Kelvin Tyler is excited about the future with Freddie Time after he came within a nose of victory in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Trentham. The four-year-old son of Time Test showed plenty of ability last season, winning on debut at Riverton on New Year’s Day before placing in the Listed Dunedin Guineas (1600m) and running fourth in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m). The Riverton horseman thought enough of his gelding to campaign him in Australia over winter, and while he was unplaced in his sole start across…
Day: 22 December 2025
Telegraph record-holder happy with McDonald booking
No-one knows better than Lance O’Sullivan what it takes to win the Gr.1 TAB Telegraph (1200m), which is as good a recommendation as any around the engagement of James McDonald for Tomodachi in the Trentham Group One sprint. During O’Sullivan’s storied jockey career, encompassing 12 premierships and 62 Group One wins in his homeland as well as international majors for a career tally of 2,479, the Telegraph stands like a beacon. O’Sullivan rode the winner of the famous Trentham sprint a record six times and last January he joined his…
Sword Of State boosts festive spirits
Young Cambridge Stud stallion Sword Of State has landed another timely winning blow across the Tasman. The son of Snitzel is two for two in Australia, with his first representative Torture claiming the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) for Lindsay Park and at Randwick on Saturday his second runner Warwoven scored on debut. Not to be outdone, associate sire Almanzor is also on a hot run, with Argo and Rambling On combining for a Te Rapa double, Touchdown and Roadcone scored at Caulfield and Lux Libertas was an impressive winner at…
Kingswood heads to NZ in search of Group One
Cranbourne-based trainer Gavin Bedggood has travelled to New Zealand in preparation to saddle his first international runner. Bedggood and Kingswood (Roaring Lion) departed Melbourne on Saturday night to prepare for the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The trip to New Zealand is two-fold, an attempt to land an elusive Group One win which in turn may secure the entire a home at stud. “He’s a stallion with a good pedigree page, but he’s not a sexy horse in Australia,” Bedggood said. “I think he would be commercial in that environment, so if he was able to go over there and jag one,…