Triple Group One winning sprinter Start Wondering has been retired after suffering a minor tendon strain. Prepared in Wanganui by Evan and JJ Rayner, the eight-year-old won 11 of 29 starts, including back to back editions of the Gr.1 Waikato Sprint (1400m
Bargain buy Imelda Mary added a second Group Two victory to her burgeoning record when she downed her three-year-old female rivals in the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa. Trainer Wayne Hillis paid just $3,500 for Imelda
Matamata galloper On The Rocks provided rider Jake Bayliss with his second New Zealand Group One prize when he stormed to victory in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) on Saturday. Australian-born Bayliss, who is enjoying his second extended riding stint
Cambridge jockey Troy Harris completed a dream day at Te Rapa on Saturday when he guided sprinting sensation Melody Belle to victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m). Harris was “Johnny on the spot” to replace an ill Michael Coleman on Sponge Bob
Dual stakes winner Miss Federer was set to head to the spelling paddock after Saturday’s Gr.3 Woburn Farm 2YO Classic (1200m), but her brave victory in the race altered those plans. It was a great result for trainer Andrew Carston, who entered his filly
Smart racemare Indecision gave her rivals weight and a comprehensive beating when she led all the way to win the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie. The Per Incanto five-year-old was the clear topweight in the day’s sprint feature, carry
Lightly-raced filly Pinmedown caused an upset when winning the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, paying $33.40 for the win. Prepared at Matamata by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, Pinmedown was having just her fou
Local runner Rock On returned to winning form after a long lay-off with a storming victory in the Gr.3 Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup (2200m) at Awapuni. The six-year-old Road To Rock gelding went amiss last season shortly before contesting the Gr.3 Wellingt
It was a day for the locals at Awapuni on Saturday when classy sprinter-miler Shadows Cast upset predictions in the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m). Just thirty minutes earlier Awapuni galloper Rock On had scored at outside odds in the
Group One performer Xpression will contest the Hyslop Plumbing 3YO Premier (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday ahead of a tilt at Group One glory next month. The Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen-trained filly ran third last-start in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas
The Australian Turf Club will again be offering bonuses to the winner and placegetters of the Sydney Cup. Owners and trainers of the winner, second and third placed horses in several key staying races across Australia and New Zealand will be eligible for
When trainer Murray Baker tells you he has a filly with a touch of class about her, it pays to take notice. Baker holds that opinion of the royally-bred Savabeel three-year-old Queen Of Diamonds who gave a glimpse of that potential when she crushed her ri
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman trained Mongolian Marshal exacted a measure of revenge when he turned the tables on his last-start conqueror in Saturday’s Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m). The promising High Chaparral four-year-old had been
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards unleashed another live Karaka Million prospect at Te Rapa on Saturday, when debutante Yourdeel cruised clear to win the Wentwood Grange Premier 2YO (1200m). Te Akau runners dominated the 2017 edition of the Ellerslie $1 mill
The powerful Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman operation wrapped up a highly satisfying weekend when Cutadeel triumphed in the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Three Year Old Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The stable had scored a stakes double 24 hours
Stuart Hale’s annual Auckland/Waikato Yearling Inspection Tour will take place from Sunday 6th January to Friday 11th January. The tour enables prospective purchasers to inspect yearlings catalogued for the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling S
Murray Baker will look to advance his Derby chances at Ellerslie on Sunday. Baker and training partner Andrew Forsman will produce Cutadeel, Thomas Aquinas and Bobby Dee in the Listed Barfoot & Thompson 3YO Salver (2100m) as a stepping stone towards t
Promising four-year-old English Gambler has joined the stable of leading Victoria trainer Darren Weir. Trained in New Zealand by Lauren Brennan at Cambridge, the son of Casino Prince won two races and was runner-up in his four other starts in New Zealand.
Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced a five-member Ministerial Advisory Committee to inform the next steps on the Messara Review of the New Zealand Racing Industry. “This government is committed to reforming the racing industry. The Ministerial
Wayne Hillis has regrouped his main players after the New Zealand Cup meeting and is preparing to target further major races over the next few months. Livin’ On A Prayer, Watch This Space, Bit Lippy and Imelda Mary all raced at the three-day New Zealand