Clark strikes gold with another promising filly
Challenge Syndications’ Adrian Clark looks like he has done it again. The bloodstock agent and syndicator is quickly making a name for himself for being...
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Germanicus set to bounce back at Te Rapa
Multiple stakes winner Germanicus is in the right condition to turn his fortunes around with a return to top form at Te Rapa on Saturday...
Enraptured pleases in Te Rapa hit-out
Promising juvenile filly Enraptured looks to be on track for her first tilt at stakes level next week after pleasing co-trainer Shaune Ritchie with her...
Challenging week ends in Cup triumph for Prise De Fer
Quality performer Prise De Fer put a week of uncertainty behind him in style at Riccarton on Saturday, taking his career earnings past NZD$500,000 with...
Charms Star lands important Group victory
Trainer Lisa Latta was confident of a good showing from Group One performer Charms Star in Friday’s Group 3 JAPAC Homes Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m)...
Group One performer heads Latta’s Awapuni arsenal
Local trainer Lisa Latta will have a strong team lining up at Awapuni on Friday, including Group One performer Charms Star, who is back in...
Bax joins forces again with Waller
Kylie Bax is going down a familiar path with her latest Group One performer Aspen Colorado with the lightly raced filly joining Chris Waller’s Sydney...
Link to Takanini lost with death of Ray Wallace
A link to one of New Zealand’s major training centres of last century has been lost with the recent death of former successful trainer Ray...
Queensland beckoning Aspen Colorado
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson is looking at a Queensland winter campaign to get some compensation for the bad luck that Aspen Colorado suffered at Trentham...
In-form McNab not getting ahead of himself
High flying jockey Michael McNab is enjoying his best ever season and remains focussed on the immediate future, rather than becoming too caught up in...
Group One double a special result for Richards
Jamie Richards made the penultimate weekend of his current training stint in New Zealand a memorable one when he produced a Group One winning double...
Southern bonds to the fore in Oaks triumph
With three premierships, countless big-race triumphs, more than NZD$30 million in prize-money and Hong Kong beckoning, Jamie Richards has come a long way since taking...
Leaderboard too tough in St Leger
Enigmatic performer Leaderboard put his best foot forward when he produced a superior staying effort to take out the Listed Barneswood Farm New Zealand St...
Achieve looking to raise the bar in Oaks
Talented staying filly Achieve will be the sole runner for Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood this weekend when she contests the Group 1...
Genuine tempo key to chances of Glory Bound
A solidly run contest will give Glory Bound her best opportunity to live up to her name when she steps out in Saturday’s Group 1...
In-form filly strengthening Hong Kong connection
Jamie Richards has already forged a successful association with a major Hong Kong thoroughbred identity and that combination could go to the highest level at...
Le Villi transfers hands ahead of Oaks
Promising filly Le Villi will carry new colours when she lines-up in the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham...
Bellatrix Black set to cast a spell at Trentham
Catherine Cameron is hoping Bellatrix Black can work her magic again on Saturday when she heads to Trentham for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld...
Te Akau’s youthful juggernaut rolls on to Sistema Stakes
Te Akau has been the all-conquering force in New Zealand juvenile racing for some time and they have another Group One two-year-old title firmly in...
Bellatrix Black stuns rivals in Sunline Vase
Lightly raced filly Bellatrix Black () upset the applecart at Ellerslie on Saturday when she stepped up from a maiden victory at Tauranga at her...
Self Obsession cements Oaks favouritism
The Jamie Richards-trained Self Obsession cemented her place at the top of the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) market with...
Pinarello overcomes hiccups to stake Derby claim
A minor injury and inclement weather ruled out a traditional Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) path for Pinarello, but he will nevertheless front...
A Love Letter to Hastings
Hastings trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen are hoping to snare top honours in the Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at their home...
Richardson delighted with Defibrillate
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson wasn’t expecting too much when he sat down to watch his pride and joy Defibrillate kick off his autumn campaign at...
Third time’s a charm for Miss Ella
It was a case of third time’s a charm for Miss Ella when she was a convincing winner of the Listed Grangewilliam Stud “Derryn” Oaks...