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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Lindsays ready to glam it up in Melbourne
Letzbeglam could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza, another Lindsay-owned filly, will spearhead the homefront team with a tilt at the Gr.2 J. Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders Stakes (1200m), the Lindsays will be in...
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A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok taking his place in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in a fortnight. If confirmed, it would see trainer Andrew Campbell and the colt’s ownership group, headed by breeder Tommy Heptinstall,...
Read MoreBattle lost but war far from over for Catalyst
While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst, Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his star can still win the war when the pair clash again in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in a fortnight. In an enthralling length-of-the-straight battle,...
Read MoreLightning strikes in Southland Guineas
Promising three-year-old Lightning Jack made it back-to-back victories at stakes level when he produced a gritty effort to take out the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill. The Per Incanto gelding had broken his maiden status at Riverton over 1400m two starts back and then scored...
Read MoreSulky Sheezallmine to bounce back at Ellerslie
Group Three winner Sheezallmine will attempt to get back into winning form at Ellerslie on Saturday when she lines-up in the Dunstan Feeds 1200. The daughter of Super Easy finished unplaced last start in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) and trainer Daniel Miller said the mare just didn’t settle down in...
Read MoreScorpz preparing well as Marsh seeks to extend Derby reign
Stephen Marsh has Group Three winner Scorpz just where he wants him for this month’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. Marsh will saddle the Charm Spirit colt in Saturday’s Gr.2 Jamieson Park Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie, looking for a bold run ahead of the Derby two...
Read MoreMare at concert pitch for Avondale Cup
Things may not have gone Concert Hall’s way in the Gr.3 City Of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie last start, but her connections are hopeful she can bring home another cup from the Auckland track on Saturday. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained five-year-old will contest the Gr.2 Joe McDonald...
Read MoreNoble upbeat about Oaks contender
South Auckland trainer Lance Noble has been spoilt with a quality crop of three-year-old fillies this season and he was delighted to see one of them extend their winning record at Te Rapa on Saturday. Meghan secured her second consecutive win on the weekend in the SVS Veterinary Supplies 2100,...
Read MoreAllpress rides Riccarton double for Rae
Leading central districts jockey Lisa Allpress ventured south on Saturday and rode a Riccarton double for local trainer Terri Rae. Allpress guided Wekaforce to a runaway victory in the NZB South Island Sale 17 April Open Handicap (1000m), then won the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Rating 65 (1600m) on...
Read MoreDragon ready to fire for Guineas
Winning Saturday’s Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas isn’t a critical element of Dragon Leap’s campaign, according to Matamata trainer Lance O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan, who trains the rising star Pierro three-year-old in partnership with Andrew Scott, has made it clear that this month’s Gr.1 $1 million Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at...
Read MoreShark circling Group One sprint
It’s hard to believe that outstanding galloper Te Akau Shark does not have a Group One win to his name, but the striking chestnut with a cult-following is strongly favoured to put that misnomer to bed on Saturday at Te Rapa. The Jamie Richards-trained gelding is set to commence a...
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Yearn thriving ahead of local assignment
February 19, 2020
Lindsays ready to glam it up in Melbourne
February 18, 2020
Campbell to provide triple threat in Derby
February 16, 2020
Battle lost but war far from over for Catalyst
February 16, 2020
Thoroughbred
Yearn thriving ahead of local assignment
February 19, 2020
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
Lindsays ready to glam it up in Melbourne
February 18, 2020
Letzbeglam could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza, another
Campbell to provide triple threat in Derby
February 16, 2020
A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok taking his place in the Gr.1 Vodafone
Battle lost but war far from over for Catalyst
February 16, 2020
While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst, Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his
Lightning strikes in Southland Guineas
February 16, 2020
Promising three-year-old Lightning Jack made it back-to-back victories at stakes level when he produced a gritty effort to take out the Listed ILT Ascot Park
Sulky Sheezallmine to bounce back at Ellerslie
February 15, 2020
Group Three winner Sheezallmine will attempt to get back into winning form at Ellerslie on Saturday when she lines-up in the Dunstan Feeds 1200. The
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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Yearn 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
February 19, 2020
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Lindsays ready to glam it up in Melbourne
Letzbeglam could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza, another
February 18, 2020
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Campbell to provide triple threat in Derby
A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok taking his place in the Gr.1 Vodafone
February 16, 2020
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Battle lost but war far from over for Catalyst
While rugged Queenslander Alligator Blood may have taken out the first skirmish with classy New Zealand contender Catalyst, Kiwi trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident his
February 16, 2020
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