Sharp ‘N’ Smart set for Trentham Group 2 return
Sharp ‘N’ Smart is set to head to Trentham on Saturday to kick-off his summer campaign and ready for a Group One assignment at the...
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Puntura claims Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes
Puntura showed he will be a force to be reckoned with over the coming months as he scored in dominant fashion in Saturday’s Group 2...
Live Drama chasing Northern Island spoils
In-form Christchurch mare Live Drama will head across the Cook Strait this week to try and snare some northern spoils in the Group 2 Manawatu...
No doubting Darci at Trentham
Pocket rocket Darci La Bella added another present under the Christmas tree for her connections when she proved too strong in the closing stages when...
Grylls provides Baker with notable milestone at Awapuni
Visiting Matamata rider Craig Grylls had a day to remember on Saturday when he took out the two feature races on the card at Awapuni,...
Coventina Bay brilliant in fresh-up victory
Taranaki mare Coventina Bay reminded racegoers of her undoubted class when she came from last at the turn to down a small but quality field...
New Zealand return for Coventina Bay
Taranaki mare Coventina Bay will make her New Zealand return at Awapuni on Saturday where she will line-up in the Group 2 Carters Manawatu Challenge...
Sharrock gutted by Trentham abandonment
Twenty-four hours on from the decision to abandon the Group One raceday at Trentham after just one race due to safety issues caused by the...
Tavi Mac kicks off new campaign with Otaki victory
Trainer Allan Sharrock rounded off arguably his best season with a winning double at Otaki, where the successful return of popular equine personality Tavi Mac...
Tavi Mac makes pleasing return
Tavi Mac, the surprise package of this season, made a pleasing start to his preparation at Foxton on Tuesday when comfortably winning his 1000m trial....
Tavi Mac Telegraph bound
Trainer Allan Sharrock has confirmed his pocket-rocket Tavi Mac will have his next start in the Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at...
Frodo too fast in Group 2 feature
Pocket rocket Tavi Mac, who affectionately carries the moniker Frodo due to his diminutive stature and ungainly build, captured the biggest victory of his burgeoning...
Tavi Mac primed for Awapuni challenge
Hot trainer Allan Sharrock is hoping Tavi Mac can exploit any weakness in the armour of Group 1 – winning rival Callsign Mav in Saturday’s...
Callsign Mav returns at Awapuni
Hawke’s Bay trainer John Bary believes Saturday’s Group 2 Kevin Pratt Memorial Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni is the ideal race for resuming Group...
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...
Sharrock with further ammunition to fire
New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock has his team firing on all cylinders, as evidenced by his current fifth standing on the trainers’ premiership in addition...
Tavi Mac continues to impress
He may be small, but he is mighty. That’s trainer Allan Sharrock’s summation of consistent galloper Tavi Mac after his Listed Courtesy Ford Levin Stakes...
Black-Type targets for Sharrock’s Otaki trio
Buoyed by a half-million dollar success from two of his human proteges, Allan Sharrock is hoping for big things from three of his equine stars...
Manawatu Challenge for Callsign Mav
Hastings galloper Callsign Mav came of age at his home track over the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and has now been sent for a quick...
Tavi Mac takes Matamata Cup
Popular equine star Tavi Mac provided his many followers with another thrilling performance when he dashed away with the feature race at Matamata on Saturday,...
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 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)...
Chocante to resume after long injury break
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is happy with comeback galloper Chocante but has no expectation of a winning return in the Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu...
Sprint path likely for Shadows Cast
Group 1 winning miler Shadows Cast may be kept to sprint distances in the coming months, starting with the Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge...
Stakes challenges for Brennan pair
The Lauren Brennan-trained Magnum booked his ticket for the Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni next month with his victory at...