Famed Cambridge nursery Trelawney Stud were announced the Sir Patrick and Justine, Lady Hogan Breeders of the Year at Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Property Brokers National Breeding Awards.
Feature wins do not come easy but Trelawney Stud bred Lim’s Kosciuszko made his win in Sunday’s S$300,000 Lion City Cup (1200m) look like a walk in the park.
Cambridge Stud Bloodstock Manager Cameron Ring capped off a weekend to remember after taking away the supreme Entain Excellence Award at the inaugural Industry Excellence Awards in Auckland on Sunday night.
Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Kevin Myers was at his masterful best at Waverley on Sunday winning all five
Portia Matthews didn’t believe a Jump Jockeys’ Premiership title was even a possibility twelve months ago, but a phenomenal season in the saddle has put any self-doubt firmly to rest.
The decision to buy Victory Roll for just A$2250 has paid dividends for the new connections of the Kiwi-bred three-year-old, who scored a hard-fought win in Saturday’s A$120,000 TAB Highway Plate (1800m) at Randwick.
Formerly a rising star of Western Australian ranks, lightly raced eight-year-old Showmanship returned to the winners’ circle for the first time in almost two years in Saturday’s A$150,000 Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield.
Enigmatic galloper Reign It In returned to winning form after a frustrating twelve-month period for both the horse and his trainer Roydon Bergerson when he took out the Levin Truck Services-sponsored Open 1200m at Otaki on Saturday.
Matamata trainer Mark Brosnan’s rich vein of winter form continued with an impressive performance by Sterling Express in Saturday’s Property Brokers & Katie Walker 3YO (1400m) at Te Rapa.
A thrilling victory for ghostly grey Hula Beat in Saturday’s feature race at Te Rapa, the Callinan Family Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m), has provided trainer Stephen Marsh with a much-desired goal that he set himself at the start of the 2023-24 racing season.
A bold debut at Caulfield on Saturday has put Public Attention on a potential pathway towards the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at the same venue in October.
Progressive mare Swindle had little favours in the running of the Stewart Browne Memorial (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, but that didn’t stop her from powering to victory for trainer Lauren Brennan.
