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Lance O’Sullivan knows the NZ Derby form hasn’t looked too flash this autumn but he’s hoping star colt Rocket Spade can buck the trend in Saturday’s Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. All three of the NZ Derby placegetters will line up in the $2 million staying test on Day One of The Championships after Rocket Spade edged out Milford and The Frontman in the NZ feature last month. Rocket Spade will have his first Australian run in the Australian Derby but it’s the performances of th...

Link to Share Lance O’Sullivan admits his confidence in Rocket Spade’s prospects for Australia’s richest staying classic hasn’t been bolstered by the subsequent Australian performances of the pair that trailed him home in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). Rocket Spade is on the third line of betting for the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday after beating Milford by a short neck in the New Zealand Derby, with Frontman a further short head back in third. ...

Horse racing: Concert Hall earns Sydney shot 5 Apr, 2021 08:56 PM 3 minutes to read Concert Hall has had a roller-coaster year so far. Photo / Trish Dunell NZ Herald The forgotten Kiwi raider on the rich Sydney autumn carnival is about to get some high-powered help in her bid to win the Sydney Cup. Concert Hall has had a crazy 2021, including missing a key race in February after she got away at the barriers and went on a tour of the suburbs of New Plymouth, including galloping through a playgr...

Racing: Entrivieres racetrack deeds give Hawkes Bay couple a huge buzz 12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM 9 minutes to read Jockey Danielle Johnson drives Entriviere to victory in driving rain at the finish of last Sundays Group 3 Haunui Farm Kings Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Jockey Danielle Johnson drives Entriviere to victory in driving rain at the finish of last Sundays Group 3 Haunui Farm Kings Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Hawkes Bay Today By: John Jenkins Hawkes Bay couple Simon and Melissa Turner...

Link to Share In a desperate three-way finish to the blue riband Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), it was race favourite Rocket Spade who came out on top at the conclusion of a thrilling contest. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt had gone into the race off a strong performance to win the Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) in his final lead-up to Sunday’s feature event at Ellerslie. That run had hinted the son of Fastnet Rock would thrive on the 2400m of the Derby an...

Rocket Spade, inner, masters Milford and Frontman (obscured, middle) to win the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). In a desperate three-way finish to the blue riband Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), race favourite Rocket Spade came out on top at the conclusion of a thrilling contest. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt had gone into the race off a strong performance to win the Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) in his final lead-up to Sunday’s feature event at Ellerslie. Th...

3:37PM23 February 2021 The tragic death of Mikaela Claridge must be the catalyst for change as the old system and old ways of doing things are broken and must be fixed. MIKAELA’S TRAGIC DEATH MUST FORCE CHANGE The death of Mikaela Claridge in August 2019 was tragic, a beautiful young woman with a beaming smile and a joy for life and only married for four months was suddenly gone. I have two young daughters and shed a tear for Mikaela and her family and friends every time I see or read a story...

Robusto (inner) holds out Sound in the Avondale Cup at Ellerslie on Saturday. Rugged stayer Robusto ($39) upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained six-year-old shrugged off a disappointing run in the Wellington Cup (3200m) at her last start to thrust her name into Auckland Cup (3200m) contention as she overcame traffic problems in the ho...

Racing: New Zealand horses Aegon and Probabeel produce golden hour in Australia 20 Feb, 2021 09:30 AM 3 minutes to read Aegon claimed victory in Australia. Photo / Getty NZ Herald By: Michael Guerin Aegon gave young training star Andrew Forsman one of the most emotional wins of his career with a freakish Australian debut on Saturday to cap a golden hour for New Zealand racing. The Cambridge galloper overcame a tardy start to thrash most of Sydneys elite three-year-olds in the A$400,000 Hobartvi...

Link to Share Owners Hermitage Thoroughbreds and trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have gone back-to-back, scoring their second consecutive victory in the Group 2 SkyCity Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie on Friday. The combination captured last year’s edition of the three-year-old feature with Dragon Leap, and have struck Guineas gold again 12 months later with Rocket Spade. Making his first start since a close fifth behind Aegon in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m)...