Andrew Campbell admired Gobstopper’s professionalism in winning the the Australian Hurdle (3900m) at Sandown Sunday. “I thought he was really professional this time, he didn’t over-race he got a nice trail and was ridden amazingly,” part-owner
Waikato jockey Ryan Elliot was a little disappointed about the season being curtailed as a result of COVID-19, but he is looking forward to getting back raceday riding in just over a month. The 21-year-old was kept busy at trainer Graeme Rogerson’s priv
After watching runners struggle through the testing track conditions in the first race at Randwick on Saturday Kiwi trainer Tony Pike was relieved the decision had been made to scratch the promising two-year-old Not An Option. Temporarily in the care of R
With an eye to the future, Mapperley Stud has elected to reduce their service fees across the board in order to assist breeders ahead of the upcoming breeding season. “We feel reducing our service fees in this climate is the right thing to do,” Mapper
Despite the uncertain economic climate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand bloodstock agent Stuart Hale is remaining optimistic about the future. While many in the racing industry couldn’t do much more than go for a walk and watch televisi
There’s nothing like the green pastures of home and leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson can attest to that. The ace hoop is back on his Pukekawa farm after a successful autumn campaign in Sydney and he said he is enjoying being back out in the fresh
Trainer Jamie Richards is enjoying being back in a familiar routine as the Te Akau Racing operation gears up for a return to the racetrack in the coming months. Richards, who sits atop the national trainers’ premiership with an unassailable twenty-seven
Former New Zealand-trained galloper Mongolian Marshal will contest Saturday’s Gr.3 R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville for Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower. Previously prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the son of High Chaparral won the Gr.3
Waikato’s famed Browne’s Hill is back in action after a month-long hiatus. The husband and wife training duo of Emma-Lee and David Browne had the opportunity to continue ticking their team over on their private training establishment on the property d
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes the $72.5 million dollar COVID-19 emergency support package for the racing industry announced by Minister for Racing Winston Peters on Tuesday has breathed life back into the $1.6 billion industry which has been halted
The announcement of funding for two all-weather tracks in New Zealand has been welcomed by the racing industry. Minster for Racing, Winston Peters, announced on Tuesday that the Government has approved $20 million from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to
Former Kiwi trainer Brendon Hawtin is looking forward to taking the next step in his training career after making a successful move to Australia just on eight months ago. Hawtin took up the position of assistant trainer to expat New Zealanders Trent Busut
In a year where the resilience of breeders is likely to be tested in New Zealand, Westbury Stud have taken a positive approach to the troubled times when announcing their roster and fee structure for the upcoming season. “It is imperative for breeders t
STAKES $15,000, PAYMENT STRETCHING BACK TO 14TH All races at 13 meetings during July will carry stakemoney of $15,000, the NZTR announced today. In addition, the following initiatives will also be introduced with the focus on reducing costs and spreading
It has been somewhat of a ghost town at the Cambridge Jockey Club, New Zealand’s largest thoroughbred training centre, over the last month. It has sat mostly empty during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, but with the country set to enter Level 3 at
The Matamata stable of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott is preparing to welcome 25 to 30 horses back into the stable over the coming week, with boom three-year-old Dragon Leap not far away from a return to training. If there is a silver-lining to the l
Jockey Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amangiri to victory in the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m). The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is finding a silver lining to New Zealand’s strict lockdown measures under COVID-19 Alert level 4. With the nation poised to ease restrictions next week, which will likely enable a return to full-training, Foote has said ther
Triple Group One winner Humidor will headline a trio of Group One winners trainer Lindsey Smith intends racing in Perth this winter after revising plans to campaign in Queensland. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced Queensland’s winter carni
While many people will be bandying around a few choice F words over the lockdown period, there are two that are helping Southland trainer Kelvin Tyler get through it – family and farming. The Riverton horseman is a proud family man. He trains in par