De Armas (2f Ardrossan x Regal Winks (Rip Van Winkle)) for J W Benner. Otaki race 2
Ardrossan - New Winner
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Streisand Half-Brother to Sell at Inglis Premier
Trainer Clinton McDonald and bloodstock agent Shane McGrath teamed up to win their second G1 Blue Diamond Stakes in three years today with Streisand (Magnus) victorious in the juvenile feature at Caulfield.
G1 Goals for Trapeze Artist Mare
Talented Trapeze Artist mare Piggyback stormed into contention for autumn staying feature races when she zoomed to the line to win the $250,000 Group III ATC Paramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Ardrossan Filly Wins First Kiwi Juvenile Race of New Season
Otaki horseman Johno Benner has a good association with the Karaka Millions, and he could have another serious contender on his hands for January’s showpiece.
Rebel Dane Filly Leads Widden Sires Trifecta in Listed Cinderella
Rebel Dane shot to fame after siring Golden Slipper winning Champion 2YO Fireburn, but as so often happens when an unheralded stallion makes an early splash it can take a while for that initial result to transform into more ongoing success.
Alabama Lass Can Bounce Back
Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso have been scratching their heads with their Group One-performed mare Alabama Lass over the last few months, but they received a confidence boost following her win in a Group and Listed 1100m trial at Taupo on Sunday.
SW 2YO De Armas to Join Waller Stable
Stakes winning juvenile De Armas has been sold to OTI Racing and will soon join the stable of Chris Waller in Sydney.
Go Racing Hold G1 Ambitions for Plan for Lord Penman
Close up in strong company in the spring, Go Racing’s Lord Penman broke through and claimed his first Australian victory in the A$160,000 Racing and Sports Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
De Armas Wins Listed Challenge
A professional display from speedy Otaki visitor De Armas paved the way for a decisive victory in the first stakes race on Saturday at Pukekohe, the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) with Home Affairs gelding Harvey Wallbanger charging home from last to run second.
The Power of Zoustar
The leading sire of winners in the world in 2025, reigning champion sire Zoustar makes his presence felt in many ways and we saw that over the weekend with a pair of stakes-winners in the Northern Hemisphere and here in Australia he got his first G1 winner as a broodmare sire.
Zoustar Stallion Keeps the Winners Coming for Cambridge Stud
Talented sprinter I’m All In showed he was back to his best with a gritty performance to take out the final race on an action-packed day at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Horizon By SKYCITY (1200m).