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With the campaign finishing yesterday, Team Teal is likely to reach close to $25,000. Right now the figure stands at $23,495, with the final tally-up yet to be completed. With Wingatui’s four race card all being won by female drivers and Mikalya Lewis, Olivia Thornley and Jessica Young-Grant winning at Motukarara the final day of the campaign was a good one. The annual campaign, which raises money for ovarian cancer research, started on February 1 with money going to the cause every time a female driver wins a race through contributions from HRNZ, clubs and the drivers’ individual sponsors. Funds raised support the Research Nurse Grant Program and the Survivors Teaching Students Program in New Zealand. There were 79 wins by female drivers during the six-week campaign with Sam Ottley leading the way with 16, from Crystal Hackett (13) and Sheree Tomlinson (9). A total of $500 was also raised at Motukarara through the first running of the Teal Trot where Sam Ottley, Riley Harrison, Sheree Tomlinson, Devon Dolan and Gemma Thornley ran 50m down the straight pulling someone (who had bid on them via silent auction) in the sulky. Ottley and her bidder Megan Swain took the honours. For anyone wanting to donate and help push the total to $25,000 please click here The second annual Frocks at the Trots competition was held as part of a Team Teal fund-raiser at Addington Raceway on Friday night. Heats were held in recent weeks with the best dressed making the finals. Julie Argyle was judged best overall, from Pauline Pattullo and Eleanor Campbell. Janet Bramham won the Contemporary award, with the Millinery award going to Jewel Relatado. House party at Banks Peninsula By Mike Love The domination of Michael House and driver Wilson House continued at Banks Peninsula yesterday where they won two races to maintain their early season advantage on the trainers’ premiership ladder. In Race 6, the Crate & Barrel, Alpine Inn Hanmer, Mark Tweedy Pace, Miracle Memphis just held out Elektra King. The three-year-old Bettors Delight gelding was huge after scrambling away from the standing start, before catching the field and overpowering his rivals to win by a head, with a hefty ten length margin back to third. The win gave Miracle Memphis his first from five starts, which also includes three placings. The second winner on the programme came instantly in Race 7, the Lake Kaniere Sporting Club and Casino Trot with four-year-old Trixton mare Mode. Beginning well from her draw of six, Mode and House ended up sitting parked the entire trip. Up the long straight and Mode showed how gritty she can be, trotting determinedly to the line, winning by a neck from Transtasman Bubble. “We were quite unlucky with her first start for us at Palmerston North. She was in against some decent horses, and we knew going forward there were going to be some more nominations for the second day. But then we were leaping a couple of shadows around that small track (on the second day),” said Wilson House. The win made it Mode’s second career win from 25 starts, at start number three for the House team. She paid $16.90 for the win. “She was really good today, and trotted really well so it worked out nice.” The House team currently have 41 winners this season – 21 ahead of Steve and Amanda Telfer (20). Wilson House maintains his lead in the Junior Drivers Premiership with 30, five clear of Harrison Orange. House is second overall in the country, with seven time premiership winner Blair Orange leading the way with 44. Orange is now on 2899 career wins. Other highlights on the card included a driving double for Robbie Holmes (Dragonhill and The Mandalorian), a training double for Bruce Negus (Classie Linc and Buffy Northstains). View the full article

Lo Rider might have the second-lowest rating in the Hong Kong Derby but his trainer expects the four-year-old to thrive over 2,000m.View the full article

