Group One performer Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) has run her last race with a tendon injury ending her racetrack career after finishing fifth in Saturday’s Gr.3 Epona Stakes (1900m). The John Sargent-trained mare won six of her 30 starts including the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) in 2017, while she was also a multiple...
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JOCKEY TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS
Wednesday’s meeting at Warwick Farm had to be postponed and racing won’t resume in Sydney until Friday at earliest on the back of the news a licenced participant in Victoria will undergo a coronavirus test. Racing Victoria suspended racing midway through Wednesday’s Sandown card and won’t race on Thursday after...
Read MoreLondon Banker prevails in stirring finish
Promising stayer London Banker took every centimetre of the 2100m distance of Saturday’s J Swap Contractors Bay Of Plenty Cup to get his nose in front as he prevailed in a thrilling finish to the middle-distance contest. Searching for a hattrick of wins after success over the same distance at...
Read MoreA day of contrasts for prominent Kiwi owners
Circumstances can change in the blink of an eye in the racing game and never was that more evident than in Sydney on Saturday for siblings John, Mark and Rachael Carter. The Carter’s manage their thoroughbred interests under the Jomara Bloodstock banner and were excited to see two of their...
Read MoreBosson goes the extra mile for plum Sydney rides
The commitment of champion New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson to ensure he is available to ride Te Akau Shark this weekend cannot be questioned. The unflappable hoop will link with the star weight-for-age galloper in Saturday’s Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill after going the extra mile. Bosson made...
Read MoreSuperior victory for debutant
Patience is a virtue and Cambridge trainer Trevor Da Cruz has shown plenty of it over the last few years with promising galloper Superiority. That patience paid off when the six-year-old gelding recorded his maiden win in the Counties Home Loans And Insurance 1200 when on debut at Pukekohe. Superiority...
Read MoreDragon to leap Lance into Derby history
The impressive Dragon Leap gives New Zealand Racing Hall of Famer Lance O’Sullivan a great opportunity to add another notable achievement to his CV at Ellerslie on Saturday. O’Sullivan has won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on two occasions as a jockey, first with Surfers Paradise in 1990 then...
Read MoreClassic contenders step out for Pike
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will unleash a pair of classic contenders this week with Group One-wining filly Loire set to contest the Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday, while stablemate Sherwood Forest will represent the team in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at...
Read MoreColeman back on top after lean summer
Popular Matamata jockey Michael Coleman hopes the feature race double he achieved on his home track on Saturday provides the catalyst to lift the number of raceday engagements he has been receiving of late. A member of the exclusive 2000 winners club, Coleman has been going through a lean patch...
Read MoreColeman makes it a feature double with Joe’s Legacy
Fresh from taking out a Group Two feature barely thirty minutes earlier local rider Michael Coleman was back in the winner’s enclosure one race later when he guided Joe’s Legacy to a comprehensive victory in the Listed Matamata Veterinary Services Kaimai Stakes (2000m). Matamata resident Coleman captured his fourth Gr.2...
Read MoreBosson ticking up frequent flyer points
There will be few jockeys who have crossed the Tasman more times than Opie Bosson, and the top New Zealand hoop is set to add to his frequent flyer points in the coming months. Bosson made frequent trips to Australia in the spring to partner Te Akau stars Melody Belle...
Read MoreYearn thriving ahead of local assignment
High-class mare Yearn will contest Saturday’s Lisa Chittick Plate (1400m) at Matamata and trainer Karen Fursdon is confident of another bold performance. The last-start Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) placegetter is in career best form, having won the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in late November and finished within a...
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Group One performer Luvaluva retired
March 25, 2020
JOCKEY TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS
March 25, 2020
London Banker prevails in stirring finish
March 22, 2020
A day of contrasts for prominent Kiwi owners
March 22, 2020
Thoroughbred
Group One performer Luvaluva retired
March 25, 2020
Group One performer Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) has run her last race with a tendon injury ending her racetrack career after finishing fifth in Saturday’s Gr.3 Epona Stakes
JOCKEY TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS
March 25, 2020
Wednesday’s meeting at Warwick Farm had to be postponed and racing won’t resume in Sydney until Friday at earliest on the back of the news
London Banker prevails in stirring finish
March 22, 2020
Promising stayer London Banker took every centimetre of the 2100m distance of Saturday’s J Swap Contractors Bay Of Plenty Cup to get his nose in
A day of contrasts for prominent Kiwi owners
March 22, 2020
Circumstances can change in the blink of an eye in the racing game and never was that more evident than in Sydney on Saturday for
Bosson goes the extra mile for plum Sydney rides
March 19, 2020
The commitment of champion New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson to ensure he is available to ride Te Akau Shark this weekend cannot be questioned. The
Superior victory for debutant
February 27, 2020
Patience is a virtue and Cambridge trainer Trevor Da Cruz has shown plenty of it over the last few years with promising galloper Superiority. That
Harness
TIGER TARA’S OUTSTANDING RETURN
July 15, 2019
Two things firmly stamped Tiger Tara as the horse to beat in next Saturday night’s $250,000 Group 1 Blacks A Fake at Albion Park. First was
SELF ASSURED EARNS HIGH PRAISE FROM PURDON
July 15, 2019
In the moment after Self Assured’s first Albion Park win a few weeks back, Mark Purdon said the pacer “could be a bit special.” Another two
RAIL KEEN TO CALL AT FORBURY PARK
July 15, 2019
New Zealand’s newest race caller Craig Rail cannot wait to step into the commentator’s box at Forbury Park next month. Rail, who has called harness
SARAH O’REILLY JUNIOR DRIVERS’ CHAMPION
July 9, 2019
Sarah O’Reilly surprised herself by scoring the biggest success of her career when winning the New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship at Rangiora on Sunday. The
HERLIHY CLOSES IN ON MAGICAL 3500 NZ WINS
May 28, 2019
Champion reinsman Tony Herlihy is willing to swap one of the greatest milestones in New Zealand racing history for a Harness Jewels win this weekend.
WILLIAMSON GETS FIRST WIN AT WORLD CHAMPS
May 28, 2019
Matthew Williamson won his first race on Swedish soil and surged towards the top of the leader board on day three of the World Driving
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Group One performer Luvaluva retired
Group One performer Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) has run her last race with a tendon injury ending her racetrack career after finishing fifth in Saturday’s Gr.3 Epona Stakes
March 25, 2020
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Spotlight
JOCKEY TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS
Wednesday’s meeting at Warwick Farm had to be postponed and racing won’t resume in Sydney until Friday at earliest on the back of the news
March 25, 2020
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London Banker prevails in stirring finish
Promising stayer London Banker took every centimetre of the 2100m distance of Saturday’s J Swap Contractors Bay Of Plenty Cup to get his nose in
March 22, 2020
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A day of contrasts for prominent Kiwi owners
Circumstances can change in the blink of an eye in the racing game and never was that more evident than in Sydney on Saturday for
March 22, 2020
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