Andrew Campbell admired Gobstopper’s professionalism in winning the the Australian Hurdle (3900m) at Sandown Sunday. “I thought he was really professional this time, he didn’t over-race he got a nice trail and was ridden amazingly,” part-owner and former trainer Campbell said. “He has got some good form around him at...

Waikato jockey Ryan Elliot was a little disappointed about the season being curtailed as a result of COVID-19, but he is looking forward to getting back raceday riding in just over a month. The 21-year-old was kept busy at trainer Graeme Rogerson’s private training property in Hamilton over the lockdown...

After watching runners struggle through the testing track conditions in the first race at Randwick on Saturday Kiwi trainer Tony Pike was relieved the decision had been made to scratch the promising two-year-old Not An Option. Temporarily in the care of Rosehill trainers Richard and Michael Freedman due to Covid-9,which...

With an eye to the future, Mapperley Stud has elected to reduce their service fees across the board in order to assist breeders ahead of the upcoming breeding season. “We feel reducing our service fees in this climate is the right thing to do,” Mapperley Stud principal Simms Davison said....

Despite the uncertain economic climate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand bloodstock agent Stuart Hale is remaining optimistic about the future. While many in the racing industry couldn’t do much more than go for a walk and watch television during lockdown, Hale was kept busy and even...

There’s nothing like the green pastures of home and leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson can attest to that. The ace hoop is back on his Pukekawa farm after a successful autumn campaign in Sydney and he said he is enjoying being back out in the fresh air and open...