New Zealand horse racing news

A return to Te Rapa has worked wonders for last season’s Group One winner Ugo Foscolo.

Trelawney Stud enjoyed a stellar Saturday with a stakes double at Hastings following results to savour in Australia. The Cambridge nursery bred and races the...

Roger James is bullish about the future staying prospects of the lightly-tried Fawn. The Cambridge horseman had further reason to be upbeat about the four-year-old...

The Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) promises to be a hot three-year-old feature judging by Saturday’s dress rehearsal. Malambo narrowly prevailed in the Seafood...

Kevin Gray is mindful of making the most of autumn opportunities for All In Vogue as the Pins mare shoots for her third Cup win...

The Brisbane winter carnival is on the cards for talented three-year-old filly Prom Queen, but she will need to perform well in her next two...

The Ross McCarroll-trained Chicane has been dual nominated for both Te Rapa and Hastings meetings on Saturday, but her trainer has opted to run his...

The Savvy Coup team have turned to one of the best to further their chances of success in Saturday’s A$1 million Group 1 Australian Oaks...

Lite My Cigar is in good order for his return to racing at Rotorua on Friday. He will resume from a spell in the Motion...

Graeme Rogerson says talented filly Contessa Vanessa makes his job easy. The New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer has the Bullbars three-year-old in prime...

Promising three-year-old Rock On Wood has come a long way in a short time and his progress has been rewarded with a spell. “Things went...

Luck has more often than not gone against Trudy Keegan this season. The Stratford trainer has a solitary win on the board and she is...

Stablemates Mark Two and Pierrocity are a run away from booking trips to Brisbane. Strong performances from the Stephen Marsh-trained pair next time out will...

The stage looks set this weekend for the capable stayer Nymph Monte to return to his best form. The Tavistock six-year-old races well at Hastings...

Spoiling Winx’s party at Randwick on Saturday is the last thing on Stephen McKee’s mind. The Ardmore trainer will be more than happy for his...

Caricature will use a southern age group event as a possible springboard to Adelaide. “We’ll probably send her to Christchurch for the Warstep and she...

Andrew Adkins has been confirmed as the rider for Sir Charles Road in Saturday’s A$2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick. Blake Shinn was successful...

Caricature will use a southern age group event as a possible springboard to Adelaide. “We’ll probably send her to Christchurch for the Warstep and she...

Australia beckons the emerging three-year-old staying star Sherrif. The impressive son of High Chaparral has won two of his three starts and a commanding last-start...

Miss Wilson significantly boosted her value at Te Aroha and she isn’t finished yet. The half-sister by Stratum to the former New Zealand Horse of...

Australian Oaks candidate Savvy Coup isn’t the only one thriving in the Sydney heat in the build-up to her Group 1 challenge on the second...

Local trainer Terri Rae was quietly cursing her bad luck at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon when she received a pleasant surprise. Rae was waiting in...

Highlad returned to winning form on Saturday with a heart-stopping victory in the J. Swap Te Aroha Cup (2200m). Co-trainer Andrew Forsman indicated before the...

A copybook display from rider Sam Spratt paved the way for promising stayer Blue Breeze to notch his second career victory when he took out...