Blue Sky At Night causes Avondale Cup upset
Blue Sky At Night has defied double-digit odds to win the Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie Racecourse under Tayla Mitchell.
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About Time for a Group assignment
About Time will be rewarded for her consistent run of form with a tilt at stakes level for the first time in more than a...
Group 1 winner Asterix back to winning ways in Avondale Cup
Talented stayer Asterix returned to the scene of his greatest triumph when he stormed home to take out the Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at...
Trust In You targets Group 2 features
An emerging star of New Zealand’s staying ranks has returned from a short summer break and will shoot for a pair of Group 2 prizes...
Orchestral returning to happy hunting ground
Roger James and Robert Wellwood will be represented by Orchestral in the Avondale Guineas and Dionysus in the Avondale Cup at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Dream start beckons new alliance at Ellerslie
Shaune Ritchie is bullish about kicking off a new association on a top note at Ellerslie on Saturday when Tycoon Prince makes his debut.
Te Akau gelding ready to ascend another Guineas throne
Ascend The Throne scored his first stakes win in the Waikato Guineas at Te Rapa, and he will look for a second Guineas victory when...
Trial tops Taranaki pair off nicely for Avondale Cup
Robbie Patterson is looking forward to heading to Ellerslie with Mary Lousie and Nom De Plume this weekend after they pleased in their 1200m trial...
Aquacade issues powerful Cup statement at Pukekohe
In-form staying mare Aquacade declared she is the horse to beat in the Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) with an emphatic statement as she powered...
Pukekohe racing preview & quaddie tips | February 18, 2023
Pukekohe Park will host an eight-race program this Saturday afternoon. HorseBetting's Lance King has provided his best bets for the meeting.
Marsh pondering Group One target for mare
Stephen Marsh will work through his future options with the in-form Zee Falls after she runs at Pukekohe on Saturday with handicap and weight-for-age avenues...
Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc with New Zealand racing
On Monday afternoon, New Zealand horse racing officials made an early call to abandon the Tauranga race meeting that was scheduled to be held on...
Hinepara’s effort augurs well for future
Prestige winner Hinepara delivered exactly the Te Rapa performance trainer Josh Shaw was hoping for and an effort that has fuelled further feature staying race...
Late Auckland Cup tilt for Mohaka
The connections of Mohaka are hoping she can repay their faith on Sunday after they made the late nomination payment for the Group 2 Barfoot...
Hinepara ruled out of Auckland Cup
Last Saturday’s Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m) winner Hinepara has been ruled out of the Group 2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) on March...
Hinepara upsets in Avondale Cup
Ashvin Goindasamy loves upsetting in big races at Ellerslie and he did it again on Saturday when guiding Levin visitor Hinepara to victory in the...
Weighty Cup bid best option for Group One mare
Concert Hall’s standing will force her to concede significant amounts of weight to her opposition in Saturday’s Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m), but connections believe...
Rapid Falls gets deserved reward in Karaka Cup
After a luckless run for second in the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s day, promising mare Rapid Falls returned...
Cup targets on Hinepara’s program
Hinepara’s immediate future lies close to home before Levin trainer Josh Shaw hits the road in search of higher honours for his in-form mare. The...
Sound reinforces Auckland Cup credentials
The Ballymore stables of Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard have plenty to look forward to over the Auckland Cup Carnival, following the performances of proven...
Robusto storms to victory in Avondale Cup
Rugged stayer Robusto upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s Group 2 Wallen Concreting...
Platinum Invador ticks plenty of boxes
Central Districts stayer Platinum Invador has a number of factors in his favour when he contests the Group 2 Wallen Concreting Avondale Cup (2400m) at...
Milford’s Derby credentials face Guineas test
The closer the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) gets, the more excited Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is about the chances of Milford. The...
New Zealand campaign for Sound
Multiple Group Two winner Sound traveled to New Zealand on Wednesday night as he bids to add some Cup wins to his record for trainers...
Star Tsar on Cups path following Ellerslie victory
Progressive staying prospect Star Tsar staked his claim for a start in the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) in March with a...