Mazzolino in top order ahead of Zabeel Classic

Mazzolino will contest the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2050m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) In-foal mare Mazzolino already has that motherly glow according to trainer Stephen Marsh, and he is hoping she can translate that into Group One success at Pukekohe on Boxing Day. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced four-year-old is a full-sister to Go Racing’s multiple Group One-winner Atishu, and they would dearly love to get a Group One result with their mare before her raceday retirement. The Group Three winner came close when…

Trans-Tasman Oaks winner retired

Pennyweka winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Photo: Race Images – Peter Rubery A year is a long time in racing and in 2023 the connections of Pennyweka experienced it all. The daughter of Satono Aladdin took her seventy-strong The Galloping Wekas Jazweka Syndicate on a whirlwind ride in autumn, winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham before crossing the Tasman to claim the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. But the wheels came off their fairytale ride in spring when she finished 13th…

Forsman to relocate Victorian stable to Flemington

Trans-Tasman trainer Andrew Forsman. Photo: Trish Dunell Andrew Forsman is relocating his Victorian stable after being granted 13 boxes at Flemington. The Cambridge trainer established a permanent Australian base earlier this year at Macedon Lodge, roughly 60km north-west of Melbourne. But when Flemington made stables available via a competitive tender, Forsman jumped at the opportunity. “I’m thrilled to get those boxes at Flemington,” he said. “It sounds like there were a few other applicants, so it’s an opportunity we have to grab with both hands and make it work. “It…

Vincent Ho chases pre-Christmas success at Sha Tin

Vincent Ho is fifth in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship. Keen to convert quality opportunities into more wins after a frustrating recent run, Vincent Ho hopes Joyful Hunter and The Heir can add further lustre to an unforgettable December at Sha Tin. With the memories of Golden Sixty’s colossal Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) triumph on December 10 still vivid, Ho is eager to capitalise tomorrow after slotting three wins and 11 minor placings from 47 rides this month. A four-time winner of the Tony Cruz Award as Hong…

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NZ racing coming to racing.com

Some of New Zealand’s biggest races will be seen live and free on the screens of Racing.com in January thanks to a partnership between Entain New Zealand – the operators of New Zealand’s TAB – and the leading racing broadcaster. Feature races from four meetings will be broadcast on Racing.com showcasing the best of New Zealand thoroughbred racing. The broadcast deal includes feature races from the Levin Classic and Telegraph Handicap meeting on January 13 at Trentham, the Thorndon Mile and Wellington Cup meeting at Trentham on January 20, and…

Mazzolino gleaming ahead of Zabeel Classic

In-foal mare Mazzolino already has that motherly glow according to trainer Stephen Marsh, and he is hoping she can translate that into Group One success at Pukekohe on Boxing Day. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced four-year-old is a full-sister to Go Racing’s multiple Group One-winner Atishu, and they would dearly love to get a Group One result with their mare before her raceday retirement. The Group Three winner came close when fourth in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) in March but will get another opportunity on Tuesday in the Gr.1…

Impendabelle to tackle the boys

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has elected to pit his handy filly Impendabelle against the boys at Pukekohe on Boxing Day. A last start runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), Impendabelle will bypass her own sex in the Gr.2 Hallmark Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) in favour of dropping back to the more favourable 1400m of the Gr.2 Shaw’s Wire Ropes Auckland Guineas. Pike has been pleased with the way she has returned from her southern venture and said she has enjoyed some downtime ahead of her resumption…

Puntura ready for Trentham challenge

Robbie Patterson will head to Trentham with a strong contingent on Saturday, which will be led by last start Group winner Puntura. The six-year-old gelding broke through for this maiden stakes victory in the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton last month and will be vying to make it back-to-back Group wins in the Gr.2 Bramco Granite & Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m), for which he is a $5 joint favourite. “It was a fantastic result,” Patterson said. “He hadn’t had much luck this time around and didn’t have…