From Group 1 to unique Australian event
Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group 1 glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race. The Cambridge trainer was...
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Cambridge couple make correct call with class filly
The decision to withdraw a nomination for their royally bred Redoute’s Choice filly from the 2018 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale paid off in...
Loire is Redoute’s Choice’s 36th Group 1 winner
NZ Thousand Guineas winner Loire is the 36th Group One winner for her sire, the late Redoute's Choice.
Loire successful in 1000 Guineas
Despite displaying some wayward tendencies over the closing stages Cambridge filly Loire stamped her class in emphatic style as she took out the Group 1...
Lindsay pair target Guineas spoils
South Auckland trainer Lance Noble will line-up two fillies in the Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Brendan...
Autridge hunting Riccarton gold
The gold colours of Kevin Hickman will once again be prominent at Riccarton on Saturday. The Valachi Downs principal has four horses entered with private...
Guineas to kick-start lucrative week for Foote
Scrapbook or Cheque book. It’s a dilemma that faces the majority of New Zealand owners and trainers when they have a promising galloper and a...
Kali spot on for Group 1
An exhibition gallop between races at Motukarara on Sunday has kept smart Cambridge filly Kali on track for her Group 1 mission at Riccarton on...
Green light for Kali’s 1000 Guineas bid
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has confirmed high-class three-year-old filly Kali will head straight to the Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton...
Cup week spoils lure Ridley pair
Christchurch trainer Neill Ridley will get a tangible assessment of his chances for two of New Zealand Cup week’s major prizes when he produces He...
Hastings trainers seek Guineas redemption
Guy Lowry has a plan to make amends for a Group 1 that got away. Lowry and training partner Grant Cullen produced Xpression as favourite...
Manchu boosts Group 1 hopes
Cambridge Stud’s Manchu added serious momentum to her classic campaign yesterday afternoon with a gallant victory at Hastings. The well-related Redoute’s Choice filly overcame her...
Aretha grabs Hastings feature in desperate finish
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aretha opened her three-year-old account in dramatic fashion when she took out the Group 3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold...
Greene heads to Wanganui to flaunt star filly
She may have earned her stripes on the heavy tracks of winter but Hamilton trainer David Greene believes Flaunting possesses the good track ability to...
Guineas contenders head Autridge’s spring hopes
Exciting performances at the Te Teko trials on Tuesday have put Matamata trainer Stephen Autridge back on the road towards the 2000 and 1000 Guineas...
Premiership treble for Baker Forsman partnership
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have taken out their third straight National Trainers Premiership title and their fourth in the past five years...
Ruakaka vital in Ritchie’s Guineas mission
Shaune Ritchie is hoping an annual winter stopover in Ruakaka will pave the way for an elusive win in the Group 1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand...
Standout day for Barneswood Farm
Barneswood Farm experienced one of its most memorable days in racing at Riccarton on Saturday. The South Island operation, owned by Ashburton’s Sarah Green and...
Sensational win in Guineas Visiting northern filly
Media Sensation shrugged off a chequered trip to Christchurch to claim her maiden Group 1 victory in Saturday’s Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Prevented...
Former paddock mates to battle at Riccarton
Leading Group 1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) contenders Xpression and Melt once shared a paddock at Haunui Farm, but there will be no...
Pole position for Lowry and Cullen Guineas pair
Hawke’s Bay training duo Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen have come up trumps in the barrier draw for the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas...
Veteran trainer in search of Guineas breakthrough
Veteran trainer Frank Ritchie is looking to land his first Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with lightly-raced gelding Dawn Patrol, who tackles the...
Embellish back on track
Embellish showed a glimpse of his talent at last week’s Te Awamutu trials, but he won’t be part of the Te Akau Racing Stables squad...
Avantage ruled out of Guineas
Last season’s Champion Two-Year-Old Avantage has suffered a set-back which has seen her ruled out of the Group 1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m)...
Final hit-out for Xpression ahead of Guineas
Group 2-winning filly Xpression will have one final hit-out at Ashburton on Saturday before she contests her main target of the spring, next month’s Group...