Awapuni race to fine-tune Rock On Wood for Group 1 target
Levin trainer Leanne Elliot is taking a proven path with her star galloper Rock On Wood towards next month’s Group 1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook...
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Versatile Wellwood answers the call
Cambridge trainer Robert Wellwood is one of the bright young stars of the New Zealand training ranks and the hands-on horseman has already proved adept...
1000 Guineas raid for Tokorangi
Talented filly Tokorangi headed to Christchurch on Thursday morning ahead of a tilt at the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at...
Untapped Aimee’s Jewel wins Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes
Four-year-old mare Aimee’s Jewel scored a stunning win in Wednesday’s Group 3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton under a gem of a...
Belle a late entry for Livamol Classic
Star mare Melody Belle, who was named New Zealand Horse of the Year for the second year in succession on Sunday night, will be out...
Wyndspelle to stand at Grangewilliam Stud
Group 1-winning miler Wyndspelle will take up stud duties at Grangewilliam Stud in South Taranaki this spring where he will stand for a fee of...
Group 1 entire Wyndspelle retired
Group 1 winning miler Wyndspelle has been retired after suffering an injury while preparing for a tilt at the Group 1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic...
Temperament gets the better of Supera
Supera ran her race before the Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. That’s the summation of Ken Kelso, who trains the...
Campin on cloud nine
As she waited to board a plane home from Wellington airport on Sunday afternoon, well-known bloodstock agent and racing identity Jen Campin was trying to...
Wyndspelle gets elusive Group 1 victory
A perennial bridesmaid at the highest level, consistent galloper Wyndspelle finally cracked a maiden Group 1 triumph when he took out the Group 1 Rydges...
Visitor draws for Cambridge duo
Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will be hoping 10 is their lucky number this weekend. The Cambridge training partnership have drawn the outside gate with...
Supera set to peak in Captain Cook
High-class mare Supera is likely to start a short-priced favourite to win her maiden Group One when she contests the Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes...
Emperor hoping to take the Group 1 throne
Matamata horseman Gary Hennessy knows what it takes to win at the elite level and he has in-form galloper Ocean Emperor primed for Saturday’s Group...
Danzdanzdance on song for Trentham
Ruakaka trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley are delighted with their talented four-year-old mare Danzdanzdance who will line up in Saturday’s Group 1 Rydges Wellington...
Our Abbadean set for Captain Cook
Connections of dual Group 2 winner Our Abbadean are hoping their runner can breakthrough for her maiden Group 1 victory at Trentham on Saturday. The...
Ocean Emperor goes back-to-back in Tauranga Stakes
To quote famous baseballer Yogi Berra, it was “déjà vu’ all over again” at Tauranga on Saturday when classy customer Ocean Emperor defended his Group...
Kawi ruled out of Zabeel Classic
A trip north for Kawi has been ruled out with the star galloper set for a return to Trentham in the New Year in pursuit...
Gallant Kawi claims G1 Wellington Captain Cook Stakes
Powerhouse Taranaki performer Kawi has edged closer to a significant slice of New Zealand racing history Success in Saturday’s G1 RCaptain Cook Stakes (1600m) at...