Kennedy and Furlong seeking further Guineas success
A pair of last-start winners loom as leading chances for Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui.
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Betty Spaghetti chasing Ashburton success
Betty Spaghetti’s impressive run of form during her spring preparation has connections focusing on northern targets for the four-year-old.
Second Thought chasing Stakes success
Anna Furlong and Shane Kennedy are looking forward to tackling stakes company once more with Second Thought when they head to their home meeting on...
Guineas aim for Penvose Lad
Exciting Christchurch three-year-old Penvose Lad will head to Oamaru on Friday to kick off a campaign aimed at the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas.
Miss Layla upsets favourites in Airfreight Stakes
Lightly raced filly Miss Layla produced a dogged performance to upstage the pre-post favourites when she claimed the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes.
Three to get ready for Kennedy-Furlong stable
Exhilarating but terrifying, that’s how Riccarton trainer Anna Furlong describes the build-up to Saturday’s Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), where she...
Filly Perfectly Suited for Ashburton feature
Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong are hoping to give owner Kevin Hickman a big thrill at Ashburton on Saturday. The Riccarton trainers will line-up promising...
Blue Solitaire on 1000 Guineas path
Promising filly Blue Solitaire showed she could be a strong local contender for the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton...
Local trainers have strength in numbers
Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong are well-served in the three-year-old fillies’ ranks and will attack Saturday’s feature age group event at Riccarton with an enviable...
Defiant victory confirms stakes target for promising juvenile
Promising juvenile Defiant overcame several unsettling incidents prior to the start of the NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1100m) race at Riccarton on Saturday to register...
Stakes assignment beckons for Kennedy and Furlong duo
Stablemates Defiant and Kikimora set themselves up for a return clash in stakes company later in the season after the pair provided a popular quinella...
Talented Kennedy-Furlong fillies attracting interest
Hanging on to promising two-year-olds Defiant and Kikimora might be half the battle for Riccarton trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong as they prepare the...
No secret about speedy filly
Speedy filly Grace’s Secret made it two wins from two starts when she led throughout to take out the Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome...
Stakes assignment next for impressive debutant
Impressive two-year-old filly Grace’s Secret has earned herself a shot at some black type early in her career after an eye-catching debut victory at Riccarton...
Kennedy credits training partner with Guineas success
Shane Kennedy says the credit for Showemhowitsdone’s two Guineas successes should all go to his co-trainer Anna Furlong. Showemhowitsdone has emerged as one of the...
Back-to-back Guineas for Showemhowitsdone
A rematch of last month’s Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) produced the exact same result on Saturday as Showemhowitsdone edged out The Gift in a tight...
Showemhowitsdone survives scary moment to take Gore Guineas
Connections of Riccarton visitor Showemhowitsdone had to endure some anxious moments before her victory in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) was confirmed on Saturday....
Tasman trip beckons for filly Excelleration
Excelleration has made the most of her southern campaign and she may be in line to travel even further afield. She was prepared at Pukekohe...