All systems go for unbeaten favourite
A small field will work in favour of hot-pot Legarto’s bid to extend her winning sequence to four when she steps out in the Group...
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Classy three year old Legarto resumes a winner
Promising filly Legarto has put herself firmly into Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) calculations with her first-up victory at Te Rapa...
Flemington focus for Levante
High-class mare Levante is being readied for a fresh-up tilt at the Group 1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne...
Legarto impresses on debut
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso could have another star daughter of Proisir on their hands. Two-year-old filly Legarto carries the same colours as her Group...
Levante on target for Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes
A slashing run for second in an open trial held before the first race at Rotorua on Saturday has class mare Levante primed and ready...
Levante pressing on to Breeders’ Stakes
Levante’s domestic racing season isn’t over just yet with confirmation the high-class mare will be given the opportunity next month to add to her record...
Australian mission accomplished with Levante
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso and the connections of top mare Levante can look forward to the Melbourne spring carnival with confidence following her bold...
Levante to make Australian debut
Group One winner Levante has touched down in Melbourne ahead of her debut run on Australian soil this Saturday in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap...
Levante makes it consecutive Group One wins
Despite the limited crowd on course due to COVID protocols, there were still plenty of joyous scenes in the Te Rapa grandstand as the connections...
Spate of abandonments curtail weekend racing
Inclement weather across the country has forced the abandonment of two further race meetings with both the Tauranga meeting on Sunday and the Tauherenikau meeting...
Levante claims Group One in thrilling Telegraph
High-class mare Levante broke through for a deserved Group One victory in a heart-stopping finish to Saturday’s JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham....
Levante at top of her game for Group One challenge
All the key indicators point to the high-class mare Levante going close to plugging the only gap in her CV on New Year’s Day at...
Levante on-target for fruitful campaign
Class mare Levante didn’t surprise anyone by winning a 1000m trial at Matamata last week, but the manner in which she won it suggests she’ll...
Spring targets beckon Levante
If Levante is going to become a Group One winner, she’s going to have to wait until she’s a five-year-old. The exciting four-year-old mare ended...
Collett elects for Levante in Group One
It was an agonising decision for jockey Samantha Collett in selecting her mount for the Group 1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at...
Impressive Tauranga winner ready for a break
Promising mare Les Crayeres will head to the spelling paddock off the back of a stylish performance over 1400m at Tauranga on Saturday. The Ken...
Travel restrictions to decide next target for Levante
The connections of exciting galloper Levante will be looking for an indication on any changes to the current trans-Tasman travel restrictions before making a decision...
Levante slick from gates
High-class mare Levante ran out a ready winner of her 1230m heat at the Rotorua trials on Tuesday and most importantly jumped away cleanly from...
Les Crayeres provides pick me up for Kelso
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso left Te Rapa racecourse on Saturday evening with mixed emotions after contrasting performances from their two runners on the day....
Levante on track for next Group 1 challenge
Two days after her superlative win in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie on Karaka Million night on Saturday, exciting four-year-old Levante was...
Levante simply brilliant in Westbury Classic
Racing fans were left shaking their heads at Ellerslie on Saturday evening after witnessing exciting mare Levante take out the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m)....
Les Crayeres on song at Tauranga
Promising mare Les Crayeres completed a winning double at Tauranga on Saturday when she took out the opening event on the card at the popular...
Group One test for Levante
Talented mare Levante will get her first chance to prove herself at elite-level at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when she contests the Group 1...
Solid hit-out for Railway favourite
Exciting mare Levante was in action at the Te Aroha trials on Monday, winning her 1000m heat by a head from another talented four-year-old in...
Supera surging towards finishing line
Ken and Bev Kelso would love nothing more than for classy mare Supera to sign off her career with a win. The Sir Peter Vela-bred...