Last-gasp Guineas win for Dark Destroyer
With back-to-back stakes wins including a last-gasp thriller in Saturday’s Group 2 SKYCITY Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie, Dark Destroyer is stepping up to fill...
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(Sir) Charles Road retired
Quality stayer Charles Road has been retired. The seven-year-old gelding acquitted himself well in Australasia’s staying features, headlined by his victory in the Group 2...
Rocket Spade to step out on home soil
New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Rocket Spade is likely to be seen in action at Tauranga this weekend, where the Group One winner will step...
O’Sullivan-Scott trio Sydney bound
Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott look likely to produce a triple threat at the Sydney autumn carnival after another stellar day for their...
Wexford eyeing Sydney with Force Of Will
A Sydney autumn raid could still be on the cards for exciting three-year-old filly Force Of Will. The daughter of Power was scratched from the...
Force Of Will out of Waikato Guineas
Promising filly Force Of Will’s path to the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand Oaks (2400m) has hit a snag just a month out...
Te Rapa test for Derby favourite
Exciting three-year-old Rocket Spade is tackling older horses at Te Rapa on Wednesday as part of his preparation for the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand...
Princess Rihanna ready for Pukekohe sprint
Matamata training partners Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will have just the two runners at Pukekohe on Saturday, headed by resuming speedster Princess Rihanna. The...
Kiwis given clearance to fly
There was an echoed sigh of relief in Waikato Monday with a handful of trainers receiving travel exemptions for their staff to fly to Australia....
Wexford team building with Sydney ambitions
Quality gallopers Charles Road and Dragon Leap are making good progress ahead of their spring campaigns. Lucrative Sydney targets are high on the agenda for...
Charles Road set to relish step up in distance
A return to middle distance racing has Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott confident that Charles Road can produce an improved performance two weeks...
Charles sets off on road to the Cup
Lance O’Sullivan, who trains in partnership with Andrew Scott, has little expectation of his talented stayer Charles Road as he lights a fuse on another...
Quality stayer primed for Sydney Cup assault
The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Sir Charles Road will be looking to continue his love affair with Sydney on Saturday when he lines up...
Charles Road favourite for Auckland Cup
Sydney Cup placegetter (Sir) Charles Road is favourite for the Group One Auckland Cup and can earn another trip to Randwick.
Charles Road chasing higher honours
Charles Road will earn another knighthood if he can run up to expectations in Saturday’s Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. Third in last...
Double tilt at Group One for Wexford Stables
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will have horses at opposite ends of the form scale when they stage a two-pronged attack on the Group 1...
Grylls set to fire in his homeland
The New Zealand jockey ranks will be bolstered significantly by the return of Craig Grylls from Singapore. The 28-year-old, who has ridden eight Group 1...
Charles Road loving Melbourne: O’Sullivan
A bright and content Charles Road is poised to enhance his Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) claims with a bold run in Saturday’s Group 3...
Charles Road on the right path to major assignments
Recently crowned New Zealand Champion Stayer for 2017-18, Charles Road, showed he was ready for some big spring assignments when he downed a talented field...
Charles Road better for the Sydney experience
Charles Road will return home this evening after going a long way toward realising his staying potential in Australia. His Matamata trainers believe the trip...
Sydney Cup on agenda for well performed stayer Charles Road
A lucrative domestic campaign has the Matamata four-year-old on the verge of a trip across the Tasman in a quest for Group One honours. “If...
Leading contender primed for Group 1 Auckland Cup
While a number of candidates for the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) had their final hit-out at Ellerslie on Saturday, one of the...
Charles Road repays Jake Bayliss’ effort to waste for Auckland Cup
A lean and hungry Jake Bayliss was rewarded at Ellerslie for his belief. The Australian jockey’s New Zealand stint gained further momentum on Saturday with...
Rich Hill Mile to decide Charles Road feature race path
A rejuvenated Charles Road has earned a return to black type company. A wet spring derailed the early part of his four-year-old season before he...