Leading Gr.1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) contenders Xpression and Melt once shared a paddock at Haunui Farm, but there will be no love lost between the star three-year-old fillies when they contest the Riccarton feature on Saturday. Th
It may be an afterthought but Grahame Begg believes Our Libretto is primed to perform in Saturday’s Gr.2 Quayside Zipping Classic (2400m). Our Libretto suffered her first Australian defeat when seventh as a $9.50 chance in last Saturday’s Gr.2
John Bary will refocus on next year’s Gr.3 NZ Campus For Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham after having to scratch emerging stayer High Spirits from Saturday’s Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccart
Group One performer Wyndspelle picked up his first win in nearly two years when victorious in the Humphries Construction 1550 at Awapuni on Thursday. The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained runner settled midfield under in-form hoop Jason Waddell who
Pukekohe jockey Alysha Collett won’t need further surgery to help mend her fractured heel. Collett was relieved to learn she would avoid extra surgery, which could have meant inserting screws into her heel, after visiting a specialist on Wednesday.
Nigel Tiley has star filly Melt in perfect order for Saturday’s Gr.1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Now he just needs nature to play its part. The Pukekohe trainer made his way down to Christchurch to be on hand for Me
The John And Karen Parsons-owned and trained galloper Kiwi Ida added a second stakes win to her tally when she took out the Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. The four-year-old mare, who was purchased by he
Graeme Rogerson said More Wonder was on the market after beating an assortment of maidens.and one-win horses. “For $600,000 he would a good horse for someone in Hong Kong or Australia,” he said. Johnathan Parkes gave the 3yo a swe
Opie Bosson summed up Te Akau Shark’s turbocharged win in today’s Coupland’s Mile when he said “I haven’t had feeling on a horse like that for a long time”. Watched by part-owner, Cronulla Sharks league strongm
Michael Pitman may be laid up in hospital, but it hasn’t stopped him making plans for his stable star Savvy Coup. The Riccarton trainer fulfilled a dream when he got to Moonee Valley to watch Savvy Coup contest the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) on November 27,
Two-time Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker came up trumps at Kranji on Sunday when he produced former European galloper Elite Invincible to take out the rich S$1.35 million Singapore Gold Cup (2000m). Superbly handled by Benny Woodworth, the four-yea
If you put a picture of the Melbourne Cup finish on a white background and asked anyone in racing where the race was run, they would almost certainly say somewhere in Europe. The colours of the first five across the line are more familiar to Europe than A
Nestled near the small township of Walton resides Rich Hill Stud on 320-acres of prime luscious Waikato land. Having bred one Melbourne Cup winner, the stud this year imported a new stallion from Japan in the hopes of continuing their proud legacy. Rich
Lightly-raced six-year-old Tip Top is finally going to get a chance to reach his potential in next month’s Villiers Stakes. Trainer Les Bridge has planned a preparation to get Tip Top to the Villiers starting with a benchmark 88 at Rosehill on Saturday
Winx now has a partner at the top of the world thoroughbred rankings after international handicappers marked English galloper Cracksman’s Champion Stakes victory at Ascot last month the equal of Winx’s best 2018 effort. The updated Longines World’s
Aristia outstayed her rivals in today’s VRC Oaks at Flemington to give training duo Simon Zahra and Matt Ellerton their first group 1 success since 2011. The three-year-old backed up her win in the Wakeful Stakes on Saturday with a burst of speed at
Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse had already enjoyed a marvellous Melbourne spring with their two-year-olds Unite And Conquer and Espaaniyah winning at Flemington and at The Valley, on Cox Plate Day, respectively. And they added a third string to their juv
The occasion surrounding the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with glamour mare Winx got too much for Kiwi galloper Savvy Coup according to her connections, but they believe she is primed to contest her major Melbourne target on Saturday, the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes
Rotorua trainer Craig Phelan has a taste for Aussie country cups success after his bold frontrunning stayer Big Mike took third in yesterday’s Kyneton Cup. “The money’s too good not to keep having a go,” said Phelan. “They pa
Runner-up Marmelo and beaten favourite Yucatan were found to be lame following Tuesday’s $7 million Melbourne Cup.. The $6 favourite was found to be “two out of five lame” after finishing 11th, as did Hughie Morrison’s second placegetter. “He
