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Flemington focus for Levante

Posted on September 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

High-class mare Levante is being readied for a fresh-up tilt at the Group 1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. Last season's New Zealand Champion Sprinter-Miler has returned in good order according to Ken Kelso, who prepares the multiple Group One winner in partnership with wife[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Three weeks after rocking the Australian sprinters with a Group One boilover in Melbourne, Little Avondale Stud has two chances of a repeat result at Randwick on Saturday. The Wairarapa nursery's green and yellow colours will be carried in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) by Roch ‘N' Horse, who defied odds in an[...]

Posted on March 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Levante's domestic racing season isn't over just yet with confirmation the high-class mare will be given the opportunity next month to add to her record at the elite level. Trainer Ken Kelso, who prepares the five-year-old with wife Bev, is keen on a crack at the Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes[...]

Posted on March 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Newmarket Handicap heroine Roch 'N' Horse is thriving at Flemington and Michael Moroney and connections have confirmed the daughter of Per Incanto will head north to contest the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 2. Bred and raced by Little Avondale Stud, Roch 'N' Horse is blooming in the current[...]

Posted on March 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Ken and Bev Kelso and the connections of top mare Levante can look forward to the Melbourne spring carnival with confidence following her bold showing in her Australian debut. They were on a fact-finding mission with the daughter of Proisir and she responded positively to finish fourth down the Flemington straight in[...]

Posted on March 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Kiwi raider Roch 'N' Horse made a mockery of those who dismissed the form of New Zealand sprinters, getting under punters guards in her stunning victory in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Sporting the colours of Little Avondale Stud, the lightly-raced daughter of Per Incanto had raced without luck in[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand mare Roch ‘N' Horse has caused a massive boil-over for trainer Michael Moroney in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Per Incanto was making her Australian debut after being runner-up in the Group 1 Telegraph Stakes (1200m) at Trentham last start. The win was the first[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group One winner Levante has touched down in Melbourne ahead of her debut run on Australian soil this Saturday in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Fresh off wins in the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) and Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m), New Zealand trainers Ken and Bev Kelso decided to test their[...]

Posted on March 10, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney will saddle a pair of light-weight chances in Saturday's Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) with four-year-old gelding Poland joined by Kiwi mare Roch ‘N' Horse in the time-honoured handicap. A daughter of Per Incato, the lightly-tried Roch ‘N' Horse has won three of her 12 starts for Moroney and his New[...]

Posted on March 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a brilliant win in Saturday’s AU$750,000 Inglis Sprint (1200m) at Flemington, trainer Bjorn Baker says Overpass will skip this weekend’s Newmarket Handicap and return to Sydney.

Posted on March 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It looks to be an exciting day’s racing ahead with plenty of promising gallopers nominated in what will be the second leg of the Flemington triple-header this Saturday.

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Finance Tycoon returned to the winner's circle for the first time since April, leading all of the way in the Group 3 Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The three-year-old colt went into the race as a $6 chance with most online bookmakers, while Generation ($1.60) was heavily backed late to win. Finance Tycoon hadn't[...]

Posted on February 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Levante has established herself as New Zealand's pre-eminent sprinter this season and will now be given the opportunity to star in one of Australia's premier short course events. The multiple Group One winner's next appearance has been confirmed as the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 12. Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso[...]

Posted on February 16, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Smart New Zealand sprinter Roch ‘N' Horse will take aim at Group One assignments in Australia and will transfer to Michael Moroney's Flemington barn later this month. The daughter of Per Incanto has raced out of Moroney and training partner Pam Gerard's Matamata stable with good effect, with three wins and four placings to her[...]

Posted on February 1, 2022
in Tips

Nominations have been released for three Group 1 races at Flemington this autumn, with the Australian Guineas (1600m), Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and Australian Cup (2000m) attracting over 220 entries.

Posted on March 14, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou will turn their attention to races at the back-end of the autumn carnival for Peltzer after he disappointed in the Randwick Guineas. The three-year-old had been undefeated in five prior starts at the track but after drawing wide and sitting on the speed, he wilted to finish ninth to[...]

Posted on March 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Luke Currie has again proven a giant killer guiding outsider Zoutori to victory in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Currie was the beneficiary of Jamie Kah's decision to ride Sirius Suspect in Melbourne's feature handicap sprint on Saturday landing Zoutori a head winner from Indian Pacific () with Amish Boy ()[...]

Flemington focus for Levante

Little Avondale takes two shots at TJ Smith

Levante pressing on to Breeders’ Stakes

Roch ’N’ Horse to head to Sydney

Australian mission accomplished with Levante

Roch ’N’ Horse stuns in Newmarket triumph

Roch ‘N’ shocks the racing world in Newmarket Handicap win

Levante to make Australian debut

Roch ‘N’ Horse set for Newmarket assignment

Overpass heading back to Sydney for Arrowfield Sprint

Home Affairs heads star noms for Super Saturday at Flemington

Group 1 goals for Finance Tycoon following Caulfield win

In-form Levante to take on Australian stars

Australian mission for Roch ‘N’ Horse

Nominations in for Flemington Super Saturday features

Change of autumn plans for Peltzer

Zoutori rises to challenge in Newmarket

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