Manawatu Challenge for Callsign Mav
Hastings galloper Callsign Mav came of age at his home track over the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and has now been sent for a quick...
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Different complexion for Livamol Classic
The final field for the last Group 1 event of the Hastings spring carnival, the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) is likely to have a...
Group 1 quinella for Richards in Hawke’s Bay feature
In a thrilling finish to the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings it was the Jamie Richards-trained pair of Melody Belle and Avantage...
Mcevoy, Richards Enjoy A Day To Remember
Jamie Richards has celebrated one of his best days as a trainer winning Group One races in Australia and New Zealand with star mares Probabeel...
Partnership in search of breakthrough Group 1
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Two Illicit has hardly put a foot wrong in her eight-start career to date, but the immensely talented four-year-old...
Blueblood primed for Windsor Park Plate
Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso know what it takes to win the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m). The duo prepared quality mare Xanadu...
Callsign Mav out to prove he’s top gun
Hawke’s Bay trainer John Bary is hoping to upset the applecart once again on Saturday when Callsign Mav contests the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate...
Jennifer on trial for Melbourne at Hawke’s Bay
Quality mare Jennifer Eccles has pleased her trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. The...
James pair ready for summer staying assignments
Cambridge conditioner Roger James got what he was looking for at Ellerslie on Saturday when progressive stayers Concert Hall and London Banker performed with distinction...
Hawke’s Bay runners provide plenty of optimism for Gerard
Trainer Pam Gerard was delighted with the return of Tokarangi and Pinmedown at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Three-year-old filly Tokorangi was one of the runs...
Beaten brigade set their sights on Windsor Park Plate
The Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings in a fortnight is shaping as another standout contest based on the comments from connections of...
Group 1 assignments in store for Germanicus
Danica Guy couldn’t be happier with her talented galloper Germanicus as the five-year-old begins a Group 1 programme of assignments this season at Hastings on...
Two Illicit makes stunning return at Ellerslie
The cream rose to the top late in the day at Ellerslie when four-year-old mare Two Illicit issued a powerful statement to her spring rivals...
Star Kingsclere mares kick-off spring campaigns
A trip to Taupo to bring on the fitness of talented mares Two Illicit and Concert Hall has received a hearty tick of approval from...
Melody Belle set to return to New Zealand
Connections of star Kiwi mare Melody Belle have pulled the plug on her Australian spring campaign following successive unplaced runs in Sydney.
Glory Days returns
Group 1-winning mare Glory Days returned from retirement at the Foxton trials on Tuesday where she finished fourth in her 1000m heat. The Bill Thurlow-trained...
Travelling Light on target for Te Rapa feature
Outstanding three-year-old Travelling Light will head to Ruakaka next week as she continues her preparation for a raceday return in early September. Trainer Ben Foote...
Trainer staying chipper over lockdown
Te Awamatu trainer Clayton Chipperfield is thanking his lucky stars that he has his 60 acre property to keep him busy over the Covid-19 alert...
Retired star Gingernuts adds extra crunch to Derby Day
Triple Group 1 winner Gingernuts will once again return to the scene of his Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) triumph when he leads out...
NZ TAB pays out on Melody’s triple crown
The New Zealand TAB has paid customers who backed Melody Belle to win the Hastings triple crown ahead of the final leg, the Livamol Classic.
Melody Belle keeps Triple Crown dream alive with Windsor Park Plate win
Recently crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year, Melody Belle made it Group 1 victory number eight in emphatic fashion when she dominated her rivals...
Cox Plate still in mix for Melody Belle
NZ champion Melody Belle has claimed her eighth Group One win and is still in the mix for the Cox Plate after she runs in...
Beach life agrees with Vernanme
Group 1 performer Vernanme has been lapping up the beach life at trainer Stephen Marsh’s satellite stable at Ruakaka during his spring preparation, but it...
Two-pronged Windsor Park attack for Baker-Forsman
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will have two chances in the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. Group 3...
Te Akau stars set to shine
Reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle may have caught TAB bookmakers off-guard when paying $5.60 after winning the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy...