Manzoice (Almanzor) has already been a Group One winner during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, and a welcome return to winning form in Saturday’s Gr.3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm may earn him a return to that big stage. The son of Almanzor ventured to Melbourne and won the Victoria Derby (2500m) in the spring of 2022. He had gone winless through the two and a half years since that classic triumph, but has been a regular placegetter since then including in the Gr.3 N E Manion Cup…
Month: June 2025
Reinstatement prevails in Progressive Final thriller
The $60,000 ITM/GIB Progressive Championship Final provided a thrilling finale to the Winter Championships raceday at Ruakaka on Saturday, with the fast-finishing Reinstatement (NZ) (Wrote) snatching victory in a tight photo finish. The Kylie Hoskin-trained Reinstatement went into the race somewhat under the radar despite placing in all of her three previous starts – most recently a 2100m Rating 65 at Ellerslie on June 7. She was sent out as a $15.30 chance among a competitive line-up of emerging talents who had no more than one win to their name…
Waikato raiders dominate Winter Championships
Locals dominated the ITM/GIB Winter Championship Finals at Ruakaka in 2023 and 2024, but the tide turned in Saturday’s 2025 edition with Matamata and Cambridge scoring two wins each in the $60,000 features. Age-group honours went to the Tony Pike-trained Boombox (NZ) (Spirit of Boom) in the 2YO Final and Ken and Bev Kelso’s Levakia (NZ) (Priosir) in the 3YO Final. Later in the card, Mark Brosnan and Andrew Forsman took centre stage with outstanding performances by four-year-olds Sterling Express (NZ) (Shamexpress) and Pacifico (NZ) (Ardrossan) in the two open…
2025 Tattersall’s Tiara Winner Tashi No Longer the Bridesmaid
Tashi Breaks Through in Thrilling Tattersall’s Tiara Triumph Peter Snowden‘s talented mare Tashi shed her bridesmaid tag in spectacular fashion at Eagle Farm on Saturday, unleashing a powerful finishing burst to claim an impressive two-length victory in the 2025 Tattersall’s Tiara and end a frustrating sequence of second-place finishes. The five-year-old daughter of Sebring arrived […] The post 2025 Tattersall’s Tiara Winner Tashi No Longer the Bridesmaid appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au.
Splashem splashes to success
By Mike Love Splashem produced an impressive debut victory at Addington Raceway last night to win the Chester’s Plumbing And Bathrooms Mobile Pace for Russley trainer Laura McKay. In conditions that tripped up a few runners throughout the night, Splashem splashed through the surface without a worry. Driven by junior driver Sam Thornley, the three-year-old Downbytheseaside gelding was restrained toward the rear of the field. There they bided their time until the 600-metre mark when Thornley unleashed the winning run three and four wide, seizing the lead from the 400…
Schumacher scores milestone win
By Courtney Buchanan Relief and emotion came hand in hand as Fergus Schumacher brought up his 50th career driving win at Alexandra Park on Friday night. Guiding Dear God to victory in the Junior Driver race for trainer Wayne Anstis, Schumacher broke a dry spell in the best possible fashion, notching up a milestone. He admitted it had been a while since he last tasted success, with his last win over a year ago aboard Matty A but described recent times as a quiet patch. “I’m not in a racing…
Sinbin back on top at favourite venue
Track specialist Sinbin (NZ) (Derryn) returned to her favourite Trentham track to claim her biggest victory to date, when she stormed home against the outside fence to win the Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist North Island Challenge Stakes (1200m). The Robbie Patterson-prepared daughter of Derryn had won two of her three career victories at Trentham and made it three wins and two runner-up finishes from just nine starts there in the hands of Mereana Hudson. Hudson was content to settle Sinbin at the rear of the six-horse field but crucially…
Jesko adds Wellington Steeplechase crown to his trophy cabinet
Jesko (NZ) (Atlante), the new steeplechasing star in New Zealand, produced another quality performance in the hands of his co-trainer Shaun Fannin to capture the time-honoured Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (4900m) at Trentham. Fannin, who prepares the seven-year-old alongside his wife Hazel, produced a remarkable ride that was befitting of the status of the event as he dictated all of the pace while conserving as much energy as possible for the last 600m slog in tough conditions. Jesko jumped superbly throughout and shook of the attentions of another champion jumper…
Puntin a promising three-year-old for Baker
A tenacious front-running performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill added a first city victory to Puntin’s (NZ) (Super Seth) burgeoning record. The New Zealand-bred three-year-old gelding has now had six starts for four wins and two seconds, earning A$184,400 for his big group of owners. Puntin stepped up to 1400m on Saturday after a narrow last-start defeat over 1250m at Canterbury on June 9. Drawn gate seven in a nine-horse field, Puntin was pushed forward by jockey Ash Morgan and quickly took up the…
Northern mission pays off with Levakia
Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso sent Levakia (NZ) (Priosir) on a big road trip on Saturday in search of reasonable track conditions, and the plan paid off with victory in the $60,000 ITM/GIB 3YO Winter Championship Final (1600m) at Ruakaka. Seventh over 1400m and 1500m in two appearances at Te Rapa in April and May, the Proisir filly stepped up to 1600m on Saturday and was strongly backed into $2.90 second favouritism behind Acapelago (NZ) (Belardo). Jockey Jasmine Fawcett took up a midfield position in fifth along the rail,…