New Zealand bred and owned mare Shillelagh was among a host of nominations by leading trainer Chris Waller for the A$5 million All Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington in March. With star stablemate Winx a notable absentee from the nominations, Shillelagh is w
Group One-winning mare Consensus added a second Group Three win to her record at Trentham on Saturday when victorious in the Trentham Stakes (2100m) and the seven-year-old mare will be aiming to increase that tally to three next month. The Stephen McKee-t
The New Zealand jockey ranks will be bolstered significantly by the return of Craig Grylls from Singapore. The 28-year-old, who has ridden eight Group One winners and more than forty stakes winners, was back riding trackwork at Matamata on Wednesday morni
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Hasstobegood will have to live up to her name in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday in order to make the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) field on the same track later this month. The P
Jason Waddell has snared the plum ride on star sprinter Melody Belle in Saturday week’s Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. Waddell gained the ride on the $1.90 favourite after Te Akau Racing’s stable jockey Opie Bosson was
Group One performer Hiflyer pleased his trainer Peter Lock with his trial performance at Cambridge on Tuesday ahead of his next assignment, the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on January 19. The six-year-old son of Tavistock finishe
Quality galloper Charles Road looks set for another exciting campaign after pleasing his connections with his 1200m trial at Cambridge on Tuesday. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained runner did everything asked of him by jockey Taiki Yanagida,
New Zealand racing has lost another quality performer from its staying ranks with the retirement of the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Maygrove following an unplaced run in Saturday’s Listed Gallagher Marton Cup (2200m). Raced by Lib Petagna an
Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay continued their wonderful winning streak of late when talented galloper Hanger resumed off a long spell with an eye-catching performance at Awapuni. Bred by Waikato Stud, who share in the ownership of the O’R
Australian mare True Excelsior is set to head across the Tasman for a crack at a Group One sprint. Trained by Leon and Troy Corstens in Victoria and raced by Rosemont Stud, True Excelsior finished third in the Group Three Standish Handicap on New YearR
Long Leaf will head to New Zealand’s richest race day to run in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie. The meeting for graduates of New Zealand’s Karaka yearling sale features the Karaka Million for two-year-olds and the 3YO Classic whic
The trick to The Big Easy is to literally make it very simple for him: Let him gallop and he will give you his best. That straightforward rule was once again – for the third time on the trot – proven right in Tuesday’s S$70,000 Lim’s Stable St
Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald made a fleeting visit back to his homeland on Thursday to ride at Te Aroha, a track that holds some great memories for the expat Kiwi. “I haven’t ridden in New Zealand for probably three years, so it’s good to be
Triple Group One winner Melody Belle will renew her partnership with jockey Opie Bosson in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham later this month. Regular rider Shafiq Rusof was ruled out of the January 19 meeting after he was suspende
Going without over the festive season has paid off for jockey Jake Bayliss after he took out the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day aboard the Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained On The Rocks. The Matamata-based hoop had to ge
Apprentice Ryan Elliot celebrated his recent red-hot run of form when he guided outsider Prince Jabeel to an upset victory in the Gr.3 Pencarrow Stud City of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. Carrying the colours of breeder and part-owners Brendan and Jo
Outsider Santa Monica belied her $77 winning-odds to take out the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. In a gutsy performance, the Per Incanto five-year-old was able to nab Princess Kereru on the line to win by a neck, with a fur
Former ATC Derby winner Jon Snow has been retired after finishing a gallant third in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. Prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman throughout his career, the Iffraaj five-year-old entire won four of his 23 star
A never-say-die attitude led to proven stayer Bizzwinkle capturing his second Stratford Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Fresh-up off the back of his Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) win at Riccarton in November, the Glenn Old-trained stayer was confidently tipped to
A solid work-out on Saturday morning by Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) candidate Bostonian has trainer Tony Pike confident his stable star is at his peak for his biggest challenge. The Jimmy Choux four-year-old hasn’t been seen since he opened his summer