A connection to their homeland attracted Emma-Lee and David Browne to Mcgaw as an yearling, and twelve months later, the inexpensive gelding delivered the couple’s biggest victory since moving to Australia in Saturday’s $1 million Showdown (1200m). At just his second appearance on race-day, Mcgaw was forced to travel wide from an outside draw early, eventually sitting outside the leader under Damian Lane. The son of I Am Immortal kicked strongly at the top of the Caulfield straight and kept finding, outmuscling Befuddle to score by a half-length. “It was a massive effort from the horse, it was only his second start and he’d had a bit of a gap between races, he just had the one start back at the end of January,” Emma-Lee Browne said. “It was massive for the stable as well, we’ve been here for just over three years now and to get a result like that was a testament to our great team at home.” Mcgaw was bred by Havaparty Investments in Australia, as the fifth live foal out of Kiwi-bred mare Niki Piki Milo. A daughter of Librettist, Niki Piki Milo won three races from eight attempts, including the Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) in the care of Peter and Dawn Williams. Formerly based in the Waikato, the Brownes recalled watching Niki Piki Milo in New Zealand and after inspecting her son at the 2024 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, they secured Mcgaw for just $14,000 out of the draft of Stonehouse Thoroughbreds. Saturday’s result catapulted his earnings above A$600,000. “I just really liked his type, he’s a very athletic, leggy type of horse,” Browne said. “Also coming from New Zealand, we knew Niki Piki Milo and I remembered her being a nice horse, so that attracted us to him in the first place. “I didn’t expect him to be an early type at all, because he is quite leggy, but we wanted to get a fair bit of education into him as a two-year-old and he was doing it all quite easily. Every time we asked something more of him he put his hand up, he was quite natural. “Even now, he still looks like he needs to grow into himself a bit, he’s still quite lanky. We’ll probably put him out now and hope to target the spring with him.” Now settled into life in Victoria, the Brownes have enjoyed success at the feature carnivals, highlighted by Scary’s runner-up finish in the A$2 million Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) last November. “It’s been super, we love it here and it’s been a great move for us with the horses and also for the family,” Browne said. “Pakenham is a fantastic place to train out of, we’ve got a great group of trainers here that all support each other. We’ve got a little farm here now and are happy to call this place home.” Continuing their association with Kiwi-bred and sourced gallopers, the Brownes travelled to the Karaka Yearling Sales in January and purchased two yearlings, including a Satono Aladdin colt from the draft of Jamieson Park. “We came over to Karaka and actually bought a Hanseatic, which we didn’t expect to do, but we also picked up a really nice Satono Aladdin and he’s landed here in Melbourne,” she said. “He’s currently at the breakers.” View the full article

Vistetto is the latest of a trio of young stayers to have kicked off their careers in exciting fashion in Australia for New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing in recent weeks. The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old was a dominant winner over 1950m at Yarra Valley on Sunday at just his second start, with Jordon Childs onboard. “He was good today,” Childs said. “He began nicely and ended up in a nice stalking position, upon straightening he just lost his way a little bit, he is still learning how to really put the races away, but he was good that last 100m.” Go Racing’s General Manager Matt Allnutt said that the son of Tavistock had a delayed start to his career which may have been a blessing in disguise. “He had an injury as a young horse which delayed his career but in hindsight that looks to have held him in good stead, and he looks like a really good stayer in the making,” he said. The son of Tavistock will step up to 2000m at his next start at Cranbourne on April 4. His win followed the wins of fellow Go Racing charges Maison Louis and Cigar Man who also look to have bright staying futures. The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained three-year-old, Maison Louis kicked off his career with a fifth placing at Hawkesbury and followed that performance with an impressive three-length win at Goulburn over 1500m in late February. “It was good to see him kick off early in his career and be so dominant,” jockey Andrew Adkins said. “He’s still pretty casual about himself which is a really good attribute to have. I gave him a tap on his shoulder as he was coming up to the bend and he reacted very quickly. He had a big job ahead of him to chase down the leader and he did it with some style, he’s pulled up excellent and returned to scale great. He’s in for a really nice preparation.” Co-trainer John O’Shea was equally happy with the performance. “He did a really good job,” he said. “We hoped that was the sort of performance that we would see. He lived up to what he’s been showing at home, he ran some lovely times, and he did it comfortably. The son of Super Seth followed his win with a frustrating second placing over 1600m at Gosford on Saturday. “There was plenty of merit in his run and I was pleased with is effort,” said O’Shea. “He got held up behind a couple of slow ones and he was unable to build momentum into the race. He was very strong through the line, and it looks like he’s going to run a little a trip which is extra encouraging.” Allnutt said that Maison Louis would step up to 2000m at his next appearance. The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained three-year-old Cigar Man followed his debut fourth with a win over 1625m at Wyong at the end of last month and he steps out over 2000m at Hawkesbury on Tuesday. Jockey Adam Hyeronimus who was onboard for the win said that he expected the son of Churchill to be an even better horse over 2000m to 2400m. “He was brilliant,” he said. He jumped well from the gates and put himself into a nice position, when I asked him to click up, he did it in the really nice fashion of a horse that’s going to appreciate getting over further ground.” “He was a Ready To Run purchase,” Allnutt said. “Our data from the sale suggested that he was going to be a lovely stayer and that’s what he’s turning into and he’s only going to get better with time. “It’s really exciting to have had three bright young stayers start off their careers so encouragingly in Australia.” View the full article

