Cambridge Stud honoured with Breeder of the Year title

Cambridge Stud was crowned the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand Breeder of the Year sponsored by Dunstan Horsefeeds on Saturday night at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, earning New Zealand’s highest breeding honour for the sixth time following another outstanding season on both

Cosmic Crusader shines in Melbourne debut

The prestigious and lucrative Spring Carnival has lured Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) to Victoria, and the Group One-winning Western Australian made a big first impression on Melbourne in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 The Big Screen Company Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. Bred in New Zealand by

First Chorus earns black-type opportunity

In-form mare First Chorus (NZ) (Ghibellines) has a spring black-type feature in her crosshairs after carrying on her rich vein of winter form in Saturday’s A$150,000 Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. The New Zealand-bred Ghibellines mare is now a seven-time

Satono Jasmine blooms with four straight wins

The winter of 2026 has been a turning point in the career of New Zealand-bred filly Satono Jasmine (NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who stretched her winning sequence to four in the A$160,000 B & K Group Australia Handicap (1800m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of Rich Hill

Diamond Jak defends Taumarunui Gold Cup crown

Enigmatic stayer Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) virtually carried the grandstand to an emotionally stirring victory in Saturday’s Paul McGlade Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m) at Te Rapa. The winner of the race in 2025, the Mark Brosnan-prepared stayer was the clear topweight on 62kg for the 2026 edition of

Jethro Tull sings a winning tune at Te Rapa

Progressive sprinter Jethro Tull (NZ) (Wrote) showed his open class rivals a clean set of heels on his favourite track when he led throughout to claim the John Callinan Memorial (1300m) at Te Rapa. The Brent Gillovic-prepared son of Wrote looked perfectly placed on the 54kg minimum for the

Back-to-back Highways for Leovanni

Saturday’s A$120,000 TAB Highway Plate (1800m) at Randwick was the second straight Highway victory for Leovanni (NZ) (Proisir), and the third consecutive win overall for the in-form mare. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir took 12 starts to collect her first

Class pair dominate at Te Rapa

The Property Brokers Taumarunui 3YO (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday looked a race in two between classy geldings Swiss Prince (NZ) (El Roca) and Quondo (Wootton Bassett), and that is how it panned out. The pair dominated proceedings with Swiss Prince leading Quondo on his outside and the rest

First training win for Macnab

Accomplished horsewoman Kayla Macnab added another string to her bow at Waverley on Friday when winning her first race as a trainer courtesy of Early Times (American Pharoah). The former jumps jockey, and now high weight rider, took out her trainer’s licence at the start of the season and

Willydoit on track for spring return

Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) hero Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) is making pleasing progress for trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy and is on track to resume in the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie in September. The rising five-year-old gelding was a standout for

Fahys farewell unbeaten Aurora Belle

Pukekohe trainers Conor and Sarah Fahy have farewelled unbeaten three-year-old Aurora Belle, with the promising filly sold to Australia to join the Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and JD Hayes. The daughter of Belardo won both of her starts at Te Rapa, attracting strong interest after each

In-form Jasmine has sweet smell of success

Fresh from clinching back-to-back trainers' premierships at Hawkesbury, Brad Widdup has in-form mare Satono Jasmine (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) ready to stretch her winning sequence to four at Randwick. The filly rises to Saturday company for the B & K Group Australia Handicap (1800m) off the back