Catwalk Girl ready to strut at Te Rapa
Four-year-old mare Catwalk Girl is cherry ripe ahead of the Foster Construction Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday according to trainer Pam Gerard, who...
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Spirited performance in Trentham opener
Promising galloper Invisible Spirit made a winning return to the track when he led throughout to capture the first event at Trentham on Saturday. The...
Tellall impresses with Ellerslie stakes victory
Promising three-year-old Tellall enhanced his credentials for some of the summer age group features when he registered his first victory at stakes level when taking...
Partnership in search of breakthrough Group 1
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Two Illicit has hardly put a foot wrong in her eight-start career to date, but the immensely talented four-year-old...
Sherwood Forest provides Pike with a quandary
Trainer Tony Pike breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday morning as he watched Group 1 New Zealand Derby winner Sherwood Forest moving freely after...
Leading NZ rider calls time on career
Highly regarded New Zealand jockey Michael Coleman has announced his retirement after being injured when a horse reared up at the Rotorua trials.
Sydney off the agenda for Trelawney
Sydney was set to be a major focus point in the coming months for Trelawney Stud’s Brent and Cherry Taylor, however, their attention has swiftly...
Australian campaign for Scorpz
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is pleased with the manner in which talented three-year-old Scorpz has bounced back from his Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m)...
Pike launches Sydney autumn assault
Multiple Group 1-winning sprinter The Bostonian is set to return to action at Randwick on Saturday, kicking off a Sydney autumn carnival campaign for Cambridge...
No disappointment among beaten Derby favourites
Despite being upstaged by a superb staying performance by Sherwood Forest in Saturday’s Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), the connections of beaten favourites...
Sherwood Forest outstays them in Derby upset
Cambridge gelding Sherwood Forest tore up the script of a two-horse race and powered to an upset victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand...
Michael Walker wins NZ Derby for Pike
Melbourne-based Michael Walker has made a quick trip to his homeland to win the New Zealand Derby on the Tony Pike-trained Sherwood Forest.
Marsh planning another Derby upset
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is upbeat about his chances of causing another upset in the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on...
James shoots for sixth Derby win
Five-time New Zealand Derby winning-trainer Roger James is refusing to buy into talk that Saturday’s Classic at Ellerslie is down to a two-horse race between...
Retired star Gingernuts adds extra crunch to Derby Day
Triple Group 1 winner Gingernuts will once again return to the scene of his Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) triumph when he leads out...
Living legends comes to Manawatu
While Libby and Sam Bleakley of Highden Park haven’t set out to replicate Victoria’s famous Living Legends farm, the high-profile horses retiring to their Manawatu...
Dragon to leap Lance into Derby history
The impressive Dragon Leap gives New Zealand Racing Hall of Famer Lance O’Sullivan a great opportunity to add another notable achievement to his CV at...
Classic contenders step out for Pike
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will unleash a pair of classic contenders this week with Group 1 winning filly Loire set to contest the Group 2...
Colgan full of praise for leading Derby hopes
Vinnie Colgan is happy not to have to make the call between the rides on Two Illicit and Dragon Leap going into the Group 1...
Campbell to provide triple threat in Derby
A comprehensive victory against the older horses at Ellerslie on Saturday is likely to result in three-year-old Vladivostok taking his place in the Group 1...
Waddell confirmed for Dragon Leap in Derby
In-form jockey Jason Waddell has been confirmed as the rider for Dragon Leap in the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on...
Dragon leaps into NZ and Australian Derbys
Dragon Leap has reignited his New Zealand Derby campaign and put himself in contention for the Australian equivalent with victory at Ellerslie.
Scorpz preparing well as Marsh seeks to extend Derby reign
Stephen Marsh has Group 3 winner Scorpz just where he wants him for this month’s Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. Marsh...
Derby tilt confirmed for Two Illicit
Exciting three-year-old filly Two Illicit will contest the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie later this month after pulling up well from...
Dragon leaps back to health
Smart three-year-old Dragon Leap will contest Saturday’s Group 2 Jamieson Park Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie after overcoming a minor hiccup which prevented him from...