Month: August 2023

A change of stable environment seems to have worked the oracle for talented mare Jodelin Gal as she made her way back into the winners’ enclosure at Te Rapa on Saturday when successful in the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate Day 26 August (1200m). Having her third start for the Stephen Marsh stable, the seven-year-old daughter of Swiss Ace brought up her seventh career victory, with six of those coming when prepared by Carl Henderson at Te Awamutu. Jodelin Gal had been absent from the highest step on the podium since…

Former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock played a starring role at Moonee Valley on Saturday with a quinella in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger Handicap (2040m), headed by emerging four-year-old Superstock. Unplaced in the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) during an aborted Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) campaign in the autumn, Superstock has returned bigger, stronger and better in his latest preparation. He has now recorded a win, two seconds, a third and a fourth from six appearances since June, and Saturday’s performance hinted at even more to come. Ridden by Craig…

Prince Alby improved from a game effort in last weekend’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton to charge home out wide and win the major flat event at the venue on Saturday, the Heatstore Open Handicap (1800m). Prepared at Riverton by Kelvin Tyler, the progressive five-year-old looked a forlorn hope approaching the 600m when back near last as pacemakers Burnvue and Bluey’s Chance set up a pedestrian pace in the contest. Set alight by rider Krishna Mudhoo rounding the home bend, the son of Sacred Falls powered home out wide…

New Zealand-bred mare Travelling Kate has put retirement plans on hold with a purple patch of form, which she continued with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s A$160,000 ACY Securities Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The well-related daughter of Savabeel has hardly put a foot wrong in the last 12 months, recording two wins and six placings from a dozen starts during that time. After resuming with a fifth at a midweek Canterbury meeting in June, Travelling Kate returned to the same venue for a third placing and a win from two…

Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan provided the highlight of the final day of the Riccarton Grand National meeting as he produced a winning double in the feature jumps events with stablemates West Coast and Berry The Cash. Rugged stayer West Coast was shooting for back-to-back titles in the Racecourse Hotel Motor Lodge 148th Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) and produced a stunning display of stamina to race clear in the final stages under the steadier of 72kgs, to win by more than six lengths for rider Shaun Fannin. Whilst the margin of victory…

The Thoroughbreds in Equestrian Sport programme (TiES) will receive a significant boost for the 2023/24 season with over $76,000 on offer to eligible competitors across two Series. Funded by the 1% levy on stakes, the Series was established in 2014 to demonstrate the versatility of Thoroughbreds and increase their uptake into equestrian sports. Previously known as the TiES Series, the TiES Accumulator Series will have a total prize pool of $41,500 up for grabs for Thoroughbreds of all ages competing across a range of equestrian sports. Run in partnership with…