Year: 2025

Legarto will contest Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) After a pair of fast-finishing seconds on major Ellerslie racedays last season, New Zealand’s highest-rated mare Legarto has the chance to set the record straight on Champions Day. Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) will be the fourth start at Ellerslie for Legarto, who picked up a win and two second placings from her three appearances at the reopened Auckland track last season. Legarto was a winner over…

Loftys Gift currently leads the Southern Cups Bonus Series after winning last Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) at Wingatui. Photo: Tayler Strong Sunday’s Wyndham Cup (2000m) at Gore is the penultimate race in the Southern Cups Bonus Series, with Ascot Park trainer Robert Dennis holding pole position at the moment with his mare Loftys Gift. The six-year-old daughter of Ghibellines put herself three points ahead of her nearest rival with victory in last Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) at Wingatui, and she is in line to try and…

Belclare pictured with breeder and co-owner David Woodhouse. Photo: Race Images Belclare will attempt to carve out a piece of New Zealand racing history with an unprecedented third victory in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The daughter of Per Incanto won the fillies and mares’ feature at Pukekohe in 2023, then defended her crown at Ellerslie last March. She became only the sixth back-to-back winner of the Breeders’ Stakes, joining Tudor Light (1976-77), Orchidra (1978-79), Waikiki (1990-91), Aimee Jay (1998-99) and Saint…

What Champion’s Day 2025 Where Ellerslie Racecourse – 100 Ascot Ave, Remuera, Auckland 1051, New Zealand When Saturday, March 8 First Race 12:15pm NZDT (10:15am AEDT) Visit Dabble New Zealand racing’s richest raceday, Champion’s Day, awaits punters at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday with an action-packed 10-race meeting scheduled. The inaugural running of the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) headlines proceedings, but is duly supported by four Group 1 races, including the time-honoured New Zealand Derby (2400m) worth $1.25 million. A perfect day for racing is forecast in Auckland, and with…

Lumber Punk after winning at Bendigo on March 11, 2022. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Runner up in Darwin’s Palmerston Sprint (1200m) last year, Lumber Punk has returned to the NT and is eyeing Alice Springs’ $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m) on April 5. The six-year-old gelding commences his Red Centre campaign on Saturday when he faces decent 0-70 opposition over 1200m at Pioneer Park. His fortunes once again rest with leading Darwin trainer Gary Clarke. Returning to South Australia following the 2024 Darwin Cup Carnival, Lumber Punk spent time with Murray Bridge…

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