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Forde, shearing and cheering his way to the Caulfield Cup

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Darin Forde will swap his shearing piece for a suit on Saturday as he gets set to experience one of his biggest days in racing. The world-class shearer shares in the ownership of Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) contender The Chosen One and the proud Southlander will be on course to cheer home the Murray[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Ken Kelso isn’t enamored with the prospect of running Princess Kereru on a heavy track at Rotorua on Saturday but he’s even less hung up on the alternatives. The Matamata trainer will saddle Pins six-year-old mare Princess Kereru in Saturday’s Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m), the weight-for-age conditions of the race making it an attractive[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Connotations around the expression ‘gift horse’ are many, but for Matamata thoroughbred enthusiast Kylie Fawcett it has a special and defined meaning. Fawcett is enjoying a highlight of her career as the trainer and part-owner of talented racemare Polly Grey, who completed a hat-trick on her home course last weekend with victory in the Listed[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Danzdanzdance will don new gear and step through a new routine in Sydney on Saturday. The dual Group 1 winner will race for the first time for new trainer Chris Waller in Saturday’s Group 3 Craven Plate (2000m) at Randwick. Waller has immediately made changes to the Mastercraftsman five-year-old mare’s gear, opting for a norton[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Saturday’s A$500,000 St Leger Stakes (2600m) at Randwick could have a major bearing on the 2019 spring campaign for well-performed New Zealand stayer Sir Charles Road. A highly creditable seventh in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) last November, Sir Charles Road is currently 43rd in the order of entry for this year’s running of[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
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Talented Cambridge galloper True Enough has made the perfect start to a new campaign, scoring a smart first-up win in the Group 3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. The son of Nom du Jeu had won six of his 15 starts in previous campaigns, placing in another six including a third[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
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Megastar Melody Belle earned two slices of New Zealand racing history on Saturday with another commanding performance in the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. She became the first horse to complete Hawke’s Bay’s weight-for-age Triple Crown during the Bostock New Zealand Spring Carnival – the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Windsor Park Plate (1600m) and[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
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Catalyst continued his dominance of spring three-year-old racing with another breathtaking performance in Saturday’s Group 2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). A spectacular winner of the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) and Group 3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) in his previous two starts, the super-talented son of Darci Brahma headed to Hastings[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
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Well-related filly Chiaretta showed she has inherited her share of the family ability when coming from well off the pace to break maiden ranks when winning the NZB Ready To Run Nov 20 – 21 (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday. Chiaretta split stakes performers Appellant and Blackrocksdetox when second at her only start at[...]

Posted on October 4, 2019
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As All Blacks coach Steve Hansen currently plots a path that could see his beloved national team secure the Rugby World Cup’s William Webb Ellis trophy for an unprecedented third consecutive occasion, it was another team of which he is a member that was lifting its own much sought-after trophy at Moonee Valley recently. The[...]

Posted on October 4, 2019
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Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is heading into the last day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in high spirits. The Waikato horseman will take two stable representatives south to contest feature races on the ten race card on Saturday. Group One performer Dawn Patrol will line-up in the Group 3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m)[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
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Christchurch trainer Neill Ridley will get a tangible assessment of his chances for two of New Zealand Cup week’s major prizes when he produces He Kin Fly and Far Site at Riccarton on Saturday. Both horses have pleased Ridley in the leadup to their weekend assignments but their race performances will provide the best guide[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
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Guy Lowry has a plan to make amends for a Group 1 that got away. Lowry and training partner Grant Cullen produced Xpression as favourite for last year’s Group 1 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton but watched on as she could only manage third behind Media Sensation and Valalie. The Hastings duo have Riva Capri[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
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Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien is planning on keeping smart Reliable Man filly Miami Bound to her home track for the balance of the spring. A daughter of Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner Arapaho Miss, Miami Bound will be out to emulate her mother and will take the next step towards the Oaks when she[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
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Saturday could become a landmark day in Te Akau’s near 40 year history. The New Zealand racing operation, headed by David Ellis, has three Group 1 chances on both sides of the Tasman. In Sydney, Te Akau Shark and Probabeel will be chasing elite level riches at Randwick, while closer to home Melody Belle will[...]

Posted on October 3, 2019
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Exciting three-year-old Catalyst will take a growing reputation into the Group 2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in his next two starts, attempting to follow in the footsteps of his sire Darci Brahma. Eleven horses have won both of New Zealand’s spring age-group[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
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It might be early days, but juveniles by dual Group 3 winning stallion Sweynesse have made a positive impression. The Group 1 placed son of Lohnro was represented by two impressive trials winners at Avondale on Tuesday, while his only race-day performer to date, Swey My Way, ran an encouraging fourth in a strong two-year-old[...]

New Zealand Horse Racing News

Forde, shearing and cheering his way to the Caulfield Cup

Railway hopeful set to resume at Rotorua

Polly Grey – the gift that keeps giving

Danzdanzdance ready to hot-step it in Sydney

St Leger to dictate Sir Charles Road’s spring

Fresh True Enough takes Spring Sprint

Melody Belle makes history in Livamol

Scintillating Guineas win for Catalyst

Chiaretta breaks maidens at Te Rapa

Rugby, Racing and Trophies

Feature targets for Ritchie pair

Cup week spoils lure Ridley pair

Hastings trainers seek Guineas redemption

Flemington focus for Miami Bound

Super Saturday looming for Te Akau

Catalyst all the rage in Hawke’s Bay Guineas

Sweynesse youngsters impress at Avondale trials

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