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Skyweka out to deliver dream result in Rich Hill Mile
Posted On: Friday, 30 December 2016
How long can you hold on to a dream? Quite a long time it seems, if Janine Wallace is to be believed.
Along with her husband Les, she bred the Tony Pike-trained
Skyweka, who lines up in the ......
Waller's Axiomatic the latest family talent
Posted On: Thursday, 29 December 2016
Axiomatic has a family reputation to live up to and the filly has shown she is on the way with a strong win at Warwick Farm.
The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old is a half-sister to Pe......
Ellerslie exhibition gallop for Xtravagant
Posted On: Thursday, 29 December 2016
Dual Group One winner
Xtravagant will gallop at Ellerslie tomorrow as he builds towards next month's
Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph at Trentham.
The son of Pentire hasn't raced since ......
Pentire's promising stayer Chenille takes time out
Posted On: Thursday, 22 December 2016
Chenille is on the easy list following her last appearance at Te Rapa.
"She jarred up quite badly in the Waikato Cup, so she's out at the beach with Moira (Murdoch) for a couple of weeks,......
78 Stakes Winners For Choisir, and another for the magic Choisir x Encosta De Lago cross
Posted On: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Proisir's sire Choisir continues to sire top class racehorses in both hemispheres with the Chris Munce-trained Champ Elect (pictured) the latest winning Saturday's Calaway Gal Stakes (Listed, 11......
Spell likely for Shocking's star son
Posted On: Monday, 19 December 2016
Staying star
Chocante is likely to be sent for a break after injury counted him out of the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup at the weekend.
"He was ready to go on Saturday, but then they called the races of......
Fanatic makes triumphant return at Te Rapa
Posted On: Saturday, 17 December 2016
Bad luck denied Fanatic a shot at the big time in the spring, but other major prizes now await last season's New Zealand Oaks winner after she turned things around with a dominant display at Te......
Another double strike for Shocking
Posted On: Thursday, 15 December 2016
Shocking's stock have been in fine touch in recent weeks and their hot trot continued at Matamata this afternoon.
The opening event marked
Shocking Luck's middle distance debut and he ran out ......
Xtravagant progressing well toward Trentham
Posted On: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Dual Group One winner
Xtravagant gave his trainers a pleasant surprise at the Te Aroha trials on Tuesday.
The Pentire four-year-old, who is being set for a first-up tilt at the
Gr.1 J. R. &......
Pike and Marsh target stakes opportunities with talented Pentire mares
Posted On: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Talented Pentire five-year-old
Skyweka (pictured) is on target for what would be an appropriate first victory at black type level after finishing strongly to beat the Rating 85 milers Sat......
Sydney on radar for Shocking's talented son
Posted On: Monday, 12 December 2016
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh has a long-term Australian plan for his rising staying star Chocante.
He has been far from surprised by the rapid progress of the four-year-old, who won't b......
Shocking three-year-old tipped as a genuine Derby hope
Posted On: Friday, 9 December 2016
Premier trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have growing faith in
Carmino Rocoso's Group One prospects.
They had tagged the son of Shocking as a potential New Zealand Derby contender an......
Fanatic to put spring ordeal behind her in Cal Isuzu Stakes
Posted On: Thursday, 8 December 2016
Graeme Sanders has the photographic evidence of a nasty spider bite wound that caused swelling to
Fanatic's (Shocking) lower leg and led to the abandonment of her spring cups campaign in Melbou......
Smart Jimmy Choux filly on the way back
Posted On: Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Jimmy Choux's Group performer
What Choux Want is closing in on a return to racing.
The three-year-old is making good progress after she was turned out in early October following her unplaced e......
Rich Hill Stud will be the Southern Hemisphere home of European Group One winner Vadamos.
Posted On: Thursday, 1 December 2016
Rich Hill Stud, with support of a high profile group of New Zealand breeders, has purchased 50 per cent of the stallion who will shuttle to New Zealand from 2017 onwards.
The French-bre......
