Author: NZRacingDesk

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and Racing New South Wales (Racing NSW) are thrilled to announce that the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) slot race has officially become a ‘Golden Ticket’ race, granting the winner direct entry into Australia’s prestigious $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on 1 November 2025. This agreement between NZTR and Racing NSW marks a major step in enhancing the international appeal of the NZB Kiwi, set to debut on 8 March 2025, and serves as a key pathway to one of Australia’s…

Mitch caught up with Dominic Sutton after Feroce’s win in the Australian Guineas. Dominic Sutton 04.03.25 – Racing HQ with Steve Hewlett – Apple Podcasts

Robbie Patterson joined Racing Pulse with Michael Felgate to discuss Leica Lucy’s amazing win at the weekend.  The incredible backstory behind Leica Lucy’s weekend win in New Zealand – Racing Pulse with Michael Felgate – Omny.fm

Tony Pike will be represented in a number of the Champions Day features this Saturday, including the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m), the first top-flight appearance for his promising juvenile Lucy In The Sky (NZ) (Hello Youmzain). The daughter of Hello Youmzain had a reputation before her debut at Ellerslie last month, and running as favourite she duly delivered, holding off a number of more-experienced rivals with authority. That performance was enough for Pike to return to the course for Saturday’s assignment, where a number of different juvenile form lines will…

Chris Waller is looking to pick up another Group One win with Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) at Flemington.  The mare has joined the trainer’s Flemington team ahead of the Gr.1 All-Star Mile (1600m) on Saturday which will be followed by the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) three weeks later.  Atishu is a dual Group One winner at Flemington having taken the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival while 12 months earlier the mare won the Champions Stakes (2000m) having finished second in the Empire Rose at her previous outing.  At her most recent appearance at Flemington, Atishu chased home Via Sistina in…

Flemington, home to Michael Moroney’s historic Melbourne Cup victory with Brew, will host a memorial to the beloved late trainer next Tuesday, March 11. The Moroney family and Ballymore Stables invite his many friends to celebrate his life with a service overseen by Andrew Bensley to take place in the mounting yard from 11.30am. Attendees can park in the members car park. Michael’s funeral will take place in New Zealand, current plans dependent on when he can take his final journey home but at this stage Monday, March 17 is…

It’s a Champions Day bonanza! Michael reacts to the news of Dealt With being ruled out of the NZB Kiwi, before looking to answer the questions surrounding race favourite Evaporate, diving deep into all of the races, and chatting with the teams behind several horses. Guerin Report – Ep.27 Champions Day Preview

Ellerslie has been the home of several of Orchestral’s (NZ) (Savabeel) career highlights, and trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are hoping she can add another on Saturday when she contests the $1 million Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m). The daughter of Savabeel was unbeaten at the Auckland track as a three-year-old, stringing together three consecutive victories, including the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) and Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). This season she was victorious in the $1 million Aotearoa Classic (1600m) in January before placing…

Shaune Ritchie couldn’t have wished for a smoother run with Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) into Saturday’s $1.25 million Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m).  The Cambridge horseman, who trains with Colm Murray, has enjoyed a trouble-free run with the well-named son of Tivaci and Ball Gown ahead of Saturday’s Trackside-sponsored feature.  “It’s getting harder to find the negatives around him, I suppose if you’re being picky then the traditional lead-up would have been the Avondale Guineas (Gr.2, 2100m),” Ritchie said.  Tuxedo hasn’t raced since he romped to victory in the Gr.2 Waikato…

Feroce’s (NZ) (Super Seth) stunning Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) victory was celebrated in several of New Zealand’s most prominent stud farms over the weekend.   Bred by Pencarrow Stud, Feroce was narrowly beaten by Private Life in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) back in October, but there was no denying the gelding at Flemington on Saturday, outmuscling fellow Kiwi-bred colt Savaglee to take the three-year-old feature by three-quarters of a length.   Leon Casey, stud manager at Pencarrow, was thrilled to see the gelding earn his redemption after such a narrow miss…