Sassy Chouxs set to dish up another win
Sassy Chouxs is ready to serve up a tasty morsel of what's to come at Riccarton on Friday, according to North Canterbury trainer Karen Parsons.
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Camino Rocoso on track for second Kumara Gold Nuggets
First and second in his previous two starts in the Greymouth Cup, Camino Rocoso's win set up a title defence of Saturday's Kumara Gold Nuggets.
Camino Rocoso strikes gold at Kumara
Enigmatic performer Camino Rocoso shrugged off a narrow defeat in the Greymouth Cup (2000m) on Monday to turn the tables on his conqueror that day...
Synthetic trials at Riccarton get thumbs up
The first set of trials was conducted on the newly installed synthetic track at Riccarton on Tuesday, with the new surface receiving the full support...
Cup trial victory a tonic for Parsons
John and Karen Parsons got a much-needed tonic after a tough week when El Gladiador won the Martin Collins New Zealand Cup Trial (1800m) at...
Nervous wait ends in triumph for Nakhle
Prominent breeder and racehorse owner Daniel Nakhle was a bundle of nerves as he waited for Saturday’s two-year-old race at Wingatui to get underway. Nakhle,...
Former explorer enjoying jockey life
An urge to see the world more than a decade ago was a lifechanging experience for Canterbury jockey Tina Comignaghi. The Argentinian native was backpacking...
Proud-as-punch Parsons would love to provide record-breaker
There aren’t many prouder of Chris Johnson then North Canterbury trainers John and Karen Parsons. As Johnson guided the Ellis Winsloe-trained Point Score to success...
The magic man thrills huge Cromwell crowd
A huge crowd at Cromwell on Sunday were treated to an extended glimpse of the silky skills of Chris Johnson as the rider they call...
Vale Wally O’Hearn
Popular racing journalist Wally O’Hearn has died, aged, 61, after a lengthy battle with cancer. O’Hearn plied his trade for more than 40 years and...
Parsons mare ideally placed
Six-year-old mare Kiwi Ida will start favourite in Wednesday’s Group 3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) on the back of an eye-catching performance when...
Kiwi Ida thriving ahead of Tarzino
Six-year-old mare Kiwi Ida is in fine fettle heading into Saturday’s Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) with the John and Karen Parsons-trained mare staying in...
Spittles looking forward to better things for promising stayer
Promising stayer Five Princes made it three wins from just five starts in his latest campaign when he produced a last-to-first performance to take out...
Kiwi Ida on target for Foxbridge
Group 1 performer Kiwi Ida is set to fly the South Island flag in the Group 2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa...
Southern visitor takes feature chase at Te Rapa
The John and Karen Parsons-trained Delacroix made the long trip north from Balcairns a profitable one when he proved too strong for his rivals over...
Refreshed Parsons ready for racing return
Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons were in a more fortunate position than most throughout New Zealand’s month-long lockdown, with the husband and wife training...
Sitarist overcomes scare to feature in big treble for Parsons
After a touch-and-go few days, emerging staying mare Sitarist headed to Wingatui and was part of a super Saturday for trainers John and Karen Parsons...
Red letter day for Comignaghi and Parsons team
The combination of John & Karen Parsons and rider Tina Comignaghi completed a clean sweep of the stakes races at Wingatui on Saturday when they...
El Gladiador all the way in Guineas upset
For the second time in four years, John and Karen Parsons have turned a Gore failure into an upset triumph in the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin...
Group 1 Te Rapa missions for in-form stablemates
Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons are hoping their North Island luck holds two-fold at the Te Rapa premier meeting on Saturday week. The North...
Southern mare takes the spoils in Westbury Classic
Outstanding southern mare Kiwi Ida showed northern racegoers a glimpse of her undoubted class when she dashed home to take out the Group 2 Westbury...
Southern raiders set to plunder more northern spoils
John and Karen Parsons are becoming accustomed to plundering northern spoils of late and the Balcairn trainers will attempt to do the same at Ellerslie...
Headstrong southerner too swift in Trentham Stakes
Free-going southern galloper Camino Rocoso led his rivals a merry chase when he dominated proceedings from the front to take out the first of the...
Southern mare springs upset in Awapuni feature
Underrated southern mare Kiwi Ida scored her biggest career victory when she upset the favourites in Saturday’s Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m)...
Camino Rocoso leads all the way in Cromwell Cup
Enigmatic former North Island galloper Camino Rocoso put his best foot forward on Sunday when he gave a dashing display of front-running to take out...