Top mares retired, stud beckons
Group Two winning Savabeel mare Yearn has been retired and is likely to be sold as a broodmare prospect in the coming months. Prepared by...
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Calder in search of more Tauranga success
South Auckland jockey Andrew Calder landed a winning double at Tauranga last Saturday and will be hoping for more of the same when he returns...
Famous name back at Flemington for shot at Cup glory
At this time of the year the name Lupton takes on a special meaning at Flemington through the deeds of the legendary Waverley wonder Kiwi...
Fursdon Yearning for Hawera victory
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon is hoping her stable star Yearn will cop a bit more luck in this year’s running of the Group 3 Wyndspelle...
Etah James thriving ahead of Sydney Cup
Kiwi mare Etah James is in fine fettle heading into Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) and has thrived since joining the Sydney stable of...
Lupton’s last hurrah in Auckland Cup
Mark Lupton’s New Zealand training career could end in a blaze of glory at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Matamata-based horseman will saddle up Etah James,...
Yearn thriving ahead of local assignment
High-class mare Yearn will contest Saturday’s Lisa Chittick Plate (1400m) at Matamata and trainer Karen Fursdon is confident of another bold performance. The last-start Group...
Local assignment next stop for Yearn
A new addition to the Matamata Breeders Stakes meeting will be the next step on a path to a further Group 1 assignment for consistent...
Luptons savour stakes successes
Matamata owners Mark and Cath Lupton are hoping their dream run will continue in Saturday’s Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The...
Red letter day for Lupton at Pukekohe
The after effect of some vigorous celebrations the night before had Matamata resident Mark Lupton feeling a little weary on Sunday morning but still in...
Yearn grabs deserved stakes success
Ultra-consistent galloper Yearn finally put it all together in stakes company to record a deserved success at Group level when she took out the Group...
Fursdon expects Yearn to bounce back
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon believes her stable star Yearn can turn around a disappointing last-start performance when she tackles the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m)...
Yearn to avoid to Group 1 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes
The connections of Yearn have decided against going to the well once too often with the talented mare and she will be spelled after she...
Yearn breaks bad luck sequence at Ellerslie
Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon got exactly what she asked for at Ellerslie on Saturday. Fursdon was interviewed prior to the start of race four about...
Yearn set to return at Te Rapa on Tuesday
Progressive mare Yearn is in fine fettle as she waits to make her return to the track at Te Rapa on Tuesday. The Savabeel four-year-old...
Stakes Races On The Agenda For Talented Mare Yearn
Progressive mare Yearn put her name in the frame for higher honours with a gritty performance at Ellerslie on Saturday. Carrying the purpose-made colours of...
Lupton yearning for stakes success with in-form mare
A VISIT to Auckland next week for Yearn could be the forerunner to the first black type challenge of the in-form mare’s burgeoning career. The...