Saturday’s two $50,000 open handicaps at Riccarton were won by a pair of former Matamata horses who seem to be loving their new lives in the South Island. The Sefton Tavern Open Sprint (1200m) was taken out with a stylish first-up performance by Candycane, while Cognito continued his career renaissance with his second straight Riccarton win in Saturday’s NZ Horse Ambulance Winter Appeal Open (1800m). Candycane (NZ) (Pins) began her career in the Matamata stable of Glenn Old, for whom she had 19 starts for a win, three seconds and…
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Golden Path flies home in Flemington finale
Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Golden Path (NZ) (Belardo) staked his claim for higher honours later in the spring with a strong-finishing victory to close out Saturday’s Flemington card. The six-year-old son of Belardo was second-up in the A$150,000 Ronald McDonald House Charities Trophy (1700m), having resumed with a third over 1600m at Caulfield on August 16. Golden Path had a far from easy task on Saturday from the extreme outside gate in a 19-horse field and with topweight of 61kg on his back, but he still proved superior. Blake Shinn…
Mr Brightside makes history in Makybe Diva
Group One warrior Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) became the first three-time winner of the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) with a powerhouse all-the-way victory in the A$750,000 Flemington feature on Saturday. It was the 10th Group One victory for the Bullbars gelding, who has had a total of 46 starts for 20 wins, 15 placings and A$17.97 million in prize-money. Mr Brightside beat Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) by a length and a half to claim his first Makybe Diva win in 2023, then defended that title against Pride Of…
Mr Brightside wins third straight Makybe Diva Stakes
Mr Brightside ridden by Craig Williams wins the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. (Photo: Bruno Cannatelli) Group One warrior Mr Brightside became the first three-time winner of the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) with a powerhouse all-the-way victory in the $750,000 Flemington feature on Saturday. It was the 10th Group One victory for the Bullbars gelding, who has had a total of 46 starts for 20 wins, 15 placings and $17.97 million in prize-money. Mr Brightside beat Alligator Blood by a length and a half to claim his first…
Tempted blitzes the Run To The Rose on stable debut
Run To The Rose winner, Tempted. (Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au) Tempted turned a fresh start into a statement spring opener, streaking past the leaders to win the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) on her first run for Ciaron Maher. The daughter of Street Boss, a Group 2 Percy Sykes winner and luckless Golden Slipper third in the autumn, travelled sweetly from midfield under Ethan Brown and put the race to bed in a few strides, leading home a Godolphin quinella from Beiwacht. Maher could barely hide his enthusiasm, calling her…
Revelare books Melbourne Cup berth with Archer Stakes win
Revelare ridden by Declan Bates wins the Archer Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Revelare punched his ticket to the first Tuesday in November with a determined victory in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m), sealing a coveted ballot exemption for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Sent out a firm $2.90 favourite with horse racing bookmakers, the Robert Hickmott-trained stayer outstayed Mormona, with Sayedaty Sadaty holding third. Declan Bates produced a cool, patient ride, keeping Revelare within range before asking for his effort at the top of…
Road to Jericho continues Yolo’s resurgence
The A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) could be on the radar for Yolo (NZ) (Zed), who continued her return to form with a four-length runaway in Saturday’s NZB Airfreight Road to Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth. Saturday’s race carried a ballot-free entry into the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool on November 30, with NZB Airfreight offering a $5000 equine airfreight credit to the winner if they embark on that trans-Tasman mission. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained Nassak Diamond used the New Plymouth qualifier as a springboard to Jericho Cup success two…
All-the-way Rosehill win for Kiwi import
Darby Racing’s new recruit Nkosi (Shamus Award) collected his second win from three Australian starts with a dominant front-running performance in the A$160,000 TAB Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained four-year-old made a winning Australian debut at Wyong last month, scoring by four lengths over 1600m, then finished seventh in a 1500m race at Rosehill on August 30. The step up to 1800m proved to be ideal for the New Zealand import, who was sent forward by jockey Dylan Gibbons and controlled the race from the front.…