Te Akau Racing has already won their first G1 New Zealand Derby with Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) this season and sends out a quartet of juveniles in the NZ$225,000 1400-metre G1 Manawatu Sires Produce S. at Awapuni to add to their Group 1 haul Saturday. Among their representatives–trained by Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards–is G2 [...]

Over 300 fifth and sixth class pupils attended a 'Go Racing Kids Club' Education Day event at Galway Racecourse Wednesday. Throughout the day, various racing industry representatives–from racecourse manager Michael Moloney, champion point-to-point rider Derek O'Connor from Galway, racehorse trainer Fergus Hanley to groom Tazmen Murray, gave presentations to the children about what goes into [...]

HENCE (c, Street Boss—Floating Island, by A.P. Indy) O/B-Calumet Farm (KY). T-Steven M. Asmussen. Lifetime Record: GSW, 6-2-1-1, $542,601. Last Start: 1st, GIII Sunland Derby, SUN, Mar. 26 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs KY Derby Points: 50 Hence hasn't done anything but train quietly and capably at Churchill Downs since winning the Sunland Derby. Yet his [...]

REACH THE WORLD (c, 3, Tapit–Reach The Stars (Ire), by Galileo {Ire}) O-Don Alberto Stable. B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY). T-Bob Baffert. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $50,080. Mar. 14 TDN Top 12 Rank: N/A Last Start: 2nd, Allowance/Optional Claiming, SA, Mar. 9 Next Start: GI Santa Anita Derby, SA, Apr. 8 KY Derby Points: 0 Thoro-Graph sheet, [...]

BATTALION RUNNER (c, 3, Unbridled's Song–Tamboz, by Tapit) 'TDN Rising Star' O-St. Elias Stable. B-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY). T-Todd A. Pletcher. Sales History: $700,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 4-2-2-0, $200,600. Last Start: 2nd, GII Wood Memorial S., AQU, Apr. 8 Next Start: Possible for GI Kentucky Derby, May 6 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline [...]

BATTLE OF MIDWAY (c, 3, Smart Strike–Rigoletta, by Concerto) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Fox Hill Farms, Inc. B-Thor-Bred Stables, LLC (KY). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. Sales History: $410,000 Ylg '15 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: GISP, 4-2-1-1, $290,000. Last Start: 2nd, GI Santa Anita Derby, SA, Apr. 8 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs KY Derby Points: 40 Don't use Battle of [...]

MALAGACY (c, Shackleford—Classiest Gem, by Dehere) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Sumaya U.S. Stable. B-John Trumbulovic (KY). T-Todd A. Pletcher. Sales History: $45,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $130,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG; $190,000 2yo '16 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: GSW, 4-3-0-0, $616,800. Last Start: 5th, GI Arkansas Derby, OP, Apr. 15 Accomplishments Include: 1st, GII Rebel S., OP, Mar. 18 [...]

Sent off as the 9-5 market leader Saturday, Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi {GB}) did not let her backers down, running on late to take the NZ$300,000 2400-metre G1 New Zealand Oaks at Trentham by a half-length over Devise (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), with Savvy Dreams (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) a further 2 1/2 lengths back in third. [...]

Bet down to $2.90 favouritism, Chenille (NZ) duly saluted in the NZ$500,000 G1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Thursday evening. Trainer Tony Pike originally considered scratching the mare from the 3200-metre race, but was able to forego that decision, once Saturday's entire card was washed out and rescheduled for Thursday. “I'm just glad [...]

The 2000-metre G1 Bonecrusher New Zealand S. at Ellerslie on Thursday was supposed to be Kawi (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus})'s for the taking, but Zabeel (NZ)'s Lizzie L'Amour (NZ) capitalized on the traffic woes of the 70-cent favourite and defeated Benzini (Aus) (Tale of the Cat) by a short head, with Sound Proposition (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) [...]

Arrowfield stallion Snitzel (Aus)'s juvenile progeny have been on fire in recent weeks, and in the rescheduled NZ$200,000 G1 Sistema S. at Ellerslie Thursday evening, the colt Summer Passage (Aus) saluted by three-quarters of a length and earned his first Group 1 in the 1200-metre contest. Star Treasure (NZ) (Lonhro {Aus}) was 1 1/4 lengths [...]

The NZ$300,000 G1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks sees a field of 16 sophomore fillies vie for Classic honours in this 2400-metre affair at Trentham Saturday. The $2.60 favourite is Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman charge Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi {GB}), who is hunting her third straight win. Successful in her lone juvenile appearance at Hastings in [...]