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Ears Back, who will attempt to continue her winning streak in Wingatui where a huge payday awaits the rising southern star, has found success through a patient approach. The four-year-old daughter of Jakkalberry is unbeaten in her last three appearances and again promises to be ...

Jason Laking, a jockey from Canterbury, has always wanted to compete in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400 metres), and on Saturday at Te Rapa, he will finally have the chance to do so. On Saturday, Laking was scheduled to ride at Wingatui, but after Craig Zackey, the rider who was scheduled to go there, returned to his native South Africa, Wexford Stables urged Laking to head north and ride Waitak. “This will be my first ride in the Derby. It has been a lifetime thing that ...

The Andrew Forsman-trained Riproar looks to have inherited some of the family ability, with the gelding a comfortable ...

Quality sprinter Babylon Berlin has a gilt-edged opportunity for a soft kill in Saturday’s Group 3 Kings Plate ...

Express Coup has been given the nod as Michael and Matthew Pitman’s best hope of success in Saturday’s ...

Trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are hoping they can upset the applecart when they head to Te Rapa ...

Surging towards a sixth Hong Kong Jockeys’ Championship, Zac Purton posted 100 wins in a season for the ...

Val Di Zoldo headlined a stellar day for Tony Pike at Awapuni where she added serious momentum to ...

Andrew Forsman has trained two previous victors of the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in partnership with ...

It’s hard to dismiss the similarities between Sharp ‘N’ Smart and Savabeel. Both horses were victorious in the ...

The horse that did more for New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson’s profile than any other may have raced ...

Zac Purton will pursue a memorable 100th win this season when he heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday ...

Promising filly Val Di Zoldo will kick-start a big period of feature race participation for Cambridge trainer Tony ...

Kelsey Hannan, the New Zealand’s leading apprentice jockey, has been sidelined following a fall at Riccarton last Friday. ...

Fresh from a top-level victory last weekend, Ken and Bev Kelso are looking forward to the challenge of ...

Pennyweka will cross the Tararua Ranges on Wednesday in the hope of snaring Group glory at Awapuni. The ...

Prowess, the second-favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Te Rapa, has been withdrawn from ...