Robbie Patterson isn’t letting weight and pedigree queries dent his confidence with One Bold Cat ahead of Saturday’s Gr. 3 NZCIS Wellington Cup (3200m).
Trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley were rapt with Bulgari’s runner-up effort behind Belle Cheval in the Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie last Saturday, and they are now eyeing further stakes targets at the Auckland track.
New Zealand-bred sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising equalled Silent Witness' winning streak of 17 consecutive victories when taking out the Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Bloodstock agent Kevin ‘Millie’ Walls was a force to be reckoned with on the buying bench of Book 1 of Karaka 2026, spending more than $3.6 million across Sunday and Monday.
Bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster secured the $850,000 highest-priced lot on Sunday’s opening day of Karaka 2026, and he followed it up on Monday with something even bigger.
The dizzying rise of Cambridge Stud stallion Sword Of State continued at Karaka on Monday with a sale-topping $1.1 million yearling in his second crop.
Expat Kiwi jockey Logan Bates returned home to record his biggest moment in racing when scoring his first elite-level success aboard Jigsaw in the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
