Matamata trainer Tony Gillies banked some travel money when progressive jumper Woodsman ran out a ready winner of Friday’s Ocean Road Realty BM120 Hurdle (3230m) at Warrnambool. Sent out a $5.50 chance in a market dominated by the Gai Waterhouse and Adr
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
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 mid
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
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
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 (150
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 Insur
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 j
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
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, Col
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 Kai
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
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 A
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 Contr
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
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 Guin
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 st
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 Mille
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 Ell
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