Waverley trainer Erin Hocquard has always harboured a passion for horses and she is now pinching herself that she gets to work with them for a living.
Rich Hill Stud proprietor John Thompson admitted he was caught off guard at Saturday night’s Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, where he received the Entain NZTBA Personality of the Year award.
Apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell finished her season with a bang at Tauranga on Saturday, but it wasn’t the climactic ending she was hoping for.
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had themselves a royal day out at the last meeting on the all-weather track at Cambridge and will be hoping for more of the same on Wednesday.
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has revealed a promising spring hope at Avondale on Wednesday, with debutant Elemental producing an eye-catching victory in the Westbrook Wines Maiden 2YO&3YO (1400m).
Hawke’s Bay trainer Vicki Wilson is looking forward to showcasing her stallion Mongolian Falcon at Hastings on Thursday when his son Falcons Diamond makes his debut in the PGG Wrightson Livestock 2YO Maiden (800m).
With a stakes success already ticked off by Flower Of Wanaka, trainer Chrissy Bambry is happy to bide her time before setting the mare another black-type target.
Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning is happy to give On The Prowl her chance to convince him she’s worthy of a shot at next month’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton when she races at Tauranga this weekend.
As Jonas Vingegaard gets set to wear Tour de France’s distinct leader’s jersey down the Champs-Élysées this weekend to claim his second consecutive tour victory, Matamata trainer Daniel Miller is hoping to claim his own Yellow Jersey victory at Tauranga.
Zelenski will be vying for a hat-trick of Cups wins when he heads to Oamaru on Sunday.
