Buyers circling Avondale-bound Hero
Steven Cole isn’t sure how long he will have youngster There Goes My Hero in his care, but plans for a delayed step up to...
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Trentham retains its magic for McKay
If every race meeting in New Zealand was at Trentham Shaun McKay would probably be thrilled. McKay, who joined his father Peter in a training...
Group One jockey nabs first training success
Shaun McKay is on the board as a trainer after guiding Wolfgang to a 3.25 length victory in the Enigma Farm 1300 on the Cambridge...
Father and son team up for new season
Peter and Shaun McKay have combined their Group One-winning talents in a new training partnership and have targeted the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival to saddle...
McKay quartet boxing on at Awapuni
Matamata trainer Peter McKay is heading to Awapuni on Boxing Day with a quartet of runners and he is hoping he can snag the meeting’s...
Promising filly on Derby path
A bold front running effort that saw her dominate her rivals in the closing stages of a three-year-old 1400m event at Tauranga on Saturday has...
Queensland sojourn for Collett
The Collett-McKay household will be a bit empty over the coming month. While Shaun McKay will be plying his trade in Melbourne over winter, his...
Cavallo Veloce back to winning form
Former good three-year-old Cavallo Veloce put nearly two years’ worth of frustration behind him when he bounced back to winning form with a dominant display...
Marton Cup next for Grand Bouquet
Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is hoping to put Grand Bouquet’s Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) campaign back on track...
Three-pronged Awapuni assault for McKay
Matamata trainer Peter McKay will take three horses south to Awapuni’s meeting on Friday, including Group 1 winner The Mitigator. As a result of track...
Promising sprinter scores first stakes victory
Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson makes no secret of the high esteem that he holds for talented galloper Mascarpone. The flashy chestnut took another step to fulfilling...
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...
The Mitigator chasing further Group 1 success
Matamata trainer Peter McKay recites the old adage that it’s tough at the top as he prepares Group 1 winner The Mitigator for Saturday’s Group...
Only Words takes Wanganui Guineas
Sweynesse filly Only Words has provided her Te Awamutu trainer Clint Isdale with the biggest victory of his fledgling training career after taking out the...
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...
McKay hungry for further Group 1 success
Twenty-four hours on from securing the first Group 1 win of his riding career, jockey Shaun McKay is still coming to terms with the achievement....
Special Thorndon victory for McKay family
The Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham has always been one of the McKay family’s favourite races, but on Saturday it became much...
The Mitigator leads all the way in Ellerslie feature
A bold front-running performance paved the way for tough as teak gelding The Mitigator to capture his first black type victory when he took out...
Veteran sprinter leaves no room for excuses at Riccarton
Evergreen sprinter Irish Excuse gave his rivals weight and a beating as he proved too tough in the closing stages of the Dyer Decorating Premier...
McKay favours Cavallo Veloce
Jockey Shaun McKay has elected to ride Cavallo Veloce over stablemate Langkawi in the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. “It’s been...
NZ racing wrap: Strong company beckons for Killarney
Jockey Shaun McKay's Foxton exploits and Shane Crawford's weekend chances also feature in Wednesday's NZ racing news.