Mai Tai gets deserved black type victory
Progressive mare Mai Tai added another feather to her cap when she picked up her first victory at stakes level with a win in the...
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Tiley takes stakes double at Ellerslie
Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley enjoyed a red-letter day at Ellerslie on Saturday, taking out two of the three feature races on offer with two-year-old Lady...
Babylon Berlin searching for stakes victory
Consistent filly Babylon Berlin will be looking for her first stakes victory at Te Rapa on Saturday-week when she contests the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’...
Te Aroha abandoned after race three
The Te Aroha racemeeting on Saturday was abandoned when track conditions were deemed dangerous after the first horse past the post in race three slipped...
Collett elects for Levante in Group One
It was an agonising decision for jockey Samantha Collett in selecting her mount for the Group 1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at...
Pukekohe Treble for Tiley
Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley enjoyed a day out on his home track, saddling three winners on Wednesday headed by impressive juvenile Quicken Away, who defeated...
Coventina Bay takes Cuddle Stakes victory after tough battle
Progressive galloper Coventina Bay delighted her army of fans when taking out the Group 3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, but it was...
Big decision ahead for Collett
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson hopes Coventina Bay will make Sam Collett think twice about riding boom mare Levante in Group One company next month....
Levante slick from gates
High-class mare Levante ran out a ready winner of her 1230m heat at the Rotorua trials on Tuesday and most importantly jumped away cleanly from...
Fleetwood Maca on song ahead of Lowland
Punters should disregard Fleetwood Maca’s last two runs when assessing her chances in the Group 2 Little Avondale Stud Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings on...
Robusto storms to victory in Avondale Cup
Rugged stayer Robusto upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s Group 2 Wallen Concreting...
Local galloper impresses at Pukekohe
Local runner El Tirador provided a dashing display on his home track at Pukekohe on Sunday when he strode home to defeat his age-group rivals...
Sharrock gets prized trophy with Waisake
Race favourite Waisake completed a plan that was eight months in the making when he stormed home to take out the Group 3 NZ Campus...
Wellington Cup favourite ready for two-mile mission
A day out from the running of the Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) trainer Allan Sharrock is itching to...
Levante simply brilliant in Westbury Classic
Racing fans were left shaking their heads at Ellerslie on Saturday evening after witnessing exciting mare Levante take out the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m)....
Te Akau pair sneak into Karaka Million
Te Akau have bolstered their numbers for the $1M Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) next week with a good result at Tauranga on...
Coventina Bay gets first stakes success at Te Rapa
Promising mare Coventina Bay added valuable black type to her burgeoning race record when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Group 3 J...
Synthetic track gets tick of approval
The Cambridge Jockey Club’s new synthetic track has received a tick of approval from leading jockey Samantha Collett after its first set of trials on...
Collett celebrates birthday in style
Sam Collett has designs of a great summer aboard the exciting mare Levante after her stunning return to racing in the Listed Counties Bowl (1100m)...
Syndicate taking success in their stride with Levante
Ancroft Stud owner Philip Brown is keeping his feet on the ground as excitement mounts all around him over the potential of four-year-old galloper Levante....
Levante stamps her class in Counties Bowl
Exciting four-year-old Levante made a stunning return to the racetrack as she produced her trademark whirlwind finish to take out the Listed Haunui Farm Counites...
Brix provides Harvey with first stakes winner
Trainer Glen Harvey capped a week he will never forget when two-year-old filly Brix upset predictions by taking out the Listed Fasttrack Insurance 2YO Stakes...
Shining light came through for Brosnan
Last Saturday’s stakes win at New Plymouth was a fitting outcome from a mare who held the shining light at the end of New Zealand’s...
McKay breaks collarbone in Ellerslie fall
Jockey Shaun McKay will undergo further tests at Waikato Hospital to determine whether he needs a plate inserted in his shoulder to assist the healing...
Matamata mare reigns supreme at New Plymouth
Underrated galloper Supreme Heights produced a gritty performance to lead all the way when taking out Saturday’s Group 3 NZB Ready To Run Sale Trainers...