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There aren't many better at taking a tried horse and improving them to greater heights than Joseph Pride, who has taken care of talented gelding Poison Chalice (NZ) (Savabeel). The six-year-old by Savabeel was formerly prepared by Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker, who was last seen
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Graeme and Debbie Rogerson and Clinton Isdale will be well-represented at Waikato Thoroughbred Racing’s annual RDA Raceday at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the trainers set to line-up a dozen runners at the midweek meeting. They are particularly upbeat about their chances in the Manning Investments (2000m) where
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Entries for the 2026 National Online Breeding Stock Sale are due online on Gavelhouse Plus by 10pm this Tuesday 16 June. In addition to quality off-the-track fillies and mares, the stand-alone breeding stock sale will give breeders the opportunity to offer proven mares as well as stallion
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso will be hoping lightning can strike twice. The Matamata conditioners unleashed promising juvenile Latoya (NZ) (Proisir) to win over 800m at the Avondale trials on Tuesday, with the Proisir filly showing she has inherited at least some of the family ability. The two-year-old’
Almost five years after rising to the top of Perth racing with a five-win sequence that culminated in the 2021 edition of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m), remarkable veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) is once again winning black-type races in a row. Saturday’s A$200,000
Emerging stayer Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) has never been beaten over 2400m, and he added a fourth win to that unblemished record when he stepped up to stakes level in Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred son of Redwood has wasted
Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm completed a feature Queensland Winter Carnival treble for War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro), who is racing in the form of his life as a rising eight-year-old. Previously a multiple Group placegetter and fourth in the Gr.1
When star jockey Mark Zahra was engaged for just the one ride at Seymour on Thursday, there were plenty of punters that copped the tip as three-year-old gelding Mahershala (NZ) (Per Incanto) made a one-act affair of the Vale Ian Dickinson Maiden Plate (1000m). The talented son
Kiwi filly Solid Gold (NZ) (Savabeel) will be on the quick back-up when she takes her place in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following her fifth placing in last weekend’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained daughter of Savabeel was
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For pinhookers and end users alike, this month’s NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka is an affordable opportunity to secure progeny of some of New Zealand’s best and brightest stallions. More than 40 sires are represented among the 143-lot catalogue, including established superstars and some of this
Apprentice jockey Sam McNab is having a season to remember, which was further enhanced at Te Rapa on Saturday when he rode his first winning treble. “It was awesome to get my first treble,” McNab said. “You obviously have to have the support and horse under you, but it was
Mega Ace (Earthlight) proved a cut above the rest with a dominant display in the RM200,000 3YO Sprint Championship (1200m) at Sungai Besi on Sunday. Jet Thirty Five (Santos), a debut winner just last week, jumped brilliantly and was clear leader early but Mega Ace quickly chased him down
An invitation from Novara Park has translated into immediate racing success for Shaune Ritchie and his clients. The Cambridge trainer, who operates in partnership with Colm Murray, produced Dubawi Diva (NZ) (King Of Comedy) for a stylish debut victory at Matamata on Sunday. The two-year-old made all the
Sima Mxothwa was beaming with pride at Oamaru on Sunday after he got his hands on his first trophy of his career when guiding home Tumuch (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) to win the Dunstan Feed Waimate Cup (1600m) for trainers John and Karen Parsons. The 24-year-old apprentice jockey was
A lengthy campaign for talented stayer The Western Front (NZ) (War Decree) is set to continue, with the Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes eyeing further opportunities for the in-form galloper through the winter. The five-year-old resumed from a Pakenham jumpout in December and
Well-related gelding Hi Yo Fox Rox (NZ) (Complacent) broke through for his maiden win at the second time of asking when taking out the Manawatu-Whanganui Civil Contractors NZ Maiden (1600m) at Wanganui on Saturday. A full-brother to Group One performer Hi Yo Sass Bomb, Hi Yo Fox
by Michael Guerin One of my favourite horses died on Saturday. His name was West Coast. He was New Zealand’s best steeplechaser, one of the best to ever jump raceday fences. He was a champion of his kind. West Coast was humanely put down after fracturing his shoulder in
Almost five years after rising to the top of Perth racing with a five-win sequence that culminated in the 2021 edition of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m), remarkable veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) is once again winning black-type races in a row. Saturday’s A$200,000
The well-travelled Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) is seven weeks away from his ninth birthday but is still a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack, recording the 10th victory of his career in Saturday’s A$150,000 Quayclean Handicap (1800m) at Sandown. The Mongolian Khan gelding
Emerging stayer Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) has never been beaten over 2400m, and he added a fourth win to that unblemished record when he stepped up to stakes level in Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred son of Redwood has wasted
Expat New Zealand trainer Bjorn Baker had a big day on Saturday with New Zealand-bred members of his Warwick Farm stable, including a quinella by Big Papa (NZ) (Astern) and Hezdarnhottoo (NZ) (Too Darn Hot) in the A$160,000 Racing and Sports Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill. That result