Kiwi-trained youngster could attempt to make history as connections weigh up possible trans-Tasman raid   The boom time surrounding Kia Ora Stud could be on the cusp of a special chapter, with the exciting colt they part–own with Te Akau Racing – Return To Conquer (Snitzel) – in the mix to attempt to create history by... Read More

The Playwright (Written By) earned her young sire an especially apt fifth stakes winner by hanging on for a tenacious victory in the race named after his stud farm, the Widden Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Ridden by Regan Bayliss, The Playwright enacted the standard Waterhouse-Bott position of setting the pace from... Read More

The evergreen Snitzel’s (Redoute’s Choice) golden season continued when two-year-old colt Blitzburg lived up to his name with a sizzling all-the-way win in the Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. There’s only one stallion in the Australian general sires’ top 30 more senior than Snitzel, that being the year-older – and retired... Read More

She’s Bulletproof (Shooting To Win) gave her West Australian-based sire a shot in the arm by becoming a black type winner in Saturday’s Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Sandown. Though slightly easy at $4, the Charlotte Littlefield–trained mare was always travelling smoothly for Mark Zahra just off the pace, and pounced in strong... Read More

Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly continues excellent recent run for Kia Ora Kia Ora Stud continued a stellar run with their two-year-olds when their homebred Inkaruna (I Am Invincible) scored a thrilling victory on debut in Saturday’s Chairman’s Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Sandown. Starting from gate five of eight for Daniel Moor, the Anthony... Read More