Paddock beckoning Te Akau’s Champions Day victors
Ellerslie’s inaugural Champions Day was a memorable one for Te Akau Racing, with their tangerine and blue silks taking out two of the major prizes.
Tag: 'Sistema Stakes'
Return To Conquer grips on to claim Group 1 Sistema Stakes
Return To Conquer extended his unbeaten record to four as he brought up a significant milestone for Te Akau Racing when winning the Group 1...
Ellerslie free race replays & full results | Champions Day 2025
Check out the full race replays and results for the lucrative Champions Day meeting held at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Ellerslie race-by-race preview & betting tips | March 8, 2025
New Zealand's richest ever race day, Champions Day 2025, awaits punters at Ellerslie on Saturday, March 8. Check out HorseBetting's race-by-race tips here.
Pike chasing Group 1 success with Lucy In The Sky
Tony Pike will be represented in a number of the Champions Day features this Saturday, including the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) with Lucy In...
La Dorada claims Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes
La Dorada backed up from her stunning victory in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) last month to claim the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
Return To Conquer remains undefeated with Matamata Slipper win
Exciting two-year-old colt Return To Conquer remained unbeaten when he headed home a Te Akau Racing trifecta in the Group 3 Matamata Slipper (1200m).
Return To Conquer lives up to expectations on debut
Return To Conquer headed into his raceday debut in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) with plenty of hype and delivered in spades.
World Pool to arrive in NZ in early 2025
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has announced the arrival of World Pool to two New Zealand thoroughbred meetings in early 2025.
Poetic Champion scintillating in three-year-old debut
Following his Sir Colin Meads Trophy win, Poetic Champion has sent a message that he will be a force to be reckoned with in three-year-old...
Velocious powers to Group 1 victory
Superstar filly Velocious cemented herself atop the country’s two-year-old ranks with a tenacious victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m).
Savaglee looking to cause Sistema Stakes boilover
Pam Gerard is keen to spoil the party with her Group Three winner Savaglee in Saturday's Group 1 Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie.
Te Akau Captured By Love with exciting filly
Te Akau Racing’s unbeaten filly Captured By Love is set to face her sternest test when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the...
Proven Harlow Rocks gets the nod from trainer
Tony Pike has tipped Harlow Rocks as the stable’s best chance of stakes success at Taupo on Friday, as she competes in the Avondale Lowland...
Velocious chasing Group 1 success in Sistema Stakes
Stephen Marsh’s immediate focus is on Ellerslie this Saturday with stable star Velocious, but he’s also got an eye on a following juvenile prize.
Unbeaten Captured By Love dominant in Breeders’ Stakes
All roads lead to the Group 1 Sistema Stakes for Captured By Love, after the juvenile maintained her unbeaten status in the Group 2 Matamata...
Aegon returns to pet distance
Trainer Andrew Forsman is looking forward to getting his Group 1 winner Aegon back to a mile at Otaki on Saturday in the Group 1...
Archaic Smile impresses in Wellesley Stakes victory
Victory in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1100m) is becoming a force of habit for Michael McNab as the northern hoop claimed a third-straight win.
Rich mile targets on radar for resuming Wessex
Wessex is in good order to resume at Te Rapa on Saturday, although trainer Andrew Forsman believes the four-year-old will improve as she steps up...
Human error responsible for Tokyo Tycoon positive
Te Akau Racing have confirmed that human error was responsible for the post-race positive result to meloxicam returned by top two-year-old Tokyo Tycoon.
Tokyo Tycoon returns post-race positive
Unbeaten Mark Walker-trained juvenile Tokyo Tycoon has returned a post-race positive result to meloxicam following his victory in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes.
Group One success for undefeated Tokyo Tycoon
Leading rider Opie Bosson brought up a special milestone at Pukekohe on Saturday when outstanding juvenile Tokyo Tycoon provided him with his tenth win in...
Trainer hoping stars align home and away
Andrew Forsman will be hoping gifted two-year-old Ethereal Star can deliver a winning top-flight lead on Saturday for her older stablemate Mustang Valley to follow....
Pukekohe racing preview & quaddie tips | March 11, 2023
Pukekohe Park will host a 10 race program this Saturday for Auckland Cup Day. HorseBetting's Lance King has provided his best bets and quaddie for...
Bosson ready to cash in with Tycoon
Champion jockey Opie Bosson has been lamenting a costly decision for the past six weeks but he’s looking forward to setting the record straight at...