Zabeel Classic looming for Le Sablier
A tilt at the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2050m) could be on the cards for Le Sablier after her runner-up effort behind Sinarahma in the...
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Retirement looms for Te Rapa winner
Le Sablier is in the twilight of her racing career and she made the most of one of her few remaining opportunities when she trounced...
Top mares retired, stud beckons
Group Two winning Savabeel mare Yearn has been retired and is likely to be sold as a broodmare prospect in the coming months. Prepared by...
Fursdon Yearning for Hawera victory
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon is hoping her stable star Yearn will cop a bit more luck in this year’s running of the Group 3 Wyndspelle...
Emotional victory for winning syndicate at Avondale
A relationship forged over many years in the racing game together bore further fruit on Saturday when the Stephen Marsh-trained Letz’av Bubbles broke her maiden...
Etah James thriving ahead of Sydney Cup
Kiwi mare Etah James is in fine fettle heading into Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) and has thrived since joining the Sydney stable of...
Yearn thriving ahead of local assignment
High-class mare Yearn will contest Saturday’s Lisa Chittick Plate (1400m) at Matamata and trainer Karen Fursdon is confident of another bold performance. The last-start Group...
Local assignment next stop for Yearn
A new addition to the Matamata Breeders Stakes meeting will be the next step on a path to a further Group 1 assignment for consistent...
Luptons savour stakes successes
Matamata owners Mark and Cath Lupton are hoping their dream run will continue in Saturday’s Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The...
Red letter day for Lupton at Pukekohe
The after effect of some vigorous celebrations the night before had Matamata resident Mark Lupton feeling a little weary on Sunday morning but still in...
Yearn grabs deserved stakes success
Ultra-consistent galloper Yearn finally put it all together in stakes company to record a deserved success at Group level when she took out the Group...
Fursdon expects Yearn to bounce back
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon believes her stable star Yearn can turn around a disappointing last-start performance when she tackles the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m)...
Furdson’s hopes of firm track for progressive 4YO
Any improvement in the conditions at New Plymouth will boost the chances of consecutive wins for Virtuoso Lad. The lightly-raced four-year-old broke through at his...
Fursdon aiming for Group One glory
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon is hoping to cap off a great week when she lines up Le Sablier in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai...
Yearn set to return at Te Rapa on Tuesday
Progressive mare Yearn is in fine fettle as she waits to make her return to the track at Te Rapa on Tuesday. The Savabeel four-year-old...
Stakes Races On The Agenda For Talented Mare Yearn
Progressive mare Yearn put her name in the frame for higher honours with a gritty performance at Ellerslie on Saturday. Carrying the purpose-made colours of...
Lupton yearning for stakes success with in-form mare
A VISIT to Auckland next week for Yearn could be the forerunner to the first black type challenge of the in-form mare’s burgeoning career. The...