Day: 11 March 2026

The juvenile fillies maiden over 1000m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday featured some very expensive fillies, but it was a Kiwi bred that took the prize with Satono Aladdin filly Satono Glow (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) creating a fine impression with a debut win. Trained by John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, Satono Glow won her only previous trial at Hawkesbury and was expected to run well with Dylan Gibbons in the saddle. Satono Glow ambled out of the gates and settled last before rounding them up after turning for home to…

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and RACE Inc. would like to thank trainers, owners, participants, members, sponsors and volunteers for their patience and support during what has been a difficult period for racing at RACE Awapuni. Background The RACE Awapuni track had been experiencing performance issues, which ultimately led to a full reconstruction of the surface. After several years of work, the track returned to racing on 25 April 2025. Unfortunately, a slip in the first race resulted in the meeting being abandoned, and there has been no racing at…

Even with the ultimate NZB Kiwi victory signed and delivered by Well Written (Written Tycoon) on Champions Day, there’s been no let-up for the unbeaten filly’s trainer Stephen Marsh. On Saturday Marsh is planning to have up to 15 starters at the Racing Tauranga feature meeting and the day before he has another double-figure contingent engaged at Pukekohe’s lower-key fixture. “No, it’s been pretty much business as usual around here,” Marsh said on Wednesday. “As much as I’d like to take a break there’s been no let-up, that will have…

Rosso (Camelot) will head for a deserved break following the market elect’s failure to handle track conditions at Ellerslie in the Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m). The imported stayer enjoyed a smooth passage on the fence under expatriate Kiwi jockey Michael Dee before drifting out of contention in the straight to finish second last. That disappointing outcome aside, the imported son of Camelot has made impressive strides during his first New Zealand campaign. “He couldn’t win a midweeker in Melbourne and has gone from there to being favourite for the Wellington…