Injured Macnab upbeat with big day looming
Multiple Group winning jockey Sarah Macnab is counting herself fortunate, despite suffering serious injuries in a race fall at Trentham. Macnab hit the turf in...
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Lincoln King heads Wellington Cup quinella for Marsh
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh registered a notable milestone when he saddled the quinella in the Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup...
Mondorani upsets in New Zealand Cup
It was some Kevin Myers magic at play at Riccarton on Saturday when outsider Mondorani () stormed home down the outskirts of the Riccarton track...
Blatch soaking up the pressure of Cup week
Like any trainer who has a runner engaged in a major race, Nikki Blatch has a few frayed nerves on the eve of what could...
All roads lead to the New Zealand Cup for Mr Intelligence
Topweight Mr Intelligence gave his rivals weight and a beating as he provided the perfect dress rehearsal for next weeks’ Group 3 Martin Collins New...
Southern Ocean making waves in southern staying ranks
Everything about Southern Ocean tells Riccarton trainer Terri Rae that he’ll relish 3200m but she says she’ll only really know when he gets to that...
NZ sires to the fore in Australia
The NZ suffix has featured prominently in Australia this spring, so it’s no surprise a couple of Kiwi stallions are featuring prominently on the Australian...
Travel restraints prevented Zed’s Cup double up
Zed may well have had two runners in this year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) had it not been for the current complications of trans-Tasman...
Southern Ocean sails to stakes success at Riccarton
Promising South Island stayer Southern Ocean showed he is on target for his tilt at the Group 3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) in...
Eva Chiara on Matamata mission
Trainer Stephen Marsh holds a decent hand in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Matamata on Saturday with debut winner Eva Chiara () and...
Decision time pending for Irish Excuse connections
Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe says Irish Excuse is at the crossroads of his career, with his performance in the Ray Kean Life Membership 1200 at...
Corbett rekindles training passion
It’s taken more than six months, but Timaru horseman Peter Corbett has moved on from personal tragedy and got his training mojo back. Corbett wasn’t...
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...
Staying test for Penelope Cruise
Penelope Cruise will run 1000m further than she has before when she contests the NZB Airfreight Road To Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth on Saturday,...
Staying targets ideal to Vaughan’s way of thinking
Lisa Vaughan will launch Asathought on a path aimed at emulating her big sister when she tackles the feature race at Wingatui on Friday. The...
Elliott living his racing dream
El Nymph is living proof of the old adage never look a gift horse in the mouth. The only problem is that Matamata trainer Nigel...
Patience paying dividends for Mirabelli
Patience is paying off for Cambridge trainer Paul Mirabelli with his much-improved gelding Charred, and it may lead to a tilt at the Group 3...
Bishara banking more bucks
Ardmore trainer Nick Bishara knows what it is like to loosen the reins on a stable talent to enable them to reach their full potential....
Jumping future for Kaharau
Emily Farr has finally convinced trainer Kenny Rae into a career change for evergreen stayer Kaharau. The nine-year-old gelding won his 2000m Open Hurdle trial...
Waisake collects another Trentham feature
Class prevailed at Trentham on Saturday when last-start Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) winner Waisake collected another feature race at the venue with a gritty...
Gibbs praying for a storm
Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs is welcoming the wet weather forecast ahead of the Group 3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at...
Emotional win for Corbett
It’s been a tough month for trainer Peter Corbett, but some light was put back into his life on Saturday when his pride and joy...
The Good Fight primed for Marton Cup
Shaune Ritchie is heading into the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni with The Good Fight on Saturday in a buoyant mood. His...
Timely success for Northland stable
Success in the Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) with Dragon Storm couldn’t have come at a better time for Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs. COVID-19...
Dragon Storm takes out thrilling New Zealand Cup
Ruakaka raider Dragon Storm produced the performance of his life when he took out the Group 3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton...