Racing
Apprentice jockey Cooper Stumbles will return home to ride at Wingatui on Friday, where family members are hoping they will be cheering home his first winner. The Waikato-based rider, who has 11 raceday rides under his belt, is one race shy of a full book of rides, with his
Breeding
The emergence of unbeaten filly Proxima Dea (Tarzino) has added another chapter to a breeding venture that began with the racetrack deeds of outstanding mare Montefilia and has its sights set firmly on producing elite middle-distance horses. Proxima Dea, a daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino and Redoute’s
Racing
Yulong Investments will have a strong New Zealand flavour to its spring assault, with quality mares Well Written and Ohope Wins both poised for major assignments on either side of the Tasman. Unbeaten four-year-old Well Written (Written Tycoon) will put her perfect record on the line when she
The emergence of unbeaten filly Proxima Dea (Tarzino) has added another chapter to a breeding venture that began with the racetrack deeds of outstanding mare Montefilia and has its sights set firmly on producing elite middle-distance horses. Proxima Dea, a daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino and Redoute’s
Yulong Investments will have a strong New Zealand flavour to its spring assault, with quality mares Well Written and Ohope Wins both poised for major assignments on either side of the Tasman. Unbeaten four-year-old Well Written (Written Tycoon) will put her perfect record on the line when she
Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
It’s just over a week out from the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Stephen Marsh couldn’t be any happier with hot favourite Well Written (Written Tycoon). The unbeaten mare is set to kick-off her spring preparation in the $400,000 feature and had
Exciting four-year-old Mr Miller (NZ) (Alamanzor) will take another step towards a potential Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) tilt when he lines up at Rosehill on Saturday. The lightly-raced son of Almanzor will contest the Bankstown Sports Handicap (1500m), with Tommy Berry taking the ride as trainer
New Zealand-bred sprinter Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote) departed Hong Kong for Japan on Tuesday as the talented five-year-old prepares for a two-race campaign culminating in the Gr.1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) at Nakayama. The Dennis Yip-trained gelding will have his first start in Japan in
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Ann Belcham, one of the pioneering females in thoroughbred horse training in New Zealand and a key early influence on the riding career of racing legend Linda Jones, has passed away. Belcham, who also trained under her maiden name Bradley, trained with success initially in Paeroa and then Te Rapa,
After two disappointing recent results, Banker’s Honor (NZ) (Ocean Park) bounced back in style to win the RM100,000 Merdeka Cup over 1800m at Selangor racecourse in Malaysia on Sunday. The Ocean Park gelding went into the RM1mil Selangor Mile last month on the back of three wins in
Multiple Group One winning jockey Blake Shinn admits he is honoured to have been called up to partner Lindsay Park’s champion Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 12. Shinn will take over from Mr Brightside’s regular rider, Craig
The catalogue for the world’s leading two-year-old sale is now online, with New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale set to take place at Karaka on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November. Peerless by every measure, NZB’s Ready to Run Sale graduates have won
Matamata trainer Pam Gerard has elected to bypass Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) with Affirmative Action (Yes Yes Yes), which will allow the Stephen Marsh-trained Tardelli to make the 16-horse field. Affirmative Action resumed with a pleasing fourth placing in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m)
There will just be one Central Districts representative in Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Lisa Latta is hopeful one is enough to claim the lion’s share of the $400,000 purse. The Palmerston North horsewoman will line-up Platinum Attack (Santos) in Saturday’
Kali (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has made a fast and successful start to the second stage of her career after being denied the opportunity to show her true worth on the track. The Darci Brahma mare’s first foal to race is The Oaks Stud-bred and sold Perfect Chaos (NZ)
Zac Purton and David Hayes are confident Ka Ying Rising is poised to extend his remarkable 20-race winning streak after the champion sprinter breezed through a barrier trial at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 August) in preparation for his return to racing in the 2026/27 season-opening meeting
Australian breeder-owner Bob Peters is undecided which race his Group One winner Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) will next contest, following his luckless run in Saturday’s Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The New Zealand born son of Maurice will either line up in the Gr.1 Makybe
Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
Moments after the post-race cheers for Beiwacht had died down as the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes field returned to scale, another mounting yard celebration roared into action. It didn’t come from the stable of the runaway winner, but rather from another large group of connections who could have
Former northerner Moving Melody (Deep Field) made the perfect start to her career in the South Island with a strong winning performance in the Echoes Of Heaven At Clearview Park Open (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. In the stable of Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley, the daughter of Deep Field
