Sierra Sue targets 1400m Group 1's
January 19, 2022
Darci Brahma mare Sierra Sue established herself as a top-flight, seven-furlong horse last spring by taking out the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in September, and co-trainer Trent Busuttin says the mare will again target Group 1 races at her favoured trip th...
Cup target's on Hinepara's program
January 17, 2022
Hinepara’s immediate future lies close to home before Levin trainer Josh Shaw hits the road in search of higher honours for his in-form Darci Brahma mare.
The late-maturing seven-year-old was a tidy winner on Saturday in Rating 74 company over 2200m at Trentham and she wil...
Hanalei too strong in Wellesley Stakes
January 17, 2022
Promising filly Hanalei showed she had taken plenty from her runner-up performance on debut at Te Aroha at the start of the month, when she dominated her two-year-old rivals in the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham.
The Jamie Richards trained daughter of Darci ...
Gate Crash scores at Sandown
January 5, 2022
Trainer Patrick Payne isn’t one to overplay the prospects of horses under his care too often and he is true to his form after the win of Gate Crash (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) ($2.10) in the Ladbrokes Blended Bets Handicap (1800m) at Sandown on Monday.
This was the seco...
Untouchable Ed impresses on debut
December 13, 2021
Untouchable Ed (NZ) (Contributer) seemingly didn’t know what to do when having his first start at Bendigo on Sunday, but his lack of race smarts wasn’t enough to prevent him from winning comfortably.The four-year-old Contributer gelding trained by Symon Wilde settled rea...
Lord Ardmore to the fore in Sydney
November 29, 2021
Former Kiwi Lord Ardmore (NZ) (Reliable Man) continued his good late spring form when landing his second Sydney success from his past three outings, having finished runner-up to stablemate Mightybeel (NZ) (Savabeel) on the other occasion.The son of Reliable Man, who sports t...
Blatch soaking up the pressure of Cup week
November 12, 2021
Like any trainer who has a runner engaged in a major race, Nikki Blatch has a few frayed nerves on the eve of what could be a career defining moment.
Nikki and husband Barrie will line-up the well-favoured Mr Intelligence (Niagara) in Saturday’s Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zea...
1000 reasons for Bruhn to be excited about Guineas
November 12, 2021
Steve Bruhn's decision to extend his racing ownership interests into breeding could be set to pay a massive dividend in Saturday's G1 Barnswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas, with the filly he bred and owns, There You Go (NZ) (Niagara), a leading chance in the Riccarton feat...
2021 Ready To Run Sale
November 10, 2021
The Oaks Stud are proud to present six quality Darci Brahma colts at this years New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale through the draft of Kiltannon Stables.The sale will take place virtually on the 17th & 18th November at Te Rapa Racecourse.These colts are all available ...
Trans-Tasman celebrations following Group 3 win
October 21, 2021
There were whoops of delight on both sides of the Tasman when There You Go (Niagara – Not A Dancer) won the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton last weekend.The three-year-old filly is raced by her Melbourne-based breeder Steve Bruhn while Kaitaia breeder Adri...
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