Month: September 2024

After a gutsy last-start win in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes, Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will accept to run in Friday night’s Gr.2 Feehan Stakes at The Valley, but that doesn’t mean he’s a guaranteed starter. “We’ll have a look at that, see how we draw, see what’s in the race, see how much rain comes and then we’ll make a decision if we run or not,” co-trainer Ben Hayes explained. “There is also an option a week later in the Turnbull, we can look to head in that direction…

Split (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) may have been the sole maidener and the $70 outsider in Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3200m), but that didn’t stop him from outstaying his rivals and booking a ticket to the Australian feature for Jo Rathbone. Initially set to be run at New Plymouth on September 14, the Road To The Jericho was rescheduled on two occasions as a result of abandonments at that meeting, and at Waverley on Sunday. A final field of 12 assembled after scratchings, with Split the first…

Likeable Mornington trainer Mick Nolan won’t be pushing his stable star Stylish Secret. Nolan says the VRC Derby trial winner has earned a break. Mick Nolan 24.09.2024 – Racing HQ with Steve Hewlett – Apple Podcasts

Dominic Sutton joined Racing Pulse to discuss the latest developments following Feroce’s fourth-place finish in the Guineas Prelude at Caulfield and he also shared an update on the other horses in the stable.  Dominic Sutton shares insights on Feroce and a stable update – Racing Pulse with Michael Felgate – Omny.fm

New Zealand-based syndicator Go Racing celebrated a black-type double last week, with Group Three winners in Australia and Ireland, highlighting the success of their dual hemisphere strategy. Five-year-old gelding Etna Rosso was a brave winner of the Gr.3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) in New South Wales on Friday. “It was just a good tough staying run,” Go Racing’s Matt Allnutt said. “You could see that he got clearly headed in the straight, but he rallied, fought back and was quite comfortable on the line, so it was a good run…

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has unveiled a uniquely crafted trophy, named Te Puhoro, to mark a significant milestone in the journey towards the inaugural running of the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old horse race – the NZB Kiwi. The governing body has commissioned a piece by renowned carver Deane Moreton of Moko Pounamu in Ōtautahi Christchurch, featuring a special design incorporating Māori imagery. The trophy will be awarded to the winner of the NZB Kiwi – a race sponsored by Thoroughbred auction house New Zealand Bloodstock, held on 8 March 2025…