Unheralded
Proving the point that no one knows from where the next good horse will emerge, two unheralded sires, The Bold One (Fastnet Rock) and Vespa (Elusive Quality), took centre stage at Trentham on Saturday. One clue as to who might bag the Wellington Cup (Gr 3, 3200m) was available as the runners were loading. A... Read More
Waterhouse and Bott juveniles on show at Randwick
Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) third Prost (Snitzel) finished in front of a host of notable winners when taking out a trial over 850 metres at Randwick yesterday morning. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott–trained youngster posted a long–neck win in a heat which also featured Espionage (Zoustar), who landed the Breeders’ Plate when the... Read More
New slot race heads shake up of New Zealand’s racing calendar
Ellerslie to host southern hemisphere’s richest race for three-year-olds with changes to summer carnival announced Racing in New Zealand is set to have a new look from 2025, with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), TAB New Zealand and Entain all combining to launch what will be the southern hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race – ‘The NZB... Read More
Railway a World Pool hook for Karaka Millions night
Among the raft of changes and innovations announced yesterday by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, arguably the most significant is the moving of The Railway (Gr 1, 1200m) to Karaka Millions night. While capturing the headlines was the NZ$3.5 million three-year-old NZB Kiwi (1500m) slot race, which will increase to NZ$4.5 million in 2027, the transfer... Read More
Yiu and McDonald land Stewards’ Cup with Voyage Bubble
Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) has sealed his ascent into Hong Kong’s elite class with an emphatic victory in the HK$13 million (approx. AU$2.51 million) Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday as James McDonald anointed Ricky Yiu’s flagbearer as an emerging star. Providing Yiu with his first Group 1 triumph since Amber Sky’s... Read More
King makes history at Nakayama
Rachel King made history at yesterday’s Nakayama meeting as she became the first foreign female rider to win a JRA Graded race on the flat when she steered Chuck Nate to victory in the Grade 2 American Jockey Club Cup. Trained by Noriyuki Hori and raced by Kaneko Makoto, the six-year-old went into the Grade... Read More