Wexford Stables took home the major spoils at Tauranga on Saturday, and this weekend, they will venture further afield with class three-year-old Checkmate contesting the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) in Sydney. Checkmate has impressed in his first racing campaign, winning three races including the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m). The son of Mongolian Khan was selected by trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott to represent Wexford in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), and after settling beautifully in the running, he flashed home into third behind Damask Rose and Evaporate. Delighted with the Kiwi performance, O’Sullivan and Scott turned their focus to Saturday’s A$600,000 feature, with the gelding set to fly across the Tasman on Monday afternoon. “He flies out this afternoon and he’ll head to Randwick, where Ashley Handley will be looking after him for the week there,” Scott said. “We had hopes that he may head this way, and he just pulled up so well from the Kiwi and performed very well in that race. “The team is really excited, we let him do a bit of work here this morning (Monday) and he worked particularly well. We’re going over there with good levels of confidence that he will race well, but we’re under no illusion that it is a high level of racing. “It will be interesting to see how he runs out the 2000m, that is another factor for next season if he can run out the distance. That gives him some other options at four. “We are so looking forward to it.” Godolphin colt Broadsiding currently tops the TAB market for the Rosehill Guineas at $2.50, with Checkmate in the sixth line of betting at $15. Also featuring prominently are fellow Kiwi-bred three-year-olds Feroce ($11) and Aeliana ($13). The stable will have a quieter week on home soil, with promising three-year-old Cheaha heading to Trentham for the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m), possibly to be joined multiple stakes-winning filly Sethito. “Cheaha flew home for third in the Almanzor (Gr.3, 1200m) on Karaka Millions Night, so he’ll be going down for the Wellington Guineas,” Scott said. “Sethito, if she has a good week, she may also go. She won the Uncle Remus (Listed, 1400m) then possibly didn’t have all favours in the Kiwi. “They are probably the two-pronged attack heading there.” Back in Matamata, Wexford are celebrating a particularly satisfying victory in the Gr.2 Japan Trophy (1600m) by their beloved Waitak. The son of Proisir was stepping back from elite-level company at Tauranga and showed his class, dominating a quality field by three lengths under a top ride by Ryan Elliot. “It was a well-deserved win for the horse, he’s been so consistent and honest at the very highest level all season,” Scott said. “It was great for the Devines who own him, they follow him with keen interest and it’s fantastic for them. “It was a really good result for the team who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes with him, we’re tickled pink.” The versatile gelding will now step back out to a distance he hasn’t raced at in nearly two years, taking on the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) next Saturday at Trentham. “We will step back out to the 2000m again while his fitness levels are high and he’s settling well in his races,” Scott said. “His run there will indicate what we do with him next season, but he’s certainly strong at the mile and if he can run 2000m, that opens up a lot of options for him next summer.” A stakes assignment in the Central Districts also looms for Grande Gallo, after she continued her affinity with Tauranga in the Triton Pacific Owens Plate (1200m). “It was a terrific win by her, she loves Tauranga and it was a super ride from George (Rooke).” Scott said. “She’s got a huge syndicate who get great delight from seeing her winning, which is what it’s all about. “She’s a big, powerful mare that we’ve taken along pretty quietly, because she’s a big girl that we didn’t want to push on the hard ground. We dodged that real summer quick ground and the team’s patience is being rewarded. “She’ll probably run next on the 12th of April down in the Hawke’s Bay Sprint (Listed, 1200m), but she may go to Te Aroha a fortnight before for an Open 1100m as well. “She’s a lightly-tried mare that is only going to continue to get better with age.” View the full article

