No Tricks on the board in Australia

23 June 2015

Former New Zealand-based filly No Tricks landed her first Australian win in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Formerly in the care of Jason Bridgman, the consistent galloper won two races in New Zealand including the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m).

Now trained at Mt Gambier by Wayne Walters, the Paul Smithies-owned three-year-old was having her fifth start in Queensland having finished sixth in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) and fourth in the Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) at her two previous starts.

Waikato Stud farewells Daffodil

On Tuesday morning, the Waikato Stud team farewelled a matriarch of its broodmare band and a flagbearer of the WS white, green and royal blue racing colours, Daffodil (ex Spring), at age 20. Retired to …

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The Corner with Garry Chittick

Another year nearly passed, I could never work it out when my parents would express the view on how the years passed so quickly. When young, one always looked forward to the next happening; it seemed we waited forever. Now I dwell on the past and want it to last forever.