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Red Letter Day for Cambridge Stud

Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay enjoyed a red-letter day with three individual winners at Ellerslie and a Gr.3 victory for a member of ...

Bavella Franks Breeding with Debut Win

Brendan and Jo Lindsay's homebred 2YO filly Bavella franked her breeding with a smart 2YO debut win for Lance Noble at Ellerslie today.The daughter ...

J'Adane Takes Record to Five From Five

Cambridge Stud’s proven black-type broodmare J’Adane (Danehill) - pictured here this week with handler Jodie Staite - extended her ...

Pomare Cheer Squad Celebrate Again with Tavistock Mare

Story courtesy of Dennis Ryan, The InformantNot many Rotorua meetings of recent years have passed without a Bill Pomare-trained winner, and again ...

Back-To-Back Wins Endorse Black-Type Goal

The back-to-back win struck by Highly Recommended 4YO Beneficial at Ashburton today endorses her chances of a Gr.3 tilt at the Valachi Downs ...

BC Classic on Table After Roaring Lion Lands QEII

Kitten's Joy colt bound for Tweenhills Stud, but one final challenge may loom.Any trip, any ground, anywhere. When Roaring Lion is concerned, it ...

Roaring Lion Retires to Tweenhills

Multiple Group 1 winner Roaring Lion retires to stand at Tweenhills, home of Qatar Racing stallions, at the end of his three-year-old campaign.Winner ...

Excalibur making progress towards staying features

Five-year-old gelding Excalibur heads into Saturday’s Listed Jakkalberry Classic (1950m) at Rotorua in fine fettle according to trainer Shaune ...

Patience Pays Dividends for Summer Wind

Cambridge trainers Tim and Margaret Carter have taken a patient approach with Tavistock five-year-old Summer Wind, but it looks well poised to reap ...

Midnight Brawler Provides Perfect Start

A smart half-length win at Te Aroha by Burgundy three-year-old Midnight Brawler (NZ) provided a perfect a start for owner Simms Davison and trainer ...

Egmont Cup falls to Nymph Monte

Malaysian-born rider Shafiq Rusof continued his red-hot run of form when he guided handy Tavistock stayer Nymph Monte to victory in Saturday’s ...

Classy Colt Faces Gr.1 Test

Ontrack Thoroughbreds’ classy Tavistock colt Tavisan is ready for his grand final when he tackles the $2 million Group One Caulfield ...

3 Winners this Week for Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended has registered three winners since last Friday.Paving the way in Australia, his son The Wild Cat struck over 1450m at Kyneton last ...

Two Tavistock Classic Contenders for Weir

Trainer Darren Weir's successful yard emerged with two noted classic contenders by Tavistock last week, following smart maiden-breaking efforts by ...

Super Week for Tavistock

Tomelilla featured as one of eight winners for her sire Tavistock last week.The 6YO Murray Baker and Andrew Baker-trained mare cruised to victory ...

Tomelilla leads home Tavistock black-type quinella

Consistent mare Tomelilla put further value into her future breeding prospects when she led home a Tavistock one-two in the Listed Haunui Farm ...

Caulfield Guineas aim for Tavisan

Caulfield trainer Mick Price thought Tavisan was a bit hampered by the running of Saturday’s Gr.2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington, where ...

Roaring Lion Takes Down Saxon Warrior in Irish Champion

Thriller at Leopardstown goes to John Gosden trainee.The Irish Champion Stakes (G1) was a race billed between two horses—Saxon Warrior and Roaring ...

Hong Kong breakthrough for Kiwi Group Two winner

Trainer Tony Cruz said Class 2 Wah Fu Handicap (1650m) winner Circuit Glory is capable of finding the form he had when winning the Gr.2 Championship ...

Tavirun Presses Claims for Guineas, Derby

Co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are eyeing Classic success with another son of Tavistock after a tough on-pace win from three-year-old ...