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Six-win mare Marzemino. Photo: Race Images Talented South Auckland gallopers Marzemino and Media Sensation are set for a collision course after Saturday’s meeting at Pukekohe. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained mares are warm favourites in their respective stakes assignments this weekend, but it may be the last time they avoid each other for some time. Group […]View the full article

Rock On Wood winning the Listed Anzac Mile (1600m) in April. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Rock On Wood will be looking to continue his picket fence form line at Awapuni on Saturday where he will kick-off his season in the John Turkington Forrestry Ltd/Wai Pine Bulls Cup (1400m). The Leanne Elliot-trained gelding returned […]View the full article

Hong Kong trainer Dennis Yip purchased lot 9 for $420,000. Photo: Trish Dunell Hong Kong trainer Dennis Yip struck early on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs at Karaka on Wednesday, securing lot 9, the Press Statement colt out of Karata from Riversley Park’s draft for $420,000. Yip was […]View the full article

Last start winner London Banker. Photo: Race Images Roger James and Robert Wellwood are looking to add to their fine recent strike rate this weekend, with horses to be engaged over three meetings, including a couple of stakes candidates at Pukekohe on Saturday. After a slow start to the local season with limited representation, the Cambridge […]View the full article

Daniel Miller (left) poses with friend Michael Dee after Dee took out the Gr.3 Stewards Stakes Handicap (1200m) on Sheezallmine at Riccarton on Wednesday Photo credit: Race Images South Young trainer Daniel Miller will have plenty on his mind as he climbs into the driver’s seat of his horse truck on Monday morning to start the […]View the full article

Leah Hemi salutes after winning the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) aboard Dee and Gee. Photo: Race Images South Central Districts jockey Leah Hemi experienced her biggest day in racing at Riccarton on Saturday, but admits the milestone is only just starting to sink in. Hemi brought up her sixth stakes victory and first at Group […]View the full article

Jericho Cup (4600m) aspirant Where Are You (inside). Photo: Trish Dunell Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group One glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race. The Cambridge trainer was seeking his first Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) win and just came up short with Jennifer Eccles, finishing […]View the full article

Beyond The Fort will contest the Steelform Roofing Group Waverley Cup (2200m) on Sunday. Photo: Race Images Kiwi, Glory Days…Beyond The Fort? It may be too early to mention the latter in the same breath as the two Group One-winning stayers, but the small South Taranaki township of Waverley has developed a knack for producing Group […]View the full article

Classy mare Supera cruises to victory at Tauranga Photo credit: Trish Dunell Progressive mare Supera overcame a wide run in transit throughout to dominate her rivals in the closing stages of the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained five-year-old had looked a Group One winner in waiting last season as […]View the full article

Charlotte O’Beirne (left), Lisa Allpress, Rosie Myers, and Leah Hemi made it a clean sweep for female riders at Tauherenikau’s meeting last week. Photo: Tony Kim The law of averages might take another beating at Riccarton Park this weekend. For there is a good chance that a female jockey will win the New Zealand Cup for […]View the full article

Bavella will be one of two runners for trainer Lance Noble in the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Auckland trainer Lance Noble will line-up two fillies in the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Brendan and Jo Lindsay-owned Bavella (Snitzel) and Avadane […]View the full article

Chris Rutten leads in Scott Base after his win in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). Photo: Sharon Chapman Last year’s Karaka Million 3YO (1600m) winner Scott Base will make his raceday return in the Waka Property, Building and Maintenance Handicap (1200m) at Awapuni on Thursday. The son of Dalghar has been off the scene since […]View the full article

The Oaks Stud owner, Dick Karreman, leads Catalyst into the birdcage at Riccarton. Photo credit: Race Images South Following Saturday’s thrilling edition of the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai NZ 2000 Guineas Al Basti Equiworld Dubai has announced that they will extend their sponsorship of the Classic race for a further two-years. Al Basti Equiworld founder […]View the full article

Shadows Cast winning the Red Craze Bowl (1400m) at Awapuni. Photo: Trish Dunell People can be forgiven for confusing Shadows Cast for a packhorse of late given the amount of weight he has been carrying. The Group One-winning miler carried a mammoth 63kg to victory last start at Awapuni to win the Red Craze Bowl (1400m) […]View the full article

Tinkalicious winning at Hawera. Photo: Race Images New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar has crossed the Cook Strait for the first time in a bid to snare some stakes spoils on the second day of the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton on Wednesday. Millar will line-up Group Three performer Tinkalicious in the Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury […]View the full article

Sensei winning at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Emotions will run high for the Pitman family if Sensei can complete a notable sprint double at Riccarton on Wednesday, but the likelihood of such a feat hinges on improved weather in Christchurch. Sensei was one of the four winners Michael and Matthew Pitman produced on […]View the full article

Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield. Photo: Trish Dunell. Talented three-year-old galloper Catalyst is set to remain in the care of Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield after his victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. With Australian targets forthcoming, speculation was rife that Catalyst would be transferred to an Australian trainer. […]View the full article

Melody Belle, who scored in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) during her Melbourne campaign will head home this week for a spell before preparing to return to Australia in the autumn. Photo credit: Bruno Cannatelli Trainer Jamie Richards headed home from Melbourne on Sunday morning with his focus on a massive summer of racing in […]View the full article

Duplicity stretches his neck to snatch victory at Riccarton. Photo credit: Race Images South Central Districts stayer Duplicity showed he is ready to go one better in next Saturday’s Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) when he ground out a tough victory in the traditional lead-up event, the Listed Redwood Metropolitan Trophy Handicap (2500m). A […]View the full article

De La Terre (left) strides to the line for a comfortable win at Te Rapa. Photo credit: Trish Dunell Promising two-year-old De La Terre will look to improve on the family record in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) after she looked to have cemented her place in the million dollar feature with a comfortable victory over […]View the full article

Sensei will resume in the Listed Yesberg Insurance Service Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Wild Range Photography Father and son training duo Michael and Matthew Pitman will begin what will be a massive New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton on Saturday. They have 16 horses entered for the first day of the carnival […]View the full article

Duplicity will contest the Listed Redwood Metropolitan Trophy Handicap (2500m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Duplicity has made his way south in preparation for his major target of the spring, the Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton on Saturday week, but he will have one final run before the big race. […]View the full article

Rondinella will contest the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Photo: Race Images Group One performer Rondinella will attempt to record her first stakes victory at Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m). The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained mare has been in good form in Melbourne this spring, finishing […]View the full article

Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) favourite Catalyst. Photo: Trish Dunell Star three-year-old Catalyst has arrived in Christchurch and is expected to make a one-act affair of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Prepared at Te Awamutu by Clayton Chipperfield, Catalyst has been installed a prohibitive $1.20 […]View the full article

Havana Heights was one of three winners for trainer Terry Kennedy at Wingatui on Tuesday. Photo: Wild Range Photography There weren’t too many smiles bigger than Terry Kennedy’s at Wingatui racecourse on Tuesday. The Otago trainer recorded a treble at his home meeting and he was delighted with the result. “It was great to win on […]View the full article