Tag: 'New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes'

Belcare

Belclare off to the Gold Coast

Last start Group 1 winner Belclare looks to have run her last race, with the mare entered for next month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Broodmare...
Belcare

Belcare defends Group 1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes crown

Belclare brought her New Zealand racing career to a close with a successful defence of her title in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’...

Hi Yo Sass Bomb wins Cuddle Stakes at Trentham

Saturday’s Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham delivered multiple milestones for the connections of Taranaki mare Hi Yo Sass Bomb.
Maria Farina

Maria Farina shines in King’s Plate

Underrated mare Maria Farina outsprinted several of the country’s top gallopers to secure Saturday’s Group 3 King’s Plate at Ellerslie.

Spratt takes latest elite victory in her stride

Sam Spratt wasn’t feeling her normal chirpy self on Sunday, but it wasn’t because of any overindulgence the night prior celebrating her latest Group One...

Belclare signs off summer campaign with stunning Group One win

Underrated mare Belclare will head to the paddock with the title of Group One winner attached to her career record after blitzing her rivals at...

Belclare set for Group One target at Pukekohe

Lisa Latta is looking towards consistent mare Belclare to continue her stable’s winning run in feature races this season at Pukekohe.

Pukekohe racing preview & quaddie tips | April 8, 2023

The Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes takes centre stage on Pukekohe's eight-race card. Check out Lance King's preview for the day here.
Karman Line

Group One spoils on the line

Racing Hall of Famer Lance O'Sullivan will take aim at another Group One prize this weekend but without any great feeling of expectation.

Undefeated mare earns Group One start

The Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) was viewed as Pearl Of Alsace’s grand final, but the mare will contest the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred...

Broodmare paddock beckoning Coventina Bay

The horse that did more for New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson’s profile than any other may have raced for the last time. Continued foot problems...
Coventina Bay

Coventina Bay on target for Queensland campaign

Trainer Robbie Patterson is thrilled with how his star mare Coventina Bay has come through her effort to finish runner-up behind Imperatriz in Saturday’s Group...
Opie Bosson

Bosson has sights set on next Group One milestone

Champion jockey Opie Bosson completed a full house of Group One wins in New Zealand when Imperatriz cruised to victory in the Group 1 New...
Imperatriz

Star filly too good for older rivals in Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes

Outstanding three-year-old filly Imperatriz blew her older rivals off the track at Te Rapa on Saturday when she bolted clear to win the Group 1...
Zola Express

Change of plans for Zola Express

Trainer Janelle Millar was aiming Zola Express towards the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa later this month, however, a lack of entrants...
Coventina Bay

Top mare’s trainer oozing with confidence

Robbie Patterson has sounded an ominous warning to rival connections ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). The New...
Dragon Queen

Dragon Queen after Group One crown

Talented Matamata mare Dragon Queen will be given her chance against the best in the country in Saturday’s Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred...
Two Illicit

Century for James and Wellwood

Having raised the bat for a century, Roger James and Robert Wellwood are looking to build their innings further in black type races in the...
Levante

Levante on target for Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes

A slashing run for second in an open trial held before the first race at Rotorua on Saturday has class mare Levante primed and ready...
Levante

Levante pressing on to Breeders’ Stakes

Levante’s domestic racing season isn’t over just yet with confirmation the high-class mare will be given the opportunity next month to add to her record...
Achieve

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...
Showoroses

Quality mare Showoroses set to bloom again

Improved track conditions on Saturday will greatly enhance the prospects of talented mare Showoroses at Matamata where she will bid to bounce back from a...
Travelling Light

Travis mission for Travelling Light

It’s taken patience and hard work, but Ben Foote believes he’s got Travelling Light back to her best. The four-year-old mare will be among the...
Levante

Spring targets beckon Levante

If Levante is going to become a Group One winner, she’s going to have to wait until she’s a five-year-old. The exciting four-year-old mare ended...
Avantage

Avantage makes it nine Group One wins with Te Rapa triumph

Despite being delayed a week, the Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) lived up to its billing as one of the...