Author: NZRacingDesk

Dictation (NZ) (Tavistock) has made a strong impression over the hurdles this season and Paul Nelson is hoping he can bring that form to the flat when contesting Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3200m). The unique race has fallen victim to a pair of abandonments, firstly at New Plymouth on the 14th of September, before a storm halted proceedings at Waverley on Sunday. This has resulted in several scratchings already, particularly from northern runners, including Raajoices (NZ) (Iffraaj) and In A Pickle (NZ) (Preferment). Nelson, who trains in…

The good times continue to roll for Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain with his first crop Northern Hemisphere representatives breaking new ground. The multiple Group One-winning son of Kodiac is the only freshman sire in Europe to have produced a brace of Group winners following the latest success of Electrolyte. It was a richly deserved victory for the Irish-bred colt in the Gr.3 Prix Eclipse (1200m) at Chantilly at the weekend after his narrow defeat in the G2 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes (1200m). It was another close call for…

Apprentice Britney Wong celebrated her first Hong Kong win on the Douglas Whyte trained Cheval Valiant (NZ) (Charm Spirit) in the Class 4 Golden Sixty Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday. Wong, 25, is the first Hong Kong-born female jockey to ride a winner in the city since Kei Chiong in July, 2017, and is apprenticed to David Hall after spending two years in Australia where she rode 50 winners. “It panned out perfect for me, actually. To be fair, this horse has natural gate speed and he loves to…

Stylish Secret (NZ) (Sweet Orange) has landed a second city win, taking out the Victoria Derby Preview at Flemington. Trainer Mick Nolan has been around racehorses the majority of his life. He has had a couple of stints as a trainer while also working as foreman, come assistant trainer, for some of the biggest stables in Australia. Nolan is a realist and doesn’t want to start dreaming big, despite Stylish Secret taking out the Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday. Ridden by Luke Nolen, Stylish Secret ($5.50) scored…

Hurry Curry (NZ) (Ocean Park) has stamped her Spring Carnival credentials with victory in the Crown Oaks Preview at Flemington. Trainer Danny O’Brien has his eyes fixed on the Spring staying three-year-old filly races after Hurry Curry opened her city account at Flemington. Hurry Curry took out the Crown Oaks Preview (1800m) on Sunday to give O’Brien and the filly’s connections hope for a feature race win during the Melbourne Spring Carnival. O’Brien is already planning to step Hurry Curry up to 2000m for her next outing in the Gr.3…

Guy Heveldt, Emily Bosson and Jayne Ivil review the G3 Metric Mile, return to racing at Ellerslie including Orchestral’s first up performance and chat to Andrew Forsman after the win of Positivity. Weigh In, September 22 (youtube.com)

Lee Callaway has been involved with The Good Shepherd (NZ) (Power) throughout his career and was thrilled to pick up a first success training the gelding at Oamaru on Sunday. Based at Waikouaiti, Callaway balances his race riding engagements with training a small team of horses, which as of June this year, includes The Good Shepherd. Formerly trained by his owner Stephen Blair-Edie, the seven-year-old was transferred into Callaway’s care when he stepped away from training, with the pair recording 21 wins as a trainer-jockey combination. “Steve has been a…

Cody Cole had been quietly confident heading into Saturday’s Pilet Contracting LTD / Pioneer Seeds 2YO 800 with Landlock (Merchant Navy), and the debutant duly delivered in an exciting juvenile contest at Wanganui. The first of three wins on the card for jockey Kelly Myers, Landlock entered the race without an official trial and was slightly reserved leaving the barriers, but showed plenty of early clip to get on terms with race-favourite Princess Elsa ($3.30) before the home turn. The pair went head-to-head in the straight and the filly looked…

Kelvin Tyler’s mare Albatross (NZ) (Sacred Falls) continued her purple patch of form at Oamaru on Sunday, scoring a decisive victory in the Thomas Green (1600m) to open Gore Racing Club’s meeting. The daughter of Sacred Falls had been successful in the heavy track conditions at Wingatui a fortnight ago, and reuniting with winning rider Denby-Rose Tait who claimed three kilograms, she looked a strong hope to go back-to-back. Jumping the second-favourite ($3.10) behind Sacred Dream ($2.10) in a compact field of five, Albatross was away positively and took up…

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