Australia
The biggest races of the Spring Carnival might have passed, but Ciaron Maher is not done chasing feature success. The trainer who won the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) and prepared the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) trifecta is chasing a hat-trick of wins in the
Racing
Saturday’s meeting at Te Rapa will live long in the memories of Bridget Grylls and Anthony Burton, with the pair combining to record their first stakes wins in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) with Rotten Tommy (NZ) (US Navy Flag). It’s been 15 years in the making
Racing
Palmerston North mare Manzor Blue (NZ) (Almanzor) claimed valuable Australian black type when runner-up in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday, and she will now try to go one better in the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) later this month. New Zealand syndicator Go Racing
Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick had hoped to have two runners in Saturday’s Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington, but a change of plans ultimately delivered a memorable double for the Matamata nursery. Both bred and raced by Waikato Stud, six-year-old Savabeel mare Sun Gift (NZ)
Consistent performer Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) added another gold star to a burgeoning career record when he out-toughed his rivals to win the rich A$2million Gr.3 Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill. The race for five-year-old runners has become a popular target since its inception in
Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival including longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) in the
Te Akau’s gun filly Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) was the talk of the town heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but it was fellow Waikato filly Angels Halo (NZ) (Proisir) who caused an upset to claim the southern Classic. Angels Halo
Following in the Flemington classic-winning footsteps of her sire Tarzino, rising star Proxima Dea (Tarzino) added a sixth win to her unbeaten record with a supreme performance in Thursday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Crown Oaks (2500m). Proxima Dea’s Oaks heroics came 11 years after the Gr.
New Zealand-bred gelding Sulek (NZ) (Super Seth) scored the third and most lucrative win of his career when he took out the A$500,000 Cirka Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) on Oaks Day at Flemington on Thursday. The Dominic Sutton-trained four-year-old has now had
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New Zealand-bred gallopers Speed Dragon (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Pejibaye (NZ) (Per Incanto) made their mark at Sha Tin on Sunday, with the former claiming Group Three honours and the latter producing a record-breaking performance on the all-weather track. Speed Dragon provided the highlight when storming home
Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick had hoped to have two runners in Saturday’s Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington, but a change of plans ultimately delivered a memorable double for the Matamata nursery. Both bred and raced by Waikato Stud, six-year-old Savabeel mare Sun Gift (NZ)
For a horse who could not even leave his stall in Hong Kong, Choice Is Mine (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) has made remarkable transformation since his arrival in Malaysia. The Turn Me Loose galloper took another big step forward when he overcame rough passages to win the RM100,000 Sports
Lack of Group One success can no longer be used as a reason against using Masa Hashizume in big races. Hashizume broke through for his first success at the elite level with Angels Halo (NZ) (Proisir) in the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 54th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), getting his
Consistent galloper Lawborough (NZ) (Per Incanto) signed off four days of superb racing action at famous Flemington by winning the last race on Champions Day on Saturday. The showy son of Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto came from near last over the 1100m journey down the Flemington home straight
Consistent performer Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) added another gold star to a burgeoning career record when he out-toughed his rivals to win the rich A$2million Gr.3 Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill. The race for five-year-old runners has become a popular target since its inception in
Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival including longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) in the
Te Akau’s gun filly Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) was the talk of the town heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but it was fellow Waikato filly Angels Halo (NZ) (Proisir) who caused an upset to claim the southern Classic. Angels Halo
Lightly raced mare Superfabulistic (NZ) (Super Seth) got the last day of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival off to the best possible start for Waikato Stud and the kiwi-bred runners when the five-year-old daughter of Super Seth cruised clear of a handy field in the Ronald
Former Auckland mare Moving Melody (Deep Field) made victory in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) look like a walk in the park when she dictated affairs from in front to capture her first stakes victory. The six-year-old Deep Field mare had done most
Outsider Rotten Tommy (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) upset the applecart as he made every post a winner to register a front-running victory in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Run during one of several heavy rain showers that saw the track rated a
Just Charlie (NZ) (Zed) continued the theme of the day at Riccarton on Saturday when the Wanganui visitor claimed his second successive Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2590m). The Kevin Myers-trained gelding won last year’s edition under expat Kiwi hoop Logan Bates, and he looked the winner
