Jessie’s Rock seeking southern riches
Wingatui trainer Terry Kennedy is looking to take advantage of the good prizemoney on offer at his local meeting on Monday. The southern horseman will...
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Romancing The Moon shines at Wingatui
A confidence-boosting first stakes victory in Saturday’s Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui has laid the platform for proven black-type performer Romancing The Moon...
Perfect result in Dunedin feature for Te Akau Racing
Mark Walker and the Te Akau Racing team brought up an inter-island stakes double in the space of 15 minutes as Perfect Scenario took out...
Promising stayer the Belle of the Ball at Wanganui
Progressive staying mare La Flora Belle set the scene for further success over the summer months with a determined effort to take out the Wanganui...
Family Ties provides timely RTR reminder
Three-year-old filly Family Ties capitalised on a patient ride by champion apprentice Joe Kamaruddin to win the Transport/Hatuma Lime 3YO Maiden (1300m) on Sunday at...
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...
Probabeel heads stellar evening for Te Akau
Outstanding mare Probabeel has joined an elite club with her second successive New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Award. The now retired daughter of...
Walker heads south for Riccarton double header
Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will...
Smiling Joe crowned champion apprentice
Joe Kamaruddin thought he made a grave mistake when he moved to New Zealand several years ago, but the Malaysian native is thankful he stuck...
Swords Drawn takes out Hawke’s Bay Cup
A decision to bypass a start in an open 2100m event at Te Rapa on Saturday with enigmatic stayer Swords Drawn paid a handsome dividend...
Walker back in town with stakes success
Mark Walker kicked off his return to the New Zealand training ranks in the best possible way when Amalfi Prince upset the applecart when he...
Bary eyes Group Two double
Group Two targets on both sides of the Tasman will command Hastings trainer John Bary’s focus on Saturday afternoon. Bary will saddle Best Seller for...
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...
Bluey’s Chance takes underdog tag once again
Bluey’s Chance nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in last year’s Group 3 NZ Campus Of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) and...
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...
Bankers Choice makes light of tough Trentham task
Exciting galloper Bankers Choice showed he is well on his way to becoming a star of New Zealand racing with a last to first performance...
From dream to reality for Blackadder
It’s been a whirlwind last couple of months for John Blackadder. Last year the Rangiora trainer elected to take a chance on a formerly retired...
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...
Maven Belle impressive on debut at Te Aroha
Jamie Richards dominated the two-year-old events at Te Aroha on Monday as Maven Belle joined stablemate Kabugee as an impressive juvenile winner on debut when...
Eulogy reward for consistent filly
Belle En Rouge bucked recent history when she headed to Awapuni and capped a consistent spring with a deserved victory in Saturday’s Group 3 LawnMaster...
Melbourne Cup aspirations still intact for Defibrillate
A slashing run for second over 1700m at Flemington on Saturday convinced part-owner and former trainer Graham Richardson that talented stayer Defibrillate is well on...
Wanganui Guineas in the crosshairs for Treasure State
Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are eyeing a trip south to Wanganui next month with Treasure State if he performs well at Te...
Wet track specialist extends record at Rotorua
Aero De Paris continued his purple patch of form at Rotorua on Saturday when winning the RG & CM Donaldson Memorial 1215. The Lance O’Sullivan...
Bell in search of further Te Rapa success
Cambridge trainer John Bell will have a strong hand when he ventures to Te Rapa on Saturday, including a pair of last start winners on...