Uncategorised News
Pins filly stages perfect guineas trial
Maritimo warmed up for a Group One assignment with a commanding performance on the opening day of the Riccarton carnival this afternoon. The WS graduate won for the third time in her six start career, …
Read MoreOpinion Piece: Time for a change of attitude – Bruce Perry
Too often we hear industry participants critising the depth of quality and the tiredness of the broodmare bands of many New Zealand breeders. Those same voices will be heard when the 2016 Karaka yearling sale …
Read MoreA really outstanding record
The well-related O’Really might not have been a star on the track, but she has proved a gem at stud. The Centaine mare, the winner of just one race, has proved her worth in the …
Read MoreOliver to ride Kiwi mare
Damien Oliver has been confirmed as the new jockey for the New Zealand-bred and owned Lucia Valentina at Flemington next Saturday. He will partner the dual Group One winner for the first time in the …
Read MoreSouth African success for o’reilly
A three-year-old son of the late O’Reilly has earned his first black type victory in South Africa. The Mike de Kock-trained Muwaary won the Gr.3 Graham Beck Stakes at Turffontein at the weekend. The Jason …
Read MoreOaks long-term target for Pins filly
Peter Lock will plot a black type path for Head Spin following the Pins filly’s maiden success at Tauranga. She capped off two recent placings with a stylish victory over 1400 metres to suggest she …
Read MoreApprentice Mo to ride Kawi
Stable apprentice Dylan Mo will partner glamour galloper Kawi at Awapuni on Saturday. Kawi has 62kg in the Redcraze Bowl (1400m), but Mo will claim 3kg. “We had to claim,” trainer Allan Sharrock said. “I …
Read More
Snowdrop sizzles on return
Snowdrop has a lot to live up to on pedigree and she hasn’t disappointed so far. The four-year-old collected two wins and a placing from her last four-start preparation and she resumed on a top …
Read MoreAerovelocity resumes
HKJC: Aerovelocity’s triumph in last season’s HKG2 Premier Bowl at Sha Tin Racecourse was the first rung on an ascent that culminated in the gelding’s crowning as Hong Kong’s Champion Sprinter. On Sunday (25 October), …
Read MoreAnother winner from potent family
One of WS’s most productive families was on the board again in Australia yesterday. Earlier in the week, the Gr 2 Sandown Guineas contender Ngarimu struck for Peter Moody and at Warwick Farm on Wednesday …
Read MoreAerovelocity shoots for back to back Bowls
HKJC: Aerovelocity’s triumph in last season’s HKG2 Premier Bowl at Sha Tin Racecourse was the first rung on an ascent that culminated in the gelding’s crowning as Hong Kong’s Champion Sprinter. On Sunday (25 October), …
Read MoreSpin Doctor aiming to defy odds
Spin Doctor will be at long odds in the Windsor Park and has to overcome a wide draw, but he is capable of a bold run. He carried 62.5kg when beaten at his last start …
Read More