Four Queens heads home Rae quinella at Riccarton
Local trainer Terri Rae got her day off to the best possible start at Riccarton when new stable runner Four Queens narrowly headed stablemate Sacred...
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Walker heads south for Riccarton double header
Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will...
Cup Week path commences for Robinson runners
A rematch between stablemates Live Drama and Khimar War may be put on ice for the time being. The pair finished first and second respectively...
Australia beckons runaway debut winner
Miss Take’s time in New Zealand is limited following the sale of a majority share in the exciting filly on the eve of her effortless...
Didham ready to rock in solo career
Polytrack specialist First Rock will give Riccarton trainer Richard Didham a gilt-edged opportunity to rack up his first solo training win on their home track...
Coulbeck calls time on training career
Neil Coulbeck isn’t planning to be idle now that he’s decided to stop training thoroughbreds. Coulbeck sent his last horse to the races at Riccarton...
Sutherland scores first double
Apprentice jockey Lily Sutherland and Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers are starting to build a formidable partnership. Sutherland recorded her first win as a jockey when...
Myers’ golden Riccarton run continues
Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers continued to make the Riccarton Grand National Carnival his own as he produced a winning treble on the final day of...
Walk in the Park for West Coast
Classy jumper West Coast looked like he was out for a Sunday stroll in the park as he ambled his way to victory in Saturday’s...
West Coast primed for Riccarton country
Athleticism may be West Coast’s edge heading into Saturday’s Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton, according to his Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan. West Coast claimed...
Happy days for Myers after Grand National win
Happy Star cemented Kevin Myers at the top of the Grand National Hurdles (4200m) ladder when winning the Wanganui trainer’s fifth title in the race...
Myers set to dominate Grand National Hurdle
Turakina trainer Kevin Myers has received only positive news from Christchurch as he pushes for a fifth win in Wednesday’s Canterbury Grand National Hurdle (4200m)...
Lord Darci breaks Canterbury hoodoo in Winter Cup
A rails-hugging ride by Terry Moseley paved the way for local runner Lord Darci to break a 22-year hoodoo for local Canterbury stables when he...
West Coast takes first day jumping honours at Riccarton
Promising steeplechaser West Coast looks to have attained the favourite’s tag for next Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 147th Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) with...
Southern raid for Oulaghan trio
The cancellation of meetings in the Central Districts of late has hampered the preparations of Mark Oulaghan’s jumpers, but he is still hopeful of bold...
Myers gelding could Kick On to Caulfield Cup
Success in Saturday’s Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations 125th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton could set the ball rolling for a start in the Group...
Beck looking on the bright side
Southland trainer Leda Beck has opted to look on the bright side when it comes to Firoden’s wide barrier draw for Saturday’s Group 3 Winning...
Bluey’s Chance heads to synthetic track for Winter Cup lead-up
Kenny Moore is only half kidding when he says he’d like to welcome his versatile galloper Bluey’s Chance into his home to watch TV. The...
Swift return on cards with in-form filly
The new owners of Pensardo will recoup their purchase price in double quick time if the filly can continue her winning form on the synthetic...
Awapuni polytrack ontrack for summer
With the deluge of positive feedback from the recently completed synthetic tracks at both Cambridge and Riccarton, Central Districts trainers are looking forward to being...
Return of Winter Cup continues Riccarton’s rebound
The last few weeks have put a spring in the step of the team at Riccarton Park. Earlier in the year, the Covid-19 pandemic had...
Synthetic track in Christchurch gets thumbs-up
Racing every week at Riccarton. It’s a distinct possibility and something that excites the South Island’s leading trainer Michael Pitman, who trains in partnership with...
Lightweight chance hoping to repeat
The Daniel Champion and Kezia Murphy-trained He’s Gold added a ninth win to his tally with victory in the Kurow Cup (1400m) last month and...
Miss Federer returns serve and wins Listed race at Riccarton
Promising two-year-old Miss Federer overcame some anxious moments prior to the running of the Listed Barneswood Farm Welcome Stakes (1000m) to claim her first stakes...
Media Sensation in glorious victory in New Zealand 1000 Guineas
Visiting northern filly Media Sensation shrugged off a chequered trip to Christchurch to claim her maiden Group One victory in Saturday’s Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000...