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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…

He may have been beaten in last Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas Prelude, but Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are still eager to push on to the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas with grey colt Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon). The son of Written Tycoon endured a wide run on the weekend and was only beaten by half a length by Angel Capital, who enjoyed a more economical run in transit. “He was awfully brave, he could have given in at any stage after a tough run, but he kept coming, so I…

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It was a bumper day for New Zealand bred gallopers at the Selangor Turf Club’s meeting on Sunday, with seven of the nine winners on the card hailing from New Zealand. These included a pair of feature-race winners in Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot), who won the 2024 NZB Ready To Run Sale Trophy (1200m) on debut and Bold Runner (NZ) (Contributer), who won the 2024 NZB Airfreight Trophy (1200m). New Zealand Bloodstock Director of Business Mike Kneebone and New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing Chief Executive Andrew Birch were on-course to…

Katherine Coleman says all indications from riding I Wish In Win (NZ) (Savabeel) in work are that he is ready to take another significant step towards his goal of The Everest, when he starts in the Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) on Friday night at The Valley. I Wish I Win resumed with a fast-finishing fifth in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) behind Mornington Glory (Shalaa) in an effort which pleased the co-trainers Coleman and Peter Moody. “We’re really happy with him. He’s come through that first-up run in good order…

Chad Ormsby was immediately taken when he first viewed Cyber Patch (NZ) and quickly made up his mind to purchase the good-looking son of Ocean Park. The Matamata horseman duly secured the Milan Park homebred for A$80,000 when he was offered by Bhima Thoroughbreds at the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale at the Riverside Stables complex. “He was outstanding, you wouldn’t find a better type,” Ormsby said. “I saw him at the on-farm parade in Cambridge before he went to Sydney and I knew from then that I was going…

Impending rain had Stephen Nickalls questioning whether to start Chase (NZ) (Zed) in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Wanganui, but the honest galloper looked more than comfortable in the conditions, just falling short to Jay Bee Gee (NZ) (Complacent)  in the feature. The son of Zed has been Group One-placed on two occasions at a mile but started in the contest as the $18.80 outsider, with Jay Bee Gee on top at $3.60. As the favourite dictated terms in front, Chase sat midfield under regular rider Kate Hercock…