Expat-Kiwi trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne. Photo: Trish Dunell A connection to their homeland attracted Emma-Lee and David Browne to Mcgaw as a yearling, and twelve months later, the inexpensive gelding delivered the couple’s biggest victory since moving to Australia in Saturday’s $1 million Showdown (1200m). At just his second appearance on race day, Mcgaw was forced to travel wide from an outside draw early, eventually sitting outside the leader under Damian Lane. The son of I Am Immortal kicked strongly at the top of the Caulfield straight and kept finding, outmuscling Befuddle to score by a half-length. “It was a massive effort from the horse; it was only his second start, and he’d had a bit of a gap between races; he just had the one start back at the end of January,” Emma-Lee Browne said. “It was massive for the stable as well; we’ve been here for just over three years now, and to get a result like that was a testament to our great team at home.” Mcgaw was bred by Havaparty Investments in Australia, as the fifth live foal out of Kiwi-bred mare Niki Piki Milo. A daughter of Librettist Niki Piki Milo won three races from eight attempts, including the Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) under the care of Peter and Dawn Williams. Formerly based in Waikato, New Zealand, the Brownes recalled watching Niki Piki Milo race and, after inspecting her son at the 2024 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, they secured Mcgaw for just $14,000 from Stonehouse Thoroughbreds’ draft. Saturday’s victory took Mcgaw’s earnings above $600,000. “I just really liked his type; he’s a very athletic, leggy type of horse,” Browne said. “Also, coming from New Zealand, we knew Niki Piki Milo, and I remembered her being a nice horse, so that attracted us to him in the first place.” “I didn’t expect him to be an early type at all, because he is quite leggy, but we wanted to get a fair bit of education into him as a two-year-old, and he was doing it all quite easily. Every time we asked something more of him, he put his hand up; he was quite natural. “Even now, he still looks like he needs to grow into himself a bit; he’s still quite lanky. We’ll probably put him out now and hope to target the spring with him.” Now settled in Victoria, Australia, the Brownes have enjoyed success at feature carnivals, notably Scary’s runner-up finish in the A$2 million Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) last November. “It’s been super; we love it here, and it’s been a great move for us with the horses and also for the family,” Browne said. “Pakenham is a fantastic place to train out of; we’ve got a great group of trainers here that all support each other. We’ve got a little farm here now and are happy to call this place home.” Continuing their association with Kiwi-bred and sourced gallopers, the Brownes travelled to the Karaka Yearling Sales in January and purchased two yearlings, including a Satono Aladdin colt from Jamieson Park. “We came over to Karaka and actually bought a Hanseatic, which we didn’t expect to do, but we also picked up a really nice Satono Aladdin and he’s landed here in Melbourne,” she said. “He’s currently at the breakers.” Horse racing news View the full article

