Derby trip a plus for Dynastic
Mark Walker is under no illusion about the enormity of the task ahead of Dynastic in this weekend’s Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at...
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Windsor Park well-represented in Karaka Million
The Karaka Million twilight meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday is gearing up to being a potentially lucrative night for Windsor Park Stud, with the Cambridge...
Bosson to cop suspension on chin
Champion jockey Opie Bosson has no plans to appeal the lengthy suspension he incurred on the closing day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival. While...
Rollercoaster day for Te Akau Racing
Saturday was a day of undoubted highlights for Matamata trainer Mark Walker, with a winning treble that encompassed a trifecta and a first-four, but one...
Pier improved for Hawke’s Bay Guineas
Matamata gelding Pier should be ready for an improved effort on Saturday as he gets ready to challenge leading three-year-old Dynastic for a second time....
Cognito on target for Group One assignment
Matamata visitor Cognito put his cards on the table for a Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) bid next month...
Walker on familiar path with Dynastic
Mark Walker prepared three winners of the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in his first stint as head trainer for Te Akau’s Matamata...
Dynastic dynamic in Hastings feature
Last season’s Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner Dynastic made a successful return to racing when he displayed a touch of class in taking out the...
Walker looking for fairy tale start
It is a case of back to the future as Mark Walker assumes control of Te Akau Racing’s Matamata stable with the ushering in of...
Lickety Split scores gutsy Group One triumph
Quality two-year-old filly Lickety Split refused to yield to a sustained challenge when narrowly taking out the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on...
Te Akau’s youthful juggernaut rolls on to Sistema Stakes
Te Akau has been the all-conquering force in New Zealand juvenile racing for some time and they have another Group One two-year-old title firmly in...
Impressive son of Almanzor not for sale
Bulls trainer Raymond Connors has posted the not for sale sign on promising juvenile Trav after the son of Almanzor closed too well for his...
Bosson hoping for perfect Derby trial at Te Rapa
Leading rider Opie Bosson is putting in the hard yards as he gets set to ride Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) candidate The...
Breeders celebrate Karaka Million 2YO victory
A purchase made while on a stint working overseas over twenty-five years ago paid off in spades for Windsor Park Stud’s Rodney Schick, when stylish...
Richards collects another Karaka Million feature
On a night he has made somewhat his own in recent years, trainer Jamie Richards scooped a second NZD$1million prize at Ellerslie on Saturday when...
Bosson and Te Akau Racing take Karaka Million 2YO
The more things change, the more they stay the same was the feeling after the running of the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m)...
Sword Of State back with a vengeance at Ellerslie
Talented three-year-old colt Sword Of State shrugged off an indifferent Australian spring campaign to display his true class when he dominated his rivals in the...
Autridge in search of more Karaka Gold
Stephen Autridge has twice celebrated victories in New Zealand’s richest juvenile event and will on Saturday be bidding to halt the run of his former...
Richards set for final Karaka Million
It’s a bittersweet week for trainer Jamie Richards as he gets ready for his final tilt at the Karaka Million at the helm of Te...
Fellini enhances Karaka Million claim
A determined winning effort at Ellerslie on Sunday by promising juvenile Fellini has seen the two-year-old son of Belardo shorten into equal second favourite in...
Richards hoping to add to Million line-up
Jamie Richards’ attack on the Karaka Million 2YO (Listed, 1200m) currently rests with a quartet of youngsters, but the chances of a fifth member of...
Early feature double sets up another big Boxing Day for Te Akau
A year on from their five-win bonanza on Boxing Day at Ellerslie last year, Te Akau Racing and trainer Jamie Richards got the 2021 edition...
Richards can’t fault Group One hope Prise De Fer
Consistent performer Prise De Fer has multiple top-flight placings to his credit and the Jamie Richards-trained representative is in top order for Ellerslie where he...