Natalie Young Discusses Gr.1 VRC Derby hope Atmosphere

30 October 2014

NZ Racing Desk’s Aidan Rodley chats to trainer Natalie Young about Gr.1 Victoria Derby contender Atmosphere.

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Couples Retreat goes back-to-back for Archibalds

Super Seth’s mare Couples Retreat, bred by Waikato Stud, proved too sharp at Kembla Grange on Saturday, cruising home by two lengths under Mollie Fitzgerald. Purchased for $280,000, she now boasts three wins and three placings from nine starts.

25 October 2025

Cornflower Blue juvenile goes two-from-two

Déjà vu struck at Riccarton as Out Of The Blue, a $60,000 Karaka purchase for David Ellis CNZM, surged home under Opie Bosson to score for Te Akau in the tangerine, another triumph for Waikato Stud breeding.