Checkmate will travel to Sydney to contest Saturday’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Wexford Stables took home the major spoils at Tauranga on Saturday, and this weekend, they will venture further afield with class three-year-old Checkmate contesting the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) in Sydney. Checkmate has impressed in his first racing campaign, winning three races including the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m). The son of Mongolian Khan was selected by trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott to represent Wexford in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), and after settling beautifully in the running, he flashed home into third behind Damask Rose and Evaporate. Delighted with the Kiwi performance, O’Sullivan and Scott turned their focus to Saturday’s feature, with the gelding set to fly across the Tasman on Monday afternoon. “He flies out this afternoon and he’ll head to Randwick, where Ashley Handley will be looking after him for the week there,” Scott said. “We had hopes that he may head this way, and he just pulled up so well from the Kiwi and performed very well in that race. “The team is really excited, we let him do a bit of work here this morning (Monday) and he worked particularly well. We’re going over there with good levels of confidence that he will race well, but we’re under no illusion that it is a high level of racing. “It will be interesting to see how he runs out the 2000m, that is another factor for next season if he can run out the distance. That gives him some other options at four. “We are so looking forward to it.” Godolphin colt Broadsiding currently tops the market with horse racing bookmakers for the Rosehill Guineas at $2.50, with Checkmate in the sixth line of betting at $15. Also featuring prominently are fellow Kiwi-bred three-year-olds Feroce ($11) and Aeliana ($13). Horse racing news View the full article

Driver Penalties L Hibell | Manawatu 11 March; contacted track markers; fined $100. N Williamson | Northern Southland 8 March (heard Southland 12 March); careless driving; suspended 16-21 March inclusive. M Hill | Southland 12 March; contacted track marker; fined $100. P Ferguson | Manawatu 13 March; failed to fasten chinstrap of helmet during preliminary; fined $100. S Ottley | NZ Metropolitan 14 March; careless driving; fined $250. C De Filippi | Banks Peninsula 16 March; use of whip; suspended 24-30 March inclusive. P Wakelin | Banks Peninsula 16 March; use of whip; suspended 17-23 March inclusive. R Harrison | Banks Peninsula 16 March; breach of push out rule; fined $200. Trainer Penalty S & A Telfer | Manawatu 11 March; late gear notification; fined $50. Horse Penalties KING OF DIAMONDS | Manawatu 13 March; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. BRIENNE | Auckland 14 March; laceration to leg; veterinary clearance required. RAGAZZO MAGIC | NZ Metropolitan 14 March; lame; veterinary clearance required. ABULL | Wyndham 15 March; broke in running; must complete trial. PUTERE BOY | Wyndham 15 March; sore; veterinary clearance required. CHICAGO SKY | Wyndham 15 March; respiratory tract inflammation; veterinary clearance required. MYTHICAL | Wyndham 15 March; respiratory inflammation; veterinary clearance required. TAKETHEPLUNGE | Banks Peninsula 16 March; late scratching after causing two false starts; must complete mobile start trial. Protest HIGHVIEW ROCKNROLL | Manawatu 11 March; excessive galloping in home straight; disqualified from 2nd. The post 10-16 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

2024 Goodwood winner, Benedetta. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Group 1-winning mare Benedetta will make her competitive Moonee Valley debut in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m). Trainer Jason Warren is eager to work the mare at the track on Tuesday. “She’s worked there once as we were thinking about racing her in this race two years ago,” Warren told Racing.com. “She probably doesn’t need it, but I’m going to take her there Tuesday to stretch the legs. I’m confident we have the right horse.” Benedetta placed in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) first-up at Flemington but could only manage tenth in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) under top-weight in her last start. “It was a pretty hard watch – but she’s in good shape, that’s the main thing,” Warren said of that effort. “I thought if we won the Newmarket, the William Reid was a no-brainer back to weight-for-age. “But in saying that, we got top weight in the Newmarket, so that suggests she’s almost out of handicap races. “Hopefully, we can go and bang out a Group 1 in Victoria and move on to bigger things.” A strong performance on Saturday would likely see Benedetta target the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 5 or the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on April 26. Horse racing news View the full article

