Promising apprentice guides Top Brass to victory at Te Rapa
A gun ride by three-kilogram claiming apprentice Joe Kamaruddin paved the way for promising galloper Top Brass to register his first win at the open...
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Turn The Ace takes out Te Rapa feature
Rugged two-year-old Turn The Ace provided a second milestone for his sire Turn Me Loose in the space of seven days when he took out...
Auret captures stakes double at Riccarton
Marton trainer Fraser Auret made it a red-letter day for the Auret family on Saturday when he captured both feature races at Riccarton. Two-year-old debutant...
Repeat dose sought for Musigny Lass at Te Rapa
Punters won’t be letting the Simon and Katrina Alexander-trained filly Musigny Lass get under their guards on Saturday when the filly contests the Listed Waikato...
Tylers remain King Of The Castle
Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler reinforced their dominance of Southland racing with a five-timer at their home meeting on Thursday, including two quinellas. Their...
Mongolian Falcon boosts Hawke’s Bay stallion ranks
Well-known equestrian Vicki Wilson is leading the resurgence of thoroughbred breeding in Hawke’s Bay with the addition of Mongolian Falcon to the region’s stallion ranks....
Second Grand Annual for Gold Medals
Another Kiwi duo will go down in racing folklore after their herculean battle at Warrnambool on Thursday. In Bonecrusher versus Our Waverley Star fashion, New...
Terri Rae hunts Great Easter chocolates
Terri Rae will do her best to transform a couple of North Island imports into stakes winners at Riccarton on Saturday. The Riccarton trainer will...
Wet track a concern for Force Of Will
Wet track conditions hold the biggest concern for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott ahead of Force Of Will’s tilt at the Listed Gold Coast...
Big aspirations for Brooks’ jumpers
One of the most exciting weeks of jumps racing is coming to a close at Warrnambool, but things are only just starting to ramp up...
Home stakes targets for Carston pair
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston will have a couple of stakes candidates at his home track this weekend. Promising juvenile Art De Triomphe will have her...
Melody Belle vulnerable for Hollindale: Richards
Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Melody Belle will embark on the first steps of her final racing journey at the Gold Coast on...
Highview Returns to Boutique Operation
Highview Stud stallion Wrote will stand his fifth season at stud at an unchanged fee of $5,000 + GST this coming breeding season. The Group...
Australian adventure for Oaks runner-up
Charms Star, runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) has joined the Sydney stable of Chris Waller with a Queensland campaign in mind....
Flying Agent wins Brierly Steeplechase
Kiwi import Flying Agent has provided Ballarat trainer Amy McDonald with the biggest win of her burgeoning career when taking out the A$150,000 Brierly Steeplechase...
Ribchester and Belardo to return to Haunui
Haunui Farm will once again welcome Champion two-year-old and dual Group One winner Belardo and four-time Group One winner and two-time Champion Miler Ribchester back...
Two Illicit to make Australian debut
Roger James is excited to be back on Australian soil for the first time in 18 months. The trans-Tasman travel bubble has allowed the Cambridge...
Tylers hold strong hand at home meeting
Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler will once again hold a strong hand at their home meeting on Thursday where they will line-up 16 runners....
Group Three option for Llanacord
Manawatu filly Llanacord will in all likelihood stick to taking on her own sex in South Australia after racing without luck in Saturday’s Group 1...
Savabeel heads Waikato Stud stallion roster
New Zealand Champion sire Savabeel will once again headline an impressive stallion roster at Waikato Stud for the forthcoming breeding season where he will stand...
Pike quartet Queensland bound
Tony Pike knows how to make an impact at the Queensland Winter Carnival, having saddled the likes of The Bostonian, Sacred Elixir and Provocative to...
Queensland Derby tilt likely for Hezashocka
Hezashocka will likely get his chance at Derby glory after his last start heroics. The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained gelding was victorious in the Group...
Singh back to winning form after tough twelve months
The whip flourish and excited salute said it all as popular Central Districts jockey Madan Singh registered his first win in the saddle since resuming...
Top Kiwi mares ready for Queensland challenge
Class gallopers Jennifer Eccles and Two Illicit furthered their preparations for upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival assignments with separate exhibition gallops during the Te Rapa racemeeting...
Puntura books trip to Brisbane with Te Rapa victory
Promising three-year-old Puntura confirmed his place in a squad bound for Brisbane later this month when he stormed home from near last at Te Rapa...