Derby hope confirmed Pukekohe runner
Group One performer Desert Lightning is unlikely to get his preferred footing at Pukekohe in Saturday’s Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2000m), but will start regardless...
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Te Rapa wrap: Imperatriz, Sharp ‘N’ Smart star with G1 wins
Te Rapa hosted a great day of Group 1 racing on Saturday with the highlight being the effortless win of class mare Imperatriz in the...
Prowess displays all her class at Te Rapa
Prowess, who started the hottest favourite of the day at Te Rapa on Saturday, justified her quote when she gave her three-year-old counterparts a complete...
Imperatriz the Queen of Te Rapa
In a field that oozed quality from top to bottom with half of the twelve runners boasting wins at Group One level it was flying...
Smart three-year-old too sharp in Te Rapa feature
Outstanding three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart overcame a wide run in transit against a quality field of middle distance performers to capture the Group 1 Herbie...
Imperatriz thriving ahead of BCD Group Sprint
Trainer Mark Walker is looking forward to Saturday’s bumper meeting at Te Rapa where he has strong chances in both Group One races – the...
Group One winner ready for step up in trip
He’s A Doozy has proved to be a quality 1600m performer and Lisa Latta believes the timing is now ideal for him to make his...
Delayed La Crique resumption adds to thrilling contest
Saturday’s Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa shapes as one of the races of the season as New Zealand’s weight-for-age stars go...
Australia calling Te Rapa Group One contenders
Plans have been made for Asterix and Dragon Leap to cross the Tasman this year, but first the stablemates face ultra-competitive line-ups in their respective...
Defibrillate vying for back-to-back Group Ones
Matamata trainer Graham Richardson recorded an elite-level scalp with his homebred Defibrillate in the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2050m) on Boxing Day, and he is...
Double Te Rapa delight for Foote
Ben Foote’s upcoming feature race prospects were given significant boosts on Friday at Te Rapa where his lightly tried three-year-old Loosespender and top sprinter Babylon...
Marsh duo chasing highest age group honours
A pair of Classic-bound contenders for Stephen Marsh will bid to add further momentum to their Group One campaigns at Te Rapa on Friday. The...
Trans-Tasman trip possible for perennial bridesmaid
Trainer Ben Foote is getting used to the bridesmaid’s tag with his classy sprinter Babylon Berlin. For the second consecutive time, the five-year-old mare was...
Foote looking to move on from narrow Group One miss
Trainer Ben Foote was looking forward to taking his frustrations out on a small white ball just 24 hours after going within a whisker of...
Auckland Cup tilt for Aquacade
A win in the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day could provide the key to a tilt at...
Rich Hill Mile quinella caps Te Akau gold rush
Just like in so many other showpiece racedays in New Zealand in the last few seasons, Te Akau Racing ran rampant through the black-type features...
Polygon provides winning angle in Royal Stakes
A powerful late sprint carried progressive filly Polygon to an impressive victory at Te Rapa on Sunday when she destroyed her rivals in to take...
Prowess sets up Legarto rematch
After losing her undefeated record to the superstar Legarto in the spring, quality filly Prowess has set the stage for a high-stakes rematch with a...
Trobriand retains unbeaten record in Eclipse Stakes
A convincing victory in the first stakes race on the card at Te Rapa has provided rider Opie Bosson with a tough decision leading into...
Dionysus excels under patient Kennedy ride
The superlatives being used about the riding of ex-pat South African Warren Kennedy went to a new level at Te Rapa on Sunday when he...
Imperatriz completes Railway treble for Te Akau
New Zealand’s syndication powerhouse Te Akau Racing landed their third consecutive victory in the iconic Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day, but...
Yendall answers Kiwi call
Victorian jockey Dean Yendall will renew his association with Kiwi galloper Justacanta in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s...
Sharp ‘N’ Smart building towards return
Sharp ‘N’ Smart will mark the start of the new year by making his first public appearance since finishing runner-up in the Group 1 VRC...
Wellington Guineas on the cards for The Racketeer
The Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) is the likely target for The Racketeer after his gutsy victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Racketeer, one...
Polygon heads straight to podium top step at Te Rapa
Lightly raced three-year-old Polygon took the step up to stakes company in her stride as she dashed home to take out the feature race at...