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Trainer John Wheeler has high hopes for his promising juvenile Crosswell (NZ) (The Bold One) after he won impressively on debut in the CLAAS Harvest Centre Maiden 2YO (1200m) at Hawera on Sunday. Wheeler trained his dam, Enchanted Lady (NZ) (Per Incanto), and while she only had the one start
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Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto has turned back the clock this season with the farm stalwart’s younger offspring doing him proud. The Masterton nursery enjoyed further juvenile success on Saturday when homebred youngster Incandescent (NZ) triumphed in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. “Per Incanto has had
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Toni Davies had a weekend to remember, with the Palmerston North apprentice jockey scoring her first treble at Otaki on Saturday, including her second stakes victory, and ended it on a winning note when taking out the last race at Hawera on Sunday. Apprenticed to Peter and Trent Didham, Davies
Remarkable Kiwi-bred veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) took his career earnings past A$3.5 million with a first-up victory in the A$200,000 Gr.3 Drummond Golf Belmont Sprint (1400m) in Perth on Saturday. It was the eight-year-old Iffraaj gelding’s second win in the Belmont feature and
Champion trainer Chris Waller claimed a fourth straight win in A$250,000 Gr.3 HKJC World Pool Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday, with three of those winners being New Zealand-breds. Kilman (NZ) (Super Seth) led all the way for a $25 upset in the 2026 edition
The Pencarrow Stud colours of Sir Peter Vela have been carried by some outstanding fillies over the years including ‘Cups Queen’ Ethereal, whose rise to stardom started with a win in the Group I Queensland Oaks in 2001. The Queensland Oaks is the target race for the latest Pencarrow Stud
The strength of the Group 1 form around classy galloper Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) tells trainer Tom Charlton he can show at Scone on Saturday that he’s on target for a return to that level. A Group 1 winner himself, Linebacker hasn’t contested a race below Group 3
The Ciaron Maher stable is acutely aware of the task confronting Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) every time he steps out. The New Zealand-bred galloper is regarded one of Australia's best, but his racing pattern means he can be vulnerable. Jimmysstar has an enviable record, 11 wins from 26
Champion miler Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has recovered well from minor surgery and will return to racing in the spring. Following a 2025 spring campaign that concluded with a fifth-placed finish in the Gr.1 Champions Mile at Flemington in November, Lindsay Park announced its stable star would be sidelined
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Group Two Zipping Classic winner She’s A Hustler (NZ) (Ace High) will have the third run of her campaign when she tackles the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. At her second-up run last start she finished third in the Gr.2 Hollindale Cup (1800m) behind Pride Of
A failed attempt to get Grinzinger Moon (Puissance De Lune) in foal last year is proving to be a blessing in disguise, with stakes targets now in her sights after she continued her unbeaten streak in New Zealand on Saturday. Commencing her career in Australia, the daughter of Puissance De
Ima Brazen One (NZ) (Brazen Beau) earned a deserved victory in front of her large group of owners at Otaki on Saturday when taking out the Jennian Homes Handicap (1200m). The Mike Breslin-trained mare was beaten by just a neck when first-up at Woodville last month when hampered by a
Remarkable Kiwi-bred veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) took his career earnings past A$3.5 million with a first-up victory in the A$200,000 Gr.3 Drummond Golf Belmont Sprint (1400m) in Perth on Saturday. It was the eight-year-old Iffraaj gelding’s second win in the Belmont feature and
Champion trainer Chris Waller claimed a fourth straight win in A$250,000 Gr.3 HKJC World Pool Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday, with three of those winners being New Zealand-breds. Kilman (NZ) (Super Seth) led all the way for a $25 upset in the 2026 edition
Consistent performer Riverplate (NZ) (Flying Artie) showed his rivals no mercy as he ran them into the dust when taking out the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday. The Andrew Campbell-prepared galloper has been in a purple patch of form of late and that continued
Previously a triple black-type placegetter and fourth at Group One level, War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro) broke through for a deserved feature-race success in Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Sky Racing Bernborough Handicap (1600m) at Doomben. The New Zealand-bred gelding is a seven-year-old now and has been competing at a
Exciting Contributer filly Concord Connie continued her rise through the ranks with another emphatic victory in the A$150,000 K.A. Morrison Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday. Trained by Charlotte Littlefield, the three-year-old has now put together three consecutive wins this autumn. Littlefield put Concord Connie aside after
Well-bred three-year-old King’s English (Snitzel) returned to winning form at Ellerslie on Saturday when taking out the Trackside.co.nz 1100. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have held the son of Snitzel in high regard for some time, however, injury derailed his two-year-old preparation and he made his
Talented galloper Yaldi (NZ) (Ardrossan) made an emphatic return to the winner’s podium when he stormed home to claim the open sprint at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Kingmakers “Become A Principal Owner” (1300m). The addition of visor blinkers to the gear worn by the four-year-old son of Ardrossan combined
Incandescent (NZ) (Per Incanto) bookended his two-year-old season with winning results for his army of owners after claiming top honours in the Listed Cloudsoft Accounting Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Raced by MyRacehorse and Ridgeport Holdings, the son of Per Incanto started his career in winning fashion when
Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) has hit a career ratings peak of 130 to establish himself as the undisputed superior racehorse so far throughout the world in 2026. Ka Ying Rising was alone at the top of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities released in Europe overnight