Jimmysstar ridden by Ethan Brown winning the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Last-start Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) hero Jimmysstar will be a fresh horse when he lines up in Saturday’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley, a strategy that the Ciaron Maher stable believes is crucial. Assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said the tactic worked perfectly when Jimmysstar flew home to win the Group 1 1100-metre race at Caulfield on February 22 after a three-month break. He believes the month-long gap between the Oakleigh Plate and the William Reid is an ideal time frame to prepare for his first weight-for-age Group 1. “We’ve kept him fresh, and we’ll keep him to shorter trips,” Turnbull told Racing.com. “If you keep him fresh in high-intensity sprint races, he can sit off them and make a long-sustained run, which he did the other day. “He’s got a bit of stamina, but he’s quick.” This will also be Jimmysstar’s first run at The Valley, and he will get to familiarise himself with the track on Tuesday morning. Prior to nominations closing, the five-year-old was rated the clear $3.50 favourite with horse racing betting sites to give Maher a second win in the William Reid Stakes, having previously won the race with Loving Gaby in 2020. “He’s come back how he ran last spring and stayed to that rating,” Turnbull added. “If he was to win, we would consider the T.J. Smith for his next start.” Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 winner, Veight. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Group 1-winning sprinter Veight is gearing up for feature Queensland sprints, confirmed co-trainer Tony McEvoy. The now-gelded four-year-old, last year’s George Ryder Stakes winner, hasn’t raced since finishing down the track in November’s $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m). Following his spring campaign, connections opted to geld him. McEvoy, training in partnership with his son Calvin, expressed satisfaction with Veight’s progress towards a winter carnival campaign. “He’s had a good spell and he’s come back really well,” McEvoy told Racing.com. “I’m very pleased with him. He seems to be enjoying himself so I’m very happy at this stage. “We’re taking him to Brisbane. There’s some ripper races up there for him.” Key targets for the $2 million earner include the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). Meanwhile, McEvoy also confirmed Arabian Summer is set for Sydney’s The Galaxy (1100m) after a promising fifth place in the Oakleigh Plate. “She’s very well,” McEvoy said of the three-year-old. “She ran amazing in the Oakleigh Plate, just on the ground that was too firm for her, so I’m hoping there’s a bit of rain around in Sydney.” Jamie Melham, who rode Arabian Summer in the Oakleigh Plate, will keep the mount in The Galaxy. Horse racing news View the full article

