Author: NZRacingDesk

A Gr.1 Queensland Derby mission is on the radar for trainer Cliff Brown with last Saturday’s Caulfield winner Rogan (NZ) (Super Seth). Under jockey Patrick Moloney, Rogan finished well from back in the field to narrowly win Saturday’s 2000m handicap for three-year-olds. It was a second career win, at his ninth start, and first city success for Rogan, who is by Super Seth and is a half-brother to stakes-winning stablemate Von Hauke. “He’s a natural young stayer horse and he was really pleasing (yesterday),” Brown said on Sunday. “I thought he…

Trainer Andrew Bobbin joined Michael Felgate on Racing Pulse on Tuesday to chat about Duke Of Bedford’s double at The ‘Bool.  Andrew Bobbin reflects on Duke Of Bedford’s incredible week at Warrnambool – Racing Pulse with Michael Felgate – Omny.fm

Trainer Dan Meagher is set to unveil the second highest horse he brought back from Singapore in a 1400m contest at Caulfield.  Meagher elected to keep Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress) in Melbourne for a 1400m benchmark 100 contest at Caulfield on Saturday rather than make the eight-hour journey to Adelaide to contest the Gr.1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.  The trainer also had his star Trelawney Stud bred galloper Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) entered over in Adelaide but has decided to wait a little longer before unveiling him.  Meagher said he would have preferred a 1200m contest for Lim’s…

Westbury Stud have announced the 2025 service fees for its high performing stallion roster, providing breeders with an accessible source of proven bloodlines at excellent value. With three new stakes winners this season to date, the successful young stallion Tarzino will head the stallion roster at Westbury Stud in 2025 at a fee of $25,000 + GST. Tarzino sired his third classic winner from just four crops of racing age when his son Willydoit scored an emphatic victory in the Gr.1 Trackside NZ Derby on Champion’s Day at Ellerslie and is quickly…

Foxton trainer Gail Temperton scored a popular result at Hawera on Tuesday when taking out the quinella in her local cup, the Foxton New World Foxton Cup (2100m).  Group Three performer Royal Flower (NZ) (Proisir) was dropping back from stakes grade after placing in the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2050m) last month and was sent out a $4.40 second favourite at the mid-week meeting.  She duly delivered for punters, scoring a half-length victory over stablemate Never Look Back (NZ) (Shocking), and Temperton was over the moon to get the quinella…

Group Three performer Oneira (NZ) (Contributer) will have her first appearance at the races in eight months when she heads to Ellerslie on Wednesday. The talented daughter of Contributer was a debut juvenile winner and finished fourth in the Listed Futurity Stakes (1400m) before making an impression at three when placing behind subsequent Group One winner Quintessa and Chantilly Lace in the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). That Gold Trail was run in early September in 2023 and Oneira has raced just three times since, her most recent showing an…

Karaka 2026 will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Yearling Sales in New Zealand, a significant milestone to celebrate. In an exciting move, NZB is pleased to announce a fitting new sales format, ensuring that the quality of the 100th National Yearling Sales catalogue is in line with the momentous occasion. Book 1 will be conducted across two full days, composed of approximately 580 horses. Book 2 will immediately follow with a further 290 yearlings the following day. While a third session will also be re-introduced with up to…

Former Hong Kong galloper Rise Companions (Capitalist) will have his second start in New Zealand at Ellerslie on Wednesday, and trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander are hoping to see a more relaxed horse at the Auckland venue.  He was a bit green in his debut outing at Pukekohe last month when runner-up over 1200m, and his handlers will apply ear covers on Wednesday ahead of the Trackside.co.nz 1400.  “He got himself a little bit stirred up last time, a bit full of himself, he gets a bit overwhelmed with it…

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Lucy In The Sky delivered a memorable result on multiple fronts with her historic success at Riccarton. The Cambridge Stud-bred and raced filly executed her southern plan to perfection on Saturday when the Tony Pike-trained juvenile was untroubled to triumph in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m). Her victory stroll credited the farm’s young shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain with his first Southern Hemisphere stakes victory. It was also the first running of a black-type event on a synthetic track in New Zealand after the feature two-year-old event was switched from the…