Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy (Belardo) claimed the first stakes race of the new season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Winter Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) at Riccarton yesterday. The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old had been blocked for a run when finishing seventh in the Opunake Cup (Listed, 1400m) at his last... Read More

Season’s stakes-race opener goes the way of Dynamic Syndications’ colour bearer in an all-the-way triumph A slight drop back in grade yesterday saw I Am Me (I Am Invincible) land her maiden Group-race success as she dominated the Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Rosehill, the opening stakes contest of the season in Sydney. Having... Read More

Breeding barn beckons if Frankel mare doesn’t fire at Rosehill for her new trainer Pride Regally-bred stakes-winning mare Argentia (Frankel) could be on her last chance to forestall a second scheduled retirement to the breeding barn in Sydney’s first black type race of the season for new trainer Joe Pride today. John Camilleri’s five-year-old, a... Read More

Kane reenters industry fray with role ‘too good to Popular Hunter Valley industry stalwart Bernie Kane will join well-known Hunter Valley nursery Middlebrook Valley Lodge as the farm undergoes an overhaul after the departure of the stud’s most familiar face. Kane, who left Aquis Farm in late 2020, has been enjoying working on the periphery... Read More

Lowe and Jenkinson hoping for a Magic start after teaming up with Widden Stud Mitch Lowe’s first public foray into being a commercial breeder as a way of growing his Viva Racing syndication business is still more than five months out from its maiden selling experience. But the development of an eye-catching Spirit Of Boom... Read More