Dan Piazza, a financial advisor from Chicago, won the 26th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship at the Horseshoe Las Vegas held from March 14-16, and took home $825,000, an Eclipse Award as 2025 Horseplayer of the Year and earned a return trip to next year's NHC, according to a press release late Sunday from the NTRA. Sticking to his strategy throughout the contest, Piazza prevailed by amassing a mythical bankroll of $356.52. “I didn't try to do anything different and didn't get me out of my comfort zone,” he said. “That strategy put me up Friday and on Saturday; it was the same thing Sunday.” The 2025 NHC began Friday morning with 800 entries from 623 players, and was reduced to 80 entries after Saturday. Bankrolls amassed during Day 1, Day 2, and the Semifinals rolled over to the Final Table, with the 10 finalists settling the NHC score in seven “mandatory” assigned races. “Thank you to all the incredible participants at this week's National Horseplayer Championship,” said Tom Rooney, NTRA President and Chief Executive Officer. “Their passion, skill, and dedication to our sport is truly inspiring. This event serves as a reminder of the vital role that horseplayers play in supporting the racing industry year-round.” The official top 10 finishers at the 2024 NHC and prize money won are: Dan Piazza, $825,000 (score, $356.52) Tom Boyd, $250,000 ($342.22) Ray Hassan, $200,000 ($328.36) Dean Malizia,$150,000 ($311.40) Dylan Donnelly, $125,000 ($298.86) Len Hanson, $90,000 ($292.24) Greg Bone, $85,000 ($289.88) Peter Dresens, $80,000 ($289.50) Alex DeVito, $75,000 ($275.28) Sean Nolan, $65,000 ($273.56) The 2025 NHC featured cash and travel awards totaling $4.878,415 million. The tournament results can be at NTRA.com. “I only missed one mandatory race.” The @NTRA #NHC2025 Champion is Dan Piazza! He spoke with @IceColdExacta about how he did it which includes the @Equibase Race Lens. pic.twitter.com/Dwanajhvdj — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 16, 2025 The post Chicago Native Dan Piazza Wins NTRA National Horseplayers Championship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rider Penalties N Yuen | Ashburton 13 March; use of whip; suspended 23-30 March inclusive. K Chowdhoory | Wanganui 15 March; careless riding; suspended 24 March – 4 April inclusive. N Hailey | Wanganui 15 March; medical clearance required. A Najib | Beaumont 16 March; failed to weight in; suspended 23 March – 5 April inclusive. Trainer Penalties L Robinson | Ashburton 13 March; incorrect gear; fined $50. T Rae | Ashburton 13 March; incorrect gear; fined $150. Horse Penalties ETIENNE | South Waikato 12 March; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. RETRO | South Waikato 12 March; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. PARKER BONNIE | Ashburton 13 March; indifferent in action; veterinary clearance required. BENGAL | Ashburton 13 March; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. LADY LIZZO | Tauranga 15 March; abnormal breathing noises; veterinary clearance including dynamic scope required. BUTTERFIELD | Tauranga 15 March; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required. MARANELLO | Wanganui 15 March; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. WISH ME WELL | Wanganui 15 March; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. ILLUSION OF PARIS | Wanganui 15 March; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. TUESDAY | Wanganui 15 March; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. TOWN BELT | Beaumont 16 March; lame; veterinary clearance required. MAGNASTAR | Beaumont 16 March; lame; veterinary clearance required. CORTE XENA | Beaumont 16 March; laceration to knee; veterinary clearance required. AQUA MAN | Beaumont 16 March; late scratching when found to be lame; veterinarian clearance required. AMIINIT | Beaumont 16 March; late scratching with abrasions to a leg; veterinary clearance required. Protest RED MOON RISING | Beaumont 16 March; rider failed to weigh in; disqualified from 4th. The post 10-16 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Seven weeks in advance of the Kentucky Derby, Journalism, powerful winner of the San Felipe Stakes, closed as the 5-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with Fountain of Youth winner Sovereignty the 7-1 second betting choice. View the full article

Race 3 ASHBURTON U-HIRE MAIDEN 1200m LIVE AND LEARN (A Balloo) – Trainer Mr. B Sarginson advised Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of the mare, however, LIVE AND LEARN has now been retired. The post Ashburton Racing Club @ Ashburton, Thursday 13 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Haunui Farm’s strong run of form has continued with Grande Gallo their latest graduate to stamp her credentials as a stakes winner in waiting. High-class three-year-old Linebacker has led the recent charge with the son of Super Seth claiming top honours in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m). Bred by GSA Bloodstock, he was purchased out of Haunui’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $160,000 by co-trainer John O’Shea and Suman Hedge Bloodstock. The Karaka nursery also co-bred and races the last-start Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) winner Francee, a daughter of Iffraaj in Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson’s stable. And now, homebred Grande Gallo has continued the Haunui roll with a successful open class debut at Tauranga on Saturday. The powerful four-year-old by Belardo owns the tidy record of five wins from 12 starts for the Wexford Stables training combination of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. “Medrano was a lovely, big mare and a good type and that’s what Grande Gallo was, a very strong yearling,” Haunui Managing Director Mark Chitty said. “She made $85,000 during the second session at Karaka and for a filly to make that, she had to be a pretty good type.” The Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) on June 21 now looms as a potential target race for Grande Gallo. “She’s proving to be a more than handy mare who loves Tauranga (three wins) so it would be nice to see her get some black type,” Chitty said. “She’s from our foundation family and Wexford have placed her really well. “She goes back to Foxona, a Foxbridge mare my grandparents purchased back in the 1950s off Trelawney.” Grande Gallo is out of the General Nediym mare Medrano, whose half-sister Dopff won eight races including the Gr.2 Bluebird Foods Trophy (1600m). They represent a celebrated family of Group winners including Valpolicella and her offspring Vavasour, Catalonia-Vilanova and Celebrity Dream, Zourion, Pearl Of Alsace, Positivity, Pussy Willow and Saracino. “We sold On The Rise (Medrano’s dam) and then we bought Medrano back (for $25,000 at a Karaka May Sale),” Chitty said. “We had partners in her and then we later bought them out.” She produced six winners and among them Grande Gallo’s sister Fonsalette who was a multiple Group-placed two-year-old. Medrano has since been sold but Haunui are continuing to breed from her winning Commands daughter St Gallen. “The family continues to produce nice horses, which is all you can hope for, and St Gallen is in foal to Almanzor and we sold her Ribchester filly ($25,000) to Ian Middleton’s Exempt Bloodstock this year,” Chitty said. Exempt are also part-owners of U S Navy Flag filly War Princess who maintained her unbeaten record with victory at Wanganui on Saturday to set the Peter Didham-trained youngster on a path to the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). View the full article

Just over a decade after Colonial Downs was shuttered, the track, which re-opened for Thoroughbred racing in 2019, enjoyed arguably its finest day March 15. View the full article

As impressive as Book'em Danno's seasonal debut was March 14, and as eager as his connections are to prove his talent on a world stage, the $1-million Godolphin Mile on April 5 in Dubai has been ruled out for his next start.View the full article

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On Sunday at Gulfstream Park, White Abarrio (Race Day) drilled five panels for trainer Saffie Joseph in 1:00.20, ranking third of 20 horses. The four-time Grade I-winning millionaire, who captured the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup last out, is being pointed to the GIII Ghostzapper Stakes on the Florida Derby undercard. “He went well,” Joseph said. “He sat off his workmate and went on strong in his gallop out. It was a good work, so he's going to the Ghostzapper in good order.” Also making the rounds for the Florida-based conditioner was the third-place finisher from the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes, Neoequos (Neolithic). The Florida Derby hopeful went five furlongs in :58.90 seconds, which was the fastest of 20 horses at the distance. Over his home track in Hallandale, the colt has a pair of wins, two seconds and a third in six starts. Last fall he was runner-up in two legs of the Florida Sire Series for 2-year-olds. “He worked good,” said Joseph. “He worked in company, he took some dirt early and finished up well. He beat his workmate pretty handily. All things being well he's going to run in the Florida Derby.” The post Joseph Barn Drillers Include White Abarrio And Florida Derby Hopeful Neoequos appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday's canceled card will be moved in its entirety to March 18. First post at 12:45 pm CT. The season will end with a six-day racing week, culminating with the Louisiana Derby Day card March 22 and closing day March 23.View the full article

Just over a decade after Colonial Downs was shuttered, the track—which re-opened for Thoroughbred racing in 2019—enjoyed arguably its finest day March 15. View the full article

San Felipe (G2) winner Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, was clocked working four furlongs in :48 1/5 March 16. He is targeting the Santa Anita Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles on April 5.View the full article

Quietside's time was the fastest of 26 published at the distance, with clockers catching her galloping out six furlongs in 1:12 and seven furlongs in 1:26 4/5. The track was rated fast.View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) put in her last major workout for the GII Fantasy Stakes, covering five furlongs in :59.60 Sunday morning at Oaklawn under Ramon Vazquez. The 'Rising Star's' time was the fastest of 26 published at the distance, with clockers catching her galloping out six furlongs in 1:12 and seven furlongs in 1:26.80. The track was rated fast. “It was a strong five-eighths,” said trainer John Ortiz. “We'll come back next week and give her a maintenance [half-mile]. She did it really well today.” Entries will be accepted and post positions drawn Mar. 23 for the Fantasy, which anchors the Arkansas Derby card at Oaklawn Mar. 29 and is the final major prep at the track for the GI Kentucky Oaks. Future Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) swept both races in 2024. The Fantasy will offer 200 total points–100-50-25-15-10, respectively–to the top five finishers toward starting eligibility for the Oaks. Quietside tops the 'Lilies' leaderboard with 68 points. The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Quietside Continues Work For Fantasy At Oaklawn appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article