200,000 ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m) gives intermediate-grade horses an opportunity to race for the highest stake of their careers. The Southern Mile Final is the final event on
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is thankful he is still alive following the devastation of losing his house to a fire earlier this week. While he has lost his household possessions, Patterson is grateful that he and his daughter weren’t at home at the time of the incident, and
New Zealand
Barely 48 hours after the sad loss of her former training partner Mike Moroney, Pam Gerard will saddle a Group One contender at the Melbourne track the Hall of Fame horseman called home. Gerard’s star three-year-old Savaglee will line up as a leading chance in Saturday’s A$1
New Zealand
Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow will continue his southern raid this weekend when Steal My Thunder is joined by reinforcements Royal Sovereigns and Field Of Gold at Wingatui’s inaugural Property Brokers Otago Classics Day. Steal My Thunder headed south earlier this month and was victorious in her southern debut in
New Zealand
Myakkabelle has been a model of consistency in the lead up to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and she will take the final step towards the $1 million feature in Sunday’s Gr.2 Jennian Homes Lowland Stakes (2100m). A filly by War Decree,
Australia
The racing world is in mourning following the news that New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Mike Moroney passed away in Melbourne this morning at the age of 66. Moroney, a protégé of legendary trainer Dave O’Sullivan, founded Ballymore Stables in his hometown Matamata in the early 1980s