Patterson predicting fireworks at Trentham
Robbie Patterson is expecting dramatic improvement from his stable star Coventina Bay at Trentham on Saturday. The Taranaki horseman is confident the seven-year-old will show...
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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...
Bittersweet start to season for Weatherley
It’s been a bittersweet start to the season for Darryn Weatherley – while he is excited to welcome his daughter Briar into a training partnership,...
Brisbane swansong for The Chosen One before stud duties
The Chosen One will have his final race in the AUD$1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, before retiring to...
Bambry stars finally underway
Trainer Chrissy Bambry isn’t expecting any early fireworks from her Group One performers Spring Tide and Deerfield when they belatedly open their campaigns at Trentham...
Randwick pipe-opener for Mali Ston
Matamata-trained Mali Ston will make his Australian debut on Saturday, with the son of El Roca to step out in the Silverdale Farm Handicap (1400m)...
Australian campaign for Mali Ston
Rising Matamata miler Mali Ston will get a crack at a good Australian target next month – mainly because his best mate is making the...
Satisfying return from injury for Tobilicious
Trainer Kelvin Tyler cut a satisfied figure at Riccarton on Saturday after Tobilicious made a return to winning form following twelve months off the scene...
The Chosen One ready for Ellerslie Group One test
Although busy on day three of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling sale, trainer Andrew Forsman was keeping a wary eye on the final fields...
Spotlight on Rockstar in Group One mile
Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is looking forward to dodging top sprinting mares Levante and Entriviere as she attacks the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA...
The Chosen One out to quell second-up record
Trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are hoping The Chosen One can put an end to his unflattering second-up record when he lines-up in the...
Sinarahma Sinsational in Breeders’ Stakes
Taranaki mare Sinarahma showed her brilliance when capturing the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Hastings on Thursday. Punters could have been...
The Chosen One sparkles in Thorndon Mile
A late nomination to contest the Group One feature at Trentham on Saturday paid dividends for the connections of quality performer The Chosen One as...
Cameron hoping he’s on the right one for Thorndon
Gun jockey Matthew Cameron is hoping all the pieces of the puzzle that is Saturday’s Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham might have...
Trainers hoping good times continue to roll
Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are well on their way toward their most successful season since forming a training partnership at the beginning...
Weatherley hoping his luck holds at Trentham
Sam Weatherley enjoyed his biggest pay day as a jockey at Ellerslie on Saturday and is now looking forward to another potentially rewarding meeting at...
Classy filly transfers to Moroney’s Flemington barn
Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney has welcomed the arrival of promising Kiwi filly Let’s Say Grace to his Flemington base. The three-year-old daughter of Charm Spirit...
Thorndon focus for Te Rapa triallers
The Stephen Marsh-trained Masetto prepared for a tilt at the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) by winning a high-quality 1200m trial at Te Rapa on...
Te Rapa trial to determine next steps for Baker and Forsman pair
A 1200m open trial before racing commences at Te Rapa this Wednesday will play a pivotal role in the next steps for two of the...
Bankers Choice makes light of tough Trentham task
Exciting galloper Bankers Choice showed he is well on his way to becoming a star of New Zealand racing with a last to first performance...
Patterson’s in-form stable set to star again
Robbie Patterson will head to Trentham buoyed by a winning midweek double and even a hefty impost for his star performer Coventina Bay on Saturday...
Blinkers to bring out best in Group One hope
Stephen Marsh is confident the addition of headgear on All Saints’ Eve at Tauranga on Friday can set the mare on a path to significantly...
Stablemates due a change of luck at Trentham
Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard will have a trio of black-type contenders in action at Trentham this Saturday with the stable praying for a change...
James eyeing further Derby success
A year ago, Roger James identified a Tavistock juvenile in his barn as the horse that might give him a sixth New Zealand Derby success....
Hasabro soars to first stakes win
A shift to the South Island has worked wonders for Hasabro, who picked up his first black-type win in the Listed Alleviate Administration Hazlett Stakes...