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Racing
31 March 2026
Kneebone kicking goals early in training career
Nick Kneebone has hit the ground running in his first full season of training, highlighted by his first Group One result last weekend when Speed Demon ran home well to finish third in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham.
Racing
21 February 2026
Yulong dominates NZ Oaks
Yulong Investments has made a splash in New Zealand this season, buying up the nation’s leading three-year-old filly talent, and they were once again rewarded at Ellerslie on Saturday when sealing the quinella in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m).
Racing
17 January 2026
Feature win just what the Doctor ordered
Expat Irish jockey Joe Doyle scored an emotional victory in front of his visiting parents at Trentham on Saturday when taking out the Gr.2 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) aboard Doctor Askar.
Racing
07 January 2026
NZ Derby focus on Gingernuts Salver runners
With the release this week of nominations for the Gr.1 Trackside NZ Derby, the focus intensifies for stamina signs amongst the three-year-old crop ahead of the March 7 Ellerslie classic.
Racing
08 October 2025
Riccarton path to be confirmed for talented Electron
“I am really happy with her and that’s why I don’t want to give her a gut buster first-up, there’s a long season ahead.”  
Racing
09 May 2025
Tomodachi leading Wexford charge in mares’ feature
"If she does things right in the run, it’s going to take her a long way in being competitive."
Racing
22 March 2025
Our Jumala takes out Cuddle Stakes
Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson kicked off his assault on the stakes races at Trentham on Saturday with a bang as underrated mare Our Jumala prevailed in a titanic struggle in the Gr.3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m).
Racing
02 March 2025
Change of plans pays off with Queen’s Evidence
“She paraded very fresh today. She obviously handled the big trip down here very well – probably too well."
Racing
08 February 2025
Tuxedo stakes Derby claim
A dominant performance in the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday has thrust Tuxedo into the top echelon of contenders for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m).