Day: 6 April 2026

Rangiotu mareGirl Talk (NZ)(Zed) was rewarded for her consistency when securing black-type at Wanganui on Easter Monday when winning the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m). The four-year-old daughter of Zed has come a long way in a short time, winning her maiden back in October before adding a further three wins to her tally, including at Wanganui last month over a mile. Trainer and part-owner Stephen Nickalls was confident heading into Monday and he was duly rewarded with a brave win. From her ace barrier, Girl Talk…

Group Two winner Marotiri Molly (NZ) (Per Incanto) has been retired from racing and will head to the paddock in preparation for an early service this coming breeding season. The daughter of Per Incanto was a solid performer for trainer Matt Dixon, winning seven of her 23 starts for the Foxton horseman, including the Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m), and she was placed on a further seven occasions, including the Gr.2 Thorndon Mile (1600m), Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m), Manawatu Challenge Stakes and Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m). The lightly…

Westbury Stud duo Tarzino and El Roca were represented by a winning double at northern headquarters to successfully open and close the Ellerslie card. Showing off his sharper stallion skills, Tarzino’s daughters Amourette (NZ) and Grocer’s Girl (NZ) ran the quinella in the 1200m two-year-old event to begin Saturday’s proceedings. Amourette is trained by Cody Cole who later produced El Roca four-year-old Atmospheric (NZ) to land the final event, a Rating 75 contest over 1500m. Stud principal Gerry Harvey bred Amourette and Atmospheric and also enjoyed major success at Randwick…