Course specialist in charge at Ellerslie
Matamata mare Shoshone demonstrated her affinity for the Ellerslie turf when she headed home a quality field over 1200m at the venue on Saturday. The...
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Class prevails at Rotorua
Multiple trials winner Babylon Berlin made a winning debut at Rotorua on Wednesday in the MacMillan Accountants 3yo (1100m). Sent out the $1.30 favourite, Babylon...
Shoshone shines in Ellerslie victory
Talented three-year-old Shoshone was back to her best as she registered a comprehensive performance to win fresh-up over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Ken...
Champion rider keen to get back racing
Leading jockey Lisa Allpress was a step closer to doing what she loves best when riding at the Levin jump-outs on Wednesday. The three-time premiership...
Sam Collett has an eye for design
Leading New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett hasn’t been idle during the country’s near two-month lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just two days...
Former shearer nabs first Group 1
It may be a few days since Roger That won the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m), but trainer Antony Fuller still can’t wipe the smile...
Roger That upsets in Auckland Cup
Rider Sam Collett is fast becoming the darling of the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) after making it back-to-back wins in the...
Group 1 trainer has nice ring for Foote
Cambridge horseman Ben Foote savoured a special day on Saturday with his star filly Travelling Light helping him get the Group 1 monkey off his...
Travelling Light shines in Levin Classic
Travelling Light has dispensed with her male rivals to win the Group One Levin Classic for three-year-olds at Trentham.
No denying Opalescence at Trentham
Nuggety northern two-year-old Opalescence gave punters another display of her never-say-die attitude when she fought back strongly to down her age-group rivals over 1200m at...
Collett opts for filly in Levin Classic
After a decision she described as unprecedented in her career, leading jockey Sam Collett will ride Travelling Light in Saturday’s Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m)...
Travelling Light takes out first Boxing Day feature
Exciting filly Travelling Light bounced back to winning form when she took out the Listed Shaw’s Wires Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on...
Collett keen on a title run this season
A winning double aboard Opalescence and Sinarahma at Awapuni on Saturday has the effervescent Sam Collett nicely situated near the top of the National Jockeys’...
Favourite too classy in Bonecrusher Stakes
Race favourite Riodini provided another example of his burgeoning talent when he comfortably accounted for his three-year-old rivals in the Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher...
Travelling Light confirms Guineas credentials
Unbeaten filly Travelling Light snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Saturday’s Group 3 Barneswood Farm Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie, earning clear favouritism...
More goals for Collett after maiden Group 1
Sam Collett is still on cloud nine after her first Group One victory on Saturday, when victorious aboard Glory Days in the Group 1 Auckland...
Tactical ride pays dividends for Collett and Londaro at Hastings
A bold ride from leading rider Samantha Collett paved the way for promising galloper Londaro to bounce back to winning form at Hastings on Saturday.
Boss blows his rivals away at Hawera
The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained Boss lived up to his hype when winning the Holly D R (Jack) Gray Painters Maiden (1200m) at Hawera....
Pendleton wins Listed Dunedin Gold Cup
Visiting Canterbury galloper Pendleton came of age at Wingatui on Saturday when she downed her mainly older rivals with a dominant performance to take out...
Tracey Preston confident King Of Smarts will perfom on NZ debut
Tracey Preston is expecting the well-travelled King Of Smarts to give a strong account of himself in his New Zealand debut at Hastings today. The...
David & Emma-Lee Browne needing change of luck with Ja Ja Binks
A bold run from Ja Ja Binks at Ellerslie on Sunday would put an end to David and Emma-Lee Browne’s frustrating run with the talented...
Samantha Collett on track for record season
SAMANTHA Collett isn’t the first name that rolls off the tongue when mentioning the best jockeys in New Zealand, but she’s at the top of...
Sam Collett’s hardwork pushing her toward NZ Jockey’s Premiership
New Zealand’s busiest jockey extended her lead in the National Jockey’s Premiership with a winning treble at Trentham on Saturday. Off